An Islamic summer camp which has been accused of backing Iran has been cancelled over claims it could "radicalise" children.

The event, which is designed for children between the ages of nine and 14, is run by the Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (Aim).

Camp Wilayah, which was set to take place this month in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, was described by Aim as an "amazing place to enjoy the outdoors, make new friends, learn and build on Islamic values".

However, on Wednesday, Aim announced it had cancelled the camp due to what it claimed was "Islamophobic" hostility and threats from the far-Right.

The annual four-day camp would have included activities such as climbing and abseiling as well as "lectures and discussions".

Costing up to £225 per child, Aim advertised the camp as "a unique opportunity to explore your true potential amidst the serenity of nature and an Islamic ambience".

Girls attending the camp are required to wear hijabs, and are segregated from boys except from during daily prayers, talks and a team photograph.

Aim has been accused of showing support for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Aim has previously been accused of supporting the regime in Iran by regularly praising Ayatollah Khamenei, the country's supreme leader, in posts on social media.

Robert Jenrick, the Shadow Justice Secretary, raised concerns over children attending camps run by "supporters of the Iranian regime".

There was also opposition from local Reform UK politicians.

In a statement announcing the cancellation of the camp, Aim said: "No evidence of wrongdoing has ever been found at Camp Wilayah, yet our children are being punished simply for their faith.

Robert Jenrick raised concerns over the summer camp

"To attack such a wholesome and positive tradition is shameful, especially when threats are made by the Reform party to mobilise protests and disrupt children's camps.

"Not only is this despicable behaviour, but it is Islamophobia in plain sight, and it should alarm every member of society.

"In an age where far-Right hate is being normalised, it is more important than ever to stand together against prejudice in all its forms."

UK Lawyers for Israel welcomed the cancellation, and said the camp's activities could be seen as "symbolically connecting very young children with nationalist resistance" and "embedding ideological allegiance at a formative age".

Lord Walney welcomed the cancellation of the camp

Caroline Turner, a director of UK Lawyers for Israel, specialises in investigating organisations and charities with links to terrorism, and in preventing their funding.

She said: "We are relieved that Camp Wilayah will not be going ahead.

"We were concerned for the safety of the children, and that event may be used as a platform to radicalise children, incite hatred or violence, and glorify terrorist ideology."

Former government adviser on extremism, Lord Walney, said: "It is right that this camp organised by a group sympathetic to Iran's extreme theocracy is not going ahead - there was a clear risk of kids being indoctrinated.

"No one should be taken in by the Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission's victim narrative, they are a world apart from the vast majority of moderate Muslims in Britain.

"This episode shows why it is essential that the UK Government does not bring in a definition of so-called Islamophobia that could prevent vital scrutiny of potential extremism risks seeking to target British Muslims in the name of Islam."