UK: Listening for a voice of Muslim youth

This news item, from the mainstream British media, may be of interest. It highlights some of the issues that WLUML has been discussing regarding the common patterns behind a growth in fundamentalisms. Having ignored racism and deprivation in minority communities for many years, the British media has now become increasingly concerned about the rising extremism among minority youth. The British government is also actively trying to reach out to 'moderate Muslims' including dialoguing with women's groups. WLUML is involved in this process although we have repeatedly had to remind the Minister that the 'Muslim community' is extremely diverse and has multiple identities in addition to or instead of their 'Muslim identity'.