UK Muslims Not Integrating: New Report - Clarion Project

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UK Muslims Not Integrating: New Report
A new report concludes that many UK Muslims are not integrating into British society causing concern for increased likelihood of radicalization.
By Codi Robertson
Thu, December 8, 2016

A new British government-commissioned report has determined that despite a long and sustained effort by the British government to boost social integration of immigrants, there is a great degree of social segregation.

And while this is a blow to the strong desire for social cohesion and a strong British identity amongst its people, it also may have consequences in the security realm.

The head of the year-long study, integration tzar, Dame Louise Casey, criticised the government’s mediocre efforts.  “The problem has not been a lack of knowledge but a failure of collective, consistent and persistent will to do something about it or give it the priority it deserves at both a national and local level,” Casey stated.

One group that has for a while now felt particularly segregated from British society are Britain’s Muslim citizens.  In the report, Casey shares that she observed a “vicious cycle”  where Muslims feel they are being blamed for terrorism and extremism, which in turn lead them to feelings of suspicion and mistrust, and even hostility.

In a time when Islam finds itself vulnerable to attempted hijackings by extremists, the stakes are very high.  And the British should have some concern over how their Muslim brethren feel.

Continued At: https://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/uk-muslims-not-integrating-new-report