(BBC) The government’s flagship counter-extremism Prevent strategy is failing to engage with Muslim communities, a government adviser has said.
Dame Sara Khan said a “vacuum” of information about its purpose had been left by the government, which was then being filled by Islamists.
She added the government must address the concerns of Muslim communities.
Dame Sara also said fears of racism accusations made some local authorities uncomfortable with tackling extremism.
The controversial Prevent scheme was launched in 2007 and was designed to stop people becoming terrorists and to reduce the terror threat to the UK by stopping people from being drawn into terrorism.
