(Middle East Eye) The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has said that the growth of the UK’s Muslim population is a “strategic national asset” for the country but raised concerns about the levels of poverty the community continues to live in.
Results from the 2021 Office for National Statistics (ONS) census have shown that the Muslim community of England and Wales stood at 3.87 million, or 6.5 percent of the total population — a rise of 1.7 percent since 2011.
In a statement on Tuesday, the MCB said that the addition of so many young Muslims to the British workforce would provide a boost to the economy.
