(National-UAE) The British government should make integration a national security issue, as the war in Gaza continues to divide communities throughout the UK, the head of the Muslim World League has said.
Young British Muslims are growing more isolated from mainstream politics, because of the UK government’s stance on the Gaza war and the surge of anti-Muslim sentiments, polling by the organisation based in Jeddah found.
This widening gap presents a security risk for the UK, leaving Muslims and non-Muslims at risk of extremism, MWL secretary general Dr Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al Issa said. “Without integration there is isolation, fear of the other,” he told the Times. “That can cause a vacuum that the evil-doers will try to fill.”
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