AMONG THE MOSQUES: A JOURNEY ACROSS MUSLIM BRITAIN’ – APPEALS FOR TOLERANCE AMONG ALL BRITONS – NOT JUST MUSLIMS
July 1st, 2021
The racism hurled at black members of the England football team following its loss to Italy in the Euro finals is a clear reminder, if one was needed, that racism remains a divisive problem in the UK.
A new important book, ‘Among the Mosques: A Journey across Muslim Britain’, by Dr Ed Husain, a former senior advisor to Tony Blair, is indeed timely, as it warns some UK-based Muslims still do not regard Britain as their home country – and this could fuel further division within the UK.
Indeed, a minority of ‘Islamists’ view their ‘Britishness’ as an ...
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