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To think it's key for government to take a stronger approach to cracking down on extremism and anti Semitism in Muslim faith schools and after school madrasas?

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Jane379 · 11/05/2026 18:28

It's clear that while sections of the immigrants who've come recently have dangerous attitudes towards women among other things, a lot of the serious problems we're having with anti Semitism now stem from extreme versions of Islam which exist among people who were born here. Take Essa Suleiman, who came here in Thatcher's time as a child.

The 2010s had more discourse about the influence of Muslim faith schools and after schools madrasas, but what was actually done? It's clear that in several areas, Bradford for one, extreme attitudes persistent among at least some sections of the Muslim community. Cousin marriage despite the heavily proved risk of severe disability is another sign of this. As is the persistence of grooming gangs in several areas. 

Obviously huge numbers of British Muslims are moderate in their views, and many madrasas and Muslim faith schools are fine. But I think there is strong evidence many are not, and the government must address this.

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MrsShawnHatosy · 15/05/2026 23:12

ByGraptharsHammer · 11/05/2026 18:57

It’s the thing no one ever wants to look at. Multi faith schooling leads to division. The French manage this better in terms of their expectations of how the state interacts with faith. The answer is it doesn’t.

it’s hard to have a secular state when we have a Monarch who is head of the Church of England and has Defender of Faiths in his titles.

Jane379 · 16/05/2026 00:04

Thredmill · 15/05/2026 22:06

Those views arent just in schools, those views are in those people, in their homes and conversation and attitudes. It’s obvious. It’s the truly ridiculous elephant in the room.

Well, it's not an elephant in the room to me. But you can only police private homes to a certain extent. Schools are easier to control.

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