29 January 2018

Do the voices shouting down Sara Khan really represent Britain’s Muslims?

.... Whether or not the initiative works, Khan has a long record of opposition of extremism, violent and non-violent: opposing gender segregation at universities; urging girls not to join ISIS; taking a stand against Boko Haram. We hope that the new role works out for her – and, more importantly, for those it is meant to help.

Either way, our media colleagues might have a glance at that Policy Exchange polling. It found that the Muslim Council of Britain was regarded by some nine per cent of British Muslims as the right vehicle of choice to engage with government. Warsi, whose ups and downs this site has explored exhaustively, has never won an election. But as we say, don’t blame papers and websites. Until or unless the Muslim mainstream organises in some mass form, its voice won’t be head. [ConservativeHome] Read more