Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk | BY UMAR NASSER

Does practising Islam fundamentally undermine a secular United Kingdom? This is the burning question of the day, one which has predominated the press in various guises over recent months.

A video showing ‘Islamist fighters’ who claim to be British in an Isis recruitment video

First there was Birmingham’s ongoing ‘Trojan Horse’ saga, from which two narratives eventually emerged: one of a wider apprehension that Islam intrinsically undermines our pluralistic society, and the other of Muslim communities feeling targeted and unfairly vilified.

Then came Isis, with a story that needed no embellishment to be genuinely frightening. During their lightning fast capture of northern Iraq, the militant ‘Jihadi’ group released a recruitment video featuring young British Muslims trying to convince other young Muslims to join in on their war crimes.

Needless to say, long standing fears over the radicalisation of our youth have …read the rest at belfasttelegraph.co.uk

‘Umar Nasser is a public speaker and writer on Islam in Britain and human rights. He is also the national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association UK and a medical student at Imperial College London.’