Source: walesonline.co.uk

The youth wing of the Welsh Ahmadiyya Muslim Community say more must be done to encourage young Muslims to take part in British life

Rohil Sadat (right) Sabah Shakoor (left) and Haris Malik from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Wales, a peaceful caliphate which teaches to prevent young Muslims from becoming extreme Jihadis

Young Welsh Muslims campaigning for peace say Cardiff jihadis fighting for IS in Syria are not following the true teachings of Islam – and have called on all faith communities to work to stop extremism.

The members of the youth wing of the Welsh Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a Muslim sect with 500 members in Wales, said people of all faiths and none must do more to encourage young people to take part in British life.

They want more to be done to give young Welsh Muslims a sense of belonging to stop them becoming radicalised like Nasser Muthana. The 20-year-old fighting alongside his brother Aseel, 17, and friend Reyaad Khan, 20, for the Sunni militant group behind the beheading of American journalist James Foley, they said.

Speaking days after Nasser boasted on Twitter about the deaths of 250 Shia soldiers, the youngsters said people of all faiths and none must do more to encourage young people to take part in British life.

Engaging young Muslims in charity work, sponsored sport events and …read more at walesonline.co.uk