I set up the Muslim-led fund for the victims of the Westminster attack – this is what I want to say to my fellow Londoners

Prevent is being reviewed and relaunched. The temptation to resist and reject, given past failures, is understandable – but it is not workable. We British Muslims need to be part of the new strategy

“This can’t be real”. Those are the words I heard over and over as I and several MPs and staff looked out of the window at Portcullis House and saw a car slam into the railings. Someone mentioned Jo Cox. Someone else – a Muslim – muttered a prayer for safety.

In the last year I’ve worked in Israel, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia – but only in London have I felt sheer terror.

MORE:   http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/westminster-attack-terrorism-prevent-strategy-fundraising-peace-a7647481.html

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