UK Muslims on challenging extremism and radicalisation

Name: UK Muslims on challenging extremism and radicalisation
Uploaded: 2013-11-04T11:30:41.000Z
Duration: 5 min 52 s
Description: Four in five British people want a ban on the wearing of the niqab in public places, but the UK government looks unlikely to bring in legislation.

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Four in five British people want a ban on the wearing of the niqab in public places, but the UK government looks unlikely to bring in legislation.

The wearing of the veil, along with attitudes to women, the radicalisation of some young British Muslims, sexual exploitation and grooming cases, forced marriages, and honour-based violence raise questions for Muslims in Britain today.

Giles Dilnot reports on how British Muslim communities confront these issues, days after the World Islamic Economic Forum was hosted for the first time in London.

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4 November 2013