The West is committing suicide...
Posted on 01/07/2008 5:03:16 PM PST by forkinsocket
Attempts to reform British mosques and win back a “lost generation” of young Muslims are being undermined by the poor quality of home-trained imams, a leading Islamic scholar says.
Musharraf Hussain, a government adviser on mosques, said that most of the country’s Islamic seminaries were producing “unemployable” graduates who were incapable of challenging the sense of alienation that led some Muslims towards violent extremism.
His concerns were voiced as it emerged that a rift is opening between the Government and four Muslim organisations over moves to introduce national guidelines for Britain’s 1,350 mosques. The initiative aims to make mosques more accessible to women and young people. It also seeks to combat extremism by promoting civic responsibility and inter-faith dialogue.
Those close to the Minab (Mosques and Imams National Advisory Body) project claim that it is being threatened because Whitehall interference is undermining its credibility. One source said that government officials, frustrated by delays in establishing a voluntary code for mosques, recently threatened to impose statutory regulations. They were, he said, rebuffed in the strongest terms.
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The newly minted imams see their role otherwise I think. It is to preach the strict line of Mohammedism. To do otherwise would be to do the infidel state’s bidding, not the “prophets” — which would be great sin.
1,350 mosques?!?!!! Holy sufferin’ horse puckey!!! That’s way, way, way, too many in such a small western country. I think the sun has regrettably set for good on our mother. We need a solution here in the US post haste.
The imams are trained in Saudi Arabia and many of the mosques in the UK are funded by the Saudis as well.
Good luck having them preach anything less than pure hatred for the west and pushing the victimization agenda to court young men to commit acts of terror.
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