Britain to fund Muslim studies programs
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Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Monday $2 million in funding to back Islamic studies at British universities as he urged the public to listen to the religion's moderate scholars rather than to its radicals.
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More students from poor families in England and Northern Ireland are to receive full grants for university.
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LONDON: Britain's Muslim community is providing "considerable support" to counter-terrorism agencies, the head of the London police, John Stevens, said yesterday.
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British police have offered to train university staff to spot extremists operating on campus despite complaints from Muslim students that they could be unfairly targeted, a government document said Tuesday.
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France will start enrolling future Muslim prayer leaders into secular universities next autumn to teach them the law, civics and history they need to integrate, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said in an interview.
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The latest British statistical report "Focus on Religion" states that Muslims are the most underprivileged religious group in the country.
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Tony Blair will unveil a Â£1m fund to improve the teaching of Islam in the UK today, as he opens a two-day conference of Muslim clerics in London.
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"Ex-Muslims" hoping to change the terms of debate about Islam in Europe will launch a British group in London on Thursday.
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The government backs a new inspection service for some private Muslim and Christian schools.
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More than Â£100 million of public money is spent on translation services in Britain, the BBC learns.
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British newspapers have backed a government minister embroiled in a political storm sparked by his views on the problems posed by Muslim women wearing a veil.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown voiced support Sunday as British Muslims gathered for a peace concert in London focused notably on the bloody conflict in Darfur.
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Coming days after Archbishop's comments, judgment could have profound consequences for British Muslims
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&amp;quot;You may have heard stories about cash under pillows,&amp;quot; said Islamic scholar Abdul Kadir Barkatulla, recalling a time when British Muslims preferred to keep their money in the bedroom rather than in a bank account.
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Â£5m is being given to a charity that will fund research and educational initiatives dedicated to the net.
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Thousands of Muslim men in Britain may have exploited a loophole in British law banning multiple marriages by holding religious marriage ceremonies in mosques, Islamic leaders said.
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British Muslim leaders urged their communities Monday to help fight extremism after three failed car bombings, amid signs that the new government may be better able to win over their &quot;hearts and minds.&quot;