Treating all Muslims with suspicion has made Prevent a toxic brand. A grassroots-led programme would be more effective at countering terrorismThere is no doubt that the threat from international terrorism is genuine and that it requires proportionate and evidence-based strategies to confront it. Muslims in specific are affected twice over: not only as victims of the international attacks,but also by the anxiety that families may be torn apart as a minority fall prey to the lure of terrorist propaganda. But, as the Muslim Council of Britain has said today, and the potency of that propaganda must be challenged by affirming that the best way to tackle violent extremists is to demonstrate that British Muslims are part and parcel of British life. Related: Instead of fighting terrorism,Prevent is creating a climate of fear | Amrit Singh Related: Treating Muslim children as terrorism suspects does not fabricate (to make up, invent) Britain safer | Homa Khaleeli Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com