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How the British Government Tries to Stop Youth From Becoming Terrorists
[Daily Signal] Rashad Ali once belonged to an Islamic extremist group, but he now spends his days helping the British government prevent others from becoming radicalized.His position makes him an easy target of criticism, from multiple angles. "On the one hand, I get criticized from people in the Muslim community who see me as acting on behalf of the state and the authorities, and on the other hand I am criticized by those who are genuinely anti-Islam and see what I am doing--helping British Muslims reconcile their identity--as some kind of secret to plot to spread Islam," Ali says. As a Muslim growing up in Sheffield, an industrial city that carries what he calls an "anti-establishment" mentality, Ali says, he struggled finding his way. At 15 years old, he decided to join Hizb ut-Tahrir, a nonviolent Islamic political organization. Con't. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-11 |
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