Abdul Muhammad Bari, What's your view on the story in The Times today (Friday 7 September) about Deobandi extremists infiltrating up to half of British mosques? It seemed rather disturbing.
Asked by oneill on Sep 07 2007 1:02:42 PM and supported by 29 members
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The MCB has spoken out against extremism and has tackled terrorism: http://www.mcb.org.uk/article_detail.php?article=announcement-656
We do not tolerate extremism.
But we're equally vigilant against the hysteria and the witch-hunt gener-ated by the media. The article you refer to is rather disturbing and highly sensationalised. It's a shame that The Times chose to publish this poorly researched article.
Our response is here http://www.mcb.org.uk/media/presstext.php?ann_id=267
I would urge you to research more about the Deobandi movement before passing judgments. You'll find, amongst other things, that some of their leading lights were contemporaries and supporters of Mahatma Gandi.