British Muslims say Counter-Extremism Strategy Based on Flawed Analysis

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Alwaght- British Muslims have condemned the country's new strategy to counter extremism in the country. The Muslim Council of Britain says the government strategy based on flawed analysis and could be counter-productive and risks alienating Muslim communities.
The secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MSB) Dr Shuja Shafi has issued a statement noted that: “British Muslims have stood up and been counted in their opposition to terrorism. That is why we welcome effective and evidence-based initiatives to counter terrorism. The threat of terrorism is real and serious". He noted facing the challenge of terrorism requires engagement with all sections of society particularly the diversity of British Muslim communities in an open and frank dialogue.
Dr Shuja Shafi said Britain's so called ‘one nation’ counter-extremism strategies continues down a flawed path, focusing on Muslims in particular, and are based on fuzzy conceptions of British values. He added that such a strategy risks being counter-productive by alienating the very people needed to confront Al-Qaeda or Daesh-related terrorism: British Muslim communities.
Shafi expressed concern that the Counter-Extremism Strategy will single out and ‘close mosques where extremist meetings have taken place’. "We cannot help also detect the McCarthyist undertones in the proposal to create blacklists and exclude and ban people deemed to be extremis," he added. "Whether it is in mosques, education or charities, the strategy will reinforce perceptions that all aspects of Muslim life must undergo a ‘compliance’ test to prove our loyalty to this country," he noted.
The Muslim Council of Britain chief reiterated that, "The terrorism we are witnessing today is something we all want to confront. Too many Muslim parents are anxious about the allure the likes of Daesh (ISIS) have on young people. That is why we welcome a counter-extremism strategy that will challenge online radicalisation." The senior leader of Muslims in Britain however, pointed out that such initiatives will not be successful if they perpetuate further alienation of the community and are used to restrict freedom of thought and expression, or to conflate conservative views with violent extremism without any evidence base.

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