The Solas Foundation is attempting to address muslim extremism in the UK.
August 9, 2009
Reclaiming Islam
Unveiling a bold new plan to tackle the radicalism that was born in Bosnia and culminated in a shocking attack on Glasgow Airport
Essay Of The Week By Azeem IbrahimTHE DAWN of the 21st century has not been a quiet one. Over the past decade, as we have become familiar with the threat posed by terrorism and extremism, we have had to search for ways of combating these forces. So what have we learned? There is, it seems, bad news and good news. The bad news is that there is only so much you can do to cure terrorism with wars, intelligence, policing and high-tech gadgets – in other words, most of the methods on which we have traditionally relied. The good news is that you can begin to prevent it, using methods that are cheap, simple, and not reliant upon government agencies. The best news of all is that this is best done from the grassroots up, which means that an entrepreneur like me can help.
Later this month, my friends and I will establish a new Islamic educational organisation. The Solas Foundation will, among other things, teach young people about Islam in its proper context. It will provide organisations with advice on Islamic law and practice, and it will begin to strengthen the Muslim community. Ultimately, it will make Scotland and Britain safer.
How, you might ask, could Islamic education possibly help to improve the security of all of us, Muslim and non-Muslim alike?
The answer and the rest of the article here.
