21 July 2011

Muslim groups to face funding "public interest test"

The test will be overseen by a cross-government group, which has already been established, "to ensure that extreme and intolerant groups cannot gain public engagement or funding".

It could apply to groups that "support the implementation of a Caliphate; rejection of democracy or fundamental rejection of UK instititutions (as opposed to trust or criticism), and calls for the wholesale implementation of sharia".

.... It also cites "Salafism...a separate theogical rather than political trend, but one which raises similar questions of integration. Many Salafi groups encourage exclusionary and confrontational behaviour although this is now being moderated in some cases due to concerns about Islamist extremism and tackling terrorism". [ConservativeHome] Read more