ONE in four British mosques is in the grip of extremists, an investigation revealed yesterday.The chilling extent of fanaticism is exposed in the biggest ever study of the UK’s growing Islamic community.
Undercover worshippers found imams peddling pamphlets advocating hatred of women, gays, Jews and Christians or preaching holy war against non-Muslims.
Think tank Policy Exchange recruited moderate Muslims to visit more than 100 mosques and Islamic centres for the study.
Meanwhile, a new Muslim watchdog yesterday unveiled a blueprint for stamping out extremism.
The Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board set down “core standards” for preachers and worshippers – such as promoting peace with other faiths and branding forced marriages “unIslamic”.
The board will conduct checks to ensure the standards are upheld.
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