- the report called for 'fit for purpose' leaders who understand 'modern British life'
- Said Muslim leaders who speak fluent English would provide 'better leadership'
- Inquiry analysed the Muslim community and how it interacts with British society
British-born imams should be appointed to key positions within the country's mosques, according to a major report.
It added that Muslim leaders who speak fluent English would provide 'better leadership' compared to many imams in British mosques who are born overseas.
Entitled Missing Muslims: Unlocking British Muslim potential for the benefit of all, the report called for 'fit for purpose' leaders who understand 'modern British life'.
Commissioned by the charity Citizens UK, the inquiry was undertaken to analysis the Muslim community and how it interacts with British society.
Entitled Missing Muslims: Unlocking British Muslim potential for the benefit of all, the report called for 'fit for purpose' leaders who understand 'modern British life'
It found an 'increasing absence' of Islamic involvement in public life, which is partly contributed to 'considerable challenges' from within the Muslim communities.
The report read: 'It is of great importance that British-born imams, who have a good understanding of British culture and who fluently speak English, are encouraged and appointed in preference to overseas alternatives.
'The Commission has heard a great deal about the need for better leadership within the UK's Muslim communities.
'The management committees of the UK's mosques need to better understand, and respond to, modern British life'.
The document said it was unable to verify the exact number of mosques currently in Britain, estimating the figure to be somewhere in the region of 1,500.
Commissioned by the charity Citizens UK, the inquiry was undertaken to analysis the Muslim community and how it interacts with British society
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