In the melting-pot
A distinctively British sort of Islam is slowly emerging
IN NORTH ILFORD, an affluent Tory-voting part of eastern London, there is a mosque where people from Pakistan used to run the show. Recently some Muslims from Somalia turned up. Things were awkward at first, but now the newcomers have been fully accepted; ties of faith have prevailed over difference of culture.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “In the melting-pot”
From the July 23rd 2005 edition
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