Britain | In the eye of the storm
An attack in London puts Birmingham’s Muslims in the spotlight
Britain’s second city is home to 8.7% of the country’s Muslims, but 14.5% of those convicted of Islamist terrorism
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ON THE Coventry Road in Small Heath, a mainly-Muslim neighbourhood of Birmingham, there is a large mural of Muhammad Ali. Beside it is painted one of the late boxer’s quotations: “The word ‘Islam’ means Peace. The word ‘Muslim’ means the one who surrenders to God. But the press make us seem like haters.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “In the eye of the storm”
Britain April 1st 2017
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- An attack in London puts Birmingham’s Muslims in the spotlight
- Converts to Islam are likelier to radicalise than native Muslims
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