Radicalisation among Irish Muslims has worsened over the past two years and the government should step in to help, a leading Islamic scholar has said. Umar al-Qadri, of the Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council, said that well-funded groups were sending radical Islamic preachers to Ireland, which was helping to fuel fundamentalism. “We are seeing a radical agenda being pushed by some organisations.”Dr al-Qadri said that the Muslim community had integrated well into Irish society but that he… “In the past two years, we have seen an increase in groups trying to find a base in Ireland,” he said.

Source: The Times July 31, 2016 23:03 UTC