Rochdale Muslims fear fervour of youth spilling into hate and violence

Community leaders paint a bleak picture for young Muslims living in the borough of Rochdale on the outskirts of Greater Manchester. They have grave concerns that Muslim youth are increasingly turning to anti-western sentiment and extreme interpretations of Islam. In recent months the peace in the narrow streets sitting in the shadow of the impressive…

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Rochdale Muslim leader ‘was bludgeoned in Isis-inspired murder’

A former imam was bludgeoned to death in a children’s playground by two Islamic State supporters who believed he practised “black magic”, a court has heard. Jalal Uddin, 71, was murdered by two alleged Islamist extremists who harboured a “hatred and intolerance” of his form of Islam, jurors were told. The respected community leader was…

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