The Channel 4 documentary What British Muslims Really Think was presented by Trevor Phillips and aired on 13 April.
The programme is based on what is claimed to be the most comprehensive survey of British Muslims ever conducted. Christian Concern has been dealing with the problems arising from the growing influence of Islam in Britain for many years. They have warned about the creation of a parallel legal system and the growth of radical Islam in the nation and have spoken out about the discriminatory and abusive nature of shari’a law.
Nation-within-a-nation
Trevor Phillips, the former head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, now seems to realise that those concerns and warnings have proven to be true. He recognises that he was wrong to assume that Muslim immigrants would gradually blend in to Britain as other immigrants have done. He describes it as a ‘nation-within-a-nation’. He now thinks that ‘integration of Muslims will probably be the hardest task we’ve ever faced.’ He argues that a ‘far more muscular approach to integration’ is required, but said that ‘we are reluctant to speak clearly when it comes to Muslims.’
