Young Muslims challenge the old guard at Britain’s mosques
At least speak English to us, they say
- A T ONE O’CLOCK in the afternoon, a handful of young Muslims gather for prayers in Blackburn, Lancashire.
- Whereas the governments of other European countries exert strict control over mosques, Britain generally allows them to manage themselves.
- Mr Timol says that many of Britain’s 1,700-odd mosques have already been forced to bring in second, English-speaking imams, if only to stop their youthful congregants leaching away.