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| Young Muslims are much more likely than their parents to be attracted to political forms of Islam, a think-tank survey has suggested. | Young Muslims are much more likely than their parents to be attracted to political forms of Islam, a think-tank survey has suggested. |
| Support for Sharia law, Islamic schools and wearing the veil is much stronger among younger generation Muslims, a poll for the Policy Exchange found. | Support for Sharia law, Islamic schools and wearing the veil is much stronger among younger generation Muslims, a poll for the Policy Exchange found. |
| The report's lead author, Munira Mirza, blamed government policy for a growing split between Muslims and non-Muslims. | |
| Ministers should engage with Muslims as citizens, Ms Mirza said. | |
| 'Differences emphasised' | 'Differences emphasised' |
| Policy Exchange discovered that while the majority of Muslims feel they have as much, if not more, in common with non-Muslims in Britain than with Muslims abroad, the figure dropped from 71% of over-55s to 62% among 16-24 year-olds. | Policy Exchange discovered that while the majority of Muslims feel they have as much, if not more, in common with non-Muslims in Britain than with Muslims abroad, the figure dropped from 71% of over-55s to 62% among 16-24 year-olds. |
| Meanwhile, the percentage who said they would prefer to send their children to Islamic state schools increased from 19% for over-55 year olds to 37% of 16-24 year olds. | Meanwhile, the percentage who said they would prefer to send their children to Islamic state schools increased from 19% for over-55 year olds to 37% of 16-24 year olds. |
| And, the number who said they would prefer to live under Sharia law than British law increased from 17% of over-55s to 37% of 16-24 year-olds. | And, the number who said they would prefer to live under Sharia law than British law increased from 17% of over-55s to 37% of 16-24 year-olds. |
| Ms Mirza said the results suggested government policy was to blame for "sharpening divisions between Muslims and non-Muslims". | Ms Mirza said the results suggested government policy was to blame for "sharpening divisions between Muslims and non-Muslims". |
| She said: "The emergence of a strong Muslim identity in Britain is, in part, a result of multicultural policies implemented since the 1980s, which have emphasised difference at the expense of shared national identity and divided people along ethnic, religious and cultural lines. | She said: "The emergence of a strong Muslim identity in Britain is, in part, a result of multicultural policies implemented since the 1980s, which have emphasised difference at the expense of shared national identity and divided people along ethnic, religious and cultural lines. |
| 'Widespread concerns about Islamophobia' | 'Widespread concerns about Islamophobia' |
| "Islamist groups have gained influence at local and national level by playing the politics of identity and demanding for Muslims the 'right to be different'." | "Islamist groups have gained influence at local and national level by playing the politics of identity and demanding for Muslims the 'right to be different'." |
| Ms Mirza said the government should stop emphasising differences and engage with Muslims as citizens. | Ms Mirza said the government should stop emphasising differences and engage with Muslims as citizens. |
| However, despite widespread concerns about Islamophobia, 84% of Muslims believed they had been treated fairly in British society, the survey also found. | However, despite widespread concerns about Islamophobia, 84% of Muslims believed they had been treated fairly in British society, the survey also found. |
| Twenty-eight per cent believed that authorities in Britain had gone "over the top" in trying not to offend Muslims. | Twenty-eight per cent believed that authorities in Britain had gone "over the top" in trying not to offend Muslims. |
| A spokesman for the Department For Communities and Local Government said: "....From a period of near-uniform consensus on multiculturalism, we now face questions about how different groups can live side by side, respecting differences, whilst working together to develop a shared sense of belonging and purpose." | A spokesman for the Department For Communities and Local Government said: "....From a period of near-uniform consensus on multiculturalism, we now face questions about how different groups can live side by side, respecting differences, whilst working together to develop a shared sense of belonging and purpose." |
| The Commission on Integration and Cohesion report is expected later this year. | The Commission on Integration and Cohesion report is expected later this year. |