A fault line within Britain’s community of four million Muslims is now widening. On one side are the majority who wish to integrate into a pluralistic British society, who support a Palestinian state, and see a difference between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. On the other side are those who are less likely to observe such a distinction, and who view integration with suspicion, even revulsion.
This growing chasm, according to Sara Khan, a controversial figure in the British Muslim community, “defines the battle for British Islam” in 2024 and beyond.
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