discuss extremism issues, say practitioners
Rising concerns about UK citizens becoming radicalised by religious extremists based here and abroad has prompted the government to bolster efforts to prevent young people getting drawn into that world by improving education and support.
A number of programmes have aimed to engage young people in Muslim communities, with local youth organisations playing a key role in talking to young people about extremism and the links it has to discrimination.
The political and cultural sensitivity surrounding the issue make it a difficult subject to tackle. This prompted the University of Cumbria to run a conference last month aimed at bringing together youth work approaches in engaging Muslim young people in discussions of radicalisation, extremism, religious ideology, identity and foreign policy.
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