The youth parliament received 22,000 from the Home Office to train 10 young Muslims to produce a film giving their opinions on education, leadership, employment and safety.
The Home Office awarded the grant as part of its community cohesion strategy in an attempt to find out what matters to young Muslims who might not want to engage in formal consultation projects.
Andy Hamflett, chief executive of the youth parliament, said: "It was about getting to people who wouldn't come to meetings but would be happy talking to their peers." He added he would like to run similar projects with other marginalised groups, particularly young Muslim prisoners:
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