The vast majority of Irish Muslims disliked Osama bin Laden because he has damaged Islam’s image, writes Sheik Umar Al-Quadri in yesterday’s Irish Times
He concludes that: “Ireland’s Muslim community has, up to now, been very moderate and Muslims here have integrated very well. They follow an Islam, as propagated by the Prophet Muhammad, which is based on peace, unity and harmony.
“In order to protect the Irish Muslim community from radicalism and extremism we need to learn from the failures of our neighbour across the Irish Sea. The Irish Government needs to work very closely with the Muslim community here in order to ensure that such ideas do not deeply penetrate Irish borders.”
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