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Last Updated: Thursday, 17 May 2007, 15:32 GMT 16:32 UK



Imams to give citizenship lessons

Thousands of Muslim children attend madrasas after school
Mosques are being urged to provide citizenship lessons for the thousands of youngsters they see daily.
About 100,000 UK youngsters attend Islamic religious schools attached to mosques - madrasas - every day.

A new curriculum aims to tackle extremism and counter messages about perceived clashes between Islam and British culture.

It was drawn up by a group of mosques in Bradford and is being backed by the Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly.

It comes after an independent study into radicalism in local communities by academics at Durham University suggested a "step change" in traditional religious leadership was needed to tackle radicalism.

We very much hope that teachers in mosques, madrasas and schools will use the resource pack as a teaching aid

Bradford Council for Mosques

Ms Kelly said: "We cannot afford to allow our young people to be intimidated and influenced by extremist messages.

"Madrasas have a pivotal role to play in winning hearts and minds and supporting young people to reject the messages of extremist groups

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6665317.stm