NPR : Europe, Islam’s New Front Line: Britain
Among Britain’s 1.8 million Muslims, anxiety is growing over a sharp rise in what the British call Islamophobia. Post-Sept. 11 anti-terrorist legislation and proposals for even tougher measures have led to widespread disaffection, anger and isolation among Muslim youth. The result is a widening generational disconnect, as NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli reports from London in the third story in our series on Muslims in Europe