Muslim leader urges action on extremism

THE Government was called on yesterday to address the threat posed by growing radicalism among young Muslims in Ireland.

A Muslim leader warned about “fascist fanaticism and radicalism” among Irish Muslims, which, he said, was being stoked by foreign Imams preaching in mosques and prayer houses.

Sheikh Dr Shaheed Satardien, a moderate religious leader based in west Dublin, said he was deeply worried about what was happening in Ireland.