Muslims to discuss extremism claims

MUSLIM representatives from across the country are to meet today in response to claims by a Muslim leader of growing extremism among Irish Muslims.

Sheikh Dr Shaheed Satardien, who is based in west Dublin, had warned about an “ocean of extremism” among young Muslims in Ireland and criticised the part played by the religious leaders of the country’s two main mosques.

One of the mosques, the Islamic Cultural Centre, in Clonskeagh, Dublin, has called a meeting to discuss and respond to the comments made by Sheikh Satardien, who has not been invited. “We have requested a meeting because of the articles in the newspapers and radio interviews,” said a spokesperson for the centre.