Irish Muslims risk discrimination over ‘Islamist’ terror

The Muslim community in Ireland is vulnerable to discrimination due to acts of terrorism carried out in the name of Islam, the assistant garda commissioner said yesterday.

Detective Chief Superintendent Michael O’Sullivan was speaking at the 15th annual conference of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Ireland (AMAI), held yesterday at Dublin’s CityWest Hotel.

The organisation, which was founded in Ireland in 1992, promotes peace, integration, and a greater understanding of Islam, and believes in the separation of state and religion.