International Shia News Agency

London Muslims gather for festival aimed at tackling youth extremism

SHAFAQNA – According to standard Hundreds of Muslims from across London are preparing for a festival aimed developing new ways of diverting young Britons away from extremism. The Muslim Youth Festival will be the first event of its kind in the capital that draws together young people, police, teachers, faith leaders and role models to looking at what it means to be a young British Muslim in the UK today. The event comes as growing numbers of Britons are travelling to Syria to fight with the terror group Islamic State (IS).

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