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Close scrutiny of humanitarian NGOs over suspected links to terrorism risks alienating Muslims and making them feel there’s no place for them in modern Britain

Mohammad Shakir was brushing his teeth at his home in London’s East Ham one morning in September last year. He was checking his emails on his smartphone at the same time. When he saw a message forwarded by a colleague, he couldn’t quite believe it. “It was one of those moments when you reorganise your day,” he recalls.

On 23 September, the Muslim Charities Forum (MCF), an umbrella organisation for 10 UK-based, Muslim-led international NGOs – including Islamic Relief, Islamic Help and Muslim Hands – was dealt a devastating blow after a newspaper reported some of its well-known members had links to terrorism.

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from Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1HIfgal

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