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Hundreds of UK imams & scholars reject govt extremism definition

UK's new definition of extremism prevents Muslim organizations from accessing funding and meeting British officials.

Saeed Pourreza
Press TV, London

The UK government has recently unveiled a new definition of extremism which prevents certain groups, among them Muslim organizations, from accessing funding and meeting British officials. In response, more than four-hundred scholars and Imams across the country have signed a letter condemning the definition.