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Young Muslims not a threat - study

Fears that British universities are hotbeds of Islamic radicalism have been exaggerated, academics have said.

A Cambridge University report found most young British Muslims were not a threat.

The study, based on interviews with students in London, Cambridge and Bradford, concluded they were better integrated into society than their parents.

June Edmunds, of the university's Centre for Development Studies, said: "The findings show that the young Muslims best equipped to lead radical opposition to western society are also among the least inclined to do so.

"Although a minority have extreme political views, most are concerned about human rights and social democracy.

"The UK, in particular, now hosts a new generation of Muslims who are more confident of their national identity and more politically engaged than their parents."

She added: "The overall picture is of a new, settled generation of young Muslims whose interests and needs differ from those of the previous, immigrant generation."

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