Ruining a Community: A Cyclical Process

Muslims in the UK have been extremely assertive over the past two decades in dismissing media representations and stereotypes which seek to demonise Islam. If there is ever to be a decline in this representation, it will commence with the demise of negative representations of British Muslims as America and Britain's international agenda has only just begun. The demise of negative domestic representations of Islam, however, does not mean an increase in accurate representation. What I propose it means is radicalisation, alienation, further under-achievement and lack of participation.The experiences of members of the afro-Caribbean community in the UK and the…