Last week I was called by a CNN journalist in London requesting me to help them in a programme they were making on the moderation programme supposedly introduced in Mosques, prisons and schools by the former [UK] Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. I suggested they call two large mosques in London and ask them if they have any classes or programmes taking place in the Mosques.

Yesterday, they called again informing me that they were not able to get in touch with anyone who would comment or knew the government’s proposal and requested me to do a short interview to be broadcast in the evening news.

Knowing that the media is not always Muslim friendly, and the reputation of CNN on covering these topical subjects, plus the previous programmes and interviews I had done for CNN and others (which did not always go as planned) Continue reading Imams: to import or not to import?