Muslim British leader moves towards reconciliation with Jews

[Behind the Aegis]

LONDON (EJP)---One of Britain’s most controversial Muslim leaders has declared that there is "an enormous amount" that Muslims could learn from the way Jews have integrated into the UK.

He also has demanded an end to Islamic anti-Semitism, in what is being viewed as a remarkable move towards reconciliation between the two communities.

Inayat Bunglawala made his claims in an exclusive interview with the European Jewish Press (EJP) on Tuesday after becoming the first Muslim Council of Britain representative ever to address a major Jewish movement, when he spoke to the Jewish Community Centre for London (JCC) in the suburb of Hampstead on Monday night.

It marks an extraordinary turnaround for a man whose controversial rhetoric has left him accused of anti-Semitism in the past. His new attitude has been described by British Jewish community leaders as "ground-breaking".

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