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Why Middle England fears Islam

 


The Archbishop of Canterbury's comments on Sharia law provoked a storm of protest

Why Middle England fears Islam

 

Why are the British so scared of Islam? When the head of the Anglican church, Dr Rowan Williams, suggested that some aspects of Sharia law seemed unavoidable in parts of Britain, he prompted a storm of protest.

For Assignment, Keith Adams explores what informs British public opinion about Islam.


First broadcast February 2008

 

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