UK politicians stigmatising Muslims over Islamist terrorism, report finds

Muslims are marginalised by being made to feel they have to frequently renounce terrorist acts, according to faith review

Senior politicians must stop stigmatising Muslims by making them feel responsible for Islamist terrorism, according to a report which aims to reset the government's entire approach to dealing with religious groups.

Muslims are being marginalised in a number of areas of British life, according to the report by the government's faith adviser Colin Bloom, including by being made to feel they frequently have to renounce terrorist acts. Bloom also urged ministers to develop Sharia-compliant student loans to help more Muslims into university, and to conduct an outreach programme to increase their representation in the armed forces.

Giving every public servant, including doctors, teachers and police officers, mandatory religious training

Regulating unregulated faith schools

Introducing Sharia-compliant student loans

Conducting a review of radicalisation in prisons

Launching a campaign to recruit more Muslim soldiers

Cracking down on religiously motivated white supremacists

Investigating Sikh extremism

Using the online safety bill to crack down on material that promotes religious hatred

Funding a new programme to help people who are leaving coercive religious environments

Reforming and properly resourcing the government's forced marriage unit