Independent Online Edition > UK Politics > Muslims face 'voluntary apartheid', warns Davis

Independent Online Edition > UK Politics > Muslims face 'voluntary apartheid', warns Davis: "Muslim leaders were accused of risking 'voluntary apartheid' and the creation of perfect conditions for 'home-grown terrorism', in an outspoken attack by a senior Conservative last night.

David Davis, the shadow Home Secretary, warned that 'closed societies' were being created in the UK, and that religious divides threatened to 'corrode' fundamental values such as freedom of speech.

'At its very least, there is a growing feeling that the Muslim community is excessively sensitive to criticism, unwilling to engage in substantive debate,' he told The Sunday Telegraph.

'Much worse, is the feeling of some Muslim leaders that as a community they should be protected from criticism, argument, parody, satire and all the other challenges that happen in a society that has free speech as its highest value.'" Read complete post here.