LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday asked the Muslim women to learn English within the period of two and half year or to quit the United Kingdom (UK).
He was of the view that basic reason behind the segregation of Muslim communities from the British society was the language and the segregation provide better environment to the terrorists. Cameron said that Muslim women’s segregation in UK communities must end.
A £20m fund to teach Muslim women in the UK to speak English will tackle segregation and help them resist the lure of extremism, David Cameron says.
While there was no “causal connection” between poor English and extremism, language lessons would make communities “more resilient”, Cameron added.
The PM also suggested failing to learn English could affect people on spousal visas who wanted to settle in the UK. The government says 22% of Muslim women living in England speak little or no English – a factor it argues is contributing to their isolation.
