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Muslims In Britain
 
After the Second World War large numbers of immigrant workers were introduced to Britain as additional labour for the ‘economic boom’. As the migration process transformed from temporal and transient all-male communities into family based settled communities facilitation for the needs of the newly forming Muslim communities became a priority.

The establishment of Mosques and Islamic centres, specialist shops and socio-cultural centres and activities became an important feature in maintaining and inculcating a Muslim identity for second and third generation British Muslims
Objectives
The Islamic Foundation has established a research unit on Muslims in Britain as a section within its Islam in Europe Unit to study the historical encounters and contemporary situation of Muslims in Britain. The roots and impact of Islam in Britain can be traced to early medieval times and informing the public of the chronology of these events and characters provides important cultural anchorage by redressing the notion that Islam in Britain is merely a post-war experience.