2012-06-28 UK: Vankien pakkokäännytystä islamiin

[Emo]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9298578/Prisoners-under-pressure-to-convert-to-Muslim-gang.html#

Prisoners are under pressure to convert to an Islamic "gang" at a high-security jail, with non-Muslims in fear of violence just for cooking bacon, according to an official report.

Following concerns over Islamic radicalisation in a 2008 report by inspectors, researchers visited Whitemoor between 2009 and 2010 to interview staff and inmates.

They found that more than a third (35 to 39 per cent) of prisoners are now Muslims, compared with 11 per cent across all jails.

Many of those they spoke to had converted while inside but they had mixed motivations for doing so, and not all had done so voluntarily.

The report concluded: "The new population mix, including younger, more black and minority ethnic and mixed race, and high numbers of Muslim prisoners, was disrupting established hierarchies in the prison. Social relations among prisoners had become complex and less visible. Too much power flowed among some groups of prisoners, with some real risks of serious violence. There were high levels of fear in the prison. In particular, there were tensions and fears relating to 'extremism' and 'radicalisation'.

"More prominent, in practice, were pressures (and temptations) felt by some prisoners to convert to Islam. Conditions in the prison made participation in Islamic practices the most 'available' option for those looking for belonging, meaning, 'brotherhood', trust and friendship."

Englantilaisessa Whitemoorin vankilassa muslimivankien määrä on kasvanut monikertaiseksi verrattuna muihin vankiloihin Britanniassa. Whitemoorissa jopa 39% vangeista on muslimeja, verrattuna keskimääräiseen 11% osuuteen muissa vankiloissa.

Syitä islamiin kääntymiselle on useita (mm. kuuluminen ryhmään), mutta osa vangeista kääntyy islamiin pakotettuna pelosta tai saadakseen suojelua.