By: Lauren Codling
by LAUREN CODLING YOUNG Muslims claim they feel “capped” in the workplace due to their ethnic background and religion, according to a report released last week. They also reported Islamophobia, racism and other discrimination. The Social Mobility Challenges Faced by Young Muslims report, released by the Social Mobility Commission, has found that in the “economically active” population, one in five (19.8 per cent) of the Muslim population is in full-time employment, compared to more than one in three (34.9 per cent) of the overall population (in England and Wales). Professor Jacqueline Stevenson, lead researcher for the report, said she found…
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