I think the only way to progress forward is to put more money into education, at secondary school level and tertiary education. Community training through NGOs and special courses on Islam and other faiths would certainly be of use, as would bringing women into the equation. We need positive images and positions for Muslims and people of all faiths. I don't think the government has a 1938 view towards Muslims, but I think the leader of the opposition does. I would check out his speech that he gave at the conference on Tuesday. Whilst watching his little pink face get pinker and pinker In person, I found it totally unhelpful, narrow and leaning towards the right. Time to start being positive and open towards change and not helplessly negative, accusatory and one-sided. Love and peace man.

Inter-faith worker, Cambridge,

I find this amazing £1 million on islamic studies! When my daughter who has learning and disability problems has just had her courses withdrawn because of funding, with the reason being not enough disabled people whent on to get jobs
from the courses! What are we to do with our grown up disabled children now with no college to help them! I wonder if they were to study islam would the funding be reinstated!

paul sheath, warrington, cheshire

Tony Blair narrowly escapes a useful insight when he says, “The voices of extremism are no more representative of Islam than the use, in times gone by, of torture to force conversion to Christianity represents the true teaching of Christ” .

But of course his 'blind faith' keeps him safe and in the dark.

In actuality, there is no 'true teaching of Christ', just as there is no 'true interpretation of Islam'. The torturers of Christianity and the murderers of Islam both would say they know the 'true teachings' and that everyone else is/was wrong.

Rich, Birmingham, UK

The whole attitude of the Government towards the issue of Islam and Muslims reminds me of 1938. If this group of people wish to be at home in the U.K. then they should adapt to our religion and our laws, and no compromises as is happening now. Have no lessons been learnt yet? Or do we need to see the Rivers of Blood?

Eric Price, Lichfield, Staffordshire, U.K.

Drummond Bone of the universities must be joking: no scholarly rigorous critical questioning is allowed on the Koran, as it is compulsorily on the Bible. This is so even in the Russell Group universities. Get real Drummond, this is just for public consumption.
This Siddiqui report is all about Islam controlling all syllabuses on Islamic studies, keeping western critical questioning out - so no reformation in Islam can happen, it's fundamentalism all the way.

Jake, Oxford, UK

There should not be courses on religion financed by the taxpayer in any education system. Religions should finance this education.
Religion should be taught as a matter of interest as is Robin Hood , Dick Turpin and other myths. Faith is not based on fact or science and does not deserve to be given special status in society.
Dave in Spain

Dave Madley, Alicante, Spain