Britain is still facing many challenges as Londoners get ready to remember the victims of the July 7, 2005 bombings today that awoke the country to the reality of homegrown terror threat.

To mark the day, Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford organised a discussion meeting on 'The state of British Islam - one year after the London bombings' on July 2. Leader of the Muslim Parliament and Director of the Muslim Institute Dr Ghayasuddin Siddiqui in his speech said, "British police must engage with the Muslim community in a meaningful way if we are to succeed in dealing with extremism and terrorism. The Muslim community is as much sick and tired of fundamentalism as everyone else."

"Our security services helped to promote this madness during 80's and 90's for short-term gains but now refusing to recognise their role", he added.

In his view there werelessons for the Muslim community to belearned.

"After 9/11 and 7/7, Muslims have lost their credibility and their innocence with law enforcement agencies and decision-makers. No longer Muslims are given the benefit of the doubt because they are no longer assumed to be a reliable, trustworthy, law-abiding and rational people. Muslims must wake up to this new reality and accept the challenge of winning hearts and minds of ordinary people within the British society."

"Events of 9/11 and 7/7 have also raised new questions about identity, citizenship and multi-culturalism, and the Muslims' ability to integrate and live in harmony with others. A major debate on these issues is yet to take place within the Muslim community”.

Dr Siddiqui went on saying, the influence of the intolerant ideology of militant Islamism that espouses the virtues of a military interpretation of Jihad, that caused 9/11 and 7/7 atrocities, is still thriving. Mosques and madrasas have remained immune to the change.