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In a speech at Oxford, an event organised by Centre for Islamic Studies on Wednesday 7 June, FCO Minister, Lord Triesman recognised that Muslims have been an integral part of Britain for centuries. Over the past five years, he said, Britain has spent £5 billion on development aid in the Muslim World. The Minister went on to express an urgent need to address the alienation of Britain's Muslim community. Speaking about a programme which sends British Muslims overseas to speak about their identity, he said: 'Many of them have very strong feelings against some of our current foreign policies. The fact that they can disagree with government policy and still be involved in a government-backed initiative highlights the fundamental right of freedom of expression enjoyed by all British citizens.'
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