A guide to engaged Muslim Communities

This guide is about engaging Muslim ‘communities’ however, by which is meant identifiable groups of Muslim people living in particular neighborhoods. Some of these (eg Bangladeshi communities in Tower Hamlets, Somali communities in Sheffield) may be mainly social housing tenants, others (eg Pakistani communities in Bradford) may be mainly living in older, owner-occupied neighborhoods. Because of the nature of the work of housing and regeneration professionals, the emphasis is on engaging with poorer communities that are likely to be socially excluded but may also be directly affected by housing or regeneration programmes.