المؤسسة الإسلامية

Even though Young Muslims UK (YMUK) was established by the Islamic Foundation in association with UKIM, it was meant to become autonomous in due course. It caters to the English-speaking Muslim youth. Its activities are run in English with a mix of religious teaching and social events such as football matches. It runs an annual summer camp. In the 1980s, it had printed t-shirts with the slogan, "putting the fun back into fundamentalism". As the organisation grew and newcomers joined, they were less deferential to the UKIM, and sought English-speaking preachers such as the African-American convert Siraj Wahaj and classically trained American Islamic scholar Sheikh Hamza Yusuf. Arab Muslim Brotherhood exiles living in the UK and Islamist politicians from Malaysia were also strong influences.^[9]

The activities of the new generation of YMUK activists in the 1980s were regarded as "cutting edge". They promoted modern types of Islamic music, set up Muslim community radio stations, and published a current affairs magazine called Trends. The magazine covered Islamic politics rather than spirituality, with such topics as foreign mujahideen during the war in Bosnia, visits to Afghan training camps by British Muslims, interview of a Hamas spokesperson, interview of the Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi etc. In an article entitled "Jihad: Offensive or Defensive?", the liberation of lands such as Eritrea, Philippines, Tashkent, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and parts of China from non-Muslim rule was described as an obligation of the worldwide Muslim community. The organisation conducted foreign expeditions, such as a seventy-five member delegation to meet Muslim Brotherhood activists in Egypt, a summer vacation trip to Sudan, and a trip to Pakistan.^[11] At regional meetings and annual camps, speakers discuss worldwide Islamic struggles such as in Afghanistan and Kashmir. The Islamic mission of dawah (proselytisation) is presented as an all-encompassing alternative to western materialism.^[12]

بعد انفصالهم عن منظمة شباب المسلمين في أوغندا (YMUK)، أسس الأعضاء الأكبر سناً منظمة جديدة تُدعى الجمعية الإسلامية في بريطانيا (ISB). وفي عام 1994، أصبحت الجمعية الإسلامية في بريطانيا المنظمة الأم لمنظمة شباب المسلمين في أوغندا. وقد ضمت المنظمتان نساءً في قيادتهما، خلافاً لأيديولوجية المنظمة الأم، واستقطبتا أعضاءً من خارج الجالية الباكستانية البريطانية. ^{[ 13 ]}

في عام 1988، لعبت المؤسسة الإسلامية، إلى جانب منظمات UKIM وYoung Muslims OK و Impact International ، دورًا محوريًا في قيادة الحملة ضد سلمان رشدي بسبب كتابه "آيات شيطانية" . ^{[ 14 ]} اجتاحت الاحتجاجات أرجاء الجالية المسلمة من جنوب آسيا في بريطانيا، مما عزز مكانة المؤسسة الإسلامية. ^{[ 15 ]}