Edinburgh, Feb. 15 : Several Islamic clerics will join police and youth workers in an innovative new scheme to wean young Muslims away from trouble.
According to The Scotsman, the imams, most of them Scottish-born, will take to the streets starting this week, targeting a dozen teenagers believed to be on the edge of the embryonic Asian gang culture on Glasgow''s Southside.
Their allies, including workers from Youth Counselling Services Agency (YCSA), a support group for young Asians, reckon the clerics will be able to command more respect from youngsters than other professionals, including the police.