Muslim Loose Women star Saira Khan is an outspoken television presenter never afraid to debate the issues of the day.

In the past she has been criticised by some in the Muslim community but she is one of the most recognisable faces in the public eye with Islamic heritage.

It makes her uniquely qualified to give her views on the rise of extremism and what might be done to curb the slide towards terrorism we seem to be experiencing.

Here she give her ten point plan to help stop Islamist radicalisation.

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1) Schools

Put a stop to single Faith schools – I was brought up in a mixed co-ed Comprehensive School. It was my local school and it’s where all the kids from where I lived went.

School was where I learnt about British culture and way of life. I attended all the assemblies, school fairs, Christmas parties etc. If I went to a Muslim school, I would have missed out on this.

How can you integrate into society if from the age of five you’ve only hung around people from your own religious group?

2) Headscarves

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Muslim girls under the age of 13 should not have to wear a headscarf to school.

There is no religious requirement for Muslim girls to wear a headscarf to school under the age of puberty.

Parents who force this upon their children to do this as young as six are taking away a child’s right to choose –which goes against civil liberties in the UK.

Would you send you little girl into school wearing a headscarf to protect her modesty? No, so why are we saying it’s OK for little Muslim girls to do so?

For me this is where inequality starts in Muslim households.

3) Mosques

Stop the building of more than one mosque per city or at least be more aware of how many are built in mixed communities – Bradford has more than 100 mosques.

These mosques promote sectarianism and division within Muslim communities. We have to ask ourselves, do we need so many mosques?

Also, if I was a white working class non Muslim, I would certainly feel intimidated and alienated by so many religious buildings.

All Muslims in Bradford can be served by one or two big mosques – like most cities only have one cathedral.

Muslims do not need to attend a mosque to pray – they can pray at home too.

4) Imans

Ensure every Imam in the local mosque is British Born. This is common sense – how can you learn a holy text if Arabic is not your mother tongue and the guy teaching you can’t speak English or refuses to translate in English.

I have seen children rote learning the Quran without being told what it means, or putting any of the text into a modern day context of the country they live in.

5) Ofsted

Ofsted reports made available on all mosques in the country.

Again this is common sense, if our mainstream schools are inspected for standards to safeguard our children, so should religious after school clubs – why are we not protecting and safeguarding Muslim children in the same way?

6) Community leaders

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Remove all unelected community leaders - only local MP and charities to represent community issues.

This will allow for better integration, if the white non Muslim community is represented by Councillors and MP’s so should the Muslim people be.

We can’t have one rule for them and another for us. Stop wasting money on community leaders and give the money to local charities who can provide help and support to people with specific needs.

7) Deportation

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Deport all known terrorists who are not British Born back to their homeland.

This sends a very clear message to everyone that there is zero tolerance of extremism in the UK – British people after every attack are asking: "Well if he was known, not British, why didn’t the authorities do something about it?”

We need a quicker no nonsense approach to dealing with people who want to destroy our way of life.

8) Identify

Release images of suspected terrorists in the UK "name and shame" - including white extremists.

If there is a suspected terrorist in my area, I want to know about it.

We should all feel informed and empowered to protect our local areas and also report anything that we feel is suspicious.

9) Integrate

Ban segregation in all universities and monitor every Islamic and other religious society within that university.

This is not Saudia Arabia, so we don’t need to segregate men and women at institutions of learning.

If we allow this to happen, it reinforces the idea that “segregation of the sexes” is something that British people support. Islamic societies and all religious societies should pledge a code of conduct that respects the values of tolerance, respect, equality, democracy and human rights.

10) Expose

Identify and name all the practises in Muslim communities which go against British values and way of life.

By this I mean - forced marriages, racism, homophobia, arranged marriages to spouses from abroad they have hardly met, first cousin marriages, digital TV channels that promote violence, misogyny, rape, inequality and forced religion