When businesswoman Naheed Majeed voted to leave the European Union last month, it put her in the minority of British Muslims.



"I've always been a Leaver, probably since I was a teenager," Majeed, one of the founding members of Muslims for Britain, said. "My reasons were around sovereignty and democracy. I've always believed we wanted to be more sovereign, and to be more sovereign and democratic we needed to come out."

Although 70% of Muslims in Britain who cast their ballot voted to remain, Majeed's views resonated with those who, like her, also want to see Britain sever ties with the EU.



In a tweet on 2 July, Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan praised Muslims for Britain for helping the Leave camp to secure a victory in Birmingham, where nearly 22% of the population are Muslim, according to census data.