Imams: to import or not to import?

Last week I was called by a CNN journalist in London requesting me to help them in a programme they were making on the moderation programme supposedly introduced in Mosques, prisons and schools by the former [UK] Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. I suggested they call two large mosques in London and ask them if they have any classes or programmes taking place in the Mosques.
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Categories: Islamic Education, Islamic Movement



AS
What is the difference between this policy and the policy of government assignment and appointment of Imams and Muftis in Muslim countries? Since when does the State in the West direct religious affairs is this not breaking the rules of secularism?
Abul-Hussein
Wassalam,
Exactly my sentiments.