What Muslims in Ireland say.
"As a Pakistani student here, I believe the key is to adapt to the standard norms of Irish society through an Islamic perspective.
" There are certain things that are standards of Western society and you have to accommodate them when you live in a Western country.
"It's about finding a way together. If we as Muslims are strong and confident about ourselves and our culture then integration should be easy.
"If you are afraid you will lose your identity and culture, then perhaps it was not very strong in the first place. Shutting yourself off from the country you live in is not the answer."
Tanveer Taj (24), finance student at UCD
"A lot depends on what people mean by integration. If your idea of Muslims integrating means Muslim men going to the pub at the weekend or Muslim women taking off their hijab, then it's just not going to happen. Integration should be about people working together and contributing side by side to a common society while respecting each other's differences."
Adam O'Boyle, Muslim convert from Co Antrim
"I do see some people isolating themselves and that is not a good thing in the long run. Sometimes it happens with converts to Islam - they withdraw, thinking that if you become Muslim you can only spend your time with other Muslims. They view everything through this halal/haram [ allowed/forbidden] prism. They try to bring everything on their own shoulders but it doesn't have to be like that.
Mohammed, Jordanian national living in Northern Ireland
"We don't want young Muslims here feeling they are not part of Irish society. We tell them it is up to them to ensure they play their full part in society.
"It's about being positive and seeing what they can contribute. They are not a foreign body here. I have a one-year-old son and I hope he grows up strong in his faith while serving his community in Ireland, Muslim and non-Muslim, to give a fuller, truer image of Islam."
Mostafidh Gani, youth coordinator, Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland
"I want my children to feel Ireland is their home. I send them to a Catholic school instead of one of the Islamic schools in Dublin because I think it is important for them. It's about balance and I believe that it makes them stronger and more confident in their religion and themselves."
Sheikh Ismail Kotwal, imam at Dublin mosque
"The Muslim community in Ireland is full of possibility. It is young, diverse and changing. We can make sure that the same mistakes made in other countries are not repeated here. Our community has the capacity to be better than that, it has the potential to serve as a model of coexistence."
Imam Shehu, from Nigeria
"As a convert from an evangelical Christian background in Northern Ireland, I think a lot of the barriers come from how other people perceive me as a Muslim woman. They see me in hijab and make instant judgments based on very little knowledge and awareness. A lot of work needs to be done to bridge that gap, to show we are part of the community not apart from it."
Khadijah (24) from Templepatrick
