Sentencing of Darren Osborne sparks discussion about right-wing extremism in the UK, and the role of the mainstream media in popularising it

Osborne, who killed a worshipper outside the Finsbury Park Mosque in 2017 in an act of terrorism motivated by Islamophobia, was reportedly radicalised by online content from far-right movements. The British mainstream media has been criticised for popularising this content through engaging with it in their coverage.

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“There is no clear vision or policy on how to deal with foreign fighters”. Our coordinator, Professor Jocelyne Cesari, discusses the return of foreign fighters to EU countries

Professor Jocelyne Cesari discusses the lack of policy coherence among EU member states on how to deal with those returning from fighting for the so-called Islamic State.

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Right-wing extremists responsible for more murders in the U.S. in 2017 than Muslim American extremists

Two January reports demonstrate that the number of Americans killed by white supremacists in 2017 was far higher than the number killed by Muslim American extremists, despite the fact Muslim Americans are often presented as the primary threat to U.S. national security.

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Belgium’s State Security Service warns against Salafism

“The number of Salafist groups and movements in [Belgium] rises slowly but surely, and Salafism’s influence grows,” warns the State Security Service pamphlet that aims to inform Belgians about Salafism’s influence. Five-thousand copies of the text will be distributed among government institutions, including universities, prisons, and police departments. This rare government initiative aims to depict a…

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Gender bias: ‘A woman is a jihadist like any other’

Emilie König is a well-known name in counterterror circles and has come to symbolize the relatively new phenomenon of female jihadism in France. The 33-year-old Muslim convert from Brittany is one of only two females on a US State Department list of terrorists and is subject to US and UN sanctions.   On January 17, lawyers for…

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