• Radicalization

    16 Year Old From Netherlands Apprehended Travelling to Syria

    by  • May 22, 2013 • Netherlands, Radicalization, Security and Counterterrorism, Soldiers and Military Conflict

    May 17 2013   A tip from Dutch security service AIVD led police to stop a 16-year-old girl from leaving the Netherlands to fight in Syria, according to NRC. A police spokesperson says the teenager was stopped in connection with an investigation into people actively recruiting youth to join armed struggle in Syria. The...

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    NSU right-wing terrorism – reaction to the trial

    by  • May 22, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, Germany, Issues in Politics, Radicalization, Security and Counterterrorism

    May 14 Coordinated by the coordination council of Muslims, Muslim associations have sent their representatives to attend the trial of the right-wing terrorist cell of the National Socialist Underground (NSU). The coordination council of Muslims represents the Islamic culture centers, the  Turkish Islamic Union for the Institute of Religion, the Islam council and the...

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    Extremist Islamist leaders preaching to UK students, says study

    by  • May 14, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, Education and Schooling, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Radicalization, United Kingdom, Youth and Pop Culture

    Extremist Islamist leaders preached to crowds of students at almost 200 official events at universities including Cambridge in the past year, a study has revealed. Segregation at student events has become a widespread trend at many UK universities, a student equality group claims. Radical preachers spoke at universities including Cardiff and University College London...

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