Man charged with killing soldier at Ark. recruiting office says he wanted to start terror cell

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The man accused of fatally shooting a soldier outside a military recruiting station in Little Rock in 2009 now says he wanted to start a terrorist cell in the U.S., but a prosecutor brushed off the claims Saturday as “just ridiculous.” In his latest letter to the court, Abdulhakim Muhammad told…

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Man accused in soldier’s death granted trial delay

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge has granted a delay in the murder trial of Abdulhakim (ahb-DOOL’ hah-KEEM’) Muhammad, the man who says his impulse to avenge the death of Muslims at American hands led him to kill a soldier at a Little Rock military recruiting center.

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Marches by the far right “drive Muslims to militancy”

19 November 2010 Demonstrations by far right groups like the English Defence League (EDL) act like recruiting sergeants for Islamic militants across Britain, the head of a regional counter terrorism unit said on Friday. Detective Superintendent John Larkin from West Midlands police said EDL marches and counter-demonstrations often ended in violence, with evidence they end…

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Netherlands mosques build anti-radicalization program

In an effort to prevent radicalization among Muslim youth, administrators of 18 mosques in the province of North Holland will attend a study week in April. Operating on the premise that youth become radicalized as a result of isolation and exposure to organizations outside of mosques, the program provides strategies for recruiting youth to mosques….

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Swedish Secret Police to investigate Islamism in Sweden

The Swedish government have asked Swedish Secret Police (SÄPO) for a report on radical Islamism in Sweden. “There are indications coming from SÄPO”, says Minister of Integration Nyamko Sabuni, “that violent, radical Islamism is recruiting in Sweden. Even if this is not a big problem, it can have grave consequences for some individuals.” The report…

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