British authorities plan to put as many as 1,000 Scottish Muslims under surveillance for suspected terrorist activities, it was reported by Scotland on Sunday. The surveillance is necessary because an increasing number of extremists pose a significant threat to the public, senior intelligence officials told the paper. Richard Elias reports.
A key suspect in the alleged plot to mount an attack in Germany on the scale of 9/11 is on the run in Britain, German security officials disclosed yesterday. Scotland Yard counterterrorism detectives are hunting the man, who escaped from Germany after a plot to explode bombs at Frankfurt airport and a US airbase. The…
School children in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, will visit local mosques in the wake of the Alva terror trial, BBC Scotland reported. It is hoped the scheme will increase understanding of other religions in the community. The move comes after former Alva Academy pupil Mohammed Atif Siddique, 21, was found guilty of terrorism offences on Monday. Ochil…
The majority of Scotland’s Islamic leaders believe UK foreign policy is the reason behind Muslims turning to extremism, a study has found. Out of 31 mosque leaders almost half believed extremist behaviour existed in Scotland with many citing UK foreign policy as the reason. A lack of parental guidance and the misinterpretation of Islam were…
Plans to create a 31-acre Muslim cemetery on land surrounding the conservation village of Carmunnock in Scotland have been opposed by locals. Villagers have launched a campaign to stop green belt land around the area being used for the new cemetery. Glasgow Central Mosque insists the new site would be kept as a green area…
