April 20, 2014 Islamist extremism is the “most deadly” problem charities face, the chairman of the sector’s watchdog has said. William Shawcross, who took on the role at the Charity Commission in October 2012, said it was “ludicrous” that people with convictions for terrorism or money laundering were not automatically disqualified from setting up…
April 20, 2014 A British citizen who fights with the rebels in Syria has released a video tour of the home he shares with fellow fighters in the war-torn country. With security services in the UK growing increasingly concerned about the number of Britons travelling to join extremist groups in Syria, the video offers…
April 20, 2014 Prosecutors will this week seek to build on their sweeping terror case against a former radical cleric from north London by calling a succession of former associates and followers as witnesses and playing recordings of his past sermons and statements in which he vilifies the West and praises al-Qa’ida. The stakes…
April 22, 2014 Muslim students are divided about government moves to introduce student loans that comply with sharia law. Muslim groups have been pressing hard for reform because the rise in tuition fees in 2012 brought with it the expectation that students would take out loans and pay them back, with interest, once they…
April 22, 2014 Tony Blair insists the west needs to take sides in the Middle East and move the battle against Islamist extremism to the top of the political agenda. In a speech to Bloomberg in London, the former Labour prime minister will say: “The important point for western opinion is that this is…
