The tipping point for Sayeeda Warsi came in the aftermath of one of the most notorious incidents of this year’s Gazan war: the killing of four Palestinian children by Israeli shells as they played football on the beach. Warsi hoped that David Cameron would condemn the attack as beyond the pale. Instead, she heard only…
The killing of Alan Henning, a British hostage held by extremist group Islamic State, has caused anger and turmoil for many who knew him, and many who didn’t. Notably, many of the most prominent voices of anguish have come from Britain’s Islamic community. There are at least two separate online accounts dedicated to Henning. One fund was…
Having undertaken the “most significant domestic program by any Western country to foster a moderate version of Islam and prevent radicalization,” said James Brandon, former head of research at the Quilliam Foundation, “the UK has effectively given up trying to stop jihadists from being created.” Part of the difficulty is in identifying those who might…
More and more young individuals (under 14 years old0 are being intercepted by Spanish authorities for being involved in cyber Jihadism. Two of them (young girls from Ceuta) were arrested when they were getting ready to departure to Syria. According to the local experts, the Internet works perfectly for the radicalization of youth and their…
October 16, 2013 professor M. Meziti was visited by an inspector who opened a case on his private life and religious beliefs that “fall within the private sphere.” The inspector “expressed doubts concerning his compatibility with secularism, exclaiming after his answers: ‘Oh I’m reassured!’” How could a professional interview become an investigation of such a…
