Egypts’ Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam has visited the Netherlands for talks with Muslims and non-Muslims, to share ideas on the modernization of Islam. He had for example a meeting with Ahmed Aboutaleb, major in the city of Rotterdam. Both see education and upbringing as the best weapons against extremism. Allam has expressed his concerns of…
The Dutch Secret Security Service (AIVD) writes in its annual report 2014 that the threat for (terrorist) attacks more often comes from jihadis that haven’t travelled abroad to Syria or Iraq. They might feel motivated and inspired by IS members calling upon Jihadis to commit attacks in their home country. The attacks in Paris and…
According to its’ annual report, the Dutch Secret Security Service (AIVD) prevented several (terrorist) attacks, that where in different phases of preparation. AVID has done extensive research on jihadis that decide to stay home, instead of travelling abroad. But also on those that do decide to leave the country. Especially the increase number of women…
A teenage would-be terrorist “ruthlessly exploited” an impressionable young man in a plot to carry out a Lee Rigby copycat killing, a court has heard. Kazi Islam, 18, is accused of grooming 19-year-old Harry Thomas with a combination of “flattery and threats” to buy the ingredients for a pipe bomb and to attack one or…
Huffington Post (Alexandra Svokos) reports that conservative firebrand David Horowitz spoke at the University of North Carolina, and said (among other things) that “the Muslim Students Association and Students for Justice in Palestine are associated with terrorist organizations” and “intend to ‘kill the Jews, to push them into the sea.’” Muslim students spoke out against…
