Radicalization
Quilliam Foundation publishes theological rebuttal to ISIS’s manual
The counter-extremism organisation, the Quilliam Foundation, has published a translation, analysis, and theological rebuttal of the “jihadist manual” used by ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Boko Haram.
French Council of the Muslim Faith condemns Paris knife attack
Below is the official statement made by the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) regarding the recent knife attack in Paris. “Horror has once again engulfed our country in the name of a totalitarian and deadly ideology! The French Council of the Muslim Faith vigorously condemns the attack, which according to a provisional assessment,…
Who is Khamzat Azimov, the Paris knife attacker?
Khamzat Azimov, the Paris knife attacker, was born in Chechnya and was on a list of potential terrorism suspects. Azimov stabbed five passers-by, fatally injuring one, in the middle of a crowded neighborhood. Azimot confronted three police offers with bloodied hands and face near the main Paris Opera house, the Rue Monsigny, witnesses said, and was…
BBC Radio 4’s ‘Too Young to Veil?’ examines controversy around primary school age girls wearing the hijab
Shaimaa Khalil discusses the rising trend in the UK of primary school girls wearing the hijab, whether there is a need for concern about this, and who, if anyone, has the right to decide what young girls wear.
French citizen Mélina Boughedir to be retried in Iraqi court
Melina Boughedir, a French citizen, was put back on trial in Baghdad on Wednesday over terrorism charges for allegedly joining the Islamic State group in Iraq. The 27-year-old mother of four faces the death penalty over her alleged membership of the jihadist organization. Arrested in the summer of 2017 in Mosul, Boughedir was sentenced last…