Gaza invasion could spark extremism in Britain

Amid a reported surge in anti-Jewish attacks in Europe, a group of leading moderate Muslims Thursday warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown that anger over Israel’s invasion of Gaza could spill over to the streets of Britain. “…The anger within UK Muslim communities has reached acute levels of intensity,” said a letter to Brown from 14

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British Muslims outraged by Gaza attacks

The Ramadhan Foundation based in the UK has called for “real action” in the middle-east following the IDF attacks on Gaza today claiming 205 Palestinian lives. Mohammed Shafiq, Director of the Foundation in a statement has said: “It is now clear that the Israeli attacks are war crimes and its time for the unmoral and

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Radical scholars allowed to express

Radical scholars should be allowed to talk to university students on how acts of terrorism are justifiable, a minister has said. Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell said freedom of speech was the “most effective” means of addressing extreme views that did not break the law. He said it was “critical” that universities encouraged a culture

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Universities told to root out extremists

British university leaders have agreed to inform the police of any extremist behaviour by students or visiting speakers that they suspect may lead to terrorism. A new tool kit for universities issued today by Bill Rammell, the Universities Minister, advises universities to draw up a national watch list of guest speakers who should be banned

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