U.K. Tries to Thwart Al-Qaeda Recruitment in Schools

The U.K. government said schools in England must do more to prevent violent extremists and terrorist groups including al-Qaeda from recruiting students, and issued guidelines on how to combat the threat. A 44-page pamphlet released today by the Department for Children, Schools and Families advises teachers how to spot and help vulnerable pupils age 5

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More officers to target radicalization in UK

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith Wednesday announced plans for an extra 300 counter-terrorism police to target radicalization in Britain. But her announcement, coupled with controversial proposals to seek the help of moderate Pakistani imams, was described as the ‘most blatant breach’ of pre-election campaigning rules by the opposition Conservatives. The Conservatives said they were reporting Smith

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Terrorism is ‘anti-Islamic’ – Home Secretary Jacqui Smith

The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith gave a speech on terrorism and radicalisation at a conference hosted by Kings College London to launch their International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence on Thursday. She said: “First and foremost, terrorists are criminals. As so many Muslims in the UK and across the world have

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British PM Backs Detention Law

By Arshad Sharif Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday backed the controversial Terrorism Bill which would allow the British law-enforcement agencies to detain terrorist suspects without a charge for up to 90 days. The Terrorism Bill, which proposes to increase the limit of detention without a charge from 14 to 90 days, was published in

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