Contextualising Islam in Britain: Exploratory Perspectives

A report which explores the philosophical and theological perspectives on what it means to be a Muslim in Britain today has been published. The publication of the study, entitled “Contextualising Islam in Britain: Exploratory Perspectives” marks the culmination of a nine month research project by the University of Cambridge in association with the Universities of…

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Leading Islamist Wins Right to Name Son ‘Djehad’

In Germany, it seems, it’s okay to name children “Jihad.” A Berlin court has ruled that the name Djehad is neither denigrating nor offensive — even if the child’s father is a man considered by German intelligence agents and the United States to be one of the country’s most radical Islamists. A Berlin court ruled…

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Update: Alleged Jihadists Placed in Detention in Netherlands

The three Dutch citizens and Moroccan with Dutch residency arrested in Kenya have been placed in detention in the Netherlands. A court in Rotterdam on Friday ordered their detention, a court official said. All four were to be kept in custody for 14 days, lawyer Vincent de Winkel told AFP. Following their arrest in July…

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Four Dutch Citizens Arrested in Belgium on Suspicion of Terrorism

Four men have been arrested in Belgium on a Dutch warrant following their expulsion from Kenya. The men were detained last Friday at the border of Kenya and Somalia. “They are alleged to have been on their way to a jihadist training camp”, the prosecution service in the Netherlands said in a statement. An investigation…

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    British Muslim extremist welcomes protests

    Not only does Anjem Choudary support the Muslim protests against British troops, he basically condemns everything British while praising extreme Islam. He equates the soldiers to Nazis while British people, to his mind, are generally determined by “alcohol, gambling, prostitution and pornography”. He practices “jihad of the word” as opposed to “jihad of the sword”…

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