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Ex-radicals challenge UK Muslims to shun Islamism

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago02 mins

Former Islamist radicals in Britain launched a “counter-extremism think-tank” on Tuesday, saying they wanted to reclaim Islam from the violent ideology of al Qaeda. The Quilliam Foundation, named after a 19th century English convert to Islam who established Britain’s first mosque, says it aims to expose Islamism as a false ideology and help Muslims develop…

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Germany fears al Qaeda sympathy rising among Turks

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

Germany believes it has moved up al Qaeda’s target list because of its role in Afghanistan, and is especially worried by signs of radicalisation among its 3 million-strong ethnic Turkish community, a senior official said. Mark Trevelyan and Louis Charbonneau report.

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