Mary Fitzgerald Irish Times 12 February 2011 This article discusses some of the current issues Muslims in Ireland are facing. The actual diversity of Muslim communities in Ireland creates particular challenges in terms of organising Muslims and representing their interests to the public. The role of European networks of the Muslim Brotherhood in organising Islam…
On the afternoon of December 11, 2010, a suicide bomber blew himself up in downtown Stockholm. The fatal blast occurred 10 minutes after a car exploded and injured two persons on a nearby street. The bombing has been defined as a terror crime by Swedish Secret Police (SÄPO). The Suicide bomber was later identified as…
A link between terrorism plots and hardcore child pornography is becoming clear after a string of police raids in Britain and across the Continent, an investigation by The Times has discovered. Images of child abuse have been found during Scotland Yard antiterrorism swoops and in big inquiries in Italy and Spain. Secret coded messages are…
Britain faces a “serious and sustained threat from violent extremists claiming to act in the name of Islam”, according to the first National Security Strategy, published today”At any one time the police and security and intelligence agencies are contending with around 30 plots, 200 groups or networks and 2,000 individuals who are judged to pose…
Upon returning from a diplomatic tour of the Arab Gulf countries, Nicolas Sarkozy spoke with foreign ambassadors at the Elysee Palace on January 18th, highlighting the need to combat religious extremism and Al Qaeda, stressing the membership of France as a western family. To cope with these challenges, Sarkozy said: “some (religious) groups want to…
