Exclusive: Sophisticated analysis says there is no single pathway to violent extremism: MI5 has concluded that there is no easy way to identify those who become involved in terrorism in Britain, according to a classified internal research document on radicalisation seen by the Guardian. The sophisticated analysis, based on hundreds of case studies by the…
Channel 4 has launched an online campaign to find 500 people called Osama as part of its Islam season. The broadcaster will follow a young female Muslim doctor and a filmmaker as they take on the project to track down 500 people named Osama in 50 days. Users will be able to follow their quest…
Young Muslims born and residing in the US are taking conventional humor to counter false American stereotypes of Islam and Muslims. Calgary, Canada born Obaida Abdul-Rahim, who lives in Gainesville, Florida, runs one of several Middle-Eastern themed t-shirt business that have sprung up to retort anti-Muslim sentiment. Such slogans printed on the t-shirts include “100…
American films and TV programs post September 11th have reinforced screen images of Muslims and Arabs as fanatics and villains, argues author Jack Shaheen. Shaheen, in his book Guilty — Hollywood’s Verdict on Arabs after 9/11, praises some post Sept. 11th films for offering more sympathetic images of Muslims and Arabs, but argues that much…
In the dossier entitled To understand Islam, Henri de La Hougue, professor of the Catholic institute of Paris gives some useful advice for Christians and Muslims who wish to establish a dialogue. The image of Muslims depicted in the media and in our imaginary concepts, favours stereotypes about their way of living and believing. In…
