Posted on June 23, 2017. Tags: Deliberation, Democracy, Dialogue, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Islamophobia, jihadi, Pluralism, radicalisation, Salafism, Terrorism
The United Kingdom has been shaken by four terror attacks in three months. Three were carried out by ISIS supporters and the latest was the result of anti-Muslim sentiments. These attacks follow a number of jihadi attacks in other European countries: France, Belgium, Germany and Sweden. The recurrence of these events (and often their low-tech […]
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Posted in Europe, Islam, Religion, Security Issues, Terrorism, World
Posted on January 24, 2015. Tags: Al Qaeda, alienation, Bowen, British Muslims, Charlie Hebdo, deprivation, France, French Muslims, Giles Kepel, identity, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, jihadi, Jivraj, multiculturalism, Racism, Religion, Salafism, Salafist Islam, Theo Van Gogh, United Kingdom
The tragedy of Charlie Hebdo has provoked an immense response from Muslims and non-Muslims all over the world. Almost all who have written about this issue have condemned the killings in Paris, equating them to other similar terrorist threats and attacks such as the Rushdie Affair and the 7/7 bombings in Britain, the 9/11 attacks, and […]
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Posted in Europe, Islam, Religion, Security Issues, Terrorism, World