News Watch
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We accept that Russian bombs can provoke a terror backlash. Ours can too
Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria would fuel radicalisation, David Cameron warned. The Paris attacks show western military action has the same effects. The hardest ... -
Why Muslims should not have to condemn terrorism, in one very simple explanation
In case you were still in any doubt over whether the Muslim community should be made to condemn Isis, this very simple explanation may ... -
Hizb ut-Tahrir is totally opposed to Isis
In your article (British jihadis in Bangladesh fanning flames of extremism, says Dhaka, 16 September), in relation to Hizb ut-Tahrir, an unnamed “intelligence specialist” ... -
Russia admits targeting non-Isis groups in Syria as airstrikes continue
Russian combat aircraft have carried out a second day of airstrikes against Syrian rebel forces as Moscow admitted it had targeted groups other than ... -
When Shaker Aamer is free from Guantánamo the slurs will start Clive Stafford Smith
My maternal grandmother once gave me some advice that has never left me: when someone does you wrong, bizarrely, they will invariably hate you ... -
Deal to end civil war in Syria could allow president Bashar al-Assad to stay
David Cameron arrives at the United Nations on Sunday hoping to work with other countries on a deal to end Syria’s bitter civil war, ... -
School questioned Muslim pupil about Isis after discussion on eco-activism
Parents of 14-year-old at north London’s Central Foundation school take legal action after he was left ‘scared and nervous’ by experience. A Muslim schoolboy ... -
Imams will have to register and face security vetting under Home Office plans
Imams, priests, rabbis and other religious figures will have to enrol in a ‘national register of faith leaders’ and undergo vetting. Imams, priests, rabbis ... -
Migrant crisis: Why Syrians do not flee to Gulf states
As the crisis brews over Syrian refugees trying to enter European countries, questions have been raised over why they are not heading to wealthy ... -
Don’t shut your eyes to this picture because WE did this. Now we have to make it right
Amazing isn’t it? We can all stomach endless grainy video images of boatloads of people drowning in the sea. Yes, we’ll huff and puff ... -
Father of drowned Syrian toddlers prepares to take bodies home
The distraught father of two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother and several other migrants as they tried to reach Greece identified their ... -
‘Extremist is the secular word for heretic’: the Hizb ut-Tahrir leader who insists on his right to speak
As David Cameron lays out a counter-extremism strategy that he calls ‘the struggle of our generation’, the voice of the ‘extremists’ has been missing. ... -
It’s scary just how much David Cameron doesn’t seem to understand extremism
Instead of ignoring all the expert advice he’s been given, the Prime Minister should address the political roots of terrorism. Imagine a Prime Minister, ... -
Margaret Thatcher’s lobbying of Saudi royals over arms deal revealed
Newly released documents show Thatcher apologised to King Fahd for hostile comments about Saudi Arabia in the British press. The extent to which Margaret ... -
It’s not the religion that creates terrorists, it’s the politics
The word “radical” has always been an overly capacious term, easily filled with whatever meaning the speaker wants to pour into it. There is ... -
Caliphate Supporters Rally in Istanbul
Members of the Turkish branch of the outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir rallied in Istanbul Friday, calling for the creation of an Islamic caliphate and denouncing ... -
Number of sexual assaults reported on children rises to 85 a day
NSPCC calls for more support for victims as charity’s research shows that reports to police have increased by 38% over a year. Police are ... -
Schools monitoring pupils’ web use with ‘anti-radicalisation software’
Software flags up trigger words and phrases such as ‘jihadi bride’, ‘jihobbyist’ and ‘you only die once’ Schools are being sold software to monitor ... -
School heads raise alarm over new duty to protect students from extremism
Anna – not her real name – finds it hard to imagine a scenario that would prompt her to report that a pupil was ... -
Fury after primary pupils are asked to complete radicalisation-seeking surveys
Parents of children as young as nine have reacted angrily after schools in an east London borough asked pupils to complete surveys designed to ... -
Official warns there is ‘not enough land’ to build all the prisons needed to lock up UK’s paedophiles
The former Deputy Children’s Commissioner for England has warned that child sex abuse in the UK is so widespread that there is ‘not enough ...
