Islamic State bride Shamima Begum, who fled to Syria aged 15, is not a Bangladeshi citizen and will be barred from entering the country, its foreign ministry has said. The 19-year-old from London said she wanted to return to the UK with her newborn baby, with the end of the so-called caliphate in Syria within […]
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A man accused of plotting a terrorist bomb attack in the UK has appeared in court charged with inciting an atrocity in Germany. Fatah Mohammed Abdullah, 33, was arrested in December last year after he allegedly bought “explosive pre-cursors” online. Last week, he was charged with inciting two people to commit a terror attack in […]
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Ever since Islamic State visited death and destruction on their villages in northern Iraq nearly five years ago, Yazidis Daoud Ibrahim and Kocher Hassan have had trouble sleeping. For Hassan, 39, who was captured, it is her three missing children, and three years of imprisonment at the hands of the jihadist group. For Ibrahim, 42, […]
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A teenage girl who fled Britain to join Islamic State has compared the Manchester Arena bombing to military assaults on Syria. In an interview with the BBC, Shamima Begum, now 19, said the deaths of 22 innocent people in the terrorist attack on an Ariana Grande concert in 2017 were akin to the “women and […]
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The father of two British teenagers killed fighting for Islamists in Syria has told of his “great shock” at losing a third son in a stabbing. Abdul Deghayes from Brighton died in the early hours of Sunday morning after he was attacked in a car that had crashed, Sussex Police said. The 22-year-old was found […]
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A convicted terrorist has been banned from being involved in the running of schools in order to protect children from “dangerous influences”. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, an associate of Anjem Choudary, was barred under Section 128 of the Education Act. He was previously a proprietor of the unregistered Siddeeq Academy in Tower Hamlets, east London, which […]
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An east London schoolgirl who left Britain as a 15-year-old to join the Islamic State group is now heavily pregnant and wants to come home. Shamima Begum was tracked down by The Times to a refugee camp in northern Syria where she is now 19-years-old, the bride of an Islamic State fighter, nine months pregnant […]
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A greater emphasis on promoting British values and the English language forms part of a new action plan to help promote better integration. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire said “we cannot ignore the fact that too many places across the country have divides”. He added these prevent people making the most of the opportunities available. The […]
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The brother of a 16-year-old jihadi bride has been jailed for 30 months after he was found guilty of funding Islamic State in Syria. Salim Wakil, 25, arranged the transfer of 3,000 dollars (about GBP2,300) via Western Union for his sister Sumaiyyah in February last year, despite repeated warnings from police. He used a friend’s […]
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New guidance to protect lawful free speech at universities has been unveiled following claims of censorship on campuses. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has worked with 10 leading organisations to develop a guide for student unions and institutions, providing advice on following the relevant law. There was input from the National Union of […]
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