Extremism

France deploys reserve force, ramps anti-terror drills in new school year
August 24, 2016 By Faith Matters

France deploys reserve force, ramps anti-terror drills in new school year

France will deploy about 3,000 reserve troops, train school authorities and ramp up school anti-terror drills in case of attacks, its education and security ministers announced on Wednesday, a week before the start of a new academic year. The French government has heightened security across the country following a series on Islamist militant attacks since […]

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Islamist rebel apologises for wrecking Timbuktu shrines in landmark trial
August 22, 2016 By Faith Matters

Islamist rebel apologises for wrecking Timbuktu shrines in landmark trial

A former Islamist rebel admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali’s 2012 conflict and apologised at the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court on Monday – its first case to focus on cultural destruction as a war crime. Mahdi asked for forgiveness and said he had been swept up in an “evil wave” […]

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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police
August 19, 2016 By Faith Matters

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a traffic police post outside Moscow on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed, calling it revenge for Russia’s aerial bombing campaign in Syria. The militant group made the claim via the Amaq news agency, which it regularly uses to issue statements, and released a video […]

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Who is an extremist? UK faces legal challenge over strategy to stop radicals
August 17, 2016 By Faith Matters

Who is an extremist? UK faces legal challenge over strategy to stop radicals

To his detractors, including the British government, Salman Butt is an extremist whose views on Islam fly in the face of Britain’s values and help foster an atmosphere where young Muslims can be radicalised by militants. Even though he is not accused of supporting militant groups or violence, the British authorities believe it is only […]

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Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting support for IS
August 16, 2016 By Faith Matters

Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of inviting support for IS

Anjem Choudary, Britain’s most high-profile Islamist preacher whose followers have been linked to numerous militant plots across the world, has been found guilty of inviting support for Islamic State. Choudary, 49, was convicted at London’s Old Bailey court of using online lectures and messages to encourage support for the banned group which controls large parts […]

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Freed Syrians recount horrors of Islamic State in Manbij
August 13, 2016 By Faith Matters

Freed Syrians recount horrors of Islamic State in Manbij

The people of Manbij, near the Turkish border with Syria, appear jubilant in video released one day after Syria Democratic Forces ousted Islamic State forces from the city. The people of Manbij, near the Turkish border with Syria were jubilant on Saturday (August 13) a day after Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) ousted Islamic State forces […]

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Everything is Being Done to Trigger a War of Religions
July 26, 2016 By Faith Matters

Everything is Being Done to Trigger a War of Religions

Knife-wielding attackers interrupted a church service in France, forced the priest to his knees and slit his throat on Tuesday, an attack that President Francois Hollande said showed the threat from Islamist militancy was greater than ever. Police shot and killed the attackers as they emerged from the church, freeing three hostages, one of whom […]

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Facebook Page to the Murderer of Asad Shah is An Affront to Decency
July 10, 2016 By Faith Matters

Facebook Page to the Murderer of Asad Shah is An Affront to Decency

We were notified last week of a Facebook page to the self-confessed killer of Asad Shah, Tanveer Qadiri. The Facebook page, which has 1,621 ‘Likes’ on it, (as of the 10th of July), glorifies and attracts sympathisers who glorify the killer of Asad Shah who was brutally attacked outside his shop in Glasgow. The attack […]

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Assad tells EU delegation West’s actions in Syria cause terror in Europe
July 10, 2016 By Faith Matters

Assad tells EU delegation West’s actions in Syria cause terror in Europe

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a visiting group of European parliamentarians on Sunday that western governments’ support for opposition groups in Syria caused terrorism in Europe. “The problems Europe faces today of terrorism, extremism and waves of refugees are caused by some western leaders’ adoption of policies which do not serve their people,” Assad told […]

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Macedonian police arrest four suspected of Islamic State links
July 9, 2016 By Faith Matters

Macedonian police arrest four suspected of Islamic State links

Macedonian police said they arrested four people on Saturday believed to have fought alongside Islamic State insurgents in Syria and Iraq, and were looking for another three. Officers detained the group in the capital Skopje and the city of Tetovo and seized computers, mobile phones and passports, police official Dejana Nedeljkovic told local media. Authorities […]

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