Tuesday, 25 May 2010
'Converts' profiled
John-Paul Flintoff, Times Online, A funny thing happened on the way to the mosque, 23 May 2010 "An increasing number of Britons are converting to Islam. Mosques are open to the public, so it is possible simply to wander in and try the religion for size?" Rather long article, with some interesting anecdotes.
Friday, 14 May 2010
Baroness Warsi
Telegraph, Britain's first female Muslim Cabinet minister Baroness Warsi brightens up Downing Street, 14 May 2010
"Britain’s first female Muslim Cabinet minister spoke of the “humbling” moment yesterday as she took her seat at the Government’s top table."
"Britain’s first female Muslim Cabinet minister spoke of the “humbling” moment yesterday as she took her seat at the Government’s top table."
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Blackburn case ongoing
David Watkinson, thisislancashire.co.uk, Blackburn man admits terror offences, 10 May 2010"A Blackburn man who posed as the head of al Qaeda in Britain and called for the deaths of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair has pleaded guilty to a string of terrorist offences."
Research
Thomas Hegghammer points to some useful 'Homegrown Literature' from the Centre for Studies of Islamism and Radicalisation at Aarhus University in Denmark. This includes Jonathan Githens-Mazer, Robert Lambert, Adbul-Haqq Baker, Safiyah Cohen-Baker, Zacharias Pieri: Muslim Communities Perspectives on Radicalisation in Leicester, UK [pdf] which looks helpful.
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Friday, 7 May 2010
Shabana Mahmood
BBC News, Female Muslim MP elected in Birmingham Ladywood, 7 May 2010 "Labour's Shabana Mahmood has become Birmingham's first female Muslim MP."
'Four Lions'
Times Online, Four Lions, 7 May 2010 "There is something daring and refreshing about a film that tickles the jihadists in the ribs until fundamentalism becomes farce." Four stars (out of five) from The Times.
Two stars (out of five) from the Independent: Anthony Quinn, Four Lions, 7 May 2010 "Morris wants us to provoke us into thinking more deeply about issues of race and belief and national security. It is an honourable aim. But it still left me wishing he'd provoked us into laughter."
Three stars (out of five) from The Sun: Alex Zane, Brass eye on terrorism, 7 May 2010 "Not as funny or as controversial as many would have expected, but there are still many moments of Chris Morris genius here that will have you thinking about it for a long time after the credits end."
Also see Daily Mail, Fury of 7/7 relatives at suicide bomber comedy Four Lions, 6 May 2010 "Relatives of those killed in the July 7th bombings have reacted with fury to a new comedy about bungling would-be suicide bombers.
"Four Lions, the directorial debut of Brass Eye satirist Chris Morris, sees four Muslims from Yorkshire travel south in an attempt to kill thousands at the London Marathon."
I have yet to see this - I'm obviously curious about it, so will check my local multiplex.
Two stars (out of five) from the Independent: Anthony Quinn, Four Lions, 7 May 2010 "Morris wants us to provoke us into thinking more deeply about issues of race and belief and national security. It is an honourable aim. But it still left me wishing he'd provoked us into laughter."
Three stars (out of five) from The Sun: Alex Zane, Brass eye on terrorism, 7 May 2010 "Not as funny or as controversial as many would have expected, but there are still many moments of Chris Morris genius here that will have you thinking about it for a long time after the credits end."
Also see Daily Mail, Fury of 7/7 relatives at suicide bomber comedy Four Lions, 6 May 2010 "Relatives of those killed in the July 7th bombings have reacted with fury to a new comedy about bungling would-be suicide bombers.
"Four Lions, the directorial debut of Brass Eye satirist Chris Morris, sees four Muslims from Yorkshire travel south in an attempt to kill thousands at the London Marathon."
I have yet to see this - I'm obviously curious about it, so will check my local multiplex.
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