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Monday, 21 October 2013
Fingerprinting for international students
Independent, Is this really necessary? Universities introduce fingerprinting for international students, 21 Oct 2013 "Universities of Sunderland and Ulster both involved"
Student pleads guilty to attacks on Midlands mosques
Guardian, Student pleads guilty to attacks on Midlands mosques "Pavlo Lapshyn killed 82-year-old Muslim and planted bombs in Wolverhampton and Tipton to increase racial conflict"
Forced Marriage Issues
Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute, Britain's Underage Muslim Marriage Epidemic, October 15, 2013 "More than a dozen Muslim clerics at some of the biggest mosques in Britain have been caught on camera agreeing to marry off girls as young as 14." Also see ITV, Underage marriages 'agreed' which includes disclaimer from one of the mosques in the documentary. The full report is here. The ITV Exposure programme is still available to view via ITV Player until (around) 13 November 2013 for UK viewers.
Al Shabaab threaten British Muslims
BBC News, UK Muslims warned of militant al-Shabab threat, 18 Oct 2013 "British Muslims who speak out against extremism are being warned that they could be targeted by members of the Somali militant group al-Shabab." Update: Sky News, Al Shabaab Video Threatens British Muslims, 19 Oct 2013 Also see The Blaze, New Terrorist Video Urges Western Muslims to Emulate London Terror Attack, Fort Hood Shooting – Should We Be Worried?, 17 Oct 2013 opinion and analysis (+ link to 'safe copy' of video)
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Al-Madinah School in Derby
This Is Derbyshire, Derby Muslim school Al-Madinah 'in chaos', says Ofsted, 17 Oct 2013 "The damning report into Al-Madinah School followed an emergency inspection at the beginning of the month, ordered by the Secretary of State."
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
EDL leader Tommy Robinson quits group over 'dangers of far-right extremism' - Home News - UK - The Independent
EDL leader Tommy Robinson quits group over 'dangers of far-right extremism', The Independent "Counter-extremism think tank Quilliam has announced Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll, leaders of the English Defence League, have decided to quit the far-right group."