Research, links and academic information on Islam and Muslims in Britain. Part of virtuallyislamic.com
Friday, 18 July 2014
Babar Ahmad
BBC News - British cyber-jihadist Babar Ahmad jailed in US, 16 Jul 2014 also listen to this BBC Radio 4 documentary
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Babar Ahmed,
jihad,
Tooting
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Trojan horse inquiry
Guardian, Trojan horse inquiry: 'A coordinated agenda to impose hardline Sunni Islam', 17 Jul 2014 "An investigation ordered by the government has found a "sustained, coordinated agenda to impose segregationist attitudes and practices of a hardline, politicised strain of Sunni Islam" on children in a number of Birmingham schools."
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education
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Britain First ‘invades’ Crayford Mosque
Britain First ‘invades’ Crayford Mosque, protests against ‘segregated entrances’ - MEND: "The Independent, the local paper, News Shopper and the Asian Image all report on Britain’s First’s latest ‘invasion’ of a mosque. The far right group and its “Kent battalion activists” descended the North West Kent Muslim Association mosque in Crayford last Sunday at around 1pm."
Monday, 14 July 2014
Friday, 11 July 2014
Muslim life in the UK
The Guardian, What is it like to be a Muslim in Britain today? "We asked Muslim bloggers to tell us their experiences of living as a Muslim in the UK today. Do you agree? Share your thoughts and experiences."
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blogging
Friday, 4 July 2014
'Over 100 UK imams unite to sign open letter urging British Muslims not to travel to Syria and Iraq'
Imams Online, Over 100 UK imams unite to sign open letter urging British Muslims not to travel to Syria and Iraq This is the link to the letter.
Channel 4, Imams' plea to British Muslims: don't go to Syria or Iraq, 4 Jul 2014 "An open letter signed by more than 100 imams from across major theological backgrounds and cultural groups urged British Muslim communities "to continue the generous and tireless effort to support all of those affected by the crisis in Syria and unfolding events in Iraq", but to do so "from the UK in a safe and responsible way"." Also see
Channel 4, Imams' plea to British Muslims: don't go to Syria or Iraq, 4 Jul 2014 "An open letter signed by more than 100 imams from across major theological backgrounds and cultural groups urged British Muslim communities "to continue the generous and tireless effort to support all of those affected by the crisis in Syria and unfolding events in Iraq", but to do so "from the UK in a safe and responsible way"." Also see
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imams
British jihadist calls for 'flag of Islam' over Downing Street and Buckingham Palace
Independent, British jihadist calls for 'flag of Islam' over Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, 4 Jul 2014 "BBC 5 live broadcast an interview with a man calling himself Abu Osama, who claimed that he had received military training and taken part in bomb-making and fighting with the extremist al-Nusra Front, an group which is linked to al-Qaeda and banned in the UK, for the past year." Also see/listen to BBC News, Man calls for 'black flag of Islam' over Buckingham Palace
Thursday, 3 July 2014
Anti-terror police arrest and bail teenager in Cardiff
BBC News - Anti-terror police arrest and bail teenager in Cardiff `'In an online conversation with a reporter from BBC Wales' Week In Week Out programme, he [Aseel Muthana] described seeing "martyrs" to militant group Isis's cause and said he would be "willing to die" for the cause.`'
Il jihadismo nei Balcani
Giovanni Giacalone, Il jihadismo nei Balcani: i nuovi focolai bosniaci | ISPI article by one of my former MA students
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