The previous government report on particular social media firms’ failure to combat extremist propaganda should come as no surprise.[1] Although the Home Affairs Select Committee is to be acknowledged for…
Brussels Attacks: What’s next?
The latest terrorist attacks in Brussels follow the very recent ones in Istanbul and are yet further reminders of the extent of the threat facing us. Multifarious in nature, this…
Her Master’s Voice: Lazy, misguided and reckless!
In January, the former Prime Minister, David Cameron, asserted that learning English was a solution to tackling segregation and the ‘lure’ of extremism. Focusing on the second aspect, the government…
Paris Attacks: You don’t want to read this…
Source: [1] You don’t want to read this, and I take no pleasure in writing it, and no one really wants to hear it right now. But I believe it needs…
Safeguarding Muslim children from Daesh and PREVENT
Source[1] With Daesh seemingly here to stay, David Cameron has set out his five-year plan to tackle extremism. Yahya Birt [2] asks what the priorities should be for British Muslims.…
The Methodology of ISIS
By Shaikh Mashhoor Hasan aal-Salmaan [1] Source: [2] The Prophet sall Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam told us about ISIS and said, as collected by Bukhaari on the authority of ‘Ali, ‘The…
Jihad Jane, Jihadi Brides & Jamie: Idealistic Commonalities
On 8th January 2014, Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, an American Muslim convert, was convicted for ‘providing material support to terrorists’. Her nickname, ‘Jihad Jamie’, was coined as a result of her association…
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Emerging government policies and Islamophobic media headlines continue to target and marginalise Muslims – and let us be clear about this – socially conservative, orthodox Muslims in particular. To add…
Is Quietist Salafism an Alternative to ISIS?
Source[1] Will McCants:[2] Graeme Wood’s article on ISIS (in the March 2015 edition of Atlantic)[3] touched off a national debate about the insurgent group’s uses and abuses of Islam. Over…
The Flying Elephant in the Room
Daesh’s rapid expansion across swathes of Syria and Iraq caused grave concern for a considerable period of time due to the barbarity inflicted upon its enemies. Not a single country…