Reflections on yet another Counter-Extremism Strategy – Part 1 The government’s new Counter-Extremism Strategy[1] released in a report yesterday has already provoked a barrage of criticism and ridicule. Again. As expected, numerous rational people have been criticising not only its ...
Read More »Breaking Bad: The government’s stance on terrorism law
On the 18th of September, 31-year-old father-of-two Mohammed Ali was sentenced to eight years in prison[1] for trying to buy ricin off of an undercover FBI agent on the Internet, inspired by the TV series Breaking Bad. This was following the ...
Read More »‘Whitely’ privileged to mass murder
Latest Updates: Finsbury Park Masjid Attack ‘Whitely’ privileged to mass murder According to Shooting Tracker, which describes itself as the word’s only crowdsourced mass shooting tracker, there have been 207 mass shootings in the United States this year till date[1]. ...
Read More »FBI is actually creating US-based terrorists
There’s an organization responsible for more terrorism plots in the United States than al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab and ISIS combined: The FBI. How? Why? In an eye-opening talk, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson reveals a disturbing FBI practice that breeds terrorist plots by ...
Read More »“Extremism” Disruption Orders: Protecting freedom by removing it
Introduction That those who wish to do you harm lack the competence to carry out their wishes is something that you might pray for. Recently we have noticed an astonishing lack of sophistication among some neoconservative ideologues and politicians, as ...
Read More »Can we trust the judges?
Can we trust the judges? Introduction The alleged increase in the threat of terrorism has led to an erosion of civil liberties.[1] Successive British governments have implemented measures which infringe upon the most basic rights. What is the best method ...
Read More »Goodbye presumption of innocence, hello pre-crime
A decade on from the 7/7 bombings the country is still feeling the effects of the impulsive reaction by the then Labour Government. The PREVENT Strategy was claimed to be created in response to the 7 July 2005 attacks. The ...
Read More »Muslims “Quietly condone Terrorism”—a desperate lie
Muslims “Quietly condone Terrorism”—a desperate lie While Muslims around the world have been fasting during the holy month of Ramaḍān, terrorists and politicians have continued in their respective destructive crusades which currently show no sign of abating. Friday saw the ...
Read More »Morsi Smiles: what can my enemies do to me?
Decree whatever you wish to Decree When they saw the miracle of Musa’s staff, the magicians of the Pharaoh unanimously believed. Indifferent to what followed of Pharaoh’s threats, they exclaimed: “…So decree whatever you wish to decree, for you can ...
Read More »Muslim Community: Crisis and Opportunity
The Muslim Community is in a state of emergency, but in it lies our greatest opportunity They say that humanity only really learns the most earnest of lessons in a state of crisis, a state of complete breakdown. Only after ...
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