Barbarians inside the gates- by Alexander Athos: We in the West are so gentrified that we think that others in the world share our values and its no harm to our body politic to allow preachers of hate and intolerance to enter into our society and
Islam and open societies – Tahir Kamran: The shooting at Charlie Hebdo in Paris has acted as a wake-up call for several European nations, Belgium and the United Kingdom being the most conspicuous of them. Their concern seems all the more visible primarily because Western
How deep-rooted are jihadists in Canada? – Murtaza Haider: We have dreaded this, but knew it may happen one day. An armed assailant attacked the Canadian Parliament and other sites in Ottawa, Canada’s capital. Killing one soldier; and injuring at least three others. The attacker, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32,
British Deobandi hate cleric backs the Paris massacres: A British hate preacher backed the Paris massacres just hours after the bloody events unfolded and told his followers ‘Britain is the enemy of Islam’. Cleric Mizanur Rahman, of Palmers Green, north London, defended the brutal murder of 12
NHS doctor flees UK to join Taliban: A British surgeon who was due to stand trial for assault has fled the country and become a senior leader of the Taliban in Pakistan. Mirza Tariq Ali, 39, who practised in the NHS, evaded the UK authorities