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EXTREMISM & RADICALISATION: CONTEST 2 AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR BRITISH MUSLIMS?



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According to a report in the Guardian, the government – as part of its Contest 2 counter-terrorism strategy – is considering proposals that would classify British Muslims as being extremists if:

• They advocate a caliphate, a pan-Islamic state encompassing many countries.
• They promote Sharia law.
• They believe in jihad, or armed resistance, anywhere in the world. This would include armed resistance by Palestinians against the Israeli military.
• They argue that Islam bans homosexuality and that it is a sin against Allah.
• They fail to condemn the killing of British soldiers in Iraq or Afghanistan

Is this another failed strategy that will further alienate thousands of law abiding Muslims? Or is it about time the government was bold enough to implement such measures to tackle extreme ‘Islamist ideologues’?

ALL WELCOME!

Presenter(s):

Dr Daud Abdullah, a senior researcher at the Palestinian Return Centre in London and also the Deputy Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain. He also lectures in Islamic Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London. Dr Daud has published

Date, time:

Saturday 18 April 2009
6:30pm

Venue / Travel info:

1st Floor
London Muslim Centre
Whitechapel Road
London E1

Audience:

All

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