May 2009 Archives

Gay soap storyline: TV complaints and the right to offend

By Hannah Stuart on May 29, 2009 3:54 PM | 3 Comments | No TrackBacks

Any television programme that explores controversial subjects - domestic violence, racism or paedophilia - inevitably attracts attention. In fact, some would say that TV complaints function as a barometer of society's attitudes towards complex issues.

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Luton protests serve as a stark reminder of problems facing the UK

By Robin Simcox on May 27, 2009 1:40 PM

This is a guest post from CSC Research intern Gabrielle Nejad.

What should have been a parade to celebrate the arrival of those soldiers safely returning home from their duties, has instead been held up as an example and reflection of the growing frustrations and divisions deeply embedded within our society. Following the protests in Luton against the British soldiers serving abroad, more violence took place over the weekend via a counter-protest.
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Landmark case on forced marriage: mother jailed

By Houriya Ahmed on May 22, 2009 2:18 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
A mother has been sentenced, in what has been called a 'landmark case', for three years for forcing her two teenage daughters to marry their first cousins in Pakistan in July 2007.
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Hizb-ut Tahrir and the 'butcher of Buner'

By Houriya Ahmed on May 21, 2009 1:07 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
Hizb-ut Tahrir (HT) Britain, a global Islamist revolutionary group calling for the establishment of an Islamic state (Khilafah), has recently issued a press statement titled 'Brown welcomes the butcher of Buner to Downing Street' - denouncing Pakistani President  Zardari's visit to the UK. Taji Mustafa HT Britain's media representative said:

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What really inspired the 7/7 ringleader?

By Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens on May 19, 2009 9:55 PM | 3 Comments | No TrackBacks
Well, it certainly was not UK involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq.  James Forsyth of The Spectator, with the assistance of Shiraz Maher, has highlighted a crucial segment of the recenly released review of the intelligence.  On page 93 of Could 7/7 Have Been Prevented?, there is a picture of Mohammed Siddique Khan from a surveillance operation in January 2001, this was before the invasion of Afghanistan and long before Iraq.  In fact, it would be difficult even to argue that Khan took his inspiration from the bravery and heroism of the 9/11 murderers.
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MI5 absolved of blame over 7/7

By Robin Simcox on May 19, 2009 5:42 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
This is a guest blog by CSC Research Intern Gabrielle Nejad.

The eagerly anticipated second Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) report released today has absolved the security services and police of any blame they may have incurred for failing to prevent the suicide bombings in July 2005.
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British Parliamentarians encourage jihad

By Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens on May 13, 2009 4:30 PM | No TrackBacks
Reproduced below is my recent blog post on Harry's Place:

I recently wrote an article in Lebanon's Daily Star about Clare Short and Lord Alderdice offering a platform to Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, where I argued that they are serving only to encourage Hamas that they do not need to abandon jihadism.  Recently, the group issued a message which confirms just how helpful members of the UK government have been.
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Muslim Safety Forum among groups that have recommended the scaling down of Met stop and search powers

By Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens on May 7, 2009 5:42 PM | No TrackBacks

The Muslim Safety Forum (MSF) is one of the groups reported to have influenced the Chief of the Metropolitan Police's decision to scale down police stop and seach powers. This comes two months after revelations that the founding chairman of the MSF and, according to the most recent reports, its current treasurer, Azad Ali, held extremist Islamist views and praised one of the godfathers of modern jihad, Abdullah Azzam.

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British Universities: Bought and Paid For

By Robin Simcox on May 7, 2009 2:05 PM | No TrackBacks
The following was written for the Hudson Institute, a US think tank, by Douglas Murray, Director of the Centre for Social Cohesion, and Robin Simcox, Research Fellow at the CSC and author of 'A Degree of Influence'.

The British government's new counter terrorism strategy, Contest 2, saw the government patting itself on the back for the 'key achievement' of promoting the UK as 'a centre of excellence for Islamic studies outside the Muslim world'. A Degree of Influence, the new Centre for Social Cohesion report, shows that if the British government is relying on Islamic studies to prevent radicalisation of young British Muslims, then we're in trouble.
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The Taliban's perversion of Sharia law

By Houriya Ahmed on May 5, 2009 11:55 AM | 5 Comments | No TrackBacks
CSC researcher Houriya Ahmed wrote for Guardian's Comment is Free: Belief section

Article is reproduced below:

The Taliban have perverted sharia law in a way that shames Islam and contravenes human rights.
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