Islamism

Nothing to do with Islam?

Douglas Murray 23 May 2013 15:53

Immediately after the 7/7 bombings the then police-chief Brian Paddick told a press conference: ‘Islam and terrorism do not go together.’ Now, after Woolwich, the Prime Minister has said, ‘There… Continue reading

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Investigations Continue Into The Brutal Street Killing Of A British Soldier

You’re going to lose. It is only you against many.

Alex Massie 23 May 2013 13:15

If, in the aftermath of an act of would-be terror, the people refuse to be terrorised does it still remain a terrorist act? Perhaps but there’s a sense, I think,… Continue reading

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Writers in a state of fear

Nick Cohen 21 May 2013 11:51

A State of Fear, Joseph Clyde’s new thriller*, stands out for many reasons. Thrillers only work if they are thrilling, and Clyde’s description of the search for the terrorist who… Continue reading

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Why has Abdul Hakim Murad not been sacked by Cambridge University?

Douglas Murray 3 May 2013 16:25

Abdul Hakim Murad is the Islamic name of a convert to Islam called Tim Winters. He is a lecturer and tutor and director of studies at Wolfson College, Cambridge University. … Continue reading

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Baroness Warsi has declared that Islamophobia is a government priority. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Islamophobia is a government priority. What about Islamism?

Douglas Murray 25 April 2013 18:30

According to one of his family members Tamerlan Tsarnaev was, among other things, ‘angry that the world pictures Islam as a violent religion.’ His efforts to refute this charge included… Continue reading

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A makeshift memorial for the victims of the Boston marathon bombing. Picture: Getty

America, like Europe, is dishonest about Islamic extremism

Douglas Murray 24 April 2013 9:18

I have been in the US over recent weeks, during the period of the Boston bombings and the hunt for the perpetrators. It may surprise some British readers to know… Continue reading

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Rescue teams and security forces inspect the scene of a deadly car bomb explosion which rocked central Damascus on April 8, 2013. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian rebels pledge allegiance to al-Qaeda, but promise to behave

Rod Liddle 11 April 2013 8:49

This, from the BBC – just in case any further evidence were needed. ‘The leader of the al-Nusra Front, a jihadist group fighting in Syria, has pledged allegiance to the… Continue reading

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Egyptian satirist and television host Bassem Youssef is surrounded by his supporters upon his arrival at the public prosecutor's office in the high court in Cairo, on March 31, 2013. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Bassem Youssef’s arrest is just one example of the attack on free speech in Egypt

Shiraz Maher 4 April 2013 14:34

Bassem Youssef is better known as ‘Egypt’s John Stewart’. He is a 39 year old cardiologist who made his name with an online comedy programme styled along the lines of… Continue reading

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'Irfan Naseer, Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali had hoped to carry out a wave of suicide bombings in Britain which would have exceeded 7/7 and rivalled 9/11 in terms of impact and casualties.' (Stephen Munday/Getty Images)

What if the terrorists were Jews?

Douglas Murray 22 February 2013 15:00

‘Would you say the same thing about Jews? Gays? Or any other minority?’ This is one of the witless questions asked of anyone who writes about Islamic extremism. And it… Continue reading

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A muslim woman stages a protest against stoning. Other muslims say who is she and who are we to judge. Image: Getty

A model of diversity

Douglas Murray 19 February 2013 19:25

There’s nothing quite like diversity. Take Manchester. It has a large Muslim population and a lot of gays. What could possibly go wrong? Last week Manchester University’s Student Union played… Continue reading

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Who shot Lars Hedegaard? We deserve to know; but the cowardly and hypocritical media is not interested in the story. Image: Getty

An interview with Lars Hedegaard

Douglas Murray 14 February 2013 11:24

A couple of days ago I managed to interview Lars Hedegaard – the Danish journalist currently at an undisclosed location under police protection after an assassination attempt at his home… Continue reading

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Lone voices against Terror

Nick Cohen 13 February 2013 20:19

I went to the Toynbee Hall, the meeting place for the radical East End, this week to listen to a debate many radicals would rather not hear. British Asian feminists… Continue reading

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The cowardly and hypocritical media abandons Lars Hedegaard

Douglas Murray 8 February 2013 16:01

It is now three days since a European journalist was visited at his door by an assassin. For three days I have waited for any response to this. The BBC… Continue reading

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Lars Hedegaard, who features on 'Hope Not Hate's' 'Top Dozen' list of anti-jihad activists. Image: Getty

The far-left and the attempted assassination of Lars Hedegaard

Douglas Murray 6 February 2013 15:54

The participation of far-right groups in stirring up hate-crimes is rightly and often written about. Less noted is the way in which the far-left demonises figures with whom it disagrees.… Continue reading

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Policemen survey the area in Copenhagen where a man tried to shoot Lars Hedegaard earlier today. Image: Getty

An assassination attempt on Lars Hedegaard

Douglas Murray 5 February 2013 18:27

It has just been announced that my friend Lars Hedegaard, a Danish journalist and frequent critic of Islamic fundamentalism, has narrowly survived an assassination attempt at his home in Denmark.… Continue reading

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A truck carries the bus damaged by the suicide bomb blast which targeted a group of Israeli tourists at the airport in Bourgas, Bulgaria, on July 19, 2012. Image: Getty

Bus bomb: It Was Hezbollah

Douglas Murray 5 February 2013 17:48

The report of the Bulgarian authorities into the bus-bombing which killed a local bus driver and five Israeli tourists in Burgas last summer has confirmed what so many of us… Continue reading

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech under a portrait of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Image: Getty

Breakfast with the Supreme Leader

Douglas Murray 5 February 2013 8:13

I have a piece in the Wall Street Journal (Europe) this morning: ‘Take Iran At Its Word’ can be found online here. The piece asks what is required to stop… Continue reading

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Michael Nazir-Ali, bishop of Rochester, has been vindicated in his belief that there are 'no-go' areas for non-Muslims in certain parts of Britain. Image: Getty

No-go Britain

Douglas Murray 31 January 2013 11:47

In 2008 one of Britain’s best and most courageous men, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, said that there were parts of Britain which had become no-go areas for non-Muslims. For these comments… Continue reading

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Surely it is time to lower the flag of the corrupt EU in these islands? Image: Getty

When will the government confront the EU?

Douglas Murray 4 January 2013 17:33

Here is a story that should have got far more attention. A story that perfectly epitomises the corruption and anti-democratic activity of the EU. In 2010 the group NGO Monitor… Continue reading