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• Manual outlines Muslim radicalization in prisons

  29 October 2008, by Associated Press
  Security officials from several European countries have developed a manual to help prison authorities prevent their jailhouses from becoming incubators for Muslim extremists. The manual, developed by France, Germany and Austria, includes signs that may indicate that a prisoner was becoming radicalized, including the presence of a growing beard. A prison group feared the manual could stigmatize Muslim inmates. The document was distributed at a two-day closed-door conference of European security experts that ended Wednesday. It will be given to prison personnel.

• Muslim fanatic prisoners to be ’de-programmed’ using controversial techniques to ’cure’ them of beliefs

  29 October 2008, by Mail on Sunday
  Psychologists in the Prison Service will try to ‘cure’ extremist Muslim inmates of their political beliefs with controversial therapies similar to those used to ‘de-programme’ members of religious cults

• ‘Young can become addicted to extremism’

  4 August 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  Islamic extremism should be regarded as a potential addiction for vulnerable young people in the same way as alcohol, drugs or gambling, according to Scotland’s counter-terrorism co-ordinator. Allan Burnett wants to introduce rehabilitative measures similar to addiction support to prevent youngsters from becoming radicalised by fundamentalists, instead of sending them to prison. Speaking on the eve of the first anniversary of the Glasgow airport attack, Mr Burnett told The Herald that he wants to develop restorative justice and early intervention initiatives for young people as part of the strategy to stop future attacks.

• Alleged al-Qaeda-linked Islamists arrested

  29 July 2008, by News Agencies
  Spanish police broke up a cell of suspected Islamic militants, and arrested four people accused of fundraising for terrorist activities. The men, all of Algerian origin, were arrested in the southern province of Huelva and the Basque region in the north. Authorities said that the cell had been under investigation since 2005, and was directly linked to Al Qaeda.

• Muslim summit in Rome looks at ways to fight radicalism

  28 July 2008, by Adnkronos
  Members of Italy’s Muslim community met on Friday to find new ways to combat extremism. The meeting, held in Rome’s main mosque, was the first of its kind to be organized by the Association of Muslim Intellectuals. "We placed attention on the need to implement strategies to prevent Islamic radicalism and foster initiatives that aim to create a more accurate image of Islam," said in a statement by the group.

• Abu Qatada released from prison

  2 July 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  The radical Abu Qatada has variously been described as a «truly dangerous individual» and a «key UK figure» in al-Qaida-related activity by those in anti-terrorist circles who have studied his work and words. Qatada, who was released from prison last night on strict bail conditions including a 22-hour curfew, became one of the UK’s most wanted men in December 2001, when he went on the run on the eve of government moves to introduce new anti-terror laws allowing suspects to be detained without charge or trial.

• More money invested to tackle radicalisation

  1 July 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  New guidance to help and support local authorities, schools, community groups and the police in tackling violent extremism and prevent radicalisation in communities was launched on Tuesday by the government. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and Children, Schools and Families Secretary Ed Balls rolled out their counter terrorism strategy which hopes to prevent people getting involved with violent extremism.

• Islamic fanatics are openly using the internet to recruit children in Britain, says Civitas

  1 July 2008, by Mail on Sunday
  Islamic extremists in Britain are openly trying to recruit children via the internet, a report warns.

• Report: Berlin fears German being groomed as suicide bomber

  1 July 2008, by Earth Times
  Police fear that a convert, Eric B, 20, is being groomed by Jihadists to become the first German suicide bomber, according to the news magazine Der Spiegel on Saturday. German police had lost track of B several weeks ago in the wilds in or near Afghanistan, where he was in training with Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), an Uzbek-origin terrorist group regarded as just as threatening as Arab-based al-Qaeda.

• Denmark: Three Muslims attacked after embassy bombing in Pakistan

  30 June 2008, by 24 Timer
  Former spokesperson of the Islamic Faith Society (ISF) Kasem Said Ahmed was attacked on his way to work, shortly after the attack on the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan was announced in the Danish media. The attack occurred in Copenhagen, and Ahmed said he was punched in the face after being asked if he was an imam.

• Spain arrests two on militant recruitment suspicion

  30 June 2008, by News Agencies
  Police in Barcelona arrested two people on Tuesday on suspicion of recruiting Muslims to fight for militant groups, news agency EFE reported. The report said they were not connected to 11 other Islamist militants who a Spanish court charged on Thursday with offences related to suicide bomb plots in the Spanish city and Germany.

• Norway: Bhatti acquitted of terrorism, convicted on other charges

  30 June 2008, by Aftenposten
  Norway’s first terrorism trial ended with the acquittal of Arfan Bhatti, who was charged with firing shots at a synagogue in Oslo, and planning attacks on embassies. His alleged accomplices were also acquitted, but Bhatti was convicted for other shootings and attempted murder. Instead of terrorism, Bhatti was essentially convicted of vandalism instead - though some viewed his verbal threats, thoughts, and ideas conveyed by cellphone as frightening.

• Christian convert Magdi Allam reacts to Islamist death threats

  25 June 2008, by Adnkronos
  Magdi Allam, a Christian convert to Islam who has been targeted with death threats over apostasy, has expressed concern about these dangers and the fear that the perpetrators may be Italian. Allam’s fears were expressed concerning the large number of al-Qaeda inspired websites popping up on the internet, and the belief that some websites are created and maintained by Italians.

• Al Qaeda Warrior Uses Internet to Rally Women

  9 June 2008, by New York Times
  The New York Time discusses the increasing use of technology, specifically the internet, in organizing terror interest. The article follows a 48-year-old Belgian woman named Malika El Aroud, who posts on the internet under the pseudonym «Oum Obeyda,» who while she does not disseminate instructions on how to make bombs nor intends to take part in violence herself, post encourages and «bullies» Muslim men to fight.

• Abu Hamza fighting extradition

  4 June 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  Radical «cleric» Abu Hamza has launched a High Court battle against extradition to the US to face terror charges. He is wanted for allegedly trying to set up an al-Qa’ida training camp in Oregon. He is also claimed to have helped the gang who kidnapped Western tourists in Yemen in 1998, killing three Britons. But his lawyers are arguing extradition should be blocked because evidence gained by torture was being used against him.

• Germany: Threat of Islamic terrorism ’consistently high’, says report

  3 June 2008, by Adnkronos
  The threat of Islamic terrorism in Germany remained high in 2007, according to an annual report by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The report said Islamic militants are increasingly setting their sights on Germany and view the country as an «operational area» and that Islamists regard Germany as a «crusader» and as an ally of the United States and Israel. American, Israeli and British institutions were at high risk, said the report, as well as Russian targets, due to the ongoing conflict in Chechnya. As an example, the report mentioned the arrests of militants on 4 September 2007, when three individuals allegedly planned attacks on American institutions in Germany and were caught with bomb-making material.

• German Islamist Appears in New Jihad Video

  2 June 2008, by Spiegel Online
  Two short films have appeared on the Internet featuring the German Islamist Eric B. in which he calls his «brothers» to join the jihad. The authorities have been hunting him for weeks, fearful that he could be preparing a terrorist attack in Kabul. The video messages are fanning those fears. The news spread like wildfire through the offices of Germany’s intelligence agencies.

• Muslims to protest against new security measures

  2 June 2008, by Adnkronos
  Members of the Islamic community in Naples and surrounding areas are planning to protest newly proposed security measures. The package could make illegal immigration a crime and replace police officers with security personnel to patrol the streets - including soldiers.

• Counter terrorism threatened by mistreatment of Muslims, says report

  7 April 2008, by The Muslim Weekly
  In a 23-page report published last week, a UN rapporteur has warned that measures to combat terrorism in Britain could be undermined because of discrimination against Muslims. But the report warns that Muslims in particular face screening, searches, interrogation and arrest. Citing research that showed that 80 per cent of Muslims in Britain feel they have been discriminated against, the report singles out the Terrorism Act 200 for particular criticism.

• Spain court convicts 20 radicals of terrorism charges

  4 April 2008, by News Agencies
  A judge in Madrid’s National Court acquitted 20 Islamic terror suspects of the most serious charges in an alleged plot, but convicted them of lesser offences. The court found 18 of 20 suspects guilty of belonging to a terrorist organization, and convicted two others of collaborating in the alleged plot to blow up a court, revealed in late 2004.

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