Nearly 1 in 5 British Muslims has some sympathy with those who have fled the UK to fight for IS in Syria. The number among young Muslims aged 18-34 is even higher at one in four. The figures emerged in our exclusive poll conducted after the Paris atrocities led by French and Belgian jihadis returning from the war zone. Prominent Muslims said the poll was a wake-up call. Labour London Mayor hopeful... 

The UK Home Secretary, Theresa May has urged British Muslims to help deal with extremism, saying the country must not tolerate citizens who fail to respect its values. May also noted that British freedoms come with “responsibilities.” Her comments came with the unveiling of a broad approach to tackling extremism in the UK. May said while extremism exists in racism, anti-Semitism and homophobia,... 

Lord Jacob Rothschild has warned investors that the world is mired in the most dangerous geopolitical situation since World War II. The 78-year-old chairman of RIT Capital Partners, a £2.3bn trust, used the organization’s annual report to caution savers that the focus of the firm would be the preservation of shareholders’ capital and not short term gains. Rothschild said that “a geopolitical... 

A ‘damning’ report into the alleged extremist infiltration of Birmingham schools has been leaked to a UK newspaper, revealing an aggressive plot to introduce hardline Sunni Islam into British schools. The Guardian newspaper claims the leaked draft inquiry into 25 schools in the UK’s second city reveals evidence of a “coordinated, deliberate and sustained action to introduce an intolerant and... 

According to a 2009 report of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the total world Muslim population at the time was 1.57 billion and growing (“Mapping the Muslim Population”). Just recently it was estimated that whilst 95% of Muslims are by and large peaceful this means 5% that are not and they constitute 78 million people. Now that is a lot of people who are not peaceful. Let’s assume... 

A radical Muslim preacher has been ordered by German authorities to depart the country immediately. The move comes after he attended an Islamist rally in Frankfurt that took place despite the objections of city leaders. Citing security concerns, the authorities said if he doesn’t depart on his own, he could be arrested and forcibly deported. Philips, who was born in Jamaica and raised in Canada,... 

Russian Court Bans Entire You Tube over “Extremist” Russia For Russians Video; Plus Mein Kampf Sites A court banned access to popular video site YouTube in Russia’s Far East because it contained a video that the Justice Ministry declared extremist, Russian newspapers reported Thursday. The court in the city of Komsomolsk-Na-Amure ruled that a local provider should block YouTube because...