The rapid succession of events of the past four years have challenged conventional wisdom on political Islam. After the democratic openings in 2011, mainstream Islamist groups—affiliates and descendants of the Muslim Brotherhood—rose to newfound prominence after decades in opposition, but grappled with the challenges of governance and political polarization. The subsequent “twin shocks” of the… Continue reading Political Islam Part 20
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Migrants from France Part 19
A Home Office spokesman said 45 people were brought to Dover passed to immigration officials. They gave their nationalities as Cote D’Ivorian, Guinean, Kuwaiti, Iranian, Iraqi, Etritrean, Albanian, Sudanese and South Sudanese. Minister for immigration compliance Chris Philp said: “French authorities stopped more than 1,000 migrants from crossing the Channel across the months of April… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 19
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Nearly a decade after the abuse of vulnerable girls in Oxford began to be addressed, following years of negligence by police and social services, the last of the so-called Operation Bullfinch trials has ended. How did the sex offenders at the centre of the city’s depraved underworld finally come to face justice? Oxford, 2011. For… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 9
Tommy Robinson Part 8
Tommy Robinson travelled to watch UEFA Euro 2016 in France and demonstrated with a T-shirt and English flag ridiculing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Bedfordshire Police imposed a football banning order on him on his return; his solicitor Alison Gurden accused the police of equating the proscribed terrorist group with all… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 8
Political Islam Part 19
Political Islam – Oddly enough there were not enough Jews killed in Jihad to significantly affect the totals of the Great Annihilation. The jihad in Arabia was 100 percent effective, but the numbers were in the Thousands, not Millions. After that, the Jews submitted and became the Dhimmis (Servants and Second Class Citizens) of Islam… Continue reading Political Islam Part 19
Migrants from France Part 18
Migrants have tried to cross the Channel to the UK amid thick fog over the Kent coast. Border Force teams were seen earlier with a group of people thought to have attempted the crossing, and officials were spotted towing a rowing boat filled with oars into harbour at Dover. The small blue and white vessel… Continue reading Migrants from France Part 18
Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 13
The EU has told migrants in Turkey that Europe’s doors are closed as Greek and Turkish police fired teargas at their shared border amid growing tensions over the plight of Syria’s refugees. In a blunt message, the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said: “Don’t go to the border. The border is not open. If… Continue reading Migrant Invasion of Europe Part 13
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 8
The government’s refusal to publish its research into the “characteristics” of grooming gangs could be debated by MPs. More than 100,000 people have signed an official petition demanding the report is published, meaning it must be considered for debate in parliament.The petition was sparked by an Independent article revealing that the Home Office refused to… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 8
Political Islam Part 18
I’m working on two different projects just now, they’re different and yet they are the same. The first is on the floodgates appearing to be open on the migrants in France being encouraged and supported by France in crossing the channel. The second is on Erdogan of Turkey not being happy at the EU not… Continue reading Political Islam Part 18
Tommy Robinson Part 7
After Tommy Robinson’s release from licence at the end of his sentence in 2015, he returned to anti-Islam demonstrations with Pegida UK, a British offshoot of Pegida, a German anti-immigration organisation founded in Dresden amid the European migrant crisis. Addressing a Pegida anti-Islam rally in October 2015, Robinson spoke out against what he perceived to… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 7