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by Douglas Murray
• August 22, 2016 at 5:00 am
- Anjem Choudary
has gone to jail. He was the most visible part of the problem. But
he was not the greatest or deepest problem in this area. That
problem is shown when two extremist clerics with pre-medieval views
come to Britain they are welcomed by an ignorant British
establishment.
- "These
people teach murder and hate. For me personally I find it sad that a
country like England would allow cowards like these men in. Why are
they allowing people [in] that give fuel to the fire they are
fighting against?" — Shahbaz Taseer, the son of Punjab Governor
Salman Taseer, who was murdered for opposing Pakistan's blasphemy
laws.
- "They have
got hundreds of thousands of followers in the UK," the imam of
the Madina Mosque and Islamic Centre in Oldham, Zahoor Chishti, said
of the two clerics.
The conviction of radical Islamic preacher Anjem
Choudary (centre) -- the most prominent extremist in Britain -- has been
widely welcomed in the UK.
The conviction of radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary -- the
most prominent extremist in Britain -- has been widely welcomed in the
UK. For years his followers and he have infuriated the vast majority of
the British public (including most British Muslims) with their
inflammatory and hate-filled rhetoric. They have also provided a constant
stream of people willing to follow through the words with actions. More
people around Choudary have been convicted of terrorism offences in the
UK than any other Islamist group -- including al-Qaeda.
But Choudary's conviction for encouraging people to join ISIS should
not be greeted as though that is the end of a matter.
by Mohshin Habib
• August 22, 2016 at 4:00 am
- The flow of
migrants has not been stopped, and the conditions for migrants in
Turkey are provoking them to leave and risk their lives in a quest
for safety in Greece.
- "I have a
strong fear that Turkey's smugglers have the support of the
authorities, who act like they have seen nothing... There are even
cases where the smugglers are helped. We have evidence." —
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
- It is doubtful
if Turkey will hold up its end of the deal anytime soon.
Migrants set sail on an inflatable boat from Turkey to
the Greek island of Lesbos, August 25, 2015. (Image source: Reuters video
screenshot)
Despite a deal with the European Union that promised stricter
regulations on migrants traveling from Turkey to the EU, Turkey is doing
little to prevent them from entering Europe. Turkey has also not done
much to care for those stranded within their borders.
This was expected to change last year after a mini-summit led by
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 29 in Brussels, to discuss
closer cooperation between the EU and Turkey. Both the parties agreed to
three main points: to limit the number of refugees leaving Turkey for the
EU; to establish a bilateral readmission process, and to accept migrants
expelled from the EU. In return Turkey would receive three billion euros
from the EU and the US to aid refugees -- especially the 2.2 million
Syrians now living in Turkey. Additionally, EU member-states would allow
visa-free entry for citizens of Turkey.
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