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Burkina Faso church attack: Priest among six killed

Gunmen have killed six people including a priest as Mass was being celebrated in a church in Dablo in northern Burkina Faso, officials say.

Russia Targeting European Parliamentary Elections With Help of Far-Right Politicians

Europe’s far-right politicians are reportedly using Russia’s tactics to spread disinformation and fear before crucial May vote.

The enemy within: Army deploy anti-terrorist strategies to find far-right radicals in the ranks

The Army is waging a secret war to stop soldiers being radicalised by far-right extremists.

ISIL claims ‘province’ in India, officials call it ‘propaganda’

ISIL claims to establish ‘province’ in India following clash between rebels and security forces in disputed Kashmir.

New far-right party seen entering Danish parliament

A new Danish far-right party that wants Islam banned and hundreds of thousands of Muslims deported could win seats in Denmark’s parliament in an upcoming election, an opinion poll showed on Monday.

The caliphate is gone, but Islamic State has a new plan

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made clear Isis is ramping up its international strategy. Algeria and Sudan will be decisive

Sri Lanka attacks: Face coverings banned after Easter bloodshed

Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds.

Victoria police release two people arrested during counter-terrorism operation

No charges laid amid reports one arrested in North Melbourne is related to one of the Easter Sunday Sri Lankan suicide bombers

From 9/11 to Sri Lanka: the terrorists’ deadly message we have failed to grasp

Are there lessons we can learn from last week’s atrocities in Sri Lanka?

Sri Lankan police raid HQ of Islamic group suspected of attacks

Ban on face coverings in public introduced as 10,000 soldiers deployed to hunt for more suspects.

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Essential Reading

BBC News

Burkina Faso church attack: Priest among six killed

Gunmen have killed six people including a priest as Mass was being celebrated in a church in Dablo in northern Burkina Faso, officials say.

The Daily Beaat

Russia Targeting European Parliamentary Elections With Help of Far-Right Politicians

Europe’s far-right politicians are reportedly using Russia’s tactics to spread disinformation and fear before crucial May vote.

The Sunday Post

The enemy within: Army deploy anti-terrorist strategies to find far-right radicals in the ranks

The Army is waging a secret war to stop soldiers being radicalised by far-right extremists.

EuroNews

New far-right party seen entering Danish parliament

A new Danish far-right party that wants Islam banned and hundreds of thousands of Muslims deported could win seats in Denmark’s parliament in an upcoming election, an opinion poll showed on Monday.

Quilliam in the News

Sufyan Ismail: Islamic hardliner invited to address civil servants

“David Toube, of the think tank Quilliam, said: “Civil servants should be actively engaged in disrupting the activities of this organisation, not hosting its founder as an honoured guest.””

The Jewish Chronicle

Anger over Twitter ‘over-policing’ after Shoah education volunteer attacked for Eichmann comment

David Toube, director of policy at the counter-extremism think tank Quilliam, accused Ms Anderson’s critics of “over policing” speech. “This isn’t a problem. Jews aren’t upset by this sort of thing,” he said on Monday.

The Jewish Chronicle

Why UK’s extremism strategy is shifting

The starting point of any new government counter-extremism strategy should be understanding the ideology that motivates hatred, not the speech that it encourages, says David Toube

The Sunday Post

Big changes predicted in hate crime bill over free speech fears

David Toube, director of policy at Quilliam, said: “We thoroughly oppose any attempt to make blasphemy a crime. It is incompatible with any freedom of belief and expression. This law would be unworkable and anachronistic in any society which values pluralism.

Il Giornale

I buonisti vogliono cancellare gli attentati islamici e jihadisti

L’esperto di terrorismo Liam Duffy scrive sullo Spectator di aver partecipato all’incontro dicendosi rammaricato che «l’uso del termine islamismo sia stato inquadrato nell’attuale dibattito sulla razza» E c’è di più: secondo il centro studi Quilliam, citato dal Times, raccontare una verità parziale, edulcorata, rischia anche di sfilacciare il rapporto di fiducia tra polizia e cittadini.

Daily Mail

Police consider dropping terms ‘Islamist terror’ or ‘jihadi’ because they ‘don’t help community relations’

But David Toube, of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank, told The Times: ‘People do not like to feel that they are being told only the partial truth … there is a serious problem with Islamist terrorism.

Police may drop term ‘Islamist’ when describing terror attacks

David Toube, of the counterextremism think tank Quilliam, who attended, told The Times: “People do not like to feel that they are being told only the partial truth . . . there is a serious problem with Islamist terrorism. The use of any term that obscures that fact risks damaging public trust in the police.”

Foreign Policy

In Somalia, Iran Is Replicating Russia’s Afghan Strategy

Muhammad Fraser-Raheem and Mo Fatah: “Iranian forces are supporting al-Shabab and allegedly offering bounties. The U.S. government must stop Tehran before it further destabilizes the Horn of Africa.”

The Spectator

Did police really quiz this student over a ‘free Palestine’ badge?

Prevent requires trust in order to be effective. The greatest threat to that trust comes from anecdotes of this type. Mohammadi’s case is not the only such example. Those who work in the Prevent programme will tell you that many of the cases which have made headlines are not all they seem. The Government is

Manchester University Press criticised for publishing book linked to Islamist advocacy group

David Toube, policy director of the extremism think tank Quilliam, said Cage has a “long and disturbing track record of rallying support for dangerous terrorists”, adding it was a “slap in the face” for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing that Manchester University’s publishing house is publishing the book.” Haras Rafiq, also of Quilliam