May 2017

Together Against Prevent

UN investigator calls for independent review of ‘divisive’ Prevent | Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-human-rights-expert-calls-independent-review-prevent-week-election-1146596090

‘Trojan Horse’: Cases against teachers dropped | BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40094333

Manchester attack: Abedi ‘not known’ to Prevent scheme | BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40093926

The shameless pushers of Prevent who took advantage of the Manchester attack | Dilly Hussain, 5PillarsUK
http://5pillarsuk.com/2017/05/30/the-relentless-pushers-of-prevent-who-took-advantage-of-the-manchester-attack/

Five teachers accused in Trojan horse affair free to return to classroom | Richard Adams, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/may/30/trojan-horse-tribunal-five-birmingham-teachers-islam

Sayeeda Warsi: UK policy on radicalisation ‘has been flawed for years’ | Sian Cain, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/29/sayeeda-warsi-uk-policy-on-radicalisation-has-been-flawed-for-years

Manchester bomber ‘was not referred to Prevent’ despite local concerns | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/manchester-bomber-was-not-referred-prevent-report-975699301

If we asked young British Muslims what they think about extremism, we might actually be able to tackle the issue | Mubeen Hussain, The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/manchester-attack-salman-abedi-young-british-muslims-voiceless-islamophobia-a7756926.html

Reality Check: Why does the Prevent strategy divide opinion? BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40060325

Theresa May plans anti-extremism drive if Tories win election | Alan Travis, The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/25/theresa-may-anti-extremism-drive-tories-manchester-attack

Theresa May Is Under Pressure To Review An Anti-Extremism Strategy That Has Alienated Many Muslims |  Alex Spence, Buzzfeed
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexspence/theresa-may-is-under-pressure-to-review-an-anti-extremism

After Manchester: It’s time to rethink Prevent |  Tom Charles, Al Araby
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2017/5/24/after-manchester-its-time-to-rethink-prevent

After admitting it can’t define ‘extremism’, Conservative Party pledges to defeat it | Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/after-admitting-define-extremism-Conservative-party-pledge-to-defeat-extremism-tories-pledge-defeat-extremism-despite-no-working-definition-term-1070493101

Don’t Go to the Doctor | Karma Nabulsi, London Review of Books
https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n10/karma-nabulsi/dont-go-to-the-doctor

Leak: counter-terrorism strategy in Scotland focuses on sectarianism and far right | Billy Briggs, The Ferret
https://theferret.scot/counter-terrorism-scotland-sectarianism-far-right-leaked-email/

EU embraces UK counter-extremism policies despite human rights concerns | Simon Hooper, Middle East Eye
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/european-embrace-uk-counter-extremism-policies-despite-human-rights-concerns-1550167935

Lecturers ‘failing to report students over radicalisation’ | Dominic Kennedy, The Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lecturers-failing-to-report-students-over-radicalisation-cc9sn668j