Are the British authorities waking up ?
Al-Aulaqi's extremism is nothing new
Prominent British Muslims cannot claim that Anwar al-Aulaqi's violent jihadism has only emerged since the Iraq war
Al-Aulaqi's extremism is nothing new
Prominent British Muslims cannot claim that Anwar al-Aulaqi's violent jihadism has only emerged since the Iraq war
Small minority, se moer.It is now clear US army major Nidal Hasan had a series of connections to the Islamist cleric, Anwar al-Aulaqi. For those of us who have studied, with increasing concern, the extreme teachings of this cleric, this tragedy is the inevitable consequence of unchecked Islamist radicalisation.
Even within political Islam, Aulaqi's teachings fall into the most extreme, al-Qaida-aligned territory. What should concern us most, however, is this: Aulaqi has a huge internet following among Muslims, all over the world. His sermons, delivered in word perfect English and Arabic, are downloaded and shared by vast numbers of people in the Middle East and in the west.
Most disturbingly of all, Aulaqi has been actively promoted by some of the United Kingdom's most prominent Islamist organisations.