Terrorism

Terror in Egypt, Islamophobia in Britain

The media coverage of the deadly terrorist attack in Egypt that killed 305 people exposes how mainstream Islamophobia is in the UK argues Tony Dowling
Big problems need some big answers: and this government has none

Piecemeal attempts to end the worst excesses of this hapless Tory government's destructive agenda are useless; we need real solutions argues Lindsey German
Finsbury Park attack: Stop the War Coalition statement

The atmosphere of Islamophobia in which attacks on Muslims are becoming all too familiar has been whipped up throughout the 'War on Terror'.
Three reasons why Jeremy Corbyn beats Theresa May in responding to the terror attacks

We need a prime minister who can deliver a meaningful response to terrorism, writes John Westmoreland
Theresa May's time-to-get-tough approach falls flat

Theresa May's attempt to look strong and stable in response to the tragedy on Saturday night has failed argues Chris Nineham
London Bridge attack: Stop the War statement

We urgently need a serious discussion of the causes of terrorism, not populist rhetoric
Manchester attack: the terror and the news

We would all benefit from a journalism that didn’t resort to tired stereotypes and instead expands our understanding of a violent world
Armed force on the streets: the French experience

France’s state of emergency has suspended civil liberties while failing to stop the menace of terrorism
We cannot allow terror threats to undermine democracy - Election briefing #24

Try as she might, Theresa May’s high office manoeuvring cannot conceal her complicity and weakness, writes Lindsey German
Solidarity not scapegoating is how to defeat terrorism - Election briefing #23

There is no escape from the horrors of imperialism, at home or abroad, argues Lindsey German
Don't let this attack divide us - Election briefing #22

There can no justification for this appalling atrocity in Manchester, writes Lindsey German
The new taboo: terrorism and its causes

As the media blizzard around the Westminster attacks begins to recede, Chris Nineham looks to some home truths
Quebec Mosque shooting: terrorist attack leaves multiple dead

Six people have been killed and a number more injured in an Islamophobic attack on a local Mosque in Quebec city.
Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection

Medea Benjamin unravels the toxic relationship between the West and the oppressive regime in Saudi Arabia, in Kingdom of the Unjust, finds Jonathan Maunders
Jo Cox murder: terrorism and double standards

Why Thomas Mair, the white supremacist terrorist who murdered Jo Cox MP, should have been prosecuted for terrorism
The Orlando massacre was a homophobic act

We cannot let the massacre in Orlando be used to stoke up homophobia and Islamophobia, argues Lindsey German
Responding to terror: Brussels, anger and understanding

Frank Barat argues that we have to understand the root causes of terrorism if we are to achieve a peaceful world
Start The War versus Stop The War: McCarthyism returns

Stop the War has been attacked by every part of the establishment recently, but the smears are blatant hypocrisy
End the cycle of violence: war is not the answer

Behind Cameron’s new push for war, lies a total failure to recognise the reasons for the growth of Isis, writes Lindsey German
Paris attacks: fight the racist backlash

In the wake of the atrocities in the French capital, building an anti-war movement is more necessary than ever, writes Kevin Ovenden
The Rise of Islamic State

Patrick Cockburn’s The Rise of Islamic State shows how and why the West bears responsibility for the crisis, argues Sean Ledwith
David Cameron is making political capital out of carnage

David Cameron describes the threat of terrorism in Britain as an ‘existential threat’. This is preposterous, and he knows it
Counter-extremism or full spectrum idiocy?

The government’s ‘counter-extremism’ crackdown won't reduce the threat, and is more likely to increase marginalization of British Muslims and the alienation that groups like Isis attempt to feed on argues Matt Carr
Tunisian terror atrocity: Isis is a product of Western wars in the Middle East

A decade of invasion, occupation and bombing in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere has been the seed bed of Isis and other terrorist groups
Muslim opinion and the myth of 'tacit support' for terrorism

Attempts to smear the entire Muslim population on the basis of dubious opinion polls should be seen for what they are – unfounded and dangerous bigotry
'Jihadi John': are the UK security services contributing to terror?

John Rees reflects on the 'Jihadi John' story and the role of the secret services in the fight against terrorism
'Domestic Extremism' and the war on dissent

Joshua Virasami writes about the current state of affairs with policing and the use of the term 'Domestic Extremist'
Letter to Le Monde: We say no to the 'Sacred Union'

A call by public figures in France to reject pressures for 'unity' with world leaders guilty of violence and repression
Charlie Hebdo: 5 problems with the Media picture

Everyone agrees the Muslim community must make amends for Charlie Hebdo, right? Well, no, not really. Here’s five facts the media tends to overlook.
Danièle Obono: the French left after the Charlie Hebdo attacks

Danièle Obono, a leading member of the French Left, speaks about the impact of the recent attacks and the dangers of Islamophobia
The Government is blaming Muslims and attacking civil liberties

Opposition to war, Islamophobia and attacks on civil liberties are all connected, says Lindsey German, and we have to campaign against all three
Graphic: minority of fatalities from terrorism in Europe due to Islamist attacks

Publicly available data show that almost 80% of terrorism fatalities in EU countries between 1968 and 2013 were not caused by Islamist attacks
15 recommended articles on the aftermath of the Paris attacks

Alex Snowdon compiles a selection of commentary and analysis about the contentious issues arising from the recent attacks in Paris
Charlie Hebdo murders: what's missing from the media narrative?

If you read the western media reporting on the Paris attack, says Lindsey German, it is as if the wars waged by the western powers in Muslim countries aren't happening
The limits of liberalism

Liberal responses to the Paris killings are fuelling a cycle from which both the right and the terrorists will gain, argues John Rees
Twelve illuminating contributions to debate in wake of Paris killings

Twelve articles to read if you want thoughtful reflection, context and a refreshing alternative to banal or racist responses to the killings in Paris this week
Why the double standards on terrorism?

There’s a double standard where Islamist terror is met with hysteria, while far-right terror is met with indifference, writes Lindsey German
A graphic account of terrorism

John Rees takes a look behind the propaganda at the facts about terrorism

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Terrorism

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The media coverage of the deadly terrorist attack in Egypt that killed 305 people exposes how mainstream Islamophobia is in the UK argues Tony Dowling

Piecemeal attempts to end the worst excesses of this hapless Tory government's destructive agenda are useless; we need real solutions argues Lindsey German

The atmosphere of Islamophobia in which attacks on Muslims are becoming all too familiar has been whipped up throughout the 'War on Terror'.

We need a prime minister who can deliver a meaningful response to terrorism, writes John Westmoreland

Theresa May's attempt to look strong and stable in response to the tragedy on Saturday night has failed argues Chris Nineham

We urgently need a serious discussion of the causes of terrorism, not populist rhetoric

We would all benefit from a journalism that didn’t resort to tired stereotypes and instead expands our understanding of a violent world

France’s state of emergency has suspended civil liberties while failing to stop the menace of terrorism

Try as she might, Theresa May’s high office manoeuvring cannot conceal her complicity and weakness, writes Lindsey German

There is no escape from the horrors of imperialism, at home or abroad, argues Lindsey German

There can no justification for this appalling atrocity in Manchester, writes Lindsey German

As the media blizzard around the Westminster attacks begins to recede, Chris Nineham looks to some home truths

Six people have been killed and a number more injured in an Islamophobic attack on a local Mosque in Quebec city.

Medea Benjamin unravels the toxic relationship between the West and the oppressive regime in Saudi Arabia, in Kingdom of the Unjust, finds Jonathan Maunders

Why Thomas Mair, the white supremacist terrorist who murdered Jo Cox MP, should have been prosecuted for terrorism

We cannot let the massacre in Orlando be used to stoke up homophobia and Islamophobia, argues Lindsey German

Frank Barat argues that we have to understand the root causes of terrorism if we are to achieve a peaceful world

Stop the War has been attacked by every part of the establishment recently, but the smears are blatant hypocrisy

Behind Cameron’s new push for war, lies a total failure to recognise the reasons for the growth of Isis, writes Lindsey German

In the wake of the atrocities in the French capital, building an anti-war movement is more necessary than ever, writes Kevin Ovenden

Patrick Cockburn’s The Rise of Islamic State shows how and why the West bears responsibility for the crisis, argues Sean Ledwith

David Cameron describes the threat of terrorism in Britain as an ‘existential threat’. This is preposterous, and he knows it

The government’s ‘counter-extremism’ crackdown won't reduce the threat, and is more likely to increase marginalization of British Muslims and the alienation that groups like Isis attempt to feed on argues Matt Carr

A decade of invasion, occupation and bombing in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere has been the seed bed of Isis and other terrorist groups

Attempts to smear the entire Muslim population on the basis of dubious opinion polls should be seen for what they are – unfounded and dangerous bigotry

John Rees reflects on the 'Jihadi John' story and the role of the secret services in the fight against terrorism

Joshua Virasami writes about the current state of affairs with policing and the use of the term 'Domestic Extremist'

A call by public figures in France to reject pressures for 'unity' with world leaders guilty of violence and repression

Everyone agrees the Muslim community must make amends for Charlie Hebdo, right? Well, no, not really. Here’s five facts the media tends to overlook.

Danièle Obono, a leading member of the French Left, speaks about the impact of the recent attacks and the dangers of Islamophobia

Opposition to war, Islamophobia and attacks on civil liberties are all connected, says Lindsey German, and we have to campaign against all three

Publicly available data show that almost 80% of terrorism fatalities in EU countries between 1968 and 2013 were not caused by Islamist attacks

Alex Snowdon compiles a selection of commentary and analysis about the contentious issues arising from the recent attacks in Paris

If you read the western media reporting on the Paris attack, says Lindsey German, it is as if the wars waged by the western powers in Muslim countries aren't happening

Liberal responses to the Paris killings are fuelling a cycle from which both the right and the terrorists will gain, argues John Rees

Twelve articles to read if you want thoughtful reflection, context and a refreshing alternative to banal or racist responses to the killings in Paris this week

There’s a double standard where Islamist terror is met with hysteria, while far-right terror is met with indifference, writes Lindsey German

John Rees takes a look behind the propaganda at the facts about terrorism

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