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The vid above is a BBC Newsnight report from 2018. And it does seem a pretty fair investigation by the BBC. Nothing much has changed since. Or are arguably worse. I wonder if the BBC would do a similar video today, or even an update?
The main media reaction to the murder of Sir David Amess is to worry about the threat to MPs but not to touch on the reasons, the motivation, of the killer. [ADDED: and saying, as I’m just hearing, that nasty Twitter threads have something to do with it...]
The Newsnight vid did at least touch on the issues of motivation. Namely, what they call “radical Islam”. Which is followed by a disturbingly large proportion of Muslims. The Koran is clear, after all.
ADDED: And as former Islamic radical, turned professor and critic of radical Islam, Ed Husein, there are problems to be addressed at UK mosques:
In his latest book – ‘Among The Mosques: A Journey Across Muslim Britain’– author and political advisor Ed Husain has documented in detail how Islamic societies in the UK are slowly occupying households in the country and are enforcing strict Taliban-like rules. [Read on...]
And, not un-related to Amess’ killing: During his visit to these areas, Ed discovered bookstores filled with books glorifying violent jihad, especially by Sayyid Qutb, the Egyptian godfather of Islamist terror and an acknowledged influence on Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda. Link