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Focuses on the fact that terrorism can be home-grown, as in the July 7 London bombings, and not just an external threat brewing in the Middle East. Realization of Americans after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 that the U.S. needed to be aware of developments across the world, which could threaten them at home; Refuge provided to Islamic radicals from the Middle East by Great Britain, turning them into an exporter of terrorism; Support of worldwide terrorism by three clerics residing in Britain, Sheik Omar Bakri Mohammed, Abu Hamza Al Masri and Abu Qatada.

The article discusses the British political group the English Defence League (EDL), which has mobilized hundreds of thousands of supporters at its anti-Muslim rallies. Topics include a brief overview of why the EDL was formed, including the prevention of the introduction of sharia law and Islamic extremism in Great Britain, and accusations the the EDL promotes racist policies against Muslims.

The article offers the author's insights on a statistics which revealed the failure of the Prevent counter-extremism strategy in Great Britain, which aims to refrain people from supporting terrorism and becoming terrorist. Topics discussed include the definition of extremism based from the counter-extremism strategy, the issue of Islamist extremism according to the grounds of Prevent, and the stigmatising programme of Muslims made by the wrongful subject of the government.

The article looks at the problem of British Muslims becoming radicalized and taking part in violence or terrorism, including some travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) militant Islamist group, and discusses the efforts of the British government to prevent such radicalization. The author suggests the government has been effective in stopping terrorist attacks but not in preventing alienation among some Muslim youth. Comments from British-born IS member Abu Rahin Aziz are presented.

The article reports that Darren Osborne, a middle-aged manfrom Cardiff on June 19, 2017 used a van and mounted the pavementoutside the Muslim Welfare House near the Finsbury Park mosque in north London where one man, already receiving first aid after slipping over was killed and Nine others were injured. Witnesses say attackerleapt from the vehicle shouting “Kill all Muslims!" and “You deserve it!" before he was overpowered by onlookers.

The article examines how political leaders and opinion-makers in Europe have used Muslim extremism and amplified real anxieties felt in some non-Muslim communities as a way to build political support. It cites the English Defense League in Great Britain, which was launched in May 2009 after Muslim extremists condemned the abuse by the Royal Anglian Regiment. It highlights the politics of Islamophobia in the Netherlands and other European states.

The article discusses the involvement of European-born young people as jihadis after radicalization by the militant group Islamic State (ISIS), especially in France and Great Britain. Topics include the views of writer Kenan Malik on radicalization, the proportion of jihadis who are recent converts to Islam in relation to social marginalization, and tension between jihadis and European Muslims as a whole.

Focuses on radical Islamist parties in Great Britain such as Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is one group among many seeking out young British Muslims for missions at home and abroad. The growth of extreme Islamist organisations in Britain; Comments of a former member of Hizb; How Hizb, which is banned in countries throughout the world, operates with impunity in Britain; Reference to radical preachers who offer a a violent vision; Hizb's actions and recruitment methods; Reasons why young British Muslims join such groups; View that radical Islamist parties are in touch with issues that affect second-and third-generation British Muslims; Efforts of Hizb to raise the group's profile; Novel methods used to recruit young Muslims.

The article looks at the problem of the radicalization of a minority of Muslims in Great Britain, discussing related policies of the administration of British Prime Minister David Cameron. Topics include the opposition of most British Muslims to Islamic extremism, British Muslims who have gone to the Middle East to join the Islamic State militant group, and the extent of Cameron's outreach to the Muslim community and Muslim organizations.

The author expresses their opinion regarding allegations of Islamic extremism at schools in Birmingham, England, as reported in a letter to Great Britain's Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove from Chief Inspector Michael Wilshaw. They discuss the Muslim community in Birmingham, England, Islamic parents' interest in providing secular education for their children, and believes schools in England should instill British values without offending others in the process.

The article discusses the progress that has been made on a British government proposal to target Muslim extremism in the United Kingdom. The results of the work of the "Preventing Extremism Together" task force are discussed. The article is critical of the work of the commission. Sadiq Khan, a Labour politician has said that he was frustrated by the lack of real progress of the commission. Tony Blair responded that any real efforts to target Muslim extremism had to be grassroots and not directed by the government.