ISIS

31 May

The shameless pushers of Prevent who took advantage of the Manchester attack

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In the immediate aftermath of the Manchester attack, supporters of the UK government’s Prevent strategy dominated the media airwaves with their scripted arguments for clamping down on “non-violent extremists” and blaming Muslim communities for “not doing enough” to stop terrorism, writes Dilly Hussain. As Britain woke up to last Monday’s devastating suicide attack at the Manchester Arena […]

7 Jul

Dhaka ISIS attack: Oppression, poverty and tyranny breeds terror

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When I heard the news of a gun attack in Dhaka last Friday by ISIS, my immediate thought was that Bangladesh had reached a boiling point. Being of Bangladeshi origin, I have visited the “motherland” on numerous occasions. My last visit was in 2012, and the political situation in Sylhet, where more than 90 per […]

11 Nov

Dilly Hussain: "The Jamans' are like my own family"

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Dilly Hussain reflects on his personal relationship with the Jaman family from Portsmouth. One of the Jaman brothers, Ifthekar, died fighting with ISIS in Syria while two others await trial on terrorism charges. Ifthekar Jaman is arguably the most high-profile British jihadist to have died in Syria fighting with ISIS. I only became aware of his story weeks before his death […]

9 Oct

Muslims don't give a damn about The Sun unless it's a substitute for bog role

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When The Sun newspaper scraps its intellectually stimulating Page 3 for a seven-page feature on the “Islamic State”, writes Dilly Hussain, you know it means business! The Sun issued a fatwa yesterday calling upon “Britons of all faiths to unite to defeat IS fanatics” with a front page image of a Muslim woman in a […]

30 Sep

UK air strikes in Iraq will have a blowback at home

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UK air strikes against ISIS in Iraq will have repercussions at home, writes Dilly Hussain. On Friday 26 September, the UK government voted for military air strikes against ISIS in Iraq. MPs voted by 524 to 43, with 69 MPs not voting. A total of twenty-three Labour MPs, six Tories and one Lib Dem voted […]

24 Sep

Exclusive Q & A with a British ISIS fighter

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Meet 20-year-old Hamza al-Britani (not his real name) who left the UK for Syria in June last year. The British Pakistani told me via Skype how he caught a plane to Turkey and simply “jogged” over the border to “the land of jihad.” In this exclusive interview, Dilly Hussain goes deep into the mind of […]

23 Sep

US airstrikes in Raqqa – Democracy has arrived in Syria

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Dilly Hussain shares his thoughts on the US-Arab airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. Just before fajr prayers, my Twitter newsfeed was filled with breaking headlines confirming that the US along with its Arab allies had begun airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. Both the Assad regime and the Obama administration have denied any collusion regarding this military offensive but […]

21 Sep

Why I support #FreeAlanHenning but not #NotInMyName letter

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Dilly Hussain explains how a letter published in The Independent signed by more than a hundred Muslim leaders urging ISIS to release British aid worker Alan Henning, lacked consistency in content and context. To be absolutely honest, I am getting sick and tired of writing, talking and hearing about the Islamic State of Iraq and […]

17 Sep

Barack Obama Assembles The Avengers To Defeat ISIS

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Dilly Hussain explains why the US-led coalition to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham reminds him of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble. Speaking from the State Floor in the White House on Wednesday 10th September, President Barack Obama addressed America on the situation in Iraq. During the 14 minute speech, Obama stated that the US […]

10 Sep

Should British jihadis be allowed to return home?

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Britons fighting with the Syrian rebels including ISIS should be allowed to return home, writes Dilly Hussain. Reports have emerged that Britons fighting with the Syrian rebels, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) want to return to the UK. A group of 30 jihadists described how they left Britain to overthrow Bashar […]