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world-news1 day ago

UAE frets over Brotherhood influence on UK campuses, cuts student funding

The United Arab Emirates has cut funding for its citizens studying in the United Kingdom amid fears that Muslim Brotherhood networks on British campuses could radicalize students, pointing to groups like FOSIS and historic MB figures. The piece notes ties to Hamas and highlights the UK’s Prevent program, which has seen rising referrals from higher education. It also mentions Qatar’s university funding and frames the issue as an unprecedented concern about radicalization on Western campuses.

crime2 years ago

British Teen Jailed for Plotting Terrorist Attack on Police and Soldiers

A British teenager, Matthew King, who was reported to anti-terror authorities by his mother, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of six years for plotting a terror attack on police officers or soldiers. King, who was radicalized online during the pandemic, expressed a desire to kill military personnel and travel to Syria to join ISIS. His mother's report to the Prevent counter-terror program and a tip-off through an anti-terror hotline thwarted his plans. The judge found King to be a dangerous offender who carried a risk of future harm to the public.