Third of Muslim students back killings
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4407115.ece
Abul Taher, Times
ALMOST a third of British Muslim students believe killing in the name of
Islam can be justified, according to a poll. The study also found that two
in five Muslims at university support the incorporation of Islamic sharia
codes into British law. The YouGov poll for the Centre for Social Cohesion
(CSC) will raise concerns about the extent of campus radicalism.
“Significant numbers appear to hold beliefs which contravene democratic
values,” said Han-nah Stuart, one of the report’s authors. Wes Streeting,
president of the National Union of Students, condemned the study. “This
disgusting report is a reflection of the biases and prejudices of a
right-wing think tank – not the views of Muslim students across Britain,” he
said. “Only 632 Muslim students were asked vague and misleading questions,
and their answers were wilfully misinterpreted.”
[Radical Islam gains ground in campuses -Jamie Doward, Observer]

Olympics threatened by Islamic separatists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jul/27/olympicgames2008.terrorism
Tania Branigan, Observer
A Muslim separatist group yesterday claimed responsibility for a series of
fatal explosions in several Chinese cities and threatened to target the
Olympic Games, due to begin on 8 August. Chinese officials dismissed video
statements by spokesmen claiming to represent the little-known Turkestan
Islamic Party, who warned that they would attack next month's Games and said
they were to blame for the previous blasts. A US terrorism-monitoring firm
published a transcript ...

Democracy trumps fears of Islamism
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/27/turkey.islam
Editorial, The Observer
Tomorrow, Turkey's constitutional court will hear a case that could plunge
the country into a political crisis with grave consequences for Europe and
the Middle East. The governing AK party and its leading members are charged
with violating the secular principles of the country's post-Ottoman founding
father Mustapha Kemal Ataturk. The AK is a moderate Islamist organisation
that has, in government, overseen a period of rare economic growth and
stability.

Disabled youngsters forced into marriage to provide passports (Nina Lakhani,
Independent on Sunday)
UK: Marketers' survey of Muslim women (Islam in Europe)
What is Nick Cohen playing at? (Islamophobia Watch)
Anti-Islamic movement hits the rocks (Islamophobia Watch)