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  • After British authorities arrested radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary in London last week, it was announced on
    Monday that he had been charged with three terrorism offenses over the weekend. Associated Press
  • The charges against Choudary included membership of a proscribed organization, directing a terrorist organization, and encouraging support for a proscribed organization through his address of meetings. Choudary appeared in a London court on Monday. Reuters
  • Prosecutors said that the charges relate to the radical Islamic group al-Muhajiroun, which the British government outlawed in 2010. It has since allegedly operated “under many names and guises,” including the Islamic Thinkers Society. ABC News
  • Khaled Hussein, a 28-year-old from Canada, was also detained at Heathrow Airport after arriving on a flight the same
    day that Choudary was arrested — he appeared at the same court charged with membership of the same proscribed organization. Neither defendant entered pleas to any of the charges. Sky News
  • The prosecution claims that Choudary spoke to small online groups on a weekly basis from June 2022 until his arrest,
    giving lectures on the establishment of an Islamic State in Britain and how to radicalize people. BBC News
  • Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring said that Choudary and Hussein would next appear in court at the Old Bailey on August 4. BBC News

Pro-establishment narrative:

  • Choudary represents a set of radical and violent views that have no place in British society. His hate-filled rhetoric, which has included support for the Islamic State (IS), is antithetical to a pluralistic Western democracy.
    Daily Mail

Establishment-critical narrative:

  • The media has time after time platformed Choudary and his repugnant views, purposefully using him as a caricature of
    the average Muslim in Britain. Indeed, the British media has actually extended the reach of Choudary’s radicalizing by
    giving him and his associates such a significant platform from which to spew hate-filled rhetoric. UK news outlets should be held to account for their irresponsible reporting on this case.
    Middle East Eye

Nerd narrative:

  • There’s a 50% chance that at least 25K deaths will be caused by terrorism globally in 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
    Metaculus

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