Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Saudi Arabia: Chief Promoter of Islamist Extremism in UK

Maybe Theresa May won't release the UK government's own report on extremism, but others don't seem to have a problem publishing their own.
Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a new report has claimed.

The Henry Jackson Society said there was a "clear and growing link" between Islamist organisations in receipt of overseas funds, hate preachers and Jihadist groups promoting violence.

The foreign affairs think tank called for a public inquiry into the role of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations.

The Saudi embassy in London says the claims are "categorically false".

  BBC
As you would if you were the chief promoter of Islamist extremism. And I'm sure the US government would back you up if you were Saudi Arabia.
The Henry Jackson Society is a foreign policy think tank that advocates the robust spreading of liberal democracy, the rule of law and the market economy.

Their report says a number of Gulf nations, as well as Iran, are providing financial support to mosques and Islamic educational institutions which have played host to extremist preachers and been linked to the spread of extremist material.

At the top of the list, the report claims, is Saudi Arabia, the UK's closest ally in the Middle East and biggest trading partner.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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