Facts of ‘terrorist’ killings are clear but our society is divided by the meaning
by Gavin Ashenden: Islam has three political strategies; immigration, population and violence. Reflections on Usman Khan.. There is a well-known doctrine in Islam called Taqiyya. It’s the principle that should some deceit further Islam’s interest, you have a duty to deceive. It looks tragically as though Usman Khan was pretending that had been de-radicalised, when in fact, as his killing spree indicated he hadn’t. But he had deceived a number of people on the way. If that’s true, it makes Jack...
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