The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) have released a report this week recommending engagement with 'non-violent' Islamist groups in order to combat the threat of Islamist terrorism.
Needless to say, we here at Focus on Islamism think this is a deeply misguided view. In fact, my co-blogger Shiraz has written a far better researched and informed pamphlet explaining exactly why the IPPR line is just plain wrong.
The folly of the IPPR conclusions have been adequately enough covered by both Harry's Place and the Spittoon, therefore sparing you another rant from this blog...
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Focus on Islamism is a blog dedicated to analysing and exposing the modern ideological phenomenon known as Islamism.
Shiraz Maher is a writer, broadcaster and a senior fellow at Policy Exchange. From 2002-2005 he was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, becoming regional officer for north-east England before resigning as a matter of conscience.
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is a research fellow for Westminster based think tank, the Centre for Social Cohesion. He has contributed to various online and printed publications including, The Daily Telegraph, Lebanon's Daily Star, Standpoint and NOWLebanon.
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