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11-17-2009, 07:28 PM
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Meet the ex-Jihadis
A thoughtful piece by Johann Hari in the Independent.
"Ever since I started meeting jihadis, I have been struck by one thing – their Britishness." Read on.... http://www.johannhari.com/2009/11/16...the-ex-jihadis
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12-01-2009, 10:30 AM
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His Pakistani father was sent here by the Saudi Ministry of Religious Affairs, which aims to spread its puritan desert strain of Islam to every nation. His family led a locked-down life, trying to adhere to Saudi principles in a semi-detached house in the English suburbs. "We weren't allowed music or TV or any contact with the opposite sex," he says. "We were very sheltered. I didn't go out a great deal."
This extract caught my eye because this is still the case today. ..
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