Islam and violence

Islamic State wives who escaped from a prison camp in Syria are receiving public donations to help them pay for rent, food and clothing.

A Telegraph investigation can reveal that Islamic State (IS) supporters are raising money on crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe, claiming to cover living costs for the terrorists’ wives and children who fled Al-Hol detention camp in recent weeks.

Concern has increased about radicalization among Muslims in Germany—particularly within the younger generation—following the publication of research funded by three federal ministries.

The MOTRA network—which has been monitoring extremism and radicalization processes since 2019—released its 2024/2025 monitor, which spans nearly 600 pages. The report indicates that younger Muslims appear more susceptible to Islamist and antisemitic attitudes than older generations.

Radical Islamist leftists chant “we hate Germany”, and call to burn down the country..

YIKES. pic.twitter.com/OzLWou9KPh

— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) March 11, 2026

It’s the country of Magna Carta and the great English liberties. It gave us the Mother of Parliaments and established the largest and most benign empire the world has ever seen. It held out alone against the Nazis, under an inspiring leader who vowed that “we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.” And after the war it became America’s partner in a Special Relationship that ultimately brought down the Soviet Union.

But now? To quote John of Gaunt’s speech in Richard II, “That England that was wont to conquer others / Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.”

Schools have been advised that children’s drawings could be considered blasphemous under Islamic law.

Guidance issued to teachers by Labour councils in northern England warns that images made by pupils in art lessons may be seen as “idolatrous” under sharia.

The advice, designed to help teachers adapt to religious sensitivities, also warns that music and dance classes could be contrary to the teachings of Islam.

The government’s new official definition of ‘anti-Muslim hostility’ is 144 words long. But in a sign that even ministers now realise what a mess they have made, it is followed by a further tortuously pleading 1,400 words which ‘must be read together’ with it.

You will be relieved to hear, according to this ‘accompanying text,’ that the definition is no threat at all to ‘the fundamental right of every person in the UK to exercise freedom of speech,’ or to ‘academic and political discussion,’ or to ‘criticisms of religion or belief,’ or to ‘debates in the public interest.’

Ministers’ introduction of an official definition of anti-Muslim hostility risks worsening community tensions by allowing Islamists to “undermine our values”, the government’s former anti-extremism tsar has warned.

Lord Walney told The Times he was “deeply concerned” about the definition, unveiled on Monday as part of the government’s social cohesion strategy, which he said could be used by extremists to “deflect scrutiny from their quest to undermine our values and intimidate fellow Muslims”.