Six more charged in secular extremist plot in Turkey

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/27/europe/EU-Turkey-Coup-Plot.php

Muslim school in France may be shut down

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid959009704?bclid=1350269312&bctid=1817719219

British approach to end alienation of young Muslims along the right track, but flawed

The British government has reportedly begun implementing citizenship classes in Islamic schools in Britain: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4357196.ece. The underlying hypothesis is sound, that be teaching young Muslims their secular rights and responsibilities in an effort to decrease their feeling of alienation in British society is a good one. Unfortunately however, the focus on inculcating "Britishness" rather democratic values more broadly could undermine the effort. Young Muslims in Britain who already feel marginalized and alienated are not likely to respond to appeals to patriotism, but rather are more likely to gain an appreciation of the democratic values that underpin Britain's society if those values, minus national labels, are the focus. Some Muslims view Western national identities that often have assimiliationist overtones as being in opposition to their identities as Muslims. By emphasizing the values of social justice and individual rights and responsibilities as the foundations of both democratic and Islamic worldviews, these efforts could have a greater likelihood of success and help a deeper patriotism based on those shared values develop.

France's secular extremism raises its ugly head again

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/18/europe/france.php

Creating consensus around anti-terrorism fatwa in India

This is a great piece about the work of secular and religious Muslims in India working together to issue a fatwa against terrorism and rallies of support for the work: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Review/When_Pg_3_met_the_Ulema/articleshow/3201866.cms

"Lack of Democracy led to al-Qaeda"

Check out the last line of this LA Times article on Yemen: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-yemen6-2008jul06,0,3995552.story
The rest of the article is worth a read too!

Newsweek: "The New Face of Islam"

While this article seems to again be making claims about the Turkish hadith project that has been commented on here before, it does nonetheless provide an interesting overview of some of the anti-extremist trends making a rebound in the Islamic world. Here's the link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/139433