By Melanie Hall
A total of 180 events promoted by union-affiliated societies had talks given
by people who had “a history of extreme or intolerant views”, according to a
study of external speakers at 21 universities, which also included
University College London and Birmingham.
More than a quarter of those public talks held by Islamic societies in the year until March are thought to have had segregated seating for male and female students.
Two institutions have announced investigations into segregated meetings, although research by Student Rights – which was set up to tackle extremism on university campuses – suggest that the practice is prevalent across the UK, despite it being forbidden by university equality rules.
Some of the speakers have a history of misogyny, promoting violence against
homosexuals and advocating jihad against non-Muslims, as a new generation of
extremist speakers inspired by radical clerics such as Abu Qatada tour
campuses to spread their version of Islam.
Anthony Glees, an intelligence and security expert consulted by the All-Party
Parliamentary Homeland Security Group, said: “Clearly, there’s a failing in
our higher education system.
“We can, and should, stop radicalisation on campus by extremists who believe
in segregation, otherwise more students and graduates will eventually
embrace terror. Terrorists are not born, they are made.”
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which is responsible for
higher education, does not intervene or set guidelines on segregation or
extremists teaching on campus, the Times reported.
A spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: “If
the university is organising an event with segregated seating, that would be
an issue for them. We wouldn’t want to be seen as getting in the way of how
they operate on a day-to-day basis."
Source:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10052872/Extremist-Islamist-leaders-preaching-to-UK-students-says-study.html
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