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| Cameron unveiling strategy to tackle Islamist extremism | |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron is setting out the government's strategy to defeat the "poison" of Islamist extremism in Britain. | |
| He has pledged to tackle what he called "the failures of integration" which have seen hundreds of UK citizens joining Islamic State extremists. | He has pledged to tackle what he called "the failures of integration" which have seen hundreds of UK citizens joining Islamic State extremists. |
| Some British-born Muslims "have little attachment" to UK society, he said. | |
| He also warned some young people appeared to be drawn to the ideology by "non-violent extremists". | |
| "Many of them were first influenced by what some would call non-violent extremists," he said in a speech in Birmingham. | "Many of them were first influenced by what some would call non-violent extremists," he said in a speech in Birmingham. |
| "It may begin with hearing about the so-called Jewish conspiracy, and then develop into hostility to the West and fundamental liberal values before finally becoming a cultish attachment to death. Put another way, the extremist worldview is the gateway, and then violence is the ultimate destination." | "It may begin with hearing about the so-called Jewish conspiracy, and then develop into hostility to the West and fundamental liberal values before finally becoming a cultish attachment to death. Put another way, the extremist worldview is the gateway, and then violence is the ultimate destination." |
| The prime minister also said the "sick world view" of extremists was drowning out moderate Muslim voices. | |
| He spoke about a lack of confidence when it came to enforcing British values, referring specifically to forced marriage and female genital mutilation. | |
| "No more turning a blind eye on the basis of cultural sensitivities," he said. | |
| The government's strategy includes plans to: |