Britain's Cameron outlines strategy to fight Islamist extremism - Washington Post
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday unveiled a five-year strategy to combat Islamist extremism, including a measure that would empower parents to cancel the passports of children at risk of radicalization and a push to “deglamorize”... In a wide-ranging speech to an audience in Birmingham, Cameron called the fight against extremism “the struggle of our generation” and said there was an urgent need to address segregation in Britain. “For all our success as a multiracial, multi-faith democracy, we have to confront a tragic truth: that there are people born and raised in this country who don’t really identify with Britain and who feel little or no attachment to other people... [ Britain split on how to counter draw of radicalism ]. It was Cameron’s first major counterterrorism speech since winning a second term and since 30 Britons were killed last month in Tunisia by a gunman with links to the Islamic State. In terms of housing, for example, there are parts of our country where segregation has actually increased so the government needs to start asking searching questions about social housing. He said there would be a new measure under which parents who are worried about their children traveling abroad to join a radical group would have the power to get their passports canceled. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
