Terrorism
Columns, Sabir on Security - Friday, September 3, 2010 20:58 - 2 Comments
The imminent, and overdue, death of ‘Prevent’
Of all the ill-fated initiatives and programmes introduced by the previous government in its attempt to "fight terrorism", nothing has been as disastrously counter-productive as the 'Prevent' strategy. As Rizwaan Sabir argues, this is a programme that was designed, and implemented, as a direct attack on the Muslim community as a whole. Its demise cannot come too soon.
Columns, Sabir on Security - Friday, August 20, 2010 9:10 - 6 Comments
Sabir on Security">The battle against Schedule 7 starts now Sabir on Security
Everyone knows that "you have the right to remain silent" when dealing with a police officer, and everyone is wrong. This is what Rizwaan Sabir has come to realise from both his personal experience and academic research. The police have, over the past few years, been given an extraordinary number of powers, including "Schedule 7", that most members of the public know nothing about; and for good reason: these are not only intrusive but often deliberately used to harass, and spy on, campaigners, activists and members of the the Muslim community.
Editor's Desk, Features, Politics - Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:21 - 0 Comments
Invisible men: On the real cost of police incompetence
Of course, anyone serious enough about discussing the consequences of such police incompetence could easily point out the extreme damage it causes to the communities they affect, often exacerbating the very dangers allegedly been combated.
But again, this is too obvious a point for serious commentators to linger on.
Ideas - Friday, January 9, 2009 4:22 - 1 Comment
Should we regulate political research?
Dealing with political research material can get you into a lot of trouble these days. How can access properly be regulated? Murray Goulden has an ingenious solution.Features - Friday, January 9, 2009 4:18 - 2 Comments
The struggle for academic freedom
The recent arrest of two university members over political research fits into a broader picture - the relentless corporatisation of our universities, and the disastrous results that follow. University of Nottingham alumnus and academic Jeremy Bates looks at the struggle between marketisation, and resistance.Politics - Friday, January 9, 2009 4:11 - 1 Comment
Terror arrests on campus – what happened?
Why did two members of the University of Nottingham - a postgraduate student and a member of staff - get arrested under the Terrorism Act last summer? What happened then? Here, we lay out a timeline of events for you. Enjoy!
