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Counter-extremism: May targets 'all those who spread hate' Counter-extremism: May targets 'all those who spread hate'
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The home secretary has vowed to "systematically confront and challenge extremist ideology" as she detailed new curbs on those who "spread hate".The home secretary has vowed to "systematically confront and challenge extremist ideology" as she detailed new curbs on those who "spread hate".
Radical preachers will be banned from posting material online and anyone with convictions for extremist activity will be barred from working with children.Radical preachers will be banned from posting material online and anyone with convictions for extremist activity will be barred from working with children.
Deradicalisation classes will be made mandatory for others deemed a threat.Deradicalisation classes will be made mandatory for others deemed a threat.
But Muslim leaders warned the strategy "continues down a flawed path" and risks "alienating" Muslims in the UK.But Muslim leaders warned the strategy "continues down a flawed path" and risks "alienating" Muslims in the UK.
Also among the measures within the counter-extremism strategy are:Also among the measures within the counter-extremism strategy are:
Home Secretary Theresa May said non-violent extremism could not go "uncontested" as it led to the erosion of women's rights, the spread of intolerance and bigotry and the separation of some communities "from the mainstream".Home Secretary Theresa May said non-violent extremism could not go "uncontested" as it led to the erosion of women's rights, the spread of intolerance and bigotry and the separation of some communities "from the mainstream".
She said that applied to neo-Nazi extremism just as much as Islamist doctrine.She said that applied to neo-Nazi extremism just as much as Islamist doctrine.
"We will systematically confront and challenge extremist ideology, exposing it for the lie it is. And we will thwart its destructive consequences," she continued. 'Compliance test'
"We will disrupt all those who seek to spread hate and we will prosecute all those who break the law." The Muslim Council of Britain has released a highly-critical statement in response to the plans.
However, the Muslim Council of Britain released a highly-critical statement in response to the plans. Secretary general Dr Shuja Shafi said the strategy would "reinforce perceptions that all aspects of Muslim life must undergo a 'compliance' test to prove our loyalty to this country".
Secretary general Dr Shuja Shafi accused the government of a "misguided 'conveyor-belt theory' analysis that conflates terrorism with subjective notions of extremism and Islamic practices" over his strategy. "These measures could be seen more as a means to address the anxieties a minority of people may have against Muslims and their religious life, rather than the scourge of terrorism itself," he said.
"Whether it is in mosques, education or charities, the strategy will reinforce perceptions that all aspects of Muslim life must undergo a 'compliance' test to prove our loyalty to this country," he said.
"These measures could be seen more as a means to address the anxieties a minority of people may have against Muslims and their religious life, rather than the scourge of terrorism itself."
Dr Shafi also said he detected "McCarthyist undertones" in the plans to create blacklists and exclude and ban people those deemed to be extremists.Dr Shafi also said he detected "McCarthyist undertones" in the plans to create blacklists and exclude and ban people those deemed to be extremists.
Mr Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, said the announcement was a "missed opportunity to really engage the Muslim community".
But Fiyaz Mughal, director of the interfaith Faith Matters organisation, said there was much in the plans that could "help in the battle against those who promote extremism".
"... and we must not forget there is a real and ongoing threat from far right extremist groups and their activism should also be caught in these measures," he added.
AnalysisAnalysis
Dominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondentDominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondent
The government is talking about new specific deradicalisation programmes and "empowering" the UK's Syrians, Iraqis and Kurds to take a lead role in speaking out.The government is talking about new specific deradicalisation programmes and "empowering" the UK's Syrians, Iraqis and Kurds to take a lead role in speaking out.
How exactly they plan to do this remains unclear - not least because there are very few people who are qualified to carry out deradicalisation work. The recent case of a Blackburn teenager who plotted terrorism on the other side of the world shows how such work can ultimately be in vain.How exactly they plan to do this remains unclear - not least because there are very few people who are qualified to carry out deradicalisation work. The recent case of a Blackburn teenager who plotted terrorism on the other side of the world shows how such work can ultimately be in vain.
The elephant in the room is, of course, the internet. Ministers are trying to persuade social media companies to spend more of their dotcom millions on crushing extremism.The elephant in the room is, of course, the internet. Ministers are trying to persuade social media companies to spend more of their dotcom millions on crushing extremism.
Many of these firms think there is only so much they can do when Islamic State recruits continually relaunch themselves online under a new guise.Many of these firms think there is only so much they can do when Islamic State recruits continually relaunch themselves online under a new guise.
Can David Cameron's extremism plan work?Can David Cameron's extremism plan work?
Police estimate at least 700 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq, such as the so-called Islamic State, and the government believes tackling non-violent extremism is key to stemming the flow of people.Police estimate at least 700 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq, such as the so-called Islamic State, and the government believes tackling non-violent extremism is key to stemming the flow of people.
Parents of children aged under 16 have had the power to request the cancellation of passports - even where a child has taken or hidden the actual document - since July.Parents of children aged under 16 have had the power to request the cancellation of passports - even where a child has taken or hidden the actual document - since July.
That power is being extended to parents of 16 and 17-year-olds, allowing families to contact a passport office where officials will investigate their concerns before a final decision is taken by the home secretary.That power is being extended to parents of 16 and 17-year-olds, allowing families to contact a passport office where officials will investigate their concerns before a final decision is taken by the home secretary.
Mrs May said the measure had only been used by "a small number" of parents since July, but it was part of a package of new powers that would help tackle extremism.Mrs May said the measure had only been used by "a small number" of parents since July, but it was part of a package of new powers that would help tackle extremism.
She also acknowledged, however, that in some cases it was parents themselves who were choosing to take their children overseas to join terrorist groups.She also acknowledged, however, that in some cases it was parents themselves who were choosing to take their children overseas to join terrorist groups.
Meanwhile, the BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said new rules on working with children and vulnerable people would apply to anyone coming into contact with those groups, including volunteers, and would see extremists treated in the same way as sex offenders.Meanwhile, the BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said new rules on working with children and vulnerable people would apply to anyone coming into contact with those groups, including volunteers, and would see extremists treated in the same way as sex offenders.
Anyone leaving prison after serving a sentence for terror offences will also have to undergo compulsory de-radicalisation classes.Anyone leaving prison after serving a sentence for terror offences will also have to undergo compulsory de-radicalisation classes.
Labour says it would support "reasonable, proportionate and evidence-based" measures but criticised Mr Cameron for having implied earlier this year that "the whole Muslim community quietly condones extremism".Labour says it would support "reasonable, proportionate and evidence-based" measures but criticised Mr Cameron for having implied earlier this year that "the whole Muslim community quietly condones extremism".
Shadow policing minister Jack Dromey said it was "crucial we get the balance right" and that Mr Cameron must "be very careful not to use the language he used earlier in the summer that somehow the Muslim community is not standing up to terrorism".Shadow policing minister Jack Dromey said it was "crucial we get the balance right" and that Mr Cameron must "be very careful not to use the language he used earlier in the summer that somehow the Muslim community is not standing up to terrorism".
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the announcements amounted to "rhetoric that may well divide communities and make our job of working with those communities to find and isolate terrorists and potential terrorists that much harder".Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the announcements amounted to "rhetoric that may well divide communities and make our job of working with those communities to find and isolate terrorists and potential terrorists that much harder".