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Cameron warns of 'quietly condoning' IS ideology Cameron warns of 'quietly condoning' IS ideology
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Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to warn of the dangers posed by those who "quietly condone" Islamic State militants' extremist ideology.Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to warn of the dangers posed by those who "quietly condone" Islamic State militants' extremist ideology.
Speaking at a security conference in the Slovakian capital Bratislava later, he will also stress the importance of tackling radicalisation at its source.Speaking at a security conference in the Slovakian capital Bratislava later, he will also stress the importance of tackling radicalisation at its source.
Mr Cameron will highlight the role families and communities can play in countering such radicalisation.Mr Cameron will highlight the role families and communities can play in countering such radicalisation.
His comments come as a Bradford family are feared to have travelled to Syria.His comments come as a Bradford family are feared to have travelled to Syria.
Sisters Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their nine children disappeared after travelling to Saudi Arabia to take part in a religious pilgrimage.Sisters Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their nine children disappeared after travelling to Saudi Arabia to take part in a religious pilgrimage.
And Talha Asmal, 17, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, is thought to have been the UK's youngest-ever suicide bomber when he reportedly blew himself up in Iraq on Saturday.And Talha Asmal, 17, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, is thought to have been the UK's youngest-ever suicide bomber when he reportedly blew himself up in Iraq on Saturday.
The prime minister is set to say the cases show how young people from Britain are at risk of sliding towards violent extremism. The prime minister is set to say that the police and intelligence agencies "are not responsible for the fact that people have decided they want to go" but that recent cases show how young people from Britain are at risk of sliding towards violent extremism.
He will say: "The cause is ideological. It is an Islamist extremist ideology, one that says the West is bad and democracy is wrong, that women are inferior and homosexuality is evil.He will say: "The cause is ideological. It is an Islamist extremist ideology, one that says the West is bad and democracy is wrong, that women are inferior and homosexuality is evil.
"It says religious doctrine trumps the rule of law and Caliphate trumps nation state and it justifies violence in asserting itself and achieving its aims. The question is: How do people arrive at this worldview?"It says religious doctrine trumps the rule of law and Caliphate trumps nation state and it justifies violence in asserting itself and achieving its aims. The question is: How do people arrive at this worldview?
"I am clear that one of the reasons is that there are people who hold some of these views who don't go as far as advocating violence, but do buy into some of these prejudices, giving the extreme Islamist narrative weight and telling fellow Muslims, 'You are part of this.'""I am clear that one of the reasons is that there are people who hold some of these views who don't go as far as advocating violence, but do buy into some of these prejudices, giving the extreme Islamist narrative weight and telling fellow Muslims, 'You are part of this.'"
Mr Cameron will argue that "paves the way for young people to turn simmering prejudice into murderous intent", and to "go from listening to firebrand preachers online to boarding a plane to Istanbul and travelling onward to join the jihadis".Mr Cameron will argue that "paves the way for young people to turn simmering prejudice into murderous intent", and to "go from listening to firebrand preachers online to boarding a plane to Istanbul and travelling onward to join the jihadis".
Ideas 'given credence' 'Bedroom radical'
He will say that "angry young men and women" have always bought into "supposedly revolutionary causes" but that this is "particularly potent today". A number of the families of men and women known to have travelled to Syria and Iraq have said online grooming has played a part in their decision to leave the UK.
He will tell the conference: "I think part of the reason it's so potent is that it has been given this credence. The parents of 20-year-old Aqsa Mahmood, who left Glasgow to join IS referred to her as a "bedroom radical" and warned parents if she had been converted by online propaganda "it was possible to happen to any family".
"So if you're a troubled boy who is angry at the world or a girl looking for an identity, for something to believe in and there's something that is quietly condoned online or perhaps even in parts of your local community then it's less of a leap to go from a British teenager to an Isil fighter or an Isil wife than it would be for someone who hasn't been exposed to these things." Mohammad Emwazi - known as Jihadi John after appearing in a number of IS beheading videos - is believed to have begun mixing with extremist groups in London before deciding to fight for IS.
Mr Cameron will say "radicalisation starts with the individual". However some of his associates also suggested that MI5 harassment could have contributed to his radicalisation.
"We need to treat the causes, not just the symptoms," he will say. A friend of Talha Asmal said he believed he must have been under "some kind of peer pressure" but added that the idea that a teenager would "go out and cross borders and go into another country and do whatever" solely because of online grooming "doesn't fit".
"Of course, we will do everything we can to help the police and intelligence agencies to stop people travelling to Syria.
"But we mustn't miss the point: they are not responsible for the fact that people have decided they want to go."
Society's responseSociety's response
A Number 10 source added that the prime minister wanted to make the point that while the government has a role to play, "so do communities and so do families too".A Number 10 source added that the prime minister wanted to make the point that while the government has a role to play, "so do communities and so do families too".
Mr Cameron will also talk about work being done to tackle online propaganda used by IS, with a British police officer being seconded to a new EU internet referral unit working with the industry to remove jihadist content.Mr Cameron will also talk about work being done to tackle online propaganda used by IS, with a British police officer being seconded to a new EU internet referral unit working with the industry to remove jihadist content.
Jonathan Russell of the Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremism think tank, said Mr Cameron was correct to identify the Islamist ideology as a key root cause of radicalisation.Jonathan Russell of the Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremism think tank, said Mr Cameron was correct to identify the Islamist ideology as a key root cause of radicalisation.
He added: "Muslims are not all Islamists and are not therefore part of the problem. However they can be part of the solution and, as Quilliam has been calling for, must take a role in a civil society response to extremism.He added: "Muslims are not all Islamists and are not therefore part of the problem. However they can be part of the solution and, as Quilliam has been calling for, must take a role in a civil society response to extremism.
"As frontline workers, teachers, parents and community members, they can reclaim their faith from those who distort it.""As frontline workers, teachers, parents and community members, they can reclaim their faith from those who distort it."