Countering Extremism
There are a host of academics and consultants working in the field of counter-extremism, but the Quilliam Foundation is different. It was founded by Ed Hussain and Maajid Nawaz, both ex members of the extremist group, Hizb ut-Tahrir. Nawaz was a founding member of HT in Denmark and Pakistan and eventually served four years in [...]
Pirates of the Parliament
Christian Engström, newly elected MEP for the Swedish Pirate Party arrived in Brussels and spoke with New Europe’s Andy Carling.
There are several groups interested in you, which one are you going to join?
I don’t know, we haven’t really been talking to them yet.
There’s been some pretty oppressive legislation passed recently by national governments and the [...]
The Griffin Has Landed
After being inducted as an MEP, British National Party leader, Nick Griffin spoke with New Europe’s Andy Carling
How have you found Brussels so far?
Well it’s a bit like being a new boy at school obviously, but everyone, all the staff were helpful and professional.
Well, European politics is sometimes seen as more civilised than national politics [...]
I’m Back and I’m Proud: Nigel Farage on the new European Parliament
On his first day back in Brussels, UKIP Leader Nigel Farage takes some time out from organising the new IND/DEM Group to talk to New Europe’s Andy Carling
You’ve come back with more members, against predictions and ahead of Labour. You’re looking more unified than five years ago, so what are the reasons for this success?
I [...]
Commissioner Wallström discusses the European Citizens’ Consultation, 11 May 2009
Commissioner, I have some concerns about the organisation of the meeting but I was impressed by the quality of the discussions, one of the experts said “If you take people seriously, they respond seriously”.
Exactly
I also had several people tell me that, since they got involved in the consultations, they’re taking more interest in the news, [...]
Throwing Plastic Bricks At Torturers Because Words Bounce Off
Legofesto is a British artist who describes herself as “a politics-junkie and news-hound, with a obsession for lego” and “very, very pissed off about how this War on Terror is being prosecuted”.
In response to scenes of war and torture she works to recreate some of the most notorious images using Lego, based on photographs and [...]
The Other Opinion – an interview with Jamil Azar, al Jazeera’s Senior Anchor
After 31 years with the BBC’s Arabic Service in London, Jamil Azar accepted a job at the fledgling al Jazeera in 1997.
Since then he has risen to become a senior presenter and has a large input on their editorial policy. Among his achievements was to come up with the channel’s slogan, “The opinion and the other opinion.” In this interview he discusses [...]
