Extremists Targeting Students via Social Media, Says Report

'Challenging Extremists', a report by Student Rights and the Henry Jackson Society, shows how individuals invited to address students on UK university campuses have promoted fear of a Western war against Islam, support for paramilitary violence in Israel, intolerance of non-believers and Islam as an obligatory political system for law and governance.

'Challenging Extremists', a report by Student Rights and the Henry Jackson Society, shows how individuals invited to address students on UK university campuses have promoted fear of a Western war against Islam, support for paramilitary violence in Israel, intolerance of non-believers and Islam as an obligatory political system for law and governance.

There is evidence of individuals targeting student social media pages to share extremist material:

The extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, identified by the British government as targeting specific universities, continues to infiltrate campuses and remains influential among some students:

The report also provides universities, student unions and the UK government with practical recommendations for challenging extremism while preserving an open environment on campuses.  

Executive summary: http://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SRExecutiveSummary.pdf

Report: http://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/SRSocialMedia.pdf