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Injured people are assisted after the attack on Westminster Bridge. (Reuters)

Questions Rise on Why Some Muslim Converts are Prone to Extremism

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Mar 25, 2017 | Features

London – Whether it is “Azzam the American,” a top al-Qaeda leader killed by a drone attack on Pakistani-Afghan borders in 2016, Shoe Bomber Richard Reid, who is serving a life sentence, or Khalid Masood, who staged last Wednesday’s London parliament attack,...

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Crowds gather at a vigil for the victims of Wednesday’s attack, at Trafalgar Square in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Top Religious Leaders Honor UK Terror Attack Victims, Urge Appeal for Peace

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | World

Britain’s senior faith leaders gathered near the country’s Parliament to mourn victims who had fallen to London’s recent Westminster terror attack. The religious leaders urged restraint and the appeal for peace in the face of such troubling times....

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement at Downing street in London, Britain, March 22, 2017 following the attack in Westminster. REUTERS/Richard Pohle/Pool

Saudi Arabia Sends Heartfelt Condolences to British PM after London Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 23, 2017 | Saudi Arabia, World

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a cable of condolences to British Prime Minister Theresa May following the terrorist attack that took place in front of the British Parliament. “As we strongly condemn this terrorist act, we, on...