{"id":2360,"date":"2016-02-07T18:26:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T18:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2360-study-finds-mi5-targets-muslim-converts-for-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2016-02-07T18:26:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T18:26:12","slug":"study-finds-mi5-targets-muslim-converts-for-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2360-study-finds-mi5-targets-muslim-converts-for-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Study finds MI5 targets Muslim converts for recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.16px; line-height: 15.808px;\">target recent Muslim converts for recruitment as informants<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">British security services often target recent Muslim converts for recruitment as informants, according to a new study released by Cambridge University.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Researchers from the Centre of Islamic Studies spoke with 50 British men of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds who had converted to Islam. Some of the study\u2019s participants said MI5 agents had personally approached them and asked them to work for the agency.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">One participant described the attempted recruitment as moving from \u201cflattery\u201d at the initial point of contact to \u201cveiled intimidation\u201d if converts rejected their first proposals.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Converts complained of feeling demonized by the prevalent stereotypes about extremism and radicalization and said they were subject to shame and ridicule.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>target recent Muslim converts for recruitment as informants \u00a0 British security services often target recent Muslim converts for recruitment as informants, according to a new study released by Cambridge University. Researchers from the Centre of Islamic Studies spoke with 50 British men of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds who had converted to Islam. 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