Dr. Paul Stott (EFSAS Fellow, University of Leicester and SOAS) speaking during EFSAS side-event at the 36th Session of the UNHRC
19-09-2017, Geneva
Dr. Paul Stott (Research Fellow at EFSAS), from the University of Leicester, the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS London and an expert on Jihadism of South Asian origin in Britain and mainland Europe, said that British Islam is historically bound up with Islam in Pakistan which has also meant that problems or issues in Pakistan have at times become problems and issues in the UK. He continued that this also resulted in the fact that when international terrorist groups gained influence in Pakistan, they were successful in directing attention towards Britain and Europe. Dr. Stott used the term British Jihadism to refer to the involvement of a highly significant number of British Sunni Muslims with Pakistani origins in armed Islamic groups since the early 1990s in Bosnia, Jammu & Kashmir and in Afghanistan.
Dr. Paul Stott (EFSAS Fellow, University of Leicester and SOAS) speaking during EFSAS side-event at the 36th Session of the UNHRC
