June 2. Aaqil Ahmed, the head of religion and ethics at the BBC, said Britons should admit the "uncomfortable" truth that Islamic State is made up of Muslims and their doctrine is Islamic: "I hear so many people say ISIS has nothing to do with Islam — of course it has. They are not preaching Judaism."
June 2. A manual used by imams to teach prison inmates about Islam risks "turning people into jihadis," Sheikh Musa Admani told the BBC. A section of the program on jihad said that taking up arms to fight "evil" is "one of the noblest acts."
June 27. An article in the Economist magazine argued that some forms of female genital mutilation (FGM) should be allowed because "minor" forms of the practice might prevent girls from more extreme harm.
June 27. Shakeel Begg of the Lewisham Islamic Centre sued the BBC for libel over a broadcast which implied that he was a member of a "rogue's gallery of extremists." A lawyer for the BBC responded: "The basis for calling the claimant an extremist is short and simple. He has preached jihad as the greatest of deeds which in this context clearly means violence in the name of Islam."
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