British Muslim calls for action on jihadi subculture after beheading video

Yahoo News UK ^ | 21st August 2014 | Kate Holton and Raheem Salman

[the scotsman]

'A senior British Muslim called on Thursday for action to tackle a jihadi sub-culture after an Islamic State video showed a suspected Briton beheading U.S. journalist James Foley held hostage in Syria.

In Britain, the video caused particular shock as it featured the as yet unidentified man apparently speaking with a southeastern English accent, although the sizeable numbers of young British Muslims fighting with the militants in Iraq and Syria have created concern for some time.

Sir Iqbal Sacranie, an adviser to the Muslim Council of Britain, said Britons from across the country's communities had to stop young men being seduced by radical ideologies.

"This sub culture of this 'jihadi-cool' - as they call it in the media - within the margins of society ..., that is the real challenge," he told BBC Radio. "This is a problem that affects all of us and it will only be dealt with more effectively if all of us are working together on this."

Sacranie said the Muslim community was pushing the message that "this is totally alien to Islam" and families were reporting to the authorities when they discovered their sons had headed to the Middle East to fight.

British officials have also expressed concern that the young men will return home to plan attacks there.'

[wiggen]

I’m with you.

[usurper]

It took some digging but I found the relevant law:

POTENTIALLY EXPATRIATING ACTS

Section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481), as amended, states that U.S. citizens are subject to loss of citizenship if they perform certain specified acts voluntarily and with the intention to relinquish U.S. citizenship. Briefly stated, these acts include:

1.obtaining naturalization in a foreign state (Sec. 349(a)(1) INA);

2.taking an oath, affirmation or other formal declaration to a foreign state or its political subdivisions (Sec. 349(a)(2) INA);

3.entering or serving in the armed forces of a foreign state engaged in hostilities against the U.S. or serving as a commissioned or non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of a foreign state (Sec. 349(a)(3) INA);

4.accepting employment with a foreign government if (a) one has the nationality of that foreign state or (b) an oath or declaration of allegiance is required in accepting the position (Sec. 349(a)(4) INA);

5.formally renouncing U.S. citizenship before a U.S. diplomatic or consular officer outside the United States (sec. 349(a)(5) INA);

6.formally renouncing U.S. citizenship within the U.S. (but only under strict, narrow statutory conditions) (Sec. 349(a)(6) INA);

7.conviction for an act of treason (Sec. 349(a)(7) INA).

[Hugin]

Sacranie said the Muslim community was pushing the message lie that "this is totally alien to Islam"

[Sherman Logan]

For what little it’s worth, I agree 100%.

I apologize for the blowhardiness of some of my compatriots.

Nobody knows how they will react till actually faced with such a situation. Criticizing others for “not doing what I would have done” is generally inappropriate.