05 August 2010

Muslim women 'targeted by extremists' at UK universities

Women are targets as "they arouse less suspicion than men", the Muslim Women's Network says. A growing number of young Muslim women are being radicalised by extremists while studying at UK universities, according to a Muslim women's group.

As one Islamic student group denies it is a problem, BBC News examines how widespread on-campus radicalisation is and why young women in particular are targets.

''I didn't have a plan and I didn't know how I was going to do it. But I had so much anger inside me. I wanted to be heard. [BBC] Read more