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Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens

March 2024

Prepared for the UK Commission for Countering Extremism

This report has been independently commissioned. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the UK Government or the Commission for Countering Extremism.

Executive summary

• Anti-blasphemy activism in the UK is gaining momentum and showing signs of becoming increasingly radicalised.

  Responses to perceived acts of blasphemy in the UK are more organised than ever and some of the most prominent voices involved have links to violent anti-blasphemy extremists in Pakistan.

• Anti-blasphemy activism in the UK is focused on what are perceived to be two of the major threats Islam faces: the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, whose beliefs are viewed by activists as blasphemous, and non-Muslims who insult Islam usually by disrespecting either Mohammad or the Koran.

• Three recent blasphemy flashpoints in the UK – prote