Zakaria Bulhan may indeed be unbalanced. What mainstream analysts fail to grasp is that being unbalanced and being a jihadi are not mutually exclusive. In fact, Islam attracts the psychically marginal, as it provides them with a justification of and blessing for their impulses to rage, hatred and violence. “Russell Square Knifeman Sought Help in […]
UK knifeman recently read Qur’an, life of Muhammad; cops search for motive
“A profile on a book rating website in Bulhan’s name shows an interest in Islamic theology, listing a biography of the Prophet Mohamed and a book of Quran verses and hadiths as recent reads.” Mark Rowley, the Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said: “So far we have found no evidence of radicalisation or anything […]