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Religious conservatism doesn’t make a terrorist. But crime and exclusion can | Z Fareen Parvez

I’ve spent years conducting research in devout Salafi communities. Theresa May’s focus on ideology as a means of tackling terror could backfire
MEAUX, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 22: Hind Ahmas, 32, leaves the court after being convicted as the first woman wearing a niqab after France's nationwide ban on the wearing of face veils on September 22, 2011 in Meaux, France. Hind Ahmas, 32, was fined 120 Euros and Najate Nait Ali 80 Euros after breaking the newly implemented French law. Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland either have or are considering the banning of full-face veils. France was the first European country to ban women from wearing them in public. (Photo by Franck Prevel/Getty Images)

In her comments in the aftermath of last weekend’s attacks in London, Theresa May suggested a new direction in the struggle against terrorism. Insisting that “things need to change”, she pointed to the problems of “segregated, separated communities” and “too much tolerance of Islamist extremism”.

It is not clear from her comments exactly what sorts of changes are implied or to be expected, beyond greater control of the internet and increased jail sentences for

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