Suspected Detroit terror attacker was head of UCL’s Islamic Society, it has been revealed. According to the Federation of Student Islamic Societies, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, who graduated from UCL with a degree in Engineering and Business Finance, served as the President of the University’s Islamic Society between 2006 and 2007. In a recent...
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Detroit bomber was president of UCL’s Islamic Society
Don’t worry: your university is not trying to kill you
Yesterday, I wrote: “Following Mutallab’s alleged actions, there will probably be a purported crackdown on ‘extremism’ within universities.” Today, as predicted, the Daily Telegraph contains an editorial jumping on this bandwagon, pointing the finger at universities for failing to fight Islamism. Its headline is the completely reasonable: “Academic liberalism is a danger to life”....
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UCL student accused of plane bomb plot in the USA
A student at University College, London is in custody after reportedly attempting to blow up a plane in the USA. Thankfully Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab was studying engineering and not pyrotechnics: his explosives failed to go off and he ended up burning just his own legs. More here. Following Mutallab’s alleged actions, there will...
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How good is the Good University Guide?
Was it good for you? The Times have published the holy grail of university rankings. Not for them the hilarious inaccuracy of the Guardian’s league tables – such as ranking Bangor fifth for Maths, despite it not having a maths department – the Good University Guide is generally regarded as the most trustworthy and...
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