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Britain's University of Westminster is facing scrutiny over whether it is a hotbed for Islamic extremism in the wake of reports that the Islamic State's British-accented killer of Western hostages is Mohammed Emwazi, an alumnus of the university. Emwazi has been called "Jihadi John" by the British press for the gruesome videos in which he beheads people ISIS has kidnapped.
The university issued a statement late last week that said: "If the allegations of terrorist activity are true, we are shocked and sickened by the news. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. We have students from 150 countries and their safety is of paramount concern. With other universities in London, we are working to implement the government’s Prevent strategy to tackle extremism."
The university also announced on Twitter that it was calling off for now a lecture called "Who Is Muhammad?" because of "increased sensitivity and security concerns." One of the featured speakers was to be Sheikh Haitham Al-Haddad, and gay and women's groups questioned why the university would host a person who has called for gay sex to be criminalized and who has spoken in favor of female genital mutilation.
