‘Religious extremism is not a unified and ubiquitous phenomenon; rather, religious extremists differ on a number of dimensions in how they express their religion, and consequently, how they aim to achieve important group goals’.
Quoted in: Wibisono, Winnifred, Jetten (2019)
‘The current scale of religious terrorism, unprecedented in militancy and activism, is indicative of this perception that their respective faiths and communities stand at a critical historical juncture’
Quoted in: Ranstorp (1996)
Attacks against places of worship
(Otto, 2020).
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Table 1: Examples of recent attacks on places of worship in Europe
Source: European Commission Newsroom, https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/pps/items/696367/en
Chart 1: Terrorism-related arrests in the EU and the UK (2010-2020)
Source: Europol’s annual EU terrorism situation and trend reports (from 2011 to 2021) *Figures for 2020 don’t include the UK. The infographic is available at the site of European Council (2022) at: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/terrorism-eu-facts-figures/
Chart 1 shows terrorism-related arrests in the EU and UK between 2010 and 2020, by year and by affiliation. Chart 1 explained in numbers: EU countries and the UK reported the following numbers of terrorism-related arrests between 2010 and 2020:
Source: European Council (2022). https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/terrorism-eu-facts-figures/