November 8, 2007: Samina Malik was convicted of terrorism offenses. She is the first Muslim woman in Britain to be found guilty of terrorism offenses. She posted a series of poems on websites across the internet about killing non-believers, pursuing martyrdom and raising children to be holy fighters and collated a library of material aimed at supporting terrorism and terrorists.
Samina Malik Blogs and Commentaries
- Google Blog Search: Samina Malik
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Fast Facts
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Worked at Heathrow Airport
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Aged 23 at time of conviction
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Referred to herself as the " lyrical terrorist" in her writing
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Convicted under the Terrorism Act 2000 today following an Old Bailey trial
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Cleared of the - more serious - charge of possessing an article "for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism"
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Claimed she was writing poetry for "fame and recognition" and to attract men she hoped to marry
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Her lawyers claimed her poetry was no worse than that of Wilfred Owen
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2004
Became more interested in religion and started wearing a hijab, changing her writing name from "Lyrical Babe" to "Lyrical Terrorist"
