Vidhya Ramalingam and Ross Frenett

Projects Coordinator, Institute for Strategic Dialogue

Wednesday's horrific attack on the streets of southeast London was more than just a random murder; This murder, like all terrorist attacks, was intended to send a message, one of division and hate. Though the English Defence League is by no means a terrorist organisation, Wednesday's events have not only skyrocketed the movement's levels of support, but have yielded increasing calls for targeted violence against Muslim communities.

Jody Thompson

Blogs Editor of The Huffington Post UK

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Myriam Francois-Cerrah

Freelance journalist, DPhil candidate in Middle Eastern studies at Oxford and writer

It is a rather trite observation to state that the term 'terrorism' has become eminently politicised, ‎used much more readily and easily to refer to violence by certain types of political dissidents, such ‎as those whose violence targets the majority, than to refer, as it was originally devised, to states, ‎or groups targeting minorities. ‎

Karin Wasteson

Swedish journalist based in London

"Something I've learned from all this is that...women have really quite strong gut instincts." This is the opening line of The Mouths of Mothers, dire...

Karen Ruimy

Singer, author and co-founder of the global gender equality foundation, the GREAT Initiative

Calder sees us and represents us struggling with gravity - the gravity of the body, of the world around us. We are all trying to fit into our days all the components that define us or often that we want to be defined by.

Stephen Ferdinando

Freelance Radio Producer. Ex Work-Ex. Bad speller

And yes. It has emerged. The nice weather that occurred over the May Day bank holiday was actually a PR stunt, orchestrated by 'James Chef' - a new branch of holiday makers. I went to their head offices in Southend to find some answers.

Faisal J. Abbas

Editor-in-Chief, Al Arabiya English; author of upcoming book on Arab media

If the murderers do turn out to be Muslims, then they are guilty of committing genocide, as per the teachings of their own faith, for the Quran clearly states that taking even one human life unjustly equates to the killing of all humanity.

Hannah Buchanan

Writer, particularly interested in LGBT issues

The religion of Islam is not to blame for the atrocities last night and yesterday afternoon. Extremism is to blame but that doesn't mean I sanction the damnation and condemnation of every Muslim.

James Bloodworth

Editor of Left Foot Forward, the UK's leading blog for progressives

No doubt we will soon get a more thorough idea of the process of indoctrination the killers underwent prior to them carrying out their pointless acts. Until then, don't give the attacks a meaning they don't deserve, and view those who wish to use the attacks to push their own abhorrent ideology with the purest contempt.

Kerry Hudson

Writer, journalist, manic depressive loose in London

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William J. Furney

Journalist

The carnage at the Boston Marathon bombings last month and the savage butchering of a solider on a London street just over a month later demonstrate t...

Natasha Clark

Media geek, History/Politics @WarwickUni, Co-Ed @wannabehacks.

We cannot stereotype, or blame. This is not purely a race issue, or purely a religious issue. And while the English Defence League have every right to feel angry at the unprecedented, vile attack on one of their citizens, it does not give them the right to promote further hate.

Lauren Razavi

Freelance travel writer and food blogger

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Josephine A Boyce

Aspiring novelist and screenwriter living in London

Tonight, instead of crawling home towards our sofas, the comfort of TV and endless calories, the hankering for alcohol begins. Unfortunately for those of us with limited funds it means that fun is pretty much off limits. I've come up with some budget friendly solutions to having a good time.

Jonathan Simpson

Labour Councillor in Camden, the Borough's Mayor and Music Champion

If people don't go to these venues then they will be unsustainable in the long run. If smaller venues go then it will make it almost impossible for budding musicians to get their first gig. What will happen then? Will we be left with a situation where acts have to audition for talent shows to get their break? It's a depressing thought.

Anne Somers

CEO of ATG Media, Europe's leading provider of live online auctions

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