July 5, 2018 – Eye on Islamism

French Muslim leaders all refuse to sign anti-Semitism condemnation — activist Fiyaz Mughal, who led a similar, successful campaign in UK, says he floated draft for interfaith declaration against Jewish and Muslim hatred, was rebuffed even after revising text

July 5, 2018 Marissa Newman

(Times of Israel) French Muslim leaders all refused to sign on to a joint declaration with their Jewish counterparts condemning anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred, according to the British activist behind the interfaith campaign, which ran successfully in the United Kingdom. Fiyaz Mughal, […]

Canada’s biggest Islamic convention welcomes people from all over the world Over 20,000 people are expected to attend the event in Mississauga

July 5, 2018 Moses Monterroza

(CBC) Huma Mir is just one of thousands of Muslims from all over the world who are coming to Canada’s largest and longest-running Islamic convention. Mir came all the way from the U.K. to visit her cousins. She says she’s seen the […]

Thousands of FGM cases recorded in Britain

July 5, 2018 Umberto Bacchi

(Reuters) Thousands of cases of female genital mutilation have been identified over the past year in Britain, according to data published on Thursday that experts said showed the need for stronger action to tackle the illegal practice. More than 6,000 women and […]

Germany: ‘Decapitating’ freedom of the press?

July 5, 2018 Stefan Frank

(Gatestone) In an apparent attempt to sweep under the rug a recent double homicide in Hamburg, Germany, authorities there censored the story. They also raided the apartments of a witness who filmed a video describing the murder, and a blogger who posted […]

Le Monde publishes Macron’s plan to reform Islam in France Association financed by tax on halal and Mecca pilgrimages

July 5, 2018 Unlisted Author

(ANSAmed) A confidential statement to French President Emmanuel Macron by one of his closest collaborators and published Thursday by French daily Le Monde outlines a plan to regulate Islam by making financing transparent and better integrating the community based on the principles […]

Catholic board changes no ‘head scarves’ wording in dress code The wording was only brought to the board's attention Thursday after someone noticed it

July 5, 2018 Laura Clementson

(CBC) Hamilton’s Catholic school board is changing the wording of its summer school dress code after years of saying no “head scarves” on its printed form. Duraid Al-Jailawi says his wife noticed the wording Wednesday when the form was handed to her […]

Tory candidate suspended after ‘Islamophobic’ Facebook posts

July 5, 2018 David Deans

(BBC) The Conservatives have suspended a council by-election candidate following “unacceptable comments” on social media. Laurel Ellis was picked for the Gurnos ward on Merthyr Tydfil council. She had shared posts critical of Islam and showing Theresa May in Muslim religious dress, […]

Salvini says ‘not one more person’ should reach Italy by boat

July 5, 2018 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Italy’s hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Thursday said he wanted to put a complete stop to migrant arrivals in Italy by boat. The aim is that “not one more person arrives by boat” on Italian shores, said Salvini during a […]

A Mecklenburg inmate signed up for Ramadan fast. Now he’s suing because he got hungry

July 5, 2018 Michael Gordon

(Charlotte Observer) During a holy month when he was supposed to be fasting, a Muslim inmate in the Mecklenburg County Jail still wanted his lunch. So Travaile Speller has sued, claiming that his jailers and the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s Office discriminated against his […]

ICE agents accused of ‘fishing’ for undocumented people in Hamtramck

July 5, 2018 Unlisted Author

(WXYZ) A Muslim civil rights group is accusing agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of racially profiling, going door-to-door at some homes and making traffic stops in Hamtramck. “What it appears is that they are fishing to see if they […]

US Rep. Richard Neal dismisses idea that his primary bid will see same fate as NY Democrat Joe Crowley

July 5, 2018 Shannon Young

(Springfield Republican) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unexpected primary win over high-ranking Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York sparked talk of another potential upset in Massachusetts. But U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, has largely dismissed the idea that the outcome in New York will […]

Anti-Semitism in German schools to be tackled with anti-bullying commissioners German Family Minister Franziska Giffey wants to send bullying prevention experts to schools to curb a rise in anti-Jewish attacks. Berlin schools, in particular, have seen anti-Semitic bullying in recent months.

July 5, 2018 Nicole Goebel

(Deutsche Welle) Family Minister Franziska Giffey plans to fund 170 bullying prevention experts, who are to be sent to selected German schools, she told Thursday’s edition of German daily Rheinische Post. Asked if anti-Semitism is a growing problem in schools now that Germany […]

Norway’s PM and finance minister in potential clash over EU asylum

July 5, 2018 Unlisted Author

(Local) Prime Minister Erna Solberg has said she would be open to Norway relieving pressure on EU countries by taking in more refugees. The PM’s view is not shared by Finance Minister Siv Jensen, who is also leader of the anti-immigration Progress […]

Controlling father enslaved his teenage daughter and hit her with a vacuum cleaner (LINK ONLY)

July 5, 2018 EoI News

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Merkel, Orban clash over EU values with anti-migrant wind blowing

July 5, 2018 Deborah Cole

(AFP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday accused Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban of failing to respect “humanity” with his immigration policy, days after she made key border protection concessions to hardliners who have embraced Budapest’s anti-migrant stance. In a remarkable […]

German coalition reaches deal on migration, no transit centers

July 5, 2018 Holger Hansen and Andreas Rinke

(Reuters) The parties in Germany’s ruling coalition on Thursday reached agreement on a package of measures to deal with asylum-seekers who have already registered in other European Union states, and vowed to push ahead with an immigration law before year’s end. The […]

Ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson to appeal against jail sentence

July 5, 2018 Unlisted Author

(BBC) The former leader of the English Defence League (EDL) is to appeal against his 13-month prison sentence. Tommy Robinson, from Bedfordshire, admitted contempt of court after filming outside Leeds Crown Court during a trial in May. A judge told him his […]

Canada is funding and supporting terrorism front groups with taxpayers’ money

July 5, 2018 Tom Quiggin

(IPT) The government of Canada plans to funnel $23 million into a multicultural program, Member of Parliament Iqra Khalid announced last week. The money is an outgrowth of Canada’s M-103 “systemic racism and religious discrimination” bill that called on the government to […]

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