July 18, 2018 – Eye on Islamism

German cabinet declares Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria ‘safe’ Germany's cabinet wants to add three Maghreb states and Georgia to a list of 'safe countries of origin.' But will the change pass Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, where it failed last year?

July 18, 2018 Timothy Jones and Jefferson Chase

(Deutsche Welle) The German government will put forward legislation declaring Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Georgia “safe countries of origin.” The decision was reached after the weekly meeting of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet on Wednesday in Berlin. If enacted, the change in the […]

SPLC finally admits Orlando shooter Omar Mateen wasn’t a right-wing terrorist

July 18, 2018 Tyler O'Neil

(PJ Media) On Wednesday, PJ Media discovered that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) — a notorious left-wing smear organization — had silently removed Omar Mateen, the radical Islamic terrorist responsible for the deadliest Islamic terror attack since September 11, 2001, from […]

Greece to process 1,500 asylum requests from Germany

July 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Greece will process 1,500 asylum applications from Germany as part of a deal signed between the two countries, Greece’s migration minister said Wednesday. “In the first half of 2018 there were 1,500 requests for processing by Germany, and they will be […]

Jewish man, 69, attacked in Paris by assailant shouting about Allah and Hitler

July 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) A 69-year-old Jewish man wearing a kippah was assaulted in Paris by a young Arab man who shouted about Allah and Hitler. In Tuesday’s incident, the alleged assailant hit the Jewish man, pushed him to the ground and dragged him by his […]

Austrian ambassador downplays fears of kosher-halal meat register

July 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(BBC) The Austrian ambassador to Israel has downplayed reports of a plan by an Austrian state to require Jews and Muslims to register before they can buy kosher and halal meat. Martin Weiss said politicians in Lower Austria would work with religious […]

Londoners least liberal on homosexuality and pre-marital sex (LINK ONLY)

July 18, 2018 EoI News

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Germany’s dysfunctional deportation system

July 18, 2018 Soeren Kern

(Gatestone) A court in Gelsenkirchen has ruled that deporting a self-declared Islamist — suspected of being a bodyguard of the former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden — was “grossly unlawful” and ordered him returned to Germany. The case has cast a spotlight […]

Leicester jeweller murder trial: Man hid ‘gun in a burka’

July 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(BBC) One of the men accused of killing a jeweller has said a co-defendant entered the victim’s shop with a gun hidden beneath a burka. Ramniklal Jogiya was abducted near his Leicester shop on 24 January, with his body found in Stoughton […]

For American Muslims, family border separations are personal

July 18, 2018 Aysha Khan

(Religion News) When Imam Arjan Abu Sa’ad turned on the news to see reports of toddlers being pulled from their families and detained in cages after crossing the U.S. border, he was shocked. “I never thought I would see that in America,” he […]

Tommy Robinson jail sentence appeal delayed by judges

July 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Judges have delayed their decision in an appeal by far-right activist Tommy Robinson against his conviction and jailing for contempt of court. The Court of Appeal expects a judgement on the former English Defence League leader to be made by the […]

Why is the US now taking a serious look at Muslim Brotherhood threat

July 18, 2018 Ismaeel Naar

(Al-Arabiya) Experts who recently testified at a US Congressional hearing looking into the Muslim Brotherhood have lauded Republican efforts into reviving a bill designating the group as a terrorist organization but said that much more needs to be done. Last week, several […]

American Jews lead kippah solidarity walk in heart of Berlin

July 18, 2018 Toby Axelrod

(JTA) American Jews joined local Muslims and Jews for a “kippah walk” through the heart of Berlin in a show of solidarity with Jews in the German capital. Sunday’s march came against a backdrop of recent sensational anti-Semitic incidents in Germany; most […]

Muslim group decries Arizona congressman over UK activist

July 18, 2018 Melissa Daniels

(AP) The Arizona chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group on Wednesday condemned a congressman for appearing at a London rally in support of a jailed far-right British activist. Rep. Paul Gosar recently spoke at a rally supporting the jailed […]

Wrongfully deported Afghan to return to Germany: ministry

July 18, 2018 Unlisted Author

(AFP) An asylum seeker deported to Afghanistan this month will be returned to Germany, the interior ministry said Wednesday, in the latest of a series of scandals surrounding Berlin’s hardening migration policy. A ministry spokeswoman said the federal migration and refugee agency […]

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