Crime
Tariq Ramadan admission sparks fresh row over rape claims (LINK ONLY)
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Month: October 2018
Children & Teens
Failed asylum seeker’s daughter ‘at FGM risk,’ High Court hears
(BBC) A failed asylum seeker is facing removal from the UK despite a family judge ruling her nine-year-old daughter would be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) if she goes. The High Court heard the woman, who has links to Bahrain […]
News: Europe
Syrian spotted at activist film screen is arrested on terrorism charges
(Dutch News) A man spotted at the Balie debating centre in Amsterdam last September and accused of being a former IS fighter by Syrian activists has been arrested on terrorism charges. The public prosecution department says they consider it likely the 32-year-old […]
Government & Politics
Once a refugee, Somali-American appears headed to U.S. Congress
(Reuters) Ilhan Omar fled civil war in Somalia and spent four years of her childhood in a refugee camp in Kenya. Now she is poised to win a seat in the U.S. Congress, taking on a president who has tried to prevent […]
Children & Teens
Hundreds of female genital mutilation cases referred to the Met without a single successful prosecution
(ITV) Just under 750 cases of female genital mutilation were referred to the Met Police over the last five years, though prosecutors are still yet to make a conviction. According to figures obtained by ITV News, 748 people have approached authorities with […]
Crime
Will the Pittsburgh bloodbath forge a bond between American Jews and Muslims?
(Forward) Within hours of the October 27 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Muslim-American activists sprang into action. Tarek El-Messidi, founding director of the faith-based nonprofit CelebrateMercy, launched a “Muslims Unite for Pittsburgh Synagogue” campaign on LaunchGood, a […]
Clerics & Preachers
Organization tied to Holy Land terror case supports vigil after synagogue shooting The United States designated HLF as a terror group in 2001 and became defunct. The case resulted in 108 guilty verdicts; years later, five of its leaders were convicted and sentenced to decades in prison.
(JNS) An organization whose imam was president of a group that was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror case supported a vigil on Monday, hosted by Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, in the aftermath of a gunman shooting and killing 11 Jews […]
Government & Politics
US voters poised to elect 2 Muslim women to Congress
(AFP) US voters are poised to elect two Muslim women to Congress in the midterm election next week, marking a historic first even as anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric has been on the rise. Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee, is all but certain […]
Academics & Education
Address records show Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) still lived with her first husband throughout marriage to her apparent brother
(PJ Media) In recent days, Minnesota state Representative Ilhan Omar (D-60B) has campaigned with Minnesota Attorney General candidate Keith Ellison (D-MN). Omar is the Democratic nominee for the federal House seat, MN CD-5, that Ellison is vacating. She is the assumed favorite […]
Government & Politics
50th District poll: Rep. Duncan Hunter’s lead over Ammar Campa-Najjar shrinks as Election Day looms
(KGTV) Rep. Duncan Hunter’s lead over Democratic challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar in the 50th Congressional District race has shrunk to just three percentage points, according to a new poll released one week before Election Day. Hunter’s lead over Campa-Najjar has dwindled in the […]
Government & Politics
Republican Muslim hoping for US Congress seat in Trump era
(AFP) Omar Qudrat denies any contradiction in his being both a Muslim and a Republican in the era of President Donald Trump. In fact, he is so convinced that his party is still one of diversity, despite the president’s rhetoric, that he […]
Government & Politics
Austria rejects UN migration pact
(AFP) Austria said Wednesday it will not sign a United Nations migration pact that is set to be adopted in December, in order to “defend its national sovereignty.” The United States and Hungary have already rejected the Global Compact for Migration, which […]
Arts & Entertainment
Muslims are having a Hollywood moment
(NPR) On the last day of taping for a new 10-part Web series called East of La Brea, the cameras are set up at a local mosque for a scene about a 20-something black Muslim woman who’s praying. Suddenly her phone rings […]
Government & Politics
Is Canada’s government funding terrorism?
(Gatestone) Canadian taxpayers have unwittingly been funding terrorism for more than two decades, often through federally registered charities, many of which have since been banned in other countries and subsequently by Ottawa as well. The International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and […]
Clothing
Debate over sex work, Islamic head scarf divides Quebec women’s federation
(Canadian Press) Members of Quebec’s most prominent women’s group are divided over whether to acknowledge prostitution as a freely chosen career and whether to support all Muslim female public servants who choose to wear a hijab at work. About 150 representatives from Quebec’s […]
Academics & Education
Jewish and Muslim leaders accuse council of bias over non-stunned meat ban (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Charlie Hebdo protection cop suspended over radicalisation suspicions
(Radio France) A police officer charged with protecting the editor of France’s controversial Charlie Hebdo paper has been suspended because of suspicions he might have been attracted to radical Islamism, according to press reports. The officer, who has not been named in […]
Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary must go on anti‑extremism course (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Pittsburgh synagogue massacre exposes Sarsour’s two-faced opportunism
(IPT) Expressions of grief, shock and solidarity came from all corners Saturday and Sunday as a horrified nation learned about a Jew-hating gunman’s attack on a historic Pittsburgh synagogue. Eleven Jews were killed because they were Jews, gathered for Shabbat services at […]
Crime
Muslim-American community raises nearly five times original goal for synagogue shooting victims
(Hill) The Muslim-American community has raised over $120,000 for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in just two days, nearly five times the original goal. The crowdfunding campaign on LaunchGood, a Muslim-focused fundraising website, started with a $25,000 goal, which has […]
Christians
In EU, there’s an East-West divide over religious minorities, gay marriage, national identity
(Pew) For most of its first half-century, the European Union consisted almost entirely of countries from Western Europe, such as France, Italy and Belgium. That changed in 2004, when the EU expanded to include some former Soviet bloc countries in Central and […]
Children & Teens
European human rights court backs Sharia blasphemy law
(Gatestone) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that criticism of Mohammed, the founder of Islam, constitutes incitement to hatred and therefore is not protected free speech. With its unprecedented decision, the Strasbourg-based court — which has jurisdiction over 47 […]
Academics & Education
Must try harder: France vows to end school neglect of Arabic
(AFP) In the ethnically mixed Paris suburb of Kremlin-Bicetre, a group of children sit quietly at their desks while outside their classmates frolic in the autumn sunshine. “Ayna yaskunu Adel? (where does Adel live)” teacher Hanan asks the children, pointing to a […]
Crime
Muslim groups raise thousands for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims
(Hill) A crowdfunding campaign started by two Muslim groups has raised more than $55,000 for the victims of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. The campaign on LaunchGood, a Muslim-focused crowdfunding site, reached its $25,000 goal in less than six […]
Christians
Italy’s League blocks Muslims from buying and converting chapel
(Reuters) Italy’s far-right League party intervened on Sunday to block efforts by a Muslim association to turn a former hospital chapel into a mosque. The Muslim group last week made the highest offer for the chapel in the northern city of Bergamo […]
Children & Teens
A third of Britons would stop their children visiting mosque (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Chandler pushes bill to prosecute female mutilation
(Worcester Telegram) It was 1988 in Sierra Leone, Africa. Four blindfolded sisters under the age of 18, the youngest being 11, waited anxiously with their mother and father outside the bondo bush, a private enclosure constructed near their village. The oldest walked […]
Government & Politics
Dem candidate Ilhan Omar defending tweet on ‘the evil doings of Israel’
(Daily Wire) On November 16, 2012, Somali-born Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar (D), who’s currently running for the state’s 5th Congressional District seat, sent out the following tweet: Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see […]
Clothing
Algerian-born French right-winger denounces hate campaign
(Radio France) An Algerian-born spokeswoman for France’s mainstream-right Republicans has said she has been the victim of death threats and vicious messages by radical Islamists in an article published after a man was found guilty of hate speech in tweets to her […]
Children & Teens
Europe’s blasphemy problem Freedom of speech is the latest casualty of Europe's encounter with Islam.
(Weekly Standard) An international human rights panel agreed with an Austrian court’s decision Thursday to fine a right-wing speaker for suggesting that the Muslim prophet Muhammad was a pedophile. This was, they said, a violation of the country’s statute that criminalizes “disparaging […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib, a trailblazing Muslim woman, is the new face of the civil rights movement in Detroit
(Globe and Mail) Rashida Tlaib is eager to talk about where she fits into American history — just not in the way one might expect. Around her country, Ms. Tlaib is becoming known for going where no Muslim woman has before: into […]
Moderation & Reform
Battling Salafism on Germany’s streets Saloua Mohammed's most important tool in the fight against Salafism is listening — to parents whose kids radicalize online, to youth who rave about Salafism, and to women returning to Germany after fighting alongside IS.
(Deutsche Welle) “Let’s see who is going to win in the end, shall we?” social worker Saloua Mohammed says. “They won’t get my youths that easily.” “They” are radical Salafists: ultraconservative Muslims who interpret the Quran literally, live their faith the way […]
Academics & Education
Austria launches kindergarten Islamic headscarf ban, considers adding elementary schools
(Breitbart) The Austrian government has enacted a headscarf ban in kindergartens across the country and is now considering widening the ban to include elementary schools. The conservative-populist government enacted the headscarf ban for kindergartens on Wednesday which will mean that children will […]
History
Bradford celebrates Islamic Heritage Month Display at Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library showcases Muslims’ contributions throughout history
(Bradford Today) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Bradford held an Islamic information session at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library on Oct. 25. “It’s Islamic Heritage month,” explained Mona Shah. “This is really to recognize the contributions Muslims have made in […]
Mosques
Few Belgian mosques publish their financial accounts
(Brussels Times) Charity sector organisations, including mosques, are required by law to deposit their accounts at the Commercial Court Registry. On Friday, the Sudpresse publications are reporting however that very few of the Walloon and Brussels mosque charities fulfil this statutory obligation. […]
Clerics & Preachers
Muslim #MeToo isn’t just a man problem. It’s also a male-led theology problem
(Religion News) If one thing has been made glaringly evident from the #MeToo revelations of the past year, it’s that many women — Muslim women included — are no longer going to be patient in the wake of sexual abuse or trauma. […]
Government & Politics
After visit to mosque, Mitt Romney says he supports Trump’s travel ban, opposes restrictions based on religion
(Deseret News) Standing in his stocking feet, Republican Senate candidate Mitt Romney spoke and answered questions at the Utah Islamic Center on Friday before attending a worship service with about 200 Muslims. Romney fielded questions on guns, immigration and health care, but […]
Clothing
Connecticut woman says McDonald’s barred her from wearing hijab to work Restaurant owner, a Muslim, disputes charges
(Hartford Courant) A Connecticut woman has lodged a discrimination complaint against a Middletown McDonald’s, alleging she was barred from wearing a hijab at work — a violation of her “sincerely-held religious beliefs,” she said, along with federal and state civil rights protections. […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Complaint filed against Samsung alleging religious discrimination
(KNTV) The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a complaint against Samsung on behalf of a Muslim man who alleges religious discrimination during a job interview at the company in 2017, CAIR said Thursday. The man interviewed at the company in Menlo […]
News: North America
Muslims less likely to be considered ‘real Americans,’ says pollster
(Hill) Pollster Mallory Newall said in an interview that aired Thursday on “What America’s Thinking” that fewer respondents view Muslim Americans as “real Americans,” compared to members of other religions. “We have done some research on what it means to be a […]
Banks & Banking
Homeowner testifies at trial of 2 men accused of defrauding Shariah mortgage holders Defence is trying to demonstrate homeowners were credited for payments they made
(CBC) The trial of two men accused of defrauding homeowners who had taken out “Shariah-compliant” mortgages heard Thursday from one of the mortgage holders, who admitted under defence cross-examination that he and his wife eventually got credited for their payments. Omar Kalair […]
Children & Teens
Pork gelatine use in NHS vaccines ‘disappointing’
(BBC) The use of pork gelatine in three vaccines used by the NHS has been branded “disappointing” by the Vegetarian Society. Chief executive Lynne Elliot added that the use of animal ingredients in medicines is “upsetting.” Porcine gelatine is derived from pigs […]
Government & Politics
Bob Katter sacks controversial senator Fraser Anning months after ‘final solution’ speech
(Sydney Morning Herald) Federal MP Bob Katter has kicked Fraser Anning out of his party following weeks of tension over a speech the controversial senator made linking immigration to Nazi Germany’s “final solution.” Mr Katter said Senator Anning had been booted because […]
Children & Teens
Defaming Prophet Muhammed not free expression: ECHR Such defamation could stir up prejudice and risk religious peace, says European Court of Human Rights
(Anadolu) Defaming the Prophet Muhammed “goes beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate” and “could stir up prejudice and put at risk religious peace” and thus exceeds the permissible limits of freedom of expression, ruled the European Court of Human Rights […]
Legal
The German who went from left-wing terrorist to Salafist sympathizer Bernhard Falk is no stranger to prisons. A convicted leftist terrorist, he spent 12 years behind bars. Now he looks after imprisoned Islamists. Germany's domestic intelligence agency considers him a danger to society.
(Deutsche Welle) One of the advantages of a constitutional state that ensures the rule of law is that it also applies those rights to people who deeply reject it. Even those who want to abolish the democratic system and fight by force […]
Government & Politics
Pollster says anti-Muslim sentiment follows rhetoric of politicians
(Hill) Pollster Dalia Mogahed said in an interview that aired Thursday on “What America’s Thinking” that anti-Muslim sentiment takes a cue from elected officials’ rhetoric. “Anti-Muslim sentiment in the public follows the rhetoric of politicians,” Mogahed, director of research at the Institute […]
Children & Teens
Germany ‘ignoring’ ECJ ruling on refugee reunification Media reports have accused Germany of disregarding a ruling from the EU's top court on the rights of unaccompanied minors to be joined by their families. The key point is the minor's age during the asylum process.
(Deutsche Welle) In mid-April, the European Union’s supreme court in matters of EU law ruled that unaccompanied minors could bring in their families, even if they had come of age during the asylum process. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that […]
Government & Politics
Asylum requests hit nine-year low in Switzerland
(Local) The number of requests for asylum in Switzerland was down nearly a fifth in the first nine months of 2018 and at its lowest level since 2010. A total of 11,484 people requested asylum in the country from January to June, […]
Government & Politics
McLean Islamic Center contests worship hour restrictions
(Tysons Reporter) The McLean Islamic Center (MIC) will be returning to the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) on Nov. 14 in an effort to overturn earlier restrictions on worship hours and attendance. The MIC, the only Islamic center in the […]
Children & Teens
France seeks to bring home jihadists’ kids from Syria
(AFP) France is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French jihadists identified as being in Syria, as Western nations grapple with how to handle citizens who left to join extremists. A French official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said […]