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Day: February 18, 2019

Government & Politics

2,000 Islamists ‘ready to carry out attacks at any time,’ says former German spy chief

February 18, 2019 Virginia Hale  

(Breitbart) The security threat posed by more than 2,000 Islamist terror suspects is just one example of how Angela Merkel’s “mistake” to throw open the borders continues to haunt Germany daily, the country’s former spy chief has said. Hans-Georg Maassen, who was […]

Government & Politics

German Islamic State fighters in Syria have right to return home: government spokesman

February 18, 2019 Thomas Escritt and Riham Alkousaa  

(Reuters) German citizens who have fought with the Islamic State militant group in Syria have a fundamental right to return to Germany, a spokesman for the interior ministry said on Monday. At a regular news conference, the chief government spokesman added that […]

Deradicalization

Hoda Muthana wants to help US deradicalise others, says lawyer (LINK ONLY)

February 18, 2019 EoI News  

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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Tom Ricketts says Cubs will keep promise, follow plan set by local Muslim group

February 18, 2019 Madeline Kenney  

(Chicago Sun-Times) Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts apologized Monday for the “pain” caused by Joe Ricketts’ racist emails and promised the Cubs will make an effort to mend their relationship with the Muslim community. That healing process will, he said, include steps outlined […]

Children & Teens

Shamima Begum: ‘I didn’t want to be IS poster girl’

February 18, 2019 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) Shamima Begum — the schoolgirl who fled London to join the Islamic State group in Syria — has said she never wanted to be an IS “poster girl.” Ms Begum, who has just given birth, said she now wants the UK’s forgiveness and […]

Interfaith

Belgian Jewish museum trial interrupted as juror questioned

February 18, 2019 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) The trial of a Frenchman accused of shooting dead four people at the Jewish Museum of Belgium was briefly interrupted on Monday as police were summoned to question a juror. “We cannot start the closing arguments under these conditions,” Judge Laurence […]

Citizenship

Danish politicians defy Trump by rejecting return of Isis fighters

February 18, 2019 Unlisted Author  

(Local) Denmark’s three largest political parties have said they do not want to accept the return of citizens who have travelled to Syria to fight for the Islamic State (Isis) terror group. The Social Democrats, Danish People’s Party and the Liberal (Venstre) […]

News: Europe

After IS, French women held in Syria say ready to go home

February 18, 2019 Emmanuel Duparcq  

(AFP) Detained after fleeing the Islamic State group’s crumbling Syrian holdout, two women from France say they are ready to go home — if they are judged fairly. Behind the fence of a camp in Kurdish-held territory, the detainees wore long black face […]

Government & Politics

Farrakhan praises Omar for anti-Semitic language: ‘You have nothing to apologize for’

February 18, 2019 Cameron Cawthorne  

(Free Beacon) Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Sunday praised Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) for her anti-Semitic language, saying she has “nothing to apologize for.” Farrakhan, who has a long history of using anti-Semitic language, including comparing Jews to “termites” […]

Government & Politics

EU states mixed on Trump demand to take back IS fighters

February 18, 2019 Lorne Cook and Geir Moulson  

(AP) U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that European countries take back their citizens fighting in Syria received a mixed reaction Monday, as nations voiced concerns about how to bring home-grown Islamic State extremists to trial. The question of such foreign fighters has […]

Crime

Swedish student fined for protest that grounded deportation flight

February 18, 2019 Unlisted Author  

(Local) A Swedish activist who livestreamed her onboard protest against the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker has been found guilty of violating Sweden’s aviation laws. Gothenburg District Court on Monday fined Elin Ersson 3,000 kronor ($325) for her protest on board […]

Government & Politics

Germany wants trial for Syria jihadists but warns of difficulties

February 18, 2019 Unlisted Author  

(AFP) Germany vowed Monday to prosecute German IS fighters but warned that it would be “extremely difficult” to organise the repatriation of European nationals from Syria, after US President Donald Trump called on allies to take back alleged jihadists. Syria’s US-backed Kurdish […]

Children & Teens

Tory London mayor candidate Shaun Bailey calls for register of girls at risk of FGM after NHS reveals 21 per cent increase in cases (LINK ONLY)

February 18, 2019 EoI News  

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Government & Politics

France snubs Trump’s appeal to repatriate IS fighters en masse, for now

February 18, 2019 Richard Lough and Caroline Pailliez  

(Reuters) France will for now not act on U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for European allies to repatriate hundreds of Islamic State fighters from Syria, taking back militants on a “case-by-case” basis, its justice minister said on Monday. U.S.-backed fighters appear poised […]

Legal

Men appeal conviction in Via Rail terror plot, argue jury improperly selected

February 18, 2019 Paola Loriggio  

(Canadian Press) Two men found guilty of terrorism charges after being accused of plotting to derail a passenger train are asking Ontario’s highest court to grant them a new trial, arguing the jury that convicted them was improperly selected. Lawyers for Raed […]

Children & Teens

Terror expert warns Sweden against repatriating Syria jihadists

February 18, 2019 Unlisted Author  

(Local) A Swedish terror expert on Monday warned Sweden against heeding US President Donald Trump’s call to repatriate Swedish Isis fighters captured in Syria, saying the jihadists — along with their wives and children — could pose significant security threats to the Nordic country […]

Government & Politics

Virginia Democratic candidate’s anti-Semitic diatribe has a radical past

February 18, 2019 Abha Shankar  

(IPT) A Virginia General Assembly candidate has apologized for past social media posts excoriating Jews and Israel. But Ibraheem Samirah continues to shade his involvement with groups which would like to see Israel eliminated, a sentiment that was prominent in his life. […]

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