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Cemeteries & Funerals
Michigan Islamic center honors ‘Butcher of Tehran,’ other Iranian ‘martyrs’ killed in helicopter crash Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and several others were killed last week when their helicopter crashed in Iran
(Fox) A Michigan Islamic center held a memorial Thursday for Iranian leaders, including one known as “the Butcher of Tehran,” who were killed in a helicopter crash last weekend, a move that came amid other tributes that sparked anger given Iran’s ties […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi’s parents living in Libya
(BBC) The parents of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi are still living in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where they are under surveillance by Libyan authorities, the BBC has confirmed. A Libyan security source said there is no evidence against the parents. But […]
Government & Politics
New research: $2 million in federal grants went to domestic Islamist groups 'The good news: That’s way down from the $16 million Trump sent them in 2018,' wrote Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum.
(JNS) Of 60 federal grants, worth $15 million, given to Muslim organizations in 2022, $2 million went to groups “controlled by Islamists or involved in Islamist networks.” That’s according to a May 3 article by Sam Westrop in Focus on Western Islamism. […]