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(AP) A Danish poet of Palestinian descent who made headlines as a teenager in 2013 for a book that was critical of Muslims has died, his publishing house said Thursday. Yahya Hassan was 24. His editor at Gyldendal, Simon Paternak, called Hassan’s […]
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(CBC) The City of Ottawa is exempting mosques from local noise bylaws during Ramadan to allow them to play a five-minute call to prayer at sundown, as the pandemic prevents people from gathering and hearing it inside. Luqman Ahmed, an imam with Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
(CBC) Ramadan is looking a lot different for Muslims across the globe due to physical distancing restrictions placed upon the holy month by the COVID-19 pandemic. And things are no different for the nearly half a million people who follow Islam in […]
(Detroit News) An Ypsilanti man arrested by the FBI’s counterterrorism team wants out of federal prison during the COVID-19 pandemic despite being caught with an escape kit and scrawling a message of support for the Islamic State in his cell, according to prosecutors. […]
(Breitbart) The neighbour of a man who attempted to assassinate several police officers in Colombes on Monday has been arrested for claiming he has the same “plans” as the suspected terrorist. Police arrested the 20-year-old while searching the home of 29-year-old Youssef Tihlah, […]
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(Deutsche Welle) German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Thursday banned all Hezbollah activities in the country, his ministry spokesman said on Twitter. He also confirmed that “police measures are underway in several federal states concurrently,” and added that even in times of […]
(Reuters) Danish police said on Thursday they had arrested and charged a person suspected of preparing an Islamist terrorist attack. The person had attempted to source firearms and ammunition to carry out one or more terrorist acts in an undisclosed place, Jorgen […]
(AP) A 24-year-old man wanted in Germany for allegedly belonging to a cell that planned attacks on behalf of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Albania, police said Thursday. Albanian police said the suspect, a citizen of Tajikistan identified only […]
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(National-UAE) A senior British politician has demanded international action to prevent extremists taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to “exploit” vulnerable people. Andrew Rosindell has raised his concerns at the highest level of British government, asking ministers to answer questions over the […]
(Breitbart) Three French youths arrested with a large number of illegal drugs told investigators they were stocking up before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Police seized 4 1/2oz of cocaine, 8lb of marijuana, 4 1/2oz of cannabis resin, […]
(Toronto Sun) Almost two years ago, Toronto’s Danforth Ave. made headlines across the world when one Faisal Hussain killed two people and wounded 13 others before committing suicide. Well, Danforth Ave. is back in the news. This time it’s the blaring of […]
(Middle East Eye) A number of Muslim prisoners in Virginia have been denied the right to fast during the holy month of Ramadan because prison management received “too many” requests, three rights groups said. Muslim Advocates, the Islamic Circle of North America’s […]
(Jerusalem Post) After the city-state of Berlin declined to take action against an annual Iranian regime-sponsored protest calling for the destruction of Israel, German Jewish retiree Gilbert Kallenborn filed a lawsuit to stop the rally. The Berlin-based B.Z. paper reported on Monday […]
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(Breitbart) A leaked internal police memo in the northern department of Calvados told officers to limit their interventions to only serious crimes in Muslim areas during Ramadan. The note, which was sent out on April 24th and came from the chief of staff of […]
(Reuters) The driver who rammed his car into two police motorcyclists in a Paris suburb had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the French anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Tuesday. A 29-year-old French man was arrested at the scene of Monday’s attack, which occurred […]
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(Middle East Eye) British bank HSBC has told customers in the UK that it will stop processing standing order payments to the Palestinian aid charity Interpal from next month. The bank sent out letters earlier this month to account holders who make […]
(Courthouse News) In litigation challenging a Texas law blocking state agencies from hiring companies boycotting Israel, the Fifth Circuit ordered dismissal of the case Monday but declined to decide if the law is constitutional. Bahia Amawi, a Palestinian U.S. citizen, had worked […]
(Reuters) A car rammed two police motorcyclists in a Paris suburb on Monday, police unions said, leaving one of the officers in an artificial coma in hospital because of his grave injuries. The act was deliberate, police unions said. Police sources said […]
(Global News) Many Nova Scotians have paid tribute to the 22 people who were killed in the April 18-19 shooting rampage through music or vigils. Now, the Muslim community in Halifax is also showing its solidarity by broadcasting the adhan. This special […]
(BBC) Eight boats with more than 90 migrants on board have been intercepted in the English Channel by UK Border Force and the French authorities. The first boat stopped by a Border Force vessel off the Kent coast was carrying 13 men […]
(National-UAE) Britain has launched a search for a new independent reviewer of its biggest anti-radicalisation scheme after the appointment of a former reviewer of terror laws caused a backlash and legal action. The Prevent programme has been the main platform for monitoring […]
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(BBC) A further 35 migrants have been intercepted by Border Force boats while attempting to cross the English Channel early on Saturday morning. The migrants — who variously identified themselves as Iranian, Iraqi and Kuwaiti — were picked up in three separate […]
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(BBC) Five dinghies carrying 76 migrants have been intercepted in the Channel by Border Force. All those on board were brought to Dover and will be monitored for signs of coronavirus, the Home Office said. Footage showed officials at the port in […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Police have arrested a western Sydney man who they will allege was involved with the terrorist organisation Jabhat al-Nusra more than seven years ago. Police will allege the man travelled from Sydney to Syria between September and December 2012 […]
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(Hollywood Reporter) Jeff Goldblum has come under fire on social media for asking if Islam was “anti-homosexuality” and “anti-woman” during Friday night’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The comments came after the seven remaining queens on the show, now in its 12th […]
(AFP) An Iraqi man believed to have belonged to the Islamic State group went on trial in Germany on Friday accused of genocide and murdering a child belonging to the Yazidi minority who he held as a slave. Taha al-Jumailly, 27, also […]
(Jewish Insider) New York congressional candidate Andom Ghebreghiorgis hosted Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour on Wednesday evening for a digital town hall discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential platform. Details: Ghebreghiorgis, a 33-year-old activist from Mount Vernon, […]
(KMSP) Thursday night marked the first publicly broadcast call to prayer, or “Adhan,” in Minnesota. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey approved a permit for Dar [Al-Hijrah] mosque in Minneapolis to play the call to prayer publicly five times a day during the month […]
(Breitbart) Aiman Mazyek, chairman of the Central Council of Muslims, has called on the German government to give aid to mosques struggling financially due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Mr Mazyek said that many mosques in Germany were facing financial difficulties due […]
(amNY) More halal meals will be distributed at 32 school sites in the city beginning today, April 23, the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. Halal options are offered at the over 400 school sites offering grab-and-go meals and […]
(AP) Hungary’s practice of keeping asylum seekers in a closed transit zone on the border with Serbia qualifies as “unlawful detention,” according to [a] nonbinding opinion issued Thursday by a senior official at the European Union’s highest court. Over the past few […]
(AP) Spanish police who this week arrested a former London rapper allegedly turned Islamic State fighter in Syria say they have no evidence he was planning an attack in Europe, but his illegal, undocumented entry into Spain raises suspicions about his motivation. […]
(Yle) An Iraqi man who was refused asylum in Finland and believed to have been murdered a month after returning to his home country may still in fact be alive, police said on Wednesday, as they launched an investigation on charges of […]
(Algemeiner) Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — who has faced antisemitism accusations in the past — was criticized on social media on Wednesday after tweeting a statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day that did not [mention] Jews. “This #HolocaustRemembranceDay — and every day — […]
(Reuters) French police will not shy away from enforcing a coronavirus lockdown in the high-rise Paris suburbs where unrest has erupted the past four nights, the interior minister said, as a motorcyclist whose run-in with officers sparked riots appealed for calm. Stringent […]
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(National-UAE) Terrorists are using the coronavirus lockdown to infiltrate Europe, experts said. One of Europe’s most high-profile ISIS terrorists, Abdel Majed Abdel Bary, was arrested in Spain on Tuesday and last week, a new ISIS terrorist cell was caught in Germany. British […]
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