Legal
Lisa Smith sent forward for trial on terrorism charges (LINK ONLY)
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Month: July 2020
Children & Teens
Document details Kingston teenager’s descent into ISIS terrorism
(Global News) On Jan. 21, 2019, a 16-year-old Kingston resident disclosed to a contact that he secretly supported the so-called Islamic State. He also hinted he was about to take action, saying he “may carry out a solo operation in the next […]
Government & Politics
Mosque granted one-off exemption All eyes are on Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, which has been granted a one-off exemption from the restrictions limiting places of worship to 100 people
(News.com.au) Auburn Gallipoli Mosque has been granted a one-off exemption from the restrictions limiting places of worship to 100 people, allowing it to mark one of Islam’s holiest days, Eid al-Adha. The mosque can welcome up to 400 people — still far […]
Crime
Police officer injured as fight breaks out during Ilford Eid celebrations (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
US open to dropping death penalty for Isil Beatles after UK objection (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel migrants: More boats follow busiest day on record
(BBC) “Multiple” migrant boats have been picked up by Border Force in the English Channel, the coastguard said. One vessel landed on a beach near to a nuclear power plant in Dungeness, Kent, police have confirmed. French authorities said they rescued 58 […]
Government & Politics
Italy’s Lampedusa new target of far-right anger over migrants
(AFP) Out in the Mediterranean, under a baking sun, fisherman Ezio Billeci comes across a boat of vulnerable migrants and calls for help, but for hours the only response he gets from Italian authorities is to “stand by.” The episode off the […]
Books
Germany: SPD formally expels former Berlin senator Thilo Sarrazin An arbitration committee upheld the Social Democrats' decision to expel Sarrazin over Islamophobic rhetoric. The ruling marked the party's third attempt to oust him after almost a decade fighting in court.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have finally managed to expel controversial politician turned author Thilo Sarrazin, who has published a series of books over the last decade bearing little resemblance to the party’s stated positions. Sarrazin’s books criticizing the lack of […]
Immigration
Refugees freed from Greek camp ‘hell’ left homeless
(AFP) When Amir Hussein was finally allowed to leave the horrific migrant camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, it was supposed to be the end of a year-long odyssey. “After (experiencing) hell in Moria, we had not expected to […]
Law Enforcement
Convicted jihadist arrested for terrorism financing
(NL Times) Samir A., a convicted member of terrorist organization Hofstadgroep, was arrested in Rotterdam at the end of June on suspicion of terrorism financing, his lawyer Tamara Buruma said to NOS. He is suspected of raising money for women and children […]
Children & Teens
22 migrant kids with medical needs go to Germany from Greece
(AP) Another 22 children with medical needs who have been living in migrant camps in Greece arrived in Germany on Friday along with their close relatives, the German government said. In all, 90 people were on board a flight that landed at […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum: Bid to return in citizenship fight goes to Supreme Court
(BBC) The case of runaway Shamima Begum, who is fighting to return to the UK from Syria, will go to the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal decided that the case raised a point of law of public importance that only the […]
Government & Politics
Anger as ‘shockingly short notice’ of new restrictions disrupt Eid celebrations (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
(AP) A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court […]
Government & Politics
Craig Whittaker: MP defends saying some Muslims not taking Covid seriously
(BBC) A Tory MP has defended his claim that some Muslims in West Yorkshire are not taking the pandemic seriously. Craig Whittaker said the “vast majority” of those breaking the rules in his constituency were from black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
‘Stop racist killings’: Sacramento Islamic organization launches billboard campaign
(Sacramento Bee) Across the Sacramento area, there are four new billboards seeking to demonstrate how the fights against systemic racism and the coronavirus pandemic are foundational to Islamic beliefs. As part of a five-week campaign by the Sacramento chapter of the Islamic […]
Children & Teens
‘Handful’ of orphaned or abandoned kids of British ISIS jihadis will be brought back to the UK from Syria (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Ossoff received thousands from Al Jazeera media in past two years
(Free Beacon) Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff received at least $5,000 from the Qatari-backed Al Jazeera network over the past two years, according to an updated personal financial disclosure. The money was for his work as CEO of Insight TWI, a […]
Government & Politics
Deleted Biden video sets off a crisis at Voice of America The taxpayer-funded outlet is grappling with the fallout from a video post deemed too favorable to the former vice president, setting off recriminations and suspicion amid a shakeup.
(Politico) Voice of America is weighing a suspension of four contractors who were involved in publishing a story and video that was deemed too favorable to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to two people familiar with the matter. On July 22, VOA’s […]
Immigration
Record migrant numbers cross English Channel in small boats
(BBC) More than 200 migrants have crossed the English Channel in 20 boats according to the Home Office — a record number for a single day. There were also reports that about 30 people made the crossing on small boats, landing on […]
Legal
HMP Whitemoor: Men deny prison officer attempted murder
(BBC) Two men have denied the attempted murder of a prison officer at a high-security jail. Brusthom Ziamani, 24, and Baz Hockton, 26, pleaded not guilty via video-link at the Old Bailey. They are accused of donning fake suicide vests and using […]
Employment
COVID-19 pandemic derails Germany’s push for migrant integration
(Reuters) Nigerian Iyke Anakua had been working for 14 months as a welder, a job he got through a recruitment agency in Berlin, when he received news in mid-March that he would be made redundant. “I waited so long for a job […]
Citizenship
Eight Brussels jihadists given eight days to hold on to their Belgian nationality
(Brussels Times) Eight Islamic State (IS) supporters from Brussels have been stripped of their Belgian nationality, in the latest move by a Belgian court to keep foreign terrorist fighters from returning to the country. The decision to strip the eight fighters of […]
Government & Politics
Italy Senate paves way for Salvini migrant trial
(AFP) Italy’s Senate voted on Thursday to strip far-right chief Matteo Salvini of his parliamentary immunity, paving the way for him to face trial, for a second time, over allegedly illegally detaining migrants at sea. Salvini, a senator, now looks set for […]
Legal
Calgary father charged with ISIS kidnapping released on bail Hussein Borhot, 34, accused of participating in a kidnapping, helping ISIS in Syria
(CBC) A Calgary man facing four terrorism charges, accused of fighting with ISIS for more than a year before returning to Canada, has been released on bail. Last week, Alberta RCMP’s Integrated National [Security] Enforcement Team laid the charges against Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34. […]
Government & Politics
Judges reject terror offender’s challenge of early release ban
(BBC) An attempt by terrorism offender Mohammed Zahir Khan to overturn a ban on early release from prison has been thrown out by the High Court. Two judges said Parliament had been right to end automatic release halfway through a sentence. The […]
Clothing
Judge who told woman to remove hijab offering to apologize in settlement proposal Quebec court judge Eliana Marengo's lawyers say she'll apologize if judicial complaints against her dropped
(CBC) A Quebec court judge who refused to hold a hearing for a Montreal woman after the woman refused to remove her hijab now says she’s willing to apologize for the incident, more than five years after it happened. In February 2015, Judge Eliana […]
News: Europe
Reading stabbings: Inquest opens over Forbury Gardens attack
(BBC) Three men killed in a suspected terror attack in a park each died after being stabbed in the neck, an inquest heard. James Furlong, 36, David Wails, 49, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett, 39, were killed in Forbury Gardens, Reading, on 20 June. […]
Beards
Muslim and Sikh doctors should get special PPE because of their beards, says BMA chief (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Bring home ‘trafficked’ Isis families, MPs urge (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
‘It’s complicated’: Australia hardens stance against IS wives, children
(Sydney Morning Herald) Dozens of Australian-born women married to Islamic State fighters in Syria face an even tougher battle to return home, after Foreign Minister Marise Payne warned coronavirus had stretched the resources needed to deradicalise and reintegrate women and children. Speaking […]
Health & Medicine
Police clear migrant camp outside Paris at high virus risk
(AFP) French police on Wednesday evacuated some 1,500 migrants from a camp north of Paris where crowded living conditions and a lack of water and sanitation exposed them to a high risk of coronavirus infection. The migrants were taken from the camp […]
Government & Politics
Italy warns of migrant strain as virus repercussions felt
(AFP) Italy’s interior ministry on Wednesday said it was finding the migrant situation “much more complex” than in previous years, and was upping returns to Tunisia as it struggled to house new arrivals. “The coronavirus emergency and the consequent very serious economic […]
Beards
Sailor gets OK to grow 4-inch beard, pushes Navy to grant career-length waiver
(Military.com) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leo Katsareas can, for the first time in his Navy career, wear a beard consistent with his religious beliefs while in uniform — at least for now. The Navy’s personnel chief granted Katsareas, a Muslim sailor, […]
Children & Teens
Man locked up for life for murdering girlfriend in western Sweden
(Local) A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to life in jail over the brutal murder of his 17-year-old girlfriend, who sparked a huge search when she went missing in western Sweden last year. Tishko Ahmed denied the charges throughout the trial, but […]
Children & Teens
Ontario teen worked with attack planner in Syria to plot bombings for ISIS
(Global News) A teenager admitted in Ontario court on Tuesday he had pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State and worked with an attack planner based in Syria to plot bombings. From his home in Kingston, the Syrian-Canadian youth collaborated through social […]
Clerics & Preachers
Illinois imam resigns over sexist, racist social media posts
(Religion News) An imam at a suburban Chicago-area mosque has resigned after circulation of social media posts in which he used derogatory language toward Muslim women and a racial slur. The Muslim Association of Bolingbrook announced Imam Ibraheem Lunat’s resignation on Friday […]
Legal
Isis supporter ‘worked on modifying drone for use in UK terror attack’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Swedish Islamic school accused of gender segregation takes over building linked to ISIS Romosseskolan school plans to expand into site of former Muslim school shut down amid allegations it hired ISIS fighters as teachers
(National-UAE) A Muslim school in Sweden that sparked controversy earlier this year is set to expand into an education building that was shut down after allegedly employing former ISIS fighters as teachers. The Romosseskolan school, which runs Muslim independent schools, has gained […]
Government & Politics
A new committee wants to help Biden fulfill pledge to have Muslim American voices in his administration
(NBC) Former Vice President Joe Biden committed last week to having Muslim American voices in his administration should he win the White House in November. Now, a new committee is working toward screening candidates to fill those slots. Emgage PAC announced Tuesday […]
Health & Medicine
Malta says 65 rescued migrants test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) Sixty-five migrants who were in a group of 94 people rescued at sea and taken to Malta on Monday have tested positive for COVID-19, Malta’s health ministry said on Tuesday. It was the single largest cluster of positive cases detected on […]
Children & Teens
Lebanese-German woman arrested over ISIS membership Fadia S is accused of taking her children from Germany to Syria in 2015 as lawyers say she and her husband wanted to live in an ‘Islamic state’
(National-UAE) Police in Germany have arrested a Lebanese-German woman they say took her four young children with her to Syria, where she joined ISIS. Fadia S is accused of leaving Germany in April 2015 to follow her husband — known as Ahmad […]
Children & Teens
Kingston youth pleads guilty to terror charges after January 2019 arrest
(Canadian Press) A teenager arrested in an RCMP raid in Kingston, Ont., last year has pleaded guilty to a series of terrorism-related charges for trying to encourage and facilitate a bomb attack. The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified under the terms of […]
News: Australasia
Terrorist prisoner Abdul Nacer Benbrika could be kept in detention after sentence expires
(ABC-Australia) One of Australia’s most notorious terrorist prisoners could be held in detention even after he finishes his prison sentence later this year. The ABC has been told that Abdul Nacer Benbrika, jailed in 2008 for being a leader of a terror […]
Mosques
Report reveals extent of Qatari infiltration in Germany
(Arab News) A new report in German media has exposed how Qatar uses its vast wealth and charities to fund and infiltrate mosques, activate Muslim Brotherhood networks and buy influence across Germany. The newly released information is part of a horde of […]
Government & Politics
State Department declares ‘unwavering’ commitment to seeking ‘justice for the families’ of US citizens killed by ISIS
(Washington Examiner) The State Department said it has an “unwavering” commitment to bringing Islamic State fighters who killed U.S. citizens to justice. The agency sent this message as the families of the dead renew calls for captors, some of whom are being […]
Law Enforcement
Woman accused of joining IS arrested on return to Germany
(AP) German prosecutors said Monday a German woman who allegedly joined the Islamic State group in Syria was arrested upon her return to the country. She is accused of membership in a foreign terrorist group, war crimes against property and other crimes. […]
News: North America
Toronto ISIS attacker denied parole after she threatens to attack again: documents
(Global News) A woman imprisoned for an ISIS-inspired attack at a Toronto Canadian Tire store has threatened to conduct another terrorist attack once she is released from prison, documents obtained by Global News show. “If you release me from jail, I will […]
Government & Politics
In shift, Tunisians top migrant groups reaching Italy by sea
(AP) More boats carrying Tunisian asylum-seekers reached a tiny southern Italian island Monday, part of a steady stream from the economically struggling North African country that is sorely testing Italian small town mayors’ ability to stop them escaping by the hundreds from […]
Government & Politics
Islamic Relief to contest Israeli ‘terrorism’ allegations in court (LINK ONLY)
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