Academics & Education

Turkey slams Greece over closing minority schools Shuttering minority schools is part of Greece's assimilation, oppression of Turks in Western Thrace region, says Turkey

(Anadolu) Turkey slammed Greece on Wednesday over systematically closing down Turkish minority schools in the country’s Western Thrace region, depriving the minority of the education of their choosing. Athens’ practice of “temporary suspension” of minority schools in Western Thrace — a region […]

Legal

NY man sentenced to 15 years for attempting to support Pakistani terror group Jesus Encarnacion pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the terror group Lashkar e-Tayyiba back in January.

(Just the News) A New York man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support to a global terror group based in Pakistan. “Jesus Encarnacion plotted to travel abroad, […]

Animals

Halal charity wins UK case after bitter feud with butchers Meat sellers’ group had accused British certification charity of restricting the market over its strict interpretation of halal

(National-UAE) A charity that certifies halal products in Britain won a legal fight after being accused of unfairly controlling the market by insisting its members sold meat only from animals that were slaughtered under its strict code. The Halal Monitoring Committee persuaded […]

Crime

Facebook hackers use ISIS propaganda to target ABC host Julia Baird A disturbing new tactic shows terrorist propaganda being used by cybercrims to hijack Facebook accounts.

(News.com.au) Hackers are hijacking people’s social media accounts, using them to post terrorist propaganda and stopping the account owners from getting them back in a new tactic affecting ordinary Australians and prominent public figures. One lawyer says Facebook is not doing enough […]

Government & Politics

Canada launches Lebanon fund that includes group with alleged Hamas ties The charity accused of Hamas ties, Islamic Relief, is among a dozen ... charities announced as partners in the Canadian government's Lebanon Matching Fund.

(Jerusalem Post) The government of Canada has launched a new aid fund consisting of numerous partner charities aimed at relieving suffering in Beirut, Lebanon, following an explosion that has left thousands of people homeless and over 150 dead, which includes a charity […]