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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
(AP) A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s […]
Legal
Germany: Syrian man who posed with severed head charged with war crimes The 33-year-old claims he did not kill and then desecrate the body of an opposing fighter. The suspect is already in prison for lesser crimes.
(Deutsche Welle) A 33-year-old Syrian man was charged in the western Germany city of Koblenz on Friday with committing war crimes. Authorities say they … have concrete evidence that the man fought with the “Islamic State” (IS) terror group for two years, […]
Legal
Alleged IS ‘Beatle’ to go on trial in UK
(AFP) An alleged member of the Islamic State (IS) group’s “Beatles” kidnap-and-murder cell will face trial in the UK this month on terrorism charges, a judge said on Monday. Aine Davis is accused of belonging to the notorious group of hostage-takers, who […]