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Clerics & Preachers
Manchester bomber friend known to MI5, BBC reveals
(BBC) A Muslim preacher who was close to the Manchester bomber had been suspected by MI5 of radicalising people more than a decade earlier, the BBC can reveal. A public inquiry into the atrocity will this week report on how Salman Abedi […]
Government & Politics
Omar comes under scrutiny for ‘present’ vote on Armenian genocide
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is drawing criticism for echoing language used by Turkey to deny the Armenian genocide took place. Omar is one of two Democrats who voted “present” on a House resolution recognizing the systematic massacres of Armenian Christians that […]
Government & Politics
Paris baguette winner in row over social media posts
(AFP) The Tunisia-born baker who just won the coveted annual award for the best baguette in Paris has been caught up in a row over claims he shared extremist posts on social media. Makram Akrout, whose achievement last month in beating off […]