November 10, 2020 – Eye on Islamism

How Arabs and Muslims helped Biden win Michigan and the White House Election data shows increase in turnout in Arab and Muslim communities that overwhelmingly favoured Biden in the presidential race

November 10, 2020 Ali Harb

(Middle East Eye) In one of his first decrees as president in 2017, Donald Trump signed an executive order banning travellers from several Arab, Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. Less than four years later, Arab and Muslim communities in Michigan […]

Nearly 160 migrants attempt to cross Channel to UK

November 10, 2020 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Six boats carrying 159 people have been found by UK authorities as migrants continue to try to cross the English Channel. The Home Office released Tuesday’s figures and said authorities in France prevented about 30 people making the journey on the […]

The future of the frontline: Hijab introduced to police uniform, first officer to wear it ‘proud’

November 10, 2020 Anna Leask

(NZ Herald) When the Christchurch terror attack happened, Zeena Ali was inspired to join the police to help her Muslim community. And this week she will not only graduate as a police officer, but will become the first in New Zealand to […]

Eight to stand trial over 2016 terror attack in Nice

November 10, 2020 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Seven men and a woman will stand trial in France for alleged links to the perpetrator of the 2016 attack in Nice that killed 86 people when he rammed a truck into Bastille Day revellers. The three main suspects, Mohamed Ghraieb, […]

Final St. Louis defendant in terror funding case gets 4 years in prison

November 10, 2020 Robert Patrick

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch) A St. Louis County woman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in federal prison for helping supply money and equipment to a man who fought and died in Syria for the Islamic State. Sedina Hodzic also will be deported […]

EU to tighten rules on online extremism after latest attacks

November 10, 2020 John Chalmers and Gabriela Baczynska

(Reuters) The EU plans to tighten its rules to combat online extremism, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting this week between ministers under pressure to beef up security following deadly attacks in France and […]

Macron stirs controversy with defence of French secularism

November 10, 2020 Clare Byrne

(AFP) President Emmanuel Macron has stirred controversy even beyond the Muslim world with a staunch defence of the French model for secularism and integration of minorities in the wake of a string of attacks blamed on Islamist radicals. The approach of Macron […]

Wave of migrant arrivals leaves 2,000 stranded at Gran Canaria dockside camp

November 10, 2020 Borja Suarez

(Reuters) More than 2,000 African migrants were stranded in a dockside camp on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria on Tuesday after a wave of arrivals overwhelmed local authorities’ capacity to house them. “It’s a disaster. There’s a huge spike in arrivals […]

Manchester Arena inquiry: Bomber’s hiding spot ‘not patrolled’

November 10, 2020 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Staff were not expected to check an area at Manchester Arena where Salman Abedi hid for nearly an hour before the venue bombing, a security boss said. Venue operator SMG and security provider Showsec had opposing views on whose responsibility it […]

France, Germany push for tighter EU borders after attacks

November 10, 2020 Thomas Escritt and Matthieu Protard

(Reuters) France and Germany pushed on Tuesday to tighten European Union borders to head off what French President Emmanuel Macron called the “threat of terrorism” after suspected Islamist militants killed eight people in Paris, Nice and Vienna within a month. The attacks […]

Trio on trial for aiding 2017 Barcelona attackers

November 10, 2020 Alvaro Villalobos and Daniel Silva

(AFP) Three men went on trial Tuesday for helping the jihadists behind the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and a nearby town that killed 16 people and left 140 wounded. The Islamic State group took responsibility for the August 17-18 bloodshed, including a […]

Germany’s imams seen as key in combating radicalization Imam training is in the spotlight of this year's German Islam Conference. In light of recent terror attacks, Germany's interior minister said a new training program for German-speaking imams was 'money well-spent.'

November 10, 2020 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) The latest spate of terror attacks in France and Austria will not hamper the cooperation between the government and Germany’s Muslim community, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Tuesday. “We won’t let terrorism and extremism derail us,” Seehofer said at […]

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