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Law Enforcement
Two suburban men guilty of providing support to Islamic State It’s rare for a terrorism case to go to trial at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. And in the lead-up to this one, defense attorneys convinced the judge they should be allowed to present an entrapment defense to the jury.
(Chicago Sun-Times) The FBI descended on their north suburban home in a raid two years ago that began with a “boom,” neighbors said. Then, the feds unveiled a 77-page criminal complaint in April 2017 that accused Joseph D. Jones and Edward Schimenti […]
Children & Teens
Concerns anti-extremism programmes can radicalise Muslim youths Warnings some programmes are being used as a ‘get out of jail free card’
(National-UAE) Anti-radicalisation programmes are risking turning young Muslims towards extremism if they wrongly assume they are lacking role models, a report has warned. In a review of mentoring programmes aimed at preventing youngsters from a path of radicalisation, experts have warned some […]
Children & Teens
Maine group wants referendum to outlaw female genital mutilation on 2019 ballot
(WGME) A group in Maine is trying to get a referendum on next year’s ballot to outlaw female genital mutilation in Maine. Thursday, the Prevent FGM in Maine Political Action Committee filed a request to collect signatures with the secretary of state’s […]