Day: April 9, 2021

Moderation & Reform

Quilliam: British ‘counter-extremist’ group closes citing lack of funds Co-founder Maajid Nawaz says on Twitter that the Covid-19 pandemic hit the 'non-profit' organisation hard

April 9, 2021   

(Middle East Eye) British “counter-extremist” organisation Quilliam has announced that it is closing down, citing financial hardship. In a statement on Twitter, co-founder Maajid Nawaz said the closure had been finalised on Friday. “Due to the hardship of maintaining a non-profit during […]

Legal

Zion man gets more than 13 years in prison for conspiracy to support Islamic State, telling informant ‘I want to see blood flowing’ U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood called Edward Schimenti the 'more culpable' of the two men charged in the case, but she also described the crime as 'on the less serious end of a scale that starts at a very serious level.'

April 9, 2021   

(Chicago Sun-Times) A federal judge on Friday sentenced a Zion man to 13 and a half years in prison for taking part in a conspiracy to support the Islamic State, in part by collecting cellphones he thought could be used as detonators […]

Health & Medicine

Tick here to choose the gender, religion and race of your healthcare provider Storm erupts over controversial leaflet issued by Nordsjællands Hospital to prospective parents

April 9, 2021   

(Copenhagen Post) A controversial leaflet issued at Nordsjællands Hospital to prospective parents, which was removed from circulation on Wednesday after it was shared on the internet, offered maternity ward patients the option of not being treated by health personnel of a particular gender, […]