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(BBC) A mother who saw the Manchester Arena bomber minutes before he detonated his device has told the inquiry into the attack about “desperately” searching for her child in the resulting “chaos.” Sarah Nellist told the Manchester Arena inquiry she was near […]
(AP) A Syrian man went on trial Monday accused of killing a German man and seriously injuring another in an attack last year that prosecutors said was motivated by Islamic extremist ideology. The trial of Abdullah A.H.H., whose full name wasn’t released […]
(AFP) Denmark is facing growing criticism for a decision last year to revoke residence permits for Syrian refugees, citing a “safe” situation around Damascus, but the country is sticking to its position. The tough Danish stance is a new sign of the […]
(Breitbart) The Swedish government has been accused of allowing exceptions in a new bill aimed at banning the recognition of polygamous marriages carried out overseas. Swedish Liberal Party MP Robert Hannah criticised the government bill this week, claiming that while the proposal […]
(AP) The Alan Kurdi rescue ship operated by a German nongovernmental organization has been released by an administrative court in Italy to return to Spain for routine maintenance and inspection, the group, Sea-Eye, said in [a] statement Sunday. The ship was impounded […]
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(Anadolu) The Turkish president on Sunday said that the Western countries do not want to acknowledge the reality of [the] Turkish diaspora getting stronger. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said they never doubted that Turks and Muslims would take a much more visible place […]
(Breitbart) The Swedish security police Säpo arrested two Afghans, a man and a woman, during the Easter holiday on suspicion of plotting a terror attack in Stockholm county. Säpo announced the arrests earlier this week, saying that they took place on the […]
(AFP) A man who may have been an accomplice in November’s deadly jihadist gun attack in the Austrian capital Vienna has been arrested, prosecutors said on Saturday. Convicted Islamic State sympathiser Kujtim Fejzulai killed four people on the evening of November 2 […]
(Reuters) A prosecutor said on Saturday that Italy’s right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini should not be sent to trial over illegally detaining migrants in a case being considered by a court in the Sicilian city of Catania. The high-profile case, for which […]
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(Oklahoman) A former state legislator with a history of making controversial remarks about Muslims is running for chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party. Former Rep. John Bennett, of Sallisaw, made a name for himself in the Oklahoma Legislature by frequently targeting followers of […]
(ANSA) A man who hijacked and later torched a school bus with 50 children, two teachers and a janitor aboard near Milan in March 2019 on Friday saw his sentence for attempted murder cut from 24 years to 19 on appeal. Senegalese-Italian […]
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(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 […]
(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 […]
(AP) Spanish police say they have detained five men for allegedly navigating two migrant boats to the Canary Islands and being responsible for the deaths of some of its passengers. The men are being investigated for “favoring illegal immigration” with three of […]
(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, […]
(Radio France) The mosque in the north-Paris suburb of Pantin is open for Friday prayers for the first time in six months. It was closed by police last October, following accusations that some members had contributed to the on-line campaign against Samuel […]
(ANSA) A Muslim girl was held captive by her family to stop her seeing a Hindu boy, Italian police reported Thursday. The incident happened in the Tuscan city of Arezzo last weekend, they said. The girl managed to get an email to […]
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(IPT) Anti-Semitism has become “a pandemic raging for many years” among many Muslims, said interfaith activist Soraya Deen. “Unfortunately though, we have no vaccine that can cure it.” Deen joined a group of reformist Muslims Wednesday — the eve of Yom HaShoah […]
(VOA) The cement skeleton of the unfinished Eyyub Sultan mosque in France’s eastern city of Strasbourg has become a repository for myriad grievances, ranging from local partisan wrangling to longstanding friction between Islam and this country’s staunchly secular creed. The grievances also […]
(Breitbart) Six female Islamic State members who have returned to Sweden in the past year after being held in prison camps in Syria are suspected of participating in war crimes. The six women, all members of Islamic State who came back to […]
(Philadelphia Inquirer) A former Drexel University student jailed since 2019 for lying about his contact with anti-American insurgents in Yemen will be released from custody and immediately deported under a deal approved Thursday by a federal judge in Philadelphia. FBI agents arrested […]
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(AP) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a mini-tour to two African nations that are key in the European country’s new push to bolster ties with the neighboring continent and mitigate the migration flows that many fear could increase as a […]
(CBC) An Egyptian human rights activist is fighting to stay in Vancouver, saying the political affiliations that forced him to seek asylum in Canada are now being used to justify his deportation. In 2011, Abdelrahman Elmady joined other Egyptians in an uprising against the […]
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(AP) Bosnia is seeing a rise in coronavirus infections among migrants and refugees living in its camps, as it struggles to cope with one of the Balkans’ highest COVID-19 death and infection rates among the general population. More than 6,000 migrants are […]
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(AP) A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive” statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules. The lawsuit, filed […]
(AP) French anti-terrorism investigators said Thursday that an 18-year-old woman arrested over the Easter weekend was suspected of planning an attack on a church. New details have emerged about the teen, who was living in a housing project in Beziers, in southern […]
(Anadolu) France’s Senate approved the addition of a ban on religious practices in university corridors to a controversial bill to fight “Islamist separatism” late Wednesday. Discussing the draft bill, which has been criticized for alienating Muslims, the center-right Republicans (LR) party proposed […]
(PC Gamer) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington DC-based civil rights and advocacy group for Muslims, is asking Valve, Microsoft, and Sony to refuse to distribute Six Days in Fallujah, an upcoming tactical FPS based on the Second Battle of Fallujah, […]
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(Montreal Gazette) Amnesty International is condemning Canada’s record on its treatment of First Nations peoples and minority rights and has singled out Quebec for the adoption of Bill 21. The human rights organization’s criticisms were contained in its annual report made public […]
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(Hill) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is asking the FBI and CIA for a classified briefing with other top lawmakers following reports that two people on the … FBI’s terror watchlist were apprehended after crossing the southern border with Mexico. “This […]
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(Bloomberg) An attorney alleges the Tennessee Supreme Court’s board of professional responsibility unlawfully fired him for posting tweets that an opposing party said displayed anti-Muslim bias, arguing his social media posts were constitutionally protected political speech similar to that of former president […]
(Kathimerini) As Greek authorities continue efforts to ease pressure on overcrowded migrant camps on the Aegean islands, 115 refugees [who] have been granted asylum were due to leave Lesvos on Tuesday for the mainland. The Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported that 500 refugees […]
(BBC) A child was among five migrants found hiding on board a vessel destined for Dover, the Home Office has said. In a statement on Monday evening, it said Kent emergency services, supported by Border Force, were dealing with an “ongoing” incident. […]
(Allen American) Allen ISD is in the process of addressing and “looking for potential resolutions” to allegations that the district’s curriculum included anti-Palestinian assignment questions, the district confirmed Monday. These allegations were first made in a Feb. 23 blog post by the […]
(WKBW) Dr. Will Keresztes, Buffalo Public Schools chief of intergovernmental affairs, planning, and community engagement, announced a pilot program to bring halal meals to eight schools will begin in September. The announcement was made during the Buffalo Common Council Education Committee meeting […]
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(Reuters) The head of the European Commission said it will make a proposal to Turkey to ensure the flow of funding for refugees that the country hosts, adding that Ankara must however respect human rights and the rule of law. Ursula von […]
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