(Canadian Press) Ontario announced funding on Tuesday for educational programs to help fight Islamophobia, which police believe was the motive behind a vehicle attack that killed four members of a Muslim family. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said $225,000 will go to the […]
(Forward) Rep. Ilhan Omar declined to apologize on Tuesday for comments she made earlier this month listing the United States and Israel alongside Hamas and the Taliban as entities that needed to be held accountable for what she called “unthinkable atrocities.” Asked […]
(Anadolu) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Tuesday urged US President Joe Biden to condemn Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes and businesses in East Jerusalem. The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy organization also urged Washington to pressure Israel to stop all appropriation […]
(Deutsche Welle) Last week’s knife attack in the Bavarian city of Würzburg left three people dead and seven injured — five of them seriously. The suspect is a man from Somalia whose asylum application had been rejected. Police are investigating his motives, […]
(BBC) More than 2,000 migrants have crossed the Channel on small boats in June, setting a new record. The previous highest monthly total was set in September 2020, when 1,951 people made the crossing. Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke said the dangerous crossings […]
(AP) The European Union’s asylum agency said Tuesday that the number of people seeking international protection in Europe hit its lowest level last year since 2013, but that the drop was due mostly to coronavirus travel restrictions. The European Asylum Support Office, […]
(AP) German investigators said Tuesday that an Islamic extremist motivation for last week’s fatal knife attack in Wuerzburg appears likely, but they haven’t so far found any propaganda or other extremist material. They also plan more checks on the suspect’s mental health. […]
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(Age) A convicted terrorist serving 42 years in prison for an attack on her Melbourne homestay host is facing more time behind bars after pleading guilty to stabbing a fellow inmate while in custody and being a member of Islamic State. Bangladeshi […]
(CBC) Court documents unsealed last week reveal that the RCMP intends to charge a Canadian ISIS foreign fighter with a string of terrorism offences. Since his capture by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in January 2019, Mohammed Khalifa, a self-confessed ISIS fighter from Toronto, has been […]
(NL Times) The court in The Hague sentenced a 32-year-old woman from Uithoorn to six years in prison and compulsory psychological treatment for terrorism and war crimes. The woman was accused of being a follower of violent Salafist ideology and is said […]
(BBC) Fire control room staff were not invited to take part in terror attack training before the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry has heard. North West Fire Control’s (NWFC) Michelle Gregson told the Manchester Arena inquiry her colleagues were “overlooked” during training […]
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