Deradicalization
Prevent is failing to target Islamist extremists, report warns (LINK ONLY)
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Day: October 20, 2021
Academics & Education
Pupil yells ‘Allahu Akbar’ during tribute to French teacher killed by jihadist
(Breitbart) An 11-year-old pupil yelled “Allahu Akbar” during a school tribute to murdered teacher Samuel Paty, while the child’s father was later arrested for threatening to burn the school down. The initial incident took place on Friday at the Jean-Zay middle school in […]
Demonstrations
‘War on terror’: US protesters urge release for Pakistani woman Aafia Siddiqui Protesters call for the release of the Pakistani neurosurgeon serving 86 years in prison for the attempted murder of US officials
(Middle East Eye) Dozens of protesters stood outside Pakistan’s consulate in New York City on Wednesday, calling for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman who is currently serving 86 years in prison in what civil liberties groups and activists say was […]
Legal
Extremist sought global headlines in jailhouse terror attack, court told
(Age) A “soldier of Islamic State” jailed for 42 years for a frenzied stabbing attack faces more jail time after she attacked a Canadian fellow inmate with garden shears in the hope of generating international headlines. Momena Shoma was less than three […]
Legal
‘Absolutely gigantic’ amount of disclosure ahead of trial of former Irish Defence Forces member Lisa Smith (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Homeland security chief appears at anti-hate summit with spokesman for organization that defended terrorist groups
(Daily Caller) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke at an Oct. 18-20 anti-hate event that also featured a man whose organization has in the past defended terrorist acts. The group, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), has previously made statements […]
Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary made rallying cry to fanatics just hours before Sir David Amess’ murder (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Bataclan survivors recount ‘chatting’ with attackers during the assault
(Radio France) After the explosion which killed Sami Amimour, the two surviving murderers lined up a group of terrified hostages and began herding them along the left-hand balcony of the Bataclan, in the direction of the stage. “It was,” explained one of […]
Government & Politics
Sir David Amess murder: Tougher prison sentences for terrorist plotters (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Municipalities deny infiltrating mosques for undercover investigation
(NL Times) There were no undercover investigations in mosques in the municipalities of Huizen, Hilversum, and Gooise Meren. The three municipalities said this in a joint statement following a publication in NRC on Saturday. The newspaper reported that undercover researchers visited Islamic […]
News: Europe
Terrorist friend of Manchester bomber says he has been badly treated and wasn’t ‘behind’ attack (LINK ONLY)
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