Legal
Lisa Smith talking ‘anti-western stuff’ and promoting Islam, says former colleague (LINK ONLY)
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Month: February 2022
Citizenship
Lords reject clause in bill criminalising refugees who arrive by irregular route (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Ohio governor signs athletes’ religious expression bill
(AP) Schools and school sports regulators could no longer require advance waivers or otherwise restrict participants’ religious apparel unless it causes a “legitimate danger” for fellow competitors, under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Mike DeWine. The measure was inspired […]
Academics & Education
Dunstable school sorry after using picture of Osama Bin Laden to depict Prophet Muhammed (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
‘ISIS bride’ says Texas congressman Van Taylor paid her to keep quiet about affair
(Breitbart) Texas Rep. Van Taylor (R) allegedly paid $5,000 in hush money to an “ISIS bride” he was engaged in an affair with during his time in Congress, Breitbart News has learned. According to documents “ISIS bride” Tania Joya shared with Breitbart […]
Government & Politics
Van Taylor accused of extramarital affair with ISIS bride, abuse of power, ‘rim job’ text
(National File) Tania Georgelas — an ISIS bride who was liberated from Syria in 2013 — has accused U.S. Rep. Van Taylor of having an extramarital affair with her. Georgelas claims that Taylor abused his position in order to gain consent and […]
Citizenship
Lords criticise plans to remove UK citizenship without warning (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel migrants: Four boats with 132 people make the crossing
(BBC) Four small boats with 132 people on board crossed the English Channel on Saturday, the Home Office said. The Home Office has released figures showing that 28,526 people made the crossing from France in small boats [in] 2021, treble the number […]
Military
Anger as CBS reporter Charlie D’Agata suggests ‘civilised’ Ukraine isn’t like Afghanistan (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Ankara steps up unfounded pushback allegations
(Kathimerini) Ankara has taken its allegations of human rights violations by Greece to the United Nations, accusing it of pushbacks and refugee and migrant deaths in the Aegean. The Turkish allegations are included in the letter sent by the permanent representative of […]
Legal
Epic Paris terror trial reaches half-way stage with more questions than answers
(Radio France) Despite the ravages provoked by Covid-19, which have already led to three weeks of suspensions, the Paris terror trial has reached the end of its second major stage: the examination of the activities and religious attitudes of the accused up […]
Legal
Judges watch videos of Lisa Smith’s Garda interviews as trial resumes (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
Montreal man who tried to join ISIL to be released from penitentiary soon In 2017, Ismaël Habib was convicted of attempting to travel abroad to commit a terrorist act and giving false information to obtain a passport.
(Montreal Gazette) A Montreal man who was found guilty of attempting to leave Canada to join the terrorist group ISIL in Syria will be released to a halfway house or a psychiatric institution soon, even though the Parole Board of Canada still […]
Clothing
Derbyshire doc accused of making Muslim woman remove veil faces medical tribunal (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Canada responds to claims it’s not helping citizens in Syria
(AP) Canadian officials are working with Syrian Kurdish authorities and international organizations to gather information and help Canadian citizens being detained in Syria, a Canadian government spokesman said Thursday. Sabrina Williams, spokesperson for Canada’s Ministry of Global Affairs, cautioned that her government’s […]
Government & Politics
Channel crossings topped 28,500 in 2021, official figures reveal (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Five followers of Pakistani terrorist group arrested in Andalucia and Catalonia
(Euro Weekly) National Police officers have arrested five Pakistani citizens in Barcelona, Girona, the Jaen municipality of Ubeda, and Granada. They were detained in an operation coordinated by the National High Court against followers of a Pakistani movement considered to be a […]
Children & Teens
France violated rights of children held in Syria camps: UN experts
(AFP) France has violated the rights of French children by leaving them for years in inhuman and life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps for family members of suspected jihadists, a UN watchdog said Thursday. The UN child rights committee ruled that “France has […]
Legal
Terror accused had knife in jihadi videos
(AAP) A Melbourne man made a jihadi video in which he brandished a knife, talked of spilling blood, and pledged allegiance to Islamic State, a court has heard. Two brothers, Aran Sherani, 21, and Ari Sherani, aged 20, have been charged with […]
Clothing
French barrister fights for right to wear her hijab in court
(Reuters) French lawyer Sarah Asmeta wears a hijab at work but that means she is banned by her local Bar Council from representing clients in the courtroom. She has been fighting to overturn that rule. Next Wednesday, France’s highest court is due […]
Children & Teens
‘Jihadi’ father loses custody of daughter in Spain
(AFP) A Spanish court has stripped a convicted jihadist of custody of his daughter for having tried to indoctrinate her, in a ruling published Wednesday which observers say is a legal first. The Madrid provincial court ordered the removal of Nabil Benazzou’s […]
Crime
Ontario New Democrats hope government will support anti-Islamophobia bill
(Canadian Press) An opposition bill aimed at fighting Islamophobia and other hate crimes was tabled in Ontario’s legislature Wednesday, but it was unclear if it would receive the support of the majority Progressive Conservative government. The bill from the New Democrats, if […]
Government & Politics
Hungary’s FM lauds Egypt effort to stem migration to Europe
(AP) Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday praised Egypt’s efforts to stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants through its Mediterranean Sea shores. Speaking at a news briefing in Cairo, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged the European Union to step up support, including funding, […]
Interfaith
Tell MAMA’s Fiyaz Mughal calls for funds to tackle Muslim anti-Semitism in the UK Calls mount after four people were taken hostage at a Texas synagogue by a British Muslim
(National-UAE) Tell MAMA founder Fiyaz Mughal is calling for investment to tackle Muslim anti-Semitism after a British man took four people hostage in a Texas synagogue. Malik Faisal Akram was shot dead in the armed siege at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue […]
Children & Teens
Sweden battles disinformation on ‘kidnappings’ of Muslim children
(AFP) Swedish authorities are fighting back against claims its social services are “kidnapping” Muslim children, denouncing a “disinformation campaign” of viral videos spreading mistrust among immigrant families. Videos began appearing on Arabic-language social media sites in late 2021 of real interventions by […]
Children & Teens
French teen subjected to death threats for insulting Islam sexually assaulted ‘by migrants’
(Breitbart) A French teen who was subjected to a torrent of death threats in 2020 for her criticism of Islam on social media was allegedly sexually assaulted by an illegal migrant in Lyon over the weekend. French teen Mila, who was subjected […]
Crime
Terrorists forming gang behind bars a ‘problem’ — watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Complex calendar at Paris attacks trial again disrupted by Covid
(Radio France) The Paris trial of 20 men accused of involvement or complicity in the November 2015 attacks which cost 131 people their lives has again been adjourned for a week following positive coronavirus tests among the prisoners. Hearings are now scheduled […]
Crime
Prison attack by Manchester and Parsons Green terrorists ‘must be wake-up call,’ government told (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Rights group: Canada blocking return of citizens from Syria
(AP) Canadian authorities are preventing a Canadian woman and a child detained in a camp in Syria from returning home to get life-saving medical treatment, contradicting policies that allow such repatriations, a prominent rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch identified the […]
Crime
Manchester and Parsons Green terrorists convicted of attacking prison officer inside HMP Belmarsh (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany home to 1,950 potentially violent Islamist extremists Interior Ministry releases data on those known or willing to be violent
(National-UAE) The German government has revealed there are about 1,950 potentially violent Islamist extremists in the country. These people were assessed by the Interior Ministry as both extreme in their beliefs and either known to be violent or showing a willingness to […]
Government & Politics
Over 75 mosques not recognised as Muslim Executive ‘does not cooperate’
(Brussels Times) More than 75 mosques in Flanders applied for recognition nearly three years ago, but have been kept waiting as the Muslim Executive “is not cooperating,” said Flemish Minister of Coexistence Bart Somers. Due to the lack of an effective recognition […]
Clerics & Preachers
‘Imam’ who allegedly called for Vatican’s destruction indicted Man allegedly instigated Islamist terrorism while in jail
(ANSA) A 43-year-old self-proclaimed imam who allegedly called for the Vatican to be destroyed has been sent to trial in Turin. Bouchta El Allam, who is of Moroccan origin and was detained by Carabinieri police in May 2021, is accused of instigation […]
Government & Politics
UN alarmed at increasing reports of Greek migrant pushbacks
(AP) The U.N. refugee agency on Monday voiced alarm at increasing reports of “horrific incidents” where asylum-seekers and migrants trying to slip into Greece and other European countries are allegedly being forced back. Athens denied the claims, and said the UNHCR appeared […]
Crime
Inmate accused of attacking officer claims to be ‘treated differently’ (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Qld man charged with terrorism-related offences out on bail, as lawyer slams AFP
(Brisbane Times) An Australian citizen accused of helping three men enter Syria and alleged to have shot at armed forces overseas has been granted bail, as his lawyer criticised the attitude of high-ranking Australian Federal Police members. Counterterrorism teams from Queensland and […]
Government & Politics
EU agrees to help Cyprus manage record migrant influx
(AFP) Cyprus struck a deal Monday with the European Union to help it handle a large migrant influx to the divided Mediterranean island, which Nicosia says is the highest per capita in the EU. The agreement will make it easier for Cyprus […]
Government & Politics
EU official: Turkey will gain by curbing migration to Cyprus
(AP) Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the European Union to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a top EU official said Sunday. European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas […]
Immigration
Liverpool bomber got thousands of pounds from taxpayers to fight deportation (LINK ONLY)
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News Media
TV host Ophélie Meunier urges French media to report on radical Islam, despite death threats (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU states and Macron throw up obstacles to easing Channel migrant crisis (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Terrorist sent back to jail after failing lie detector test — one of the first carried out under new powers (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
IRS probed for stimulus checks sent to terrorists, murderers
(Free Beacon) Amid reports that the government sent stimulus checks to terrorists and death row inmates, a Republican congressman is demanding a full accounting of how much taxpayer money has gone to America’s most dangerous criminals. Rep. Don Bacon (R., Neb.) this […]
Government & Politics
Pentagon IG report says 50 Afghan evacuees brought to US had ‘potentially significant security concerns’ US agencies 'did not use all available data when vetting Afghan evacuees,' Pentagon watchdog finds
(Fox) A Pentagon inspector general report released this week found that officials identified at least 50 Afghan evacuees who were brought to the United States in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan whose information indicated “potentially significant security concerns” — […]
News: North America
It’s been 3 years since this Canadian woman was arrested in Syria. She may never leave
(CTV) The end of January was an anniversary of sorts for Kimberly Polman. Time counted in despair, sickness, fear, suicide attempts, searing desert heat in the summer, howling wind and swirling dust in the winter. Hepatitis, broken teeth and tent fires. It […]
Government & Politics
Belgium revokes recognition and funding of Muslim Executive
(Brussels Times) Federal Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne has decided to withdraw the recognition of the Muslim Executive — the official representation of Islam in Belgium — after the organisation has been under sustained criticism. The Muslim Executive receives approximately €600,000 in […]
Legal
Judge slams terror prosecution: ‘How does this government do that to its citizens?’
(Brisbane Times) A Supreme Court judge has granted bail to an Australian man accused of terrorism-related offences while criticising the federal case for its “prejudiced” handling of religious defendants. In July last year, Omar Saghir was arrested by Australian Federal Police when […]
Children & Teens
German woman charged with membership in Islamic State group
(AP) Federal prosecutors in Germany said Friday they have formally charged a German woman with membership in a foreign terrorist organization for traveling to Syria with her young son to join the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said Verena M., whose surname wasn’t […]
Crime
Prisoners accused of Belmarsh officer attack decline to give evidence
(BBC) Three prisoners accused of attacking a Belmarsh officer have chosen not to give evidence in their trial. Paul Edwards, 57, said he feared for his life when he was allegedly hit with a chair and repeatedly punched and kicked in his […]