March 2022 – Page 3 – Eye on Islamism

Brown, Poilievre trade shots over niqab ban as Conservative leadership race heats up Patrick Brown says his Conservative leadership opponent has supported discriminatory policies

March 14, 2022 John Paul Tasker

(CBC) Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown launched an attack Monday on his opponent Pierre Poilievre, accusing the Conservative MP of supporting “discriminatory policies” that target immigrants. Poilievre, the MP for the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton considered the front-runner in the race, pitched new […]

Guilty plea for Seattle man who tried to join Islamic State

March 14, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) A 21-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty Monday to a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join the Islamic State group. Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams was arrested last June at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as he checked […]

Fake Croydon University Hospital cardiologist jailed for sharing Isis propaganda (LINK ONLY)

March 14, 2022 EoI News

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Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Multiple chances’ to prevent atrocity

March 14, 2022 Mat Trewern

(BBC) Families of the 22 people killed in the Manchester attack have told the inquiry into the atrocity there were “multiple opportunities” to prevent it. The inquiry also heard claims Salman and Hashem Abedi must have been knowingly helped by others to […]

Four terror arrests in Bari and Cuneo COVID-19 a soldier of Allah sent to strike west, say Albanians

March 14, 2022 Unlisted Author

(ANSA) Italian police on Monday arrested four Albanian men who have lived in Italy for many years on suspicion of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attacks in Italy. The arrests were made in the southern city of Bari in Puglia and the northern city […]

Euro MP claims African migrants exploiting Ukraine war to enter EU

March 13, 2022 Peter Caddle

(Breitbart) African migrants, along with a host of other nationalities, are exploiting the war in Ukraine to enter France, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) has claimed. Nicolas Bay MEP has claimed that African migrants are using refugee channels aimed at […]

IS member arrested in Germany accused of raising funds in Europe According to the German prosecutor's office, the woman traveled to Syria in 2013 with her husband to join the organization.

March 12, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) A German citizen accused of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist organization was arrested this Friday upon arrival at the Frankfurt airport (southern Germany), as announced today (03.12.2022) by the State Attorney General’s Office. The woman, who was identified […]

Lisa Smith trial: Court to admit social scientist’s evidence (LINK ONLY)

March 11, 2022 EoI News

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London better prepared for a terror attack, expert says

March 11, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) London is significantly better prepared for a terrorist attack than it was five years ago, a report has found. Security expert Lord Harris said a “huge amount of work” had been done by London’s emergency services and key agencies since 2016. […]

Woman blindfolded, stabbed date in revenge for Iranian leader’s death, police say

March 11, 2022 Sabrina Schnur

(Las Vegas Review-Journal) A woman is accused of stabbing a man on Saturday at Sunset Station as revenge for the killing of an Iranian military leader. Nika Nikoubin, 21, is being held on $60,000 bail after she was charged with attempted murder, […]

U.S. to miss deadline for release of 9/11 probe documents, court filing shows

March 11, 2022 Andrea Shalal

(Reuters) The U.S. Justice Department acknowledged on Thursday it would miss a deadline set by President Joe Biden’s executive order to review and release documents from the FBI investigation of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people. In […]

Terrorist who shared beheading videos and car bomb guide to be freed from jail (LINK ONLY)

March 11, 2022 EoI News

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Kalashnikovs or cannabis? What was Paris terror suspect trying to buy in Rotterdam?

March 11, 2022 Michael Fitzpatrick

(Radio France) On Thursday, the accused Ali El Haddad Asufi was questioned by the special criminal court about his possible involvement in helping the November 2015 Paris killers to obtain the Kalashnikov machine guns used in the attacks. Asufi admits that he […]

Sheffield Link FM radio station fined £2,000 for airing ‘jihadi’ chant

March 11, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A community radio station has been fined £2,000 for broadcasting an Islamic chant said to contain “jihadi lyrics” and “promote terrorism.” Sheffield-based Link FM was found to have committed two serious breaches of Ofcom’s broadcasting code by playing the “nasheed” chant […]

Lisa Smith trial: Court to rule on admissibility of political scientist’s evidence (LINK ONLY)

March 10, 2022 EoI News

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9/11 families call out Biden for Saudi oil engagement

March 10, 2022 Zachary Basu

(Axios) The chair of one of the most prominent 9/11 family coalitions has written to President Biden raising concerns about potential renewed U.S. engagement with Saudi Arabia, Axios has learned. Why it matters: 9/11 Families United chair Terry Strada wants Biden to […]

Cyprus rights official: Young migrants in ‘miserable’ camp

March 10, 2022 Menelaos Hadjicostis

(AP) The war in Ukraine has focused the world’s attention on the plight of millions fleeing the country. But migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and elsewhere continue to reach ethnically divided Cyprus, where authorities say they’re overwhelmed. On the outskirts of the […]

New Mexico terror trial in limbo years after compound raid

March 10, 2022 Morgan Lee

(AP) A federal judge on Thursday sought to evaluate the mental health of a woman charged with kidnapping, firearms and terrorism-related counts — nearly four years after authorities arrested her and four other adults from an extended family at a squalid New […]

Denmark charges ‘ISIS fighter’ with treason Prosecutors say the 31-year-old Dane travelled to Syria and fought against the international coalition

March 10, 2022 Unlisted Author

(National-UAE) Danish prosecutors have for the first time charged a citizen accused of being an ISIS fighter in Syria with treason. The man was recruited in 2013 and remained with the group for four years until it was defeated on the battlefield, […]

DNA, TATP and other mysterious codes add confusion to Paris terror trial

March 10, 2022 Michael Fitzpatrick

(Radio France) On Wednesday, the trial of those suspected of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist attacks heard from a police investigator, from a DNA expert, and from a friend of several of the accused. The evidence was frequently intimidating, not to […]

People who travelled in support of Islamic State were Isis members, Lisa Smith trial told (LINK ONLY)

March 9, 2022 EoI News

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Some Tories want tougher stand on Bill 21. Will that happen during leadership race?

March 9, 2022 Stephanie Taylor

(Canadian Press) Organizations representing Sikhs and Muslims in Canada say they want Conservative leadership hopefuls to take a strong stand against Quebec’s controversial secularism law. Balpreet Singh, a spokesman for the World Sikh Organization of Canada, said when he met with Erin […]

French interior minister dissolves pro-Palestinian NGOs advocating Israel’s destruction

March 9, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Algemeiner) France’s interior minister on Wednesday announced the dissolution of two pro-Palestinian advocacy organizations, accusing them of inciting violence and hatred. Gerald Darmanin confirmed on Twitter that both the “Collectif Palestine Vaincra” (“Palestine Will Overcome Collective”) and the Palestine Action Committee were […]

Religious runner exalts in victory on athletes’ expression

March 9, 2022 Patrick Orsagos and Andrew Welsh-Huggins

(AP) Noor Abukaram’s elation at completing one of her first varsity cross-country races quickly turned to disappointment when she failed to find her name among those of her high school teammates on the results list. To Abukaram’s shock, she learned she’d been […]

Fire crews to get bullet-proof vests in Greater Manchester and London

March 9, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Firefighters in Greater Manchester and London will be given bullet-proof vests, first aid equipment and training on how to deal with terrorist attacks. The move follows a successful ballot of Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members. Greater Manchester’s chief fire officer Dave […]

France jails three over links to 2016 jihadist killing of priest

March 9, 2022 Amélie Baubeau

(AFP) A French court on Wednesday sentenced to jail terms of up to 13 years three men charged with connections to the brutal 2016 jihadist killing of an 85-year-old priest that shocked the country. Father Jacques Hamel had his throat slit at […]

Swiss court clears critics of Turkish president

March 9, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Swiss Info) A district court in Switzerland has acquitted four defendants accused of inciting violence against the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The judge ruled that a controversial banner shown by protesters at a 2017 demonstration in the Swiss capital, Bern, had […]

Teenager in court accused of Islamic State-inspired terror attack plan

March 9, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A north London teenager has appeared in court accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired terror attack. Al-Arfat Hassan, 19, is charged with preparing terrorist acts and collecting information useful to a terrorist. Mr Hassan, of Enfield, is alleged to have downloaded […]

The unsolved mystery of who supplied the Kalashnikovs used by the Paris killers

March 9, 2022 Michael Fitzpatrick

(Radio France) Tuesday was an unsatisfactory day at the Special Criminal Court in Paris, where those suspected of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist attacks are being tried. The Belgian police investigation has never identified the source of the weapons used in […]

Lisa Smith’s Facebook messages with jihadists to be admitted as evidence (LINK ONLY)

March 8, 2022 EoI News

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Teenager charged with plotting to carry out a terror attack (LINK ONLY)

March 8, 2022 EoI News

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1,000 migrants fail in attempt to reach Spanish enclave

March 8, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) Around 1,000 migrants tried unsuccessfully to climb over the barrier separating Morocco from one of Spain’s African enclaves on Tuesday, authorities in Spain said. The representative for Spain’s government in Melilla said that Moroccan border guards repelled the attempt while Spanish […]

Experts raise doubts over plan for Royal Navy to control Channel crossings (LINK ONLY)

March 7, 2022 EoI News

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US sends home suspected ’20th hijacker’ from Guantanamo

March 7, 2022 Ben Fox

(AP) A Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was suspected of trying to join the 9/11 hijackers has been sent back to his home country for treatment for mental illness, the Department of Defense said Monday. Mohammad Ahmad al-Qahtani […]

British-Moroccan woman who joined ISIS loses appeal to return to UK from Syria Mother-of-three, identified as U3, cannot be reunited with her children in the UK

March 7, 2022 Paul Peachey

(National-UAE) A British-Moroccan woman stripped of her citizenship after travelling to Syria with her husband to join ISIS has lost an appeal to return to the UK to join her three children. The woman, named only as U3, claimed she only went […]

Report: Wanted Norwegian al-Qaida member held in Yemen

March 7, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) A Norwegian citizen who became a member of al-Qaida in Yemen has been arrested in Yemen by the country’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Norwegian broadcaster NRK said Monday. According to the report, Anders Cameroon Østensvig Dale is being held in a hospital […]

Isle of Wight NHS staff leaving over lack of halal meat

March 7, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) NHS bosses are appealing to Isle of Wight businesses to stock halal meat in a bid to help retain health staff. Muslims make up less than 0.4% of the island’s population and no butcher sells halal meat, a cornerstone of the […]

Parents jailed for ‘wanton cruelty’ to daughter they believed possessed by devil (LINK ONLY)

March 7, 2022 EoI News

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Hate preacher Anjem Choudary moans as cops kept his gaming consoles seized in raids (LINK ONLY)

March 6, 2022 EoI News

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Manchester Arena bombing: Saffie Roussos’s parents on hearing the truth

March 6, 2022 Judith Moritz

(BBC) Last month, the inquiry into the bombing of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena heard its final scheduled evidence. The BBC’s Judith Moritz has followed the family of Saffie-Rose Roussos — the youngest of the 22 victims — as they […]

France opens terror investigation into jail attack amid new protests in Corsica

March 5, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Radio France) France’s National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday opened an inquiry into the violent attack in a southern jail which left Corsican militant Yvan Colonna in a coma. Meanwhile, tension has mounted after his supporters blocked a ferry in the port of […]

RNLI and Border Force bring 99 people to safety as they cross English Channel (LINK ONLY)

March 5, 2022 EoI News

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U.S. plans to complete resettlement of Afghan refugees by August

March 4, 2022 Zainab Fattah

(Bloomberg) The U.S. is hoping to complete in August the resettlement of Afghan refugees stranded by its exit from the country last year as the Taliban surged back to power, a senior State Department official said. So far, 85,000 Afghan refugees have […]

Australia lists all of Hamas as a terrorist group

March 4, 2022 Byron Kaye

(Reuters) Australia on Friday listed the entire Palestinian Islamist group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, calling the move a deterrent to political and religious violence and bringing Australia in line with the United States, the European Union and Britain. Australia had for […]

High court reverses decision allowing Muslims’ FBI bias suit

March 4, 2022 Jessica Gresko

(AP) The Supreme Court sided unanimously with the Biden administration Friday and reversed a lower court decision that had allowed a lawsuit to go forward by Muslim men claiming FBI religious bias. But the justices’ limited decision did not end the case, […]

German mother on terror charges after ‘joining women-only ISIS unit’ in Syria Solale M is also accused of child protection offences after taking two children with her

March 4, 2022 Paul Peachey

(National-UAE) A German-Iranian mother has been charged with terrorism offences for allegedly joining a women-only ISIS combat unit after taking her two children to Syria. The woman — identified only as Solale M — was one of three German women arrested in […]

High court reimposes Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

March 4, 2022 Mark Sherman

(AP) The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The justices, by a 6-3 vote Friday, agreed with the Biden administration’s arguments that a federal appeals court was wrong to throw out the sentence of death […]

Swedish woman jailed for war crimes over son becoming child soldier

March 4, 2022 Anna Ringstrom

(Reuters) A Swedish court found a Swedish woman guilty of war crimes for failing to prevent her 12-year-old son from becoming a child soldier in Syria, where he was killed in the civil war. The woman has denied the charges. “The district […]

Lisa Smith trial: Lawyers waving Data Protection Act like ‘garlic at vampire,’ court told (LINK ONLY)

March 3, 2022 EoI News

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Judges reject Ottawa-based Muslim charity’s bid to freeze suspension

March 3, 2022 Jim Bronskill

(Canadian Press) A panel of judges has rejected a Muslim charity’s bid to freeze a federal suspension, which prohibits it from issuing tax receipts, while a challenge of the penalty plays out. The Canada Revenue Agency levied the one-year suspension against Ottawa-based […]