(Breitbart) A 38-year-old radical Muslim man was handed a weak six-month suspended sentence by a French court this week for threatening to kill a local imam. The 38-year-old, who is also on the French anti-terrorism watchlist known as the S-File, got into […]
(NL Times) More companies are taking Eid al-Fitr into account when planning their product ranges and promotions, according to Nu.nl. While many Dutch people approve of companies and organizations wishing Muslims a pleasant Eid, far fewer approve of the prime minister doing […]
(Brussels Times) The prosecution on Friday requested prison sentences ranging from 1 to 2 years for four accused appearing before the Brussels Correctional Court for their supporting roles in the 2015 terror attacks in Paris. The prosecution called for a suspended sentence […]
(Radio France) The end of this extraordinary judicial process is now in sight. After eight months of evidence, explanation and questions, the court trying 14 men suspected of various levels of complicity in the November 2015 attacks will now listen to the […]
(AFP) Fabrice Leggeri, a figurehead for impenetrable European frontiers who was frequently accused of tolerating illegal “pushbacks” of migrants, has resigned as head of Frontex, the border agency said Friday. The Frontex board made the announcement after holding a two-day meeting “in […]
(WXIA) A new menu item might be in Gwinnett County schools’ future. The Gwinnett County School Nutrition Department is looking to [add] halal-certified hot dogs to its lunch menu in the new school year. Halal is an Arabic word that means permissible […]
(CBC) Canada’s spies could be doing a better job of investigating extremism in the prison system, says an internal report. The document, obtained through an access to information request, emerged from a behind-the-scenes review of how the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the […]
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(AP) Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. A court ordered the two men — aged 30 and 28 — held in police […]
(CNN) A member of the ISIS terror cell nicknamed the “Beatles” was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by US District Judge T. S. Ellis in Alexandria, Virginia, after gut-wrenching statements in court from family members of victims. Alexanda Kotey had […]
(National Post) He’s a high-ranking member of a Palestinian terrorist organization best known for dramatic airplane hijackings, suicide bombings and a 2014 massacre at a Jerusalem synagogue that left several worshippers severely injured and five dead, including Toronto-born rabbi Howie Rothman. That’s […]
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(Fox) Republican Rep. Jim Jordan was cut off and left seemingly stunned while grilling Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on whether 42 illegal immigrants on the terror watch list have been released into the United States. “Forty-two illegal immigrants were encountered at […]
(CBC) A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences, admitting to a kidnapping during a year-long stint fighting as a trained sniper with ISIS in Syria. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 36, pleaded guilty to participating in terrorist activities outside Canada and committing […]
(Religion News) Muslim and Jewish organizations are expressing concern about billionaire Elon Musk’s impending ownership of Twitter, warning that the aerospace tycoon could roll back moderation policies and unleash a new wave of harassment against religious minorities often targeted on the platform. […]
(Toronto Sun) After more than seven years of fighting his conviction as a would-be al-Qaeda terrorist who dreamed of derailing a Toronto-bound passenger train, Chiheb Esseghaier now wants to abandon his appeal. Ontario’s highest court, though, is wisely taking his latest wishes […]
(National-UAE) UK advocacy group Cage, which has a focus on Muslim detainees, has been labelled “Islamist militants” by the French government’s anti-radicalisation body. The Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalisation has published nine tweets accusing Cage, founded by former […]
(BBC) The government does not record the number of people prosecuted for terror offences after returning to the UK from Syria, an official report says. The data is held neither “officially or unofficially,” an annual review by the independent reviewer of terrorism […]
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(AP) The European Union moved Wednesday to lift visa requirements for people from Qatar and Kuwait to make it easier for them to enter many European countries for stays of up to 90 days. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said […]
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(Hill) The Biden administration has denied roughly 85 percent of the applications it has processed from Afghans seeking to come to the U.S. through a program that allows for temporarily waiving immigration requirements. New figures obtained by the Hill show the administration […]
(WBMA) The former University of Alabama student who was captured by federal authorities instructing an undercover investigator how to send money to Al-Qaeda was sentenced Thursday in a federal courtroom in Tuscaloosa. Chief U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced 26-year-old […]
(Politico) Nearly 1.1 million Muslim voters cast a ballot in the 2020 election, turning out in numbers large enough to swing the presidential race in key battleground states, according to a new report. The analysis by Emgage, a Muslim American civic group, […]
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(Local) The riots that rocked Swedish cities over the Easter holidays were nothing to do with religion or ethnicity, but instead come down to class, the joint leader of Sweden’s Green Party has told the Local in an interview. Ahead of a […]
(AP) A man was arrested in Denmark on Wednesday on suspicion of violating anti-terrorism laws by allegedly promoting the Islamic State group on social media. Police said domestic security agency PET took part in the operation, but they did not give further […]
(Local) Police in western Sweden have rejected an appeal by the Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan against a decision to deny him permission for a Koran-burning protest in Borås. “Rasmus Paludan has a rhetoric which is intended to create disorder and chaos,” Emelie […]
(Dallas Morning News) WhyIslam Dallas, an Islamic group based in Plano, is using a billboard in Dallas to help educate people about Ramadan as part of a program that will also provide holiday gifts to 300 refugee families. The billboard is located […]
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(Algemeiner) Muslim activists in Germany who chanted antisemitic slogans at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin last Saturday were motivated not by a personal connection to the conflict, but by their exposure to bigoted religious and media messages, a leading Middle Eastern expert on […]
(Reuters) France’s highest administrative court dismissed on Tuesday an appeal from the Interior Ministry that aimed to close a mosque in the southwestern town of Pessac for six months. The local interior ministry’s office first closed the mosque for six months on […]
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(AP) Police in North Macedonia say a patrol discovered 18 migrants in the south of the country and arrested the driver after a brief chase. A police statement released Monday said the 18 migrants, 14 Syrians and 4 Pakistanis, were discovered late […]
(AP) A prosecutor told jurors in an opening statement Monday that a New Jersey software developer was actually a highly trained terrorist scoping out U.S. landmarks for attack from 2000 to 2005. Alexei Saab, 45, of Morristown, New Jersey, had a double […]
(Global News) To Canadian national security officials, Samy Nefkha-Bahri is a supporter of “armed jihad abroad,” who had “dubious associations” and wanted to take part in “combat in Syria.” Classified government reports obtained by Global News allege he led a group that […]
(Euronews) Twitter says it suspended Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders “in error” after reports that he had violated the platform’s rules on hate speech. The social network admitted it had “temporarily restricted” Wilders’ access to his account on Monday. The move came […]
(Breitbart) Muslims in France voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, with 85 per cent of Muslim ballots going towards keeping the French president in power. 85 per cent of votes from Muslims in France during Sunday’s general election went to keeping Emmanuel Macron […]
(Breitbart) As Palestinian violence on the Temple Mount has intensified in recent days, hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated in U.S. cities calling for deadly violence and an end to the Jewish state. In one incident, a Jewish counter-protester was allegedly punched in […]
(Algemeiner) Germany’s interior minister denounced pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Berlin Saturday, who chanted antisemitic and anti-Israel slogans, attacked police officers and harassed journalists. “There is no place in our society for antisemitism,” Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser tweeted on Sunday. […]
(Toronto Star) A former Guantanamo detainee, whose story of detention and torture was featured in a best-selling memoir and Hollywood film, is going to court to try to force the Canadian government to reveal its role in his ordeal. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, […]
(Local) Norwegian police used tear gas against several people during a Koran-burning demonstration on Saturday afternoon, after hundreds of counter-demonstrators clashed with police in the town of Sandefjord. The anti-Muslim organisation “Sian” held the demonstration in Sandefjord, which is about 90 kilometres […]
(Stuff) An Auckland man charged with threatening to kill “non-Muslims” has been declined bail and will remain in custody until a future court date. The 20-year-old, who has interim name suppression, was charged in September days after the LynnMall terror attack. He […]
(Radio France) On Thursday, the Paris special criminal court continued the psychiatric profiling of the 14 men being tried on suspicion of various levels of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist killings in the French capital. The spotlight fell, once again, on […]
(Breitbart) A poll released this week suggests that six in ten French people would support the government banning the Islamic veil in public spaces, a policy favoured by presidential election hopeful Marine Le Pen. The poll, which was conducted by the CSA […]
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