Arts & Entertainment
Silent protest held against ‘provocative’ film (LINK ONLY)
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Month: June 2022
Deradicalization
UK warned it is failing to adapt as terror threat shifts from groups to lone attackers (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Mediterranean nations criticize EU solidarity on migrants
(AP) Five European Union nations on the Mediterranean who fear possible waves of refugees driven by hunger out of Africa called Saturday for an end to the EU’s “voluntary” solidarity on migrants and a better way to redistribute the burden of caring […]
Crime
2 killed as Greek police chase stolen car carrying migrants
(AP) Two people, one believed to be a migrant and the other the alleged trafficker, died Saturday in northern Greece while trying to evade a police checkpoint, police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki said. Twelve more people riding in the […]
Immigration
Europe’s south expects over 150,000 migrant arrivals this year, minister says
(Reuters) Mediterranean countries on major migrant routes into Europe expect over 150,000 arrivals this year as food shortages caused by the Ukraine conflict threaten a new migration wave from Africa and the Middle East. “This year the frontline member states are expected, […]
Legal
Final observations on behalf of the ‘witnesses of witnesses’ at Paris terror trial
(Radio France) This has been a difficult week at the Special Criminal Court, where the men suspected of involvement or complicity in the November 2015 terrorist attacks are being tried. The hearings have been devoted to the final observations from lawyers representing […]
Immigration
Migrant arrivals nearly hit 10,000 in UK for this year (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Canadian event with PFLP terrorism ties held at Ottawa city-owned property Khaled Barakat is allegedly a leader of the PFLP terrorist organization, and will be speaking at an International League of Peoples' Struggle event in Ottawa, Canada.
(Jerusalem Post) Activists with alleged connections to terrorist organizations are keynote speakers at an event on Friday that is being held on Ottawa city property, against the municipality’s policies on providing public spaces to individuals and groups that support violence. Speakers with […]
Immigration
Afghans with western links among rising number trying to cross Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Brooklyn man gets 15-year federal prison term for providing cash for would-be ISIS fighter
(NY Daily News) An Uzbekistan citizen living in Brooklyn was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for offering financial support in American dollars to the terrorist group ISIS. Dilkhayot Kasimov, 34, was convicted for driving to Kennedy Airport in February 2015 […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Anti-extremism Prevent strategy ‘failing to engage Muslim communities’
(BBC) The government’s flagship counter-extremism Prevent strategy is failing to engage with Muslim communities, a government adviser has said. Dame Sara Khan said a “vacuum” of information about its purpose had been left by the government, which was then being filled by […]
Government & Politics
Zuckerberg’s Metaverse ripe for terror recruitment, says EU
(EUobserver) Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse could become a new breeding ground for terrorism and recruitment, according to an EU internal document seen by EUobserver. “The creation of a virtual caliphate or Da’esh base camp is one of the risks linked with this new […]
Legal
Final words at Paris attacks trial and complaints over compensation
(Radio France) Lawyers for the victims of the November 2015 terrorist attacks are continuing their concluding remarks. The Special Criminal Court is a theatre of contradiction, with the black robes offering everything from flamboyant rhetoric to dignified common sense. The 14 accused […]
Legal
Republican justice and the dark shroud of fundamentalist Islam
(Radio France) On Wednesday, the Special Criminal Court where the Paris terror trial is taking place listened to the closing arguments of lawyers representing the survivors and the families of victims, and those who chose not to join the collective presentation organised […]
Government & Politics
Hamas-loving, Israel-hating newspaper publisher successfully lobbies Biden admin to create Muslim outreach post
(Free Beacon) Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas created a Muslim community outreach position after meeting with an Arab-American activist who has cheered violence against Israel and praised the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas. Mayorkas met on March 18 with Arab American News […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Complaint: McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
(AP) Workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children, a civil rights organization said Wednesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a discrimination complaint on […]
Demonstrations
Afghans evacuated to Albania protest for faster move to US
(AP) A group of people evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power last year held a protest Wednesday in Albania over the failure to expedite their move to the United States. A small group of families in Shengjin, a town […]
Mosques
Muslim call to prayer arrives to Minneapolis soundscape
(AP) The chant in Arabic blasted from rooftop loudspeakers, drowning out both the growl of traffic from nearby interstates and the chatter and clinking glasses on the patio of the dive bar that shares a wall with Minneapolis’ oldest Somali mosque. Dozens […]
Government & Politics
Home secretary ‘absolutely determined’ to proceed with Rwanda deportation plan (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Amid terror concerns, ISIS ‘soldier’ from Detroit gets new prison sentence
(Detroit News) A federal judge Wednesday ordered a paroled Islamic State “soldier” from Detroit back to prison for 18 months after he was caught amassing weapons, consuming radical jihadi propaganda and deceiving court officials. The pattern of conduct by Sebastian Gregerson, aka Abdurrahman […]
Children & Teens
German court convicts IS returnee who took daughter to Syria
(AP) A German woman who took her young daughter to Syria, joined the Islamic State group there and allegedly took advantage of an enslaved Yazidi woman was convicted Wednesday of membership in a terrorist organization and other offenses. The state court in […]
Legal
Long delay at Paris terror trial as nine accused refuse to take their places in court
(Radio France) Tuesday’s hearing at the Special Criminal Court was delayed for several hours because nine of the eleven prisoners accused of involvement in the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks refused to take their places in the glass security enclosure. They were […]
Legal
Dutch woman jailed on Syria terror charges
(AFP) The first woman to be brought home from Syria to stand trial in the Netherlands received a three-and-a-half-year prison term on Wednesday for joining the Islamic State group. The 28-year-old, identified only as Ilham B., was repatriated last year from the […]
Law Enforcement
Men linked to terror group arrested in Norway, Bulgaria
(AP) Two men have been arrested in Norway and Bulgaria, respectively, for having “expressed support” for Al-Qaida through “internet-based activities,” Norway’s domestic security agency said Wednesday. One suspect was arrested in Oslo and the other — identified as a Norwegian student — […]
Children & Teens
Daughter of ISIS woman accused of aiding child rape arrested trying to take child to Qatar
(Breitbart) The daughter of a Swedish Islamic State woman accused of aiding child rape and human trafficking in Syria was arrested in Denmark while trying to bring a four-year-old girl to Qatar. The daughter of Swedish Islamic State extremist Camilla Olofsson and deceased […]
Law Enforcement
Essex man appears in court accused of plotting Islamist terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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