August 2, 2022 – Eye on Islamism

Testimony begins in capital murder trial of Yaser Said, man accused of killing his two daughters 12 years ago Yaser Said is accused of killing his daughters because they were dating American boyfriends. His defense says he's being persecuted for being Muslim.

August 2, 2022 Rebecca Lopez and Tanya Eiserer

(WFAA) On the first day of testimony, Yaser Said sat stoically as prosecutors painted a picture for the jury of a jealous and angry man who controlled his daughters’ lives. “He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could […]

S.F. federal judge orders Biden administration to ease restrictions on victims of Trump travel ban

August 2, 2022 Bob Egelko

(SF Chronicle) Upon taking office, President Biden immediately withdrew Donald Trump’s ban on U.S. entry of anyone from a group of mostly Muslim countries. But Biden hasn’t done much for tens of thousands who applied for visa waivers under former President Trump’s […]

Channel migrants: New daily high for 2022 set on Monday

August 2, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Almost 700 migrants crossed the English Channel in 14 small boats on Monday, a daily high for the year so far. The Ministry of Defence said 696 migrants made the crossing, topping the previous daily record of 651 in April. The […]

Belgian prosecutors won’t appeal verdicts in Paris attacks case

August 2, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday they would not appeal the verdicts in the cases of 14 Belgium-based suspects accused of providing support for the November 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris. The decision confirms the judgements in the Belgian trial, running in parallel […]

Manchester Arena attack: Arrest warrant issued for bomber’s brother

August 2, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) An arrest warrant has been issued for the Manchester Arena bomber’s brother. Ismail Abedi, 29, was convicted in his absence in July of failing to appear at the Manchester Arena inquiry after being ordered to give evidence. Abedi, who uses the […]

Mother of Islamic extremist runs over elite unit cops during arrest

August 2, 2022 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) Two members of Austria’s elite Cobra police unit were injured Saturday after the mother of a wanted Islamic extremist hit them with her vehicle as officers were trying to arrest her son. The incident took place on Saturday in the town […]

NGO slams France for threatening to expel French-born Moroccan imam France’s interior minister is accusing the imam of promoting hate speech against the country’s values.

August 2, 2022 Safaa Kasraoui

(Morocco World News) The League for Human Rights (LDH) issued a statement on Monday to denounce the French government’s decision to expel Moroccan imam Hassan Iquioussen. The NGO argued that both Minister of Interior Gerald Darmanin and the prefect of the Hauts-de-France […]

Greece charges 5 with smuggling 96 migrants to Italy by sea

August 2, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) Five people were arrested on a Greek island Tuesday and charged with trying to smuggle nearly a hundred migrants into Europe on an unsafe vessel last week, using what appears to be a new direct sea route from crisis-afflicted Lebanon to […]

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