February 6, 2023 – Eye on Islamism

California senator announces bill to protect religious practices of incarcerated individuals Backers of the bill say that allowing religious detainees and prisoners to wear religious garb does not constitute 'coddling' them.

February 6, 2023 Alejandra Molina

(Religion News) Rami Nsour, an advocate for the incarcerated, has seen firsthand how difficult it can be for those being held in California’s jails and prisons to practice their faith. As his clients are transferred from one facility to another, he said, […]

March 2016 attacks: Osama Krayem says he fully embraces ISIS, but does not endorse all its actions

February 6, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) Throughout his 15 hearings and interrogations, terror accused Osama Krayem presented himself as a convinced adherent of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group who did not, however, endorse all its actions. He maintained that he had not participated in making […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar: I am called a security threat when the Republican caucus is full of people who supported an insurrection

February 6, 2023 Ian Schwartz

(RealClearPolitics) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) talked about her removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee and what she believes are the reasons behind it in an interview on Monday with MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan. Omar said Republicans don’t believe Muslims or black […]

Alleged wannabe jihadist Trevor Bickford, accused of machete attack on NYC cops, to remain behind bars

February 6, 2023 Ben Feuerherd

(NY Post) The alleged wannabe jihadist accused of attacking three NYPD cops with a machete-like weapon on New Year’s Eve was ordered held without bail Monday. In his first appearance in Manhattan federal court, suspect Trevor Thomas Bickford, 19, of Maine consented […]

March 2016 attacks: Focus on Hervé Muhirwa, Ibrahim Farisi and Sofien Ayari

February 6, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) The roles of Hervé Bayingana Muhirwa, Ibrahim Farisi and Sofien Ayari will be explained on Tuesday at the assize court charged with trying the men accused of involvement in the 22 March 2016 Brussels terror attacks. Investigators are also slowly […]

German politicians anxious after Islamists stage large rally in Hamburg

February 6, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Algemeiner) Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), a state agency charged with safeguarding the postwar nation’s democratic institutions, has expressed concern about a radical Muslim organization after more than 3,500 Islamists rallied on Saturday in the port city […]

UK officials who oversaw funding of extremist Muslim groups must be sacked: counterterrorism expert

February 6, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Arab News) UK Prevent program officials who have overseen the public funding of Muslim groups that promote extremism should be sacked, a counterterrorism expert has said in the Times newspaper. Prof. Ian Acheson, a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, which […]

Scholz hits Berlin campaign trail amid debate on Arab integration German capital will elect a new mayor on Sunday

February 6, 2023 Tim Stickings

(National-UAE) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit the campaign trail on Monday in a Berlin mayoral election marked by concerns over violence and integration. Ugly scenes on December 31 including attacks on police and buses led to fingers being pointed at Arab and […]

Salman Rushdie breaks silence after attack: I have PTSD, nightmares

February 6, 2023 Jesse O'Neill

(NY Post) Author Salman Rushdie spoke out for the first time since being brutally stabbed last summer at a literary event in western New York, saying he suffers post-traumatic stress from the “colossal” attack that left him partially blind. “There is such a […]

Alleged IS ‘Beatle’ to go on trial in UK

February 6, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) An alleged member of the Islamic State (IS) group’s “Beatles” kidnap-and-murder cell will face trial in the UK this month on terrorism charges, a judge said on Monday. Aine Davis is accused of belonging to the notorious group of hostage-takers, who […]

U.S. cautions citizens in Sweden over possible attacks in retaliation for Koran burning

February 6, 2023 Simon Lewis and Marie Mannes

(Reuters) The U.S. embassy in Sweden has warned Americans in the country of possible retaliatory attacks in response to an incident where a far-right politician burned the Koran. “U.S. citizens are advised to use caution when going to public venues frequented by […]

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