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Day: February 21, 2023

Government & Politics

Muslim minister is a front-runner to become Scotland’s first minister after Sturgeon’s resignation

February 21, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(Arab News) Scotland’s Health Minister Humza Yousaf has emerged as a front-runner in the contest to replace Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the Scottish National Party and the country’s first minister. Sturgeon, 52, shocked many in British politics last week when she […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Top French court annuls presidential challenger Zemmour’s hate acquittal

February 21, 2023 Juliette Jabkhiro  

(Reuters) French appeal court judges made errors when overturning an anti-Muslim hate conviction against former French far-right presidential challenger Eric Zemmour and the trial should be held again, the country’s highest court ruled on Tuesday. Zemmour, who won 7% in the first […]

Government & Politics

Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social media

February 21, 2023 Mark Sherman  

(AP) In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a […]

Legal

Alleged Canadian ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary to plead guilty: court documents

February 21, 2023 Stewart Bell  

(Global News) Alleged Canadian ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary has agreed to plead guilty to all charges, according to court documents circulated Tuesday by federal prosecutors. The Ottawa terror suspect has asked to appear in the Ontario court on Thursday to change his […]

Legal

Judge bars public from court in NYC bike path terror trial

February 21, 2023 Larry Neumeister  

(AP) A federal judge barred the general public and media from a courtroom Tuesday where defense lawyers claim emotional testimony from victims has spoiled the death penalty phase of the trial of a man who admits that he killed eight people on […]

Academics & Education

University of Bristol professor’s anger at Islamophobia claim

February 21, 2023 Unlisted Author  

(BBC) A university professor falsely accused of Islamophobia said the experience had been “terrifying.” A student society complained about Professor Steven Greer when he worked at the University of Bristol. In October 2021 the university said its investigation into a module taught […]

Citizenship

Immigration court to rule on Shamima Begum British citizenship case Begum is seeking to reverse the 2019 decision to strip her of British citizenship

February 21, 2023 Areeb Ullah  

(Middle East Eye) An immigration court in London will rule this week on whether Shamima Begum, who fled Britain to join the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria aged 15, has won her appeal against the UK government who revoked her British citizenship. […]

Crime

Sweden: Afghan who slashed throat of prostitute has sentence reduced

February 21, 2023 Chris Tomlinson  

(Breitbart) A Swedish court has reduced the sentence for an Afghan migrant found guilty of slashing the throat of a Russian prostitute in a hotel room and leaving the woman for dead. An appeals court has ruled to reduce the 16-year prison […]

Banks & Banking

Sept. 11 victims cannot seize Afghan central bank assets — U.S. judge

February 21, 2023 Jonathan Stempel  

(Reuters) A U.S. judge decided on Tuesday that victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to seize $3.5 billion of assets belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank to satisfy court judgments they obtained against the Taliban. U.S. District Judge George […]

Books

Iranian foundation praises Rushdie’s alleged attacker, offers gift of farmland

February 21, 2023 Ardeshir Tayebi  

(Radio Free Europe) An Iranian foundation close to the country’s Islamic government has praised the man who is accused of violently attacking novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving the writer severely injured, and said it was offering him a reward of farmland. […]

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