Government & Politics

New research: $2 million in federal grants went to domestic Islamist groups 'The good news: That’s way down from the $16 million Trump sent them in 2018,' wrote Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum.

(JNS) Of 60 federal grants, worth $15 million, given to Muslim organizations in 2022, $2 million went to groups “controlled by Islamists or involved in Islamist networks.” That’s according to a May 3 article by Sam Westrop in Focus on Western Islamism. […]

Academics & Education

More Islamic lessons in Swiss schools? Knowledge about Islam can prevent radicalisation, so says a new study which advises offering more Islamic lessons in public schools. But the hurdles are high.

(Swiss Info) With a “Salam aleikum,” teacher Nimetullah Veseli greets the pupils of year four in the Kirchacker school building. Veseli stands in front of the six boys and six girls in the classroom in Neuhausen, Schaffhausen. Wearing jeans and a white […]