(France 24) Salah Abdeslam, sentenced to life in jail over the 2015 Paris jihadist attacks, was removed from his Belgian prison cell on Wednesday and transferred back to France. Abdeslam is the only surviving member of the Islamic State group cell that […]
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s newly founded “Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening” (DAVA) is currently a voters’ association, but it intends to run as a party in the European elections on June 9. This announcement in January triggered a heated debate in Germany, […]
(Chicago Sun-Times) The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Tuesday condemned Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s suggestion that those who disagree with America’s interests regarding the Israel-Hamas war can “go to another country.” The southwest suburban mayor made the remarks […]
(AP) An op-ed piece that dubbed a Detroit suburb “America’s jihad capital” is being condemned by two Democratic state lawmakers, who described it as “racist and Islamophobic” in a resolution presented Tuesday. Introduced by state Rep. Alabas Farhat and House Floor Leader […]
(Canadian Press) B.C. Premier David Eby has criticized what he’s calling the “hateful” vandalism of the constituency office of former minister Selina Robinson that came hours after she resigned from his cabinet over remarks that angered pro-Palestinian groups and others. Her exit […]
(CBC) A former campus imam alleges he was dismissed by the University of Toronto Scarborough after a social media post he says was falsely attributed to him, which he maintains the school failed to properly investigate. Omar Patel says the university formally cut ties with […]
(Swedish Radio) Iran is suspected of a plot to murder Swedish Jews, a Swedish Radio investigation reveals. An Iranian couple, a man and a woman acting as undercover agents, are believed to have targeted three Swedish Jews, among them Aron Verständig, chair […]
(NL Times) The 56-year-old Rotterdammer Nazih R., who is a suspect in a Danish and German terror investigation, is denying the accusation he is a member of Hamas. His lawyer said this on Tuesday during a hearing at the International Legal Assistance […]
(GB News) A terrorist who murdered three people was allowed to stay in the country after a series of “woeful” Home Office errors. Khairi Saadallah murdered James Furlong, 36, Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, and David Wails, 49, in Forbury Gardens, Reading, on Saturday, […]
(AFP) A Mali-born man suspected of injuring several people with a knife and hammer at a Paris railway station deliberately sought out French people to attack, Paris prosecutors said on Tuesday. The 32-year-old was on Tuesday charged by an investigating magistrate with […]
(Detroit News) The media clash between local Arab American leaders and the writer of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece continued Monday as both sides doubled down on accusations their opponents are peddling hate. On Monday, members of the Arab American Civil […]
(Canadian Press) British Columbia’s Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on “a crappy piece of land,” after her repeated apologies failed to quell the outcry from pro-Palestinian groups and others. Premier David […]
(Free Beacon) Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D., Mich.) sister is leading an effort to pull primary voters away from President Joe Biden in protest over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Layla Elabed is the campaign manager of Listen to Michigan, which […]
(Jewish Insider) A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee wrote to the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation last week requesting information on alleged links between Hamas and U.S.-based tax-exempt charities that they […]
(BBC) A formal consultation has been launched into proposals for new legislation to ensure stronger protection against terrorism in public places. Known as Martyn’s Law, it is named after Martyn Hett, one of 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester attack. The […]
(BBC) A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of plotting a terror attack after researching the Isle of Wight Festival as a potential target. The teenager from Cowes on the Isle of Wight, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was planning […]
(National-UAE) Britain’s Labour Party has shed support among Muslim voters as the Israel-Gaza war shapes their political thinking in an election year, according to new polling. Historically a solidly Labour voter base, just 43 per cent of Muslims now say they would […]
(AP) More than 1,000 migrants from sub-Saharan countries arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands in 18 boats over the past three days, Spain’s marine rescue service said Monday. A body was found in one of the boats. The archipelago off northwest Africa has […]
(Canadian Press) Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be removed from her role. They also say no NDP MLA or […]
(Breitbart) Seven teenage migrants from Egypt have been arrested after a 13-year-old girl was gang raped in front of her boyfriend this week in Catania, an ancient port city on the island of Sicily. According to information released by local police, a […]
(Detroit Free Press) An increased number of police patrols began monitoring the streets of Dearborn on Saturday after an opinion article posted by the Wall Street Journal dubbed the city “America’s Jihad Capital.” Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said Dearborn police would ramp up […]
(ITV) An inquest into the deaths of three men stabbed to death in Reading has heard authorities were repeatedly warned about the terrorist’s mental health. Giving evidence today, the CEO of Reading Refugee Support Group said he wrote to health and probation officials […]
(ITV) The government has come under pressure to explain how a refugee suspected of launching a chemical substance attack on a mother and her children was granted asylum after being convicted of a sex offence. Police are hunting Abdul Ezedi, 35, after […]
(Press Release) Two Islamist extremists have been jailed for terrorist offences. Al-Arfat Hassan, 21, from Enfield, was sentenced to a seven-year extended sentence with at least five years in prison for possessing chemicals for a terrorist purpose. A youth, 17, was sentenced […]
(Global News) The Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the deportation of an Iranian government official who has been living in Canada for the past eight months. In a decision Friday, the board ruled that Majid Iranmanesh was inadmissible to Canada because […]
(Euro Weekly) In a coordinated effort between Spanish and Norway authorities, a Spanish woman evading justice has been apprehended in Norway. The arrest, carried out under a European arrest and surrender order issued by the National Court, was down to the successful […]
(Florida Politics) The full House has adopted a Rep. Randy Fine nonbinding House resolution (HR 1209) strongly encouraging “all executive agencies of the State of Florida, all law enforcement agencies, and all local governments in this state to suspend contact and outreach activities” […]
(BBC) Downing Street has said the “vitriolic hatred” faced by a Tory MP who has said he will stand down at the next election is an “attack on British democracy.” Death threats and an alleged arson attack on his constituency office had […]
(Reuters) The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spain’s Canary Islands jumped more than 1,000% in January from a year ago, data released by the country’s interior ministry on Thursday showed. A total […]
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