(AP) The German parliament narrowly rejected on Friday an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked becoming the first draft legislation to pass thanks to a far-right party. It became a focus of a controversy about the attitude toward […]
(Deutsche Welle) The date January 29, 2025, will be remembered for a long time in Germany. It was the day the conservative group comprising the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union, the largest opposition force in the Bundestag, put forward a […]
(AP) An Italian appeals court on Friday refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal to move the proceedings beyond the European Union’s borders. The migrants, whose asylum requests have already been […]
(European Conservative) The shooting this week of 38-year-old Iraqi Christian refugee Salwan Momika might be linked to a foreign power, Stockholm officials have claimed. Muslim demonstrations erupted across Europe and beyond in recent years as a result of the anti-Islam campaigner’s burning […]
(BBC) A man has been jailed for possessing and distributing terrorism material which supported the group calling itself Islamic State (IS). Shaan Farooq, from Saltley in Birmingham, was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court in December of three counts of intentionally distributing […]
(BBC) A man has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences after allegedly sharing extremist Islamist videos on social media. Mohammad Ahmad Malik, of Burnt Oak Terrace, Gillingham, Kent, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Mr […]
(AP) Swedish prosecutors said Friday they have ordered the release of five men who were arrested after the fatal shooting of an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings. Salwan Momika staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam’s holy book in […]
(DPA) Maryam has a clear idea of which party she does not want to see leading Germany for the next four years. Voting for the far-right and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) on February 23 “is out of the question for me,” […]
(AFP) Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings. In June 2023, the 38-year-old with a chequered past sparked outrage when he stomped on the Islamic holy book and wrapped it […]
(BBC) A Muslim convert who threatened to “flatten” a mosque and plotted to attack an Islamic cleric who was an outspoken critic of terrorism has been found guilty of preparing a terrorist act. Jason Savage, 35, was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court […]
(AFP) Germany’s ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her party successor for relying on far-right support on the flashpoint issue of immigration. Conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz sparked outrage Wednesday when he pushed […]
(Swiss Info) The parents of a young jihadist who left for Syria to join the Islamic State have been given suspended sentences by the Federal Criminal Court. They were found guilty of violating the law banning the Al Qaeda and Islamic State […]
(AFP) An Iraqi refugee in Sweden who repeatedly burned the Koran in 2023, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, investigators said Thursday, with Sweden’s prime minister suggesting a “foreign power” might have been involved. Prosecutor Rasmus Oman confirmed to […]
(Daily Caller) A Muslim advocacy group that pressures universities to disinvite speakers it deems offensive is now claiming that President Donald Trump threatens “free speech” for anti-Israel protesters. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) spoke out Wednesday against Trump’s executive order that […]
(DPA) Plans to reject more asylum seekers at Germany’s borders tabled by the opposition conservatives passed in parliament on Wednesday with the help of votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The proposals by opposition Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, […]
(Sky News) Muslim charities say they are still having their bank accounts closed without warning or explanation and face difficulties opening an account despite the political backlash after Nigel Farage’s high-profile debanking. It means charities face obstacles in carrying out their work, […]
(True North) The University of Toronto has cancelled a speaking event featuring a convicted member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a listed terrorist entity in Canada. The PFLP is a Marxist-Leninist organization which has been linked to a […]
(National-UAE) The child of a British woman from north London held in an ISIS detention camp in Syria died amid a stand-off over the family’s return to the UK. The woman, who is said by her MP to be in declining health, […]
(Hill) President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday seeking to fight antisemitism on college campuses and vowing action against “Hamas sympathizers” among student populations. Antisemitism has spiked on campuses after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and pro-Palestinian protests roiled campuses […]
(Swiss Info) The Vaudois Union of Muslim Associations (UVAM) is continuing with its defamation complaint against Saïda Keller-Messahli, president of the Forum for Progressive Islam, claiming she made defamatory remarks in an interview with the Swiss newspaper Le Matin Dimanche, and is […]
(Brussels Times) A man suspected of helping to deliver the weapon used in the Brussels terror attack in October 2023 was arrested last week in the Netherlands. The attack claimed the lives of two Swedish football supporters. A person was arrested in […]
(KABC) The Muslim community is closely monitoring changes in immigration policy underway by the Trump administration. Amr Shabaik, the legal director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations with the Greater LA office (CAIR-LA), said among those on their radar so far was […]
(Free Beacon) The Washington Post quietly amended a piece on “Palestinian prisoners” to note that the original version cited the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network without mentioning that the group is sanctioned in the United States for funding the Popular Front for […]
(Premier) A Christian street preacher who was arrested for displaying a controversial sign that read “Love Muslims, Hate Islam, Jesus Is Love and Hope” outside Southwark Cathedral has lost his legal challenge, with a High Court judge ruling that his detention was […]
(BBC) There are no plans to expand the definition of extremism, Home Office minister Dan Jarvis has said, following reports it could be broadened to cover potentially violent environmentalists and misogynists. He said Islamist extremism followed by far-right extremism were the biggest […]
(BBC) A minister has been spoken to for attending a Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) event, despite a government ban on engagement with the group. Labour’s leadership “reminded” Sir Stephen Timms of his “duty to uphold collective responsibility” after he attended an […]
(AFP) Prime Minister Francois Bayrou felt compelled on Tuesday to defend remarks about immigrants “flooding” France after drawing sharp rebukes, including from his allies, but winning applause from the anti-immigration right. The leftist opposition accused Bayrou of spreading far-right ideas and centrist […]
(NJ.com) A former Mercer County resident admitted Monday that he tried to join a Somalian-based terrorist organization to target “evil America” in 2023, authorities said. Karrem Nasr, 24, a U.S. citizen who previously lived in Lawrenceville, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide […]
(Toronto Sun) Questions are being asked after a board member of a prominent Canadian pro-Palestinian organization described the terror designation of Hamas as “problematic.” During a Jan. 15 interview on CP24’s Live at Five newscast, Dalia El Farra — introduced by anchors […]
(BBC) Family life is busy for Israr Hussain and his wife, Tasleem Akhtar, who have four daughters between the ages of five and 15. They chose to have their wedding back home in Pakistan in 2007 and live in Birmingham. The 47-year-olds […]
(Free Beacon) The Washington Post cited the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an anti-Semitic organization under U.S. sanctions for providing material support to terrorists, in a sympathetic piece highlighting the “Palestinian prisoners” freed as part of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal. The Post described […]
(BBC) When Zara Mohammed became the first female leader of one of the largest representative bodies for British Muslims in 2021, she already had a lot on her plate: rising Islamophobia, the Covid-19 pandemic, and a government refusing to engage with the […]
(Politico) Ultranationalist social media influencers from Algeria are spreading hate across France — the country that used to rule it. The trend has triggered a wave of nervousness in government in Paris, with several high-profile arrests over the past few weeks. A […]
(Reuters) Germany’s government and opposition parties duelled on Monday over rival border control policies, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz, favourite to become next chancellor, saying he would advance his plan with the help of the far right if needed. Merz called for […]
(DPA) Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance is to put forward two motions in the nation’s parliament this week to stiffen migration policy amid an increasingly febrile debate following a recent double murder and ahead of elections next month. “Current asylum and immigration policy […]
(AFP) With Germany reeling from another deadly knife attack by a migrant suspect, experts warned that the inability of asylum seekers to access mental health services has added to their existing vulnerabilities. Wednesday’s stabbing in Aschaffenburg, which claimed the lives of a […]
(Sky News) Kemi Badenoch has defended blaming “peasants” from “sub-communities” in foreign countries for the grooming gangs crisis. Speaking to Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, she insisted she would not be “shy” when talking about the scandal, which saw a […]
(JNS) Ali Abunimah, co-founder and executive director of the anti-Israel Electronic Intifada website, was arrested by Swiss police ahead of a speaking engagement in Zurich on Saturday, the organization said. The Palestinian-American activist “is currently being detained and has had access to […]
(AP) Italy said Sunday it was transferring 49 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to new processing centers in Albania, in the third such attempt facing hurdles by courts. The navy vessel Cassiopea with the migrants on board was expected to reach […]
(Deutsche Welle) The US Supreme Court cleared the extradition of terror convict Tahawwur Rana, who is wanted by India. The Canadian national of Pakistani origin is wanted by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks […]
(Reuters) President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a U.S. official said on Saturday. Most of those […]
(Jewish News) The yellow and green flag of Iranian proxy terror group Hezbollah was openly waved on the streets of Dublin on Saturday. Crowds took to the streets days after a new government coalition administration was made official. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign […]
(Reuters) Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in Rome, to preserve and promote religious tolerance, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Saturday. If created, the enclave for the […]
(NL Times) Mayor Marja van Bijsterveldt is under fire for commissioning a covert investigation into the Islamic community of Delft in 2017, a move she admitted on a secretly recorded tape was made without specific cause. The recording, obtained by the Algemeen […]
(Belga) A suspect involved in the terrorist attack in Brussels on 16 October 2023, in which two Swedish football fans were killed, has been arrested at Malaga airport. The man is believed to have supplied the weapon used by the attacker. On […]
(Koha Ditore) Four people suspected of links to the terrorist organization ISIS were arrested in North Macedonia on Friday. Police have conducted searches at five locations in Skopje and Gostivar and suspicions are that the terrorist cell was ideologically linked to ISIS. […]
(Hyphen) A new body that hopes to lobby the government on issues affecting Muslims across areas including education, healthcare and the criminal justice system is set to launch next month — and insists it won’t seek to rival the Muslim Council of […]
(Arab News) A new national body, the British Muslim Network, launches next month with the aim of providing a mainstream voice for Britain’s Muslim communities and engaging directly with the government, the Times newspaper reported on Friday. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the first […]
(European Conservative) Bomb threats targeting 292 schools across Hungary caused widespread evacuations and the cancellation of classes on Thursday, January 23rd. Police conducted thorough searches of the affected institutions, but no explosive devices were found, allowing pupils to return to school on […]
(BBC) The families of three men murdered by a man after multiple failures by state agencies fear lessons have not been learned after the killings in Southport and are demanding more government action. James Furlong, David Wails and Joe Ritchie-Bennett were attacked […]
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