(BBC) A man from East Yorkshire has appeared in court accused of … a terrorism offence. Jordan Richardson, 20, of Oliver Close, Howden, near Goole, was arrested on 19 December and charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of an act of […]
(BBC) A man has been convicted and jailed for terrorism offences for the second time in 17 years. Aabid Khan, from Bradford, received a 12-year prison sentence in August 2008, following his conviction for possessing articles for a purpose connected with terrorism. […]
(CBC) A Pakistani man accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting in New York has been ordered to appear in a Quebec court for a U.S. extradition hearing next month. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who’d been living near Toronto, is wanted by U.S. […]
(BBC) A man has appeared in court, charged with belonging to the Islamic State group. Musa Abdrabba, 23, from Worcester, is also charged with professing to belong to the proscribed terrorist organisation in August 2023. He appeared at the Old Bailey via […]
(Daily Caller) Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is attacking a Trump administration nominee’s Christian views despite her yearslong partnership with a radical Muslim group. Warren sent a critical letter to secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth before he testified to the […]
(JNS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations praised the “long overdue” hostage-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists-release deal on Wednesday, saying it would prevent a “genocide in Gaza.” The anti-Israel group, which blames the Jewish state for being attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, praised President-elect Donald Trump and […]
(BBC) Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans for a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence and five government-backed local inquiries. She stopped short of launching a statutory national inquiry, as called for by the Conservatives and some Labour MPs, but this […]
(AFP) The suspect in a deadly car ramming attack on a German Christmas market was mentally unwell, “massively Islamophobic and close to right-wing extremist ideologies,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday. His erratic behaviour over the years had come to the attention […]
(BBC) Sweden’s political parties have agreed that dual citizens who commit crimes that threaten national security should lose their citizenship. A cross-party committee recommended that the change could be applied to anyone who had used bribes or false information to obtain their […]
(Global News) Canada’s refugee board has rejected the federal government’s latest attempt to deport an alleged senior member of the Iranian regime found living in the country. The Canada Border Services Agency accuses the Iranian national of holding a high-ranking position in […]
(Anadolu) France’s top foreign intelligence official, Nicolas Lerner, declined to confirm whether Paris would repatriate its nationals detained in Syria for alleged links to the terrorist group Daesh/ISIS. Lerner, who heads the General Directorate of External Security (DGSE), told Le Monde that […]
(CBC) A national Muslim advocacy organization says it’s “deeply alarmed” a candidate to lead Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Party shared a Facebook entry that declared his Muslim rival must be prevented from winning the race. The National Council of Canadian Muslims has asked […]
(Anadolu) The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) has expressed “a profound sense of injustice and discrimination” following administrative decisions impacting several private Islamic schools in France. In a statement issued Tuesday, the council criticized the recent termination of state contracts with […]
(Anadolu) France will end state funding for a high school attended predominantly by Muslim students starting in September this year, local media reported Tuesday. Fabienne Buccio, prefect of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in southeast-central France, announced the termination of three agreements between the […]
(WBIR) The Davidson County sheriff provided a declaration in a federal lawsuit about his department’s policy surrounding arrestees who wear religious head coverings. Layla Soliz, who practices Islam, is suing Knox County and the sheriff because she said a sheriff’s office employee […]
(BBC) A former doctor has been jailed for five years and seven months after admitting he caused “painful cruelty to children” by running a mobile circumcision service. Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, was a practising doctor at the University Hospital Southampton NHS […]
(Reuters) A high-ranking member of the Islamic State militant group in Syria has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Germany, partly for alleged involvement in the genocide against the Yazidi community, prosecutors said. The suspect, a Syrian national […]
(DPA) The German government is not planning to bring members of the terrorist militia Islamic State with German citizenship who are imprisoned in Syria back to Germany. Following the fall of long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad, there are fears in the West of […]
(AP) Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year’s Day by alerts that a driver had plowed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans. The rampage, which killed 14 people, was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil in years and […]
(Politico) The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has sparked a firestorm in Germany after a local party chapter in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe distributed thousands of fake plane tickets to migrants to be deported to their “safe country of origin.” “In […]
(WRAL) A Durham man was charged by federal authorities with supporting ISIS and later attempting to join the group, according to court documents that were unsealed on Tuesday. According to federal prosecutors, 29-year-old Alexander Justin White, who went by the name Sulaiman […]
(European Conservative) Austrian citizens’ desire for Muslims to adapt to Austrian culture is “Islamophobic,” the country’s state broadcaster has claimed. According to a recently released study by the University of Vienna, 75% of Austrians agreed with the statement that Muslims should adapt […]
(BBC) A Muslim convert threatened to “flatten” a mosque, plotted to attack an Islamic cleric who was an outspoken critic of terrorism and researched potential military and police targets, a jury heard. Jason Savage, 35, from Small Heath, Birmingham, denies a single […]
(Reuters) The number of migrants entering the European Union by [irregular] routes dropped overall by 38% in 2024, reaching the lowest level since 2021, the EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday. However, the number of people crossing from the EU’s borders […]
(Free Beacon) Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares (R.) filed a petition to compel American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) to turn over documents related to the leading anti-Israel group’s alleged terror financing. Though a judge ordered AMP to disclose its funding channels last […]
(Fox) The FBI has released a new image of New Orleans terrorist attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar along with new details about his internet search history as the investigation into the New Year’s attack continues. In a press release, the FBI said the Bourbon […]
(National Post) A planned conference by a radical Islamic group that caused outrage and security concerns has been cancelled a day after the federal government said it was considering declaring the organization a terrorist group. Late on Monday, federal Minister of Public […]
(GB News) Kemi Badenoch has said that “peasants” from “sub-communities” within some countries are behind the grooming gangs abuse that has scarred Britain. In an exclusive interview with GB News, the Tory leader reaffirmed her call for a public national inquiry into […]
(BBC) A “highly dangerous” inmate tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including a sharpened plastic spoon, a court has heard. Aklakar Rahman, 38, allegedly repeatedly attacked staff at HMP Swaleside in Kent and Belmarsh prison in London in September […]
(BBC) A second man has been charged with helping former soldier Daniel Khalife after he escaped from prison. Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, east London, is accused of assisting Khalife after he fled HMP Wandsworth in September 2023. Khalife was convicted […]
(Fox) New Orleans terrorist attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar was radicalized by ISIS online “within weeks,” according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Jabbar killed 14 civilians when he rammed a rented Ford F-150 truck through a New Year’s crowd celebrating on Bourbon Street around […]
(Hill) Federal law enforcement is asking the public to remain vigilant as they warn of possible copycat attacks similar to those seen in New Orleans. In a joint statement from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, officials asked the public […]
(NY Post) A Muslim cleric who refused to call Hezbollah a terrorist organization and has a “significant history of extremism” has been tapped to deliver a benediction at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. Husham Al-Husainy, the imam of the Karbalaa Islamic […]
(National Post) The federal government is calling on members of a controversial Islamic group to cancel their conference scheduled for this weekend while Canada’s security and intelligence agencies decide if it should be listed as an official terrorist entity. A public outcry […]
(Middle East Eye) Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has claimed the Labour Party is influenced by “Islamism,” suggesting it is linked to a purported failure to tackle “grooming gangs.” She further accused Muslim independent MPs of being “Islamist MPs” and suggested […]
(Türkiye Today) In an unprecedented move aimed at fostering societal harmony and security, the Grand Mosque of Paris Director Chems-Eddine Hafiz sent a message to 150 mosque imams across France. Known for his close ties to French President Emmanuel Macron, Hafiz urged […]
(CNN) Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who was detained in Italy at the request of the United States following a drone attack that killed three Americans, has been released. Abedini, 38, was arrested in Milan in December on a warrant issued by the […]
(Jerusalem Post) The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) wrote to 460 town halls and educational centers asking them to boycott the UK’s Holocaust Memorial Day. The IHRC, which British media has linked to Iran, said it was “morally unacceptable” that Gaza was […]
(BBC) The government should consider repatriating British members of the Islamic State group (IS) who are being held in Syrian detention camps, the government’s independent terrorism legislation reviewer Jonathan Hall KC has said. Mr Hall’s comments come after Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism […]
(Arab News) A number of British imams are in the process of establishing new organizations to represent the UK’s Muslim communities, the Times reported on Saturday. A series of governments have refused to engage with established Muslim bodies, including the Muslim Council […]
(Times of Israel) A pro-Palestinian conference in Denmark has withdrawn the participation of an organization dedicated to prosecuting Israeli soldiers abroad, seemingly due to its founder’s past Hezbollah membership. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) blamed “false information circulated by the Israeli press” […]
(Morocco World News) In a combative response that further strains diplomatic relations, Algeria rejected French accusations of “escalation” and “humiliation” on Saturday, January 11, after refusing to accept a deported Algerian social media influencer. The latest diplomatic row erupted when Algerian authorities […]
(AFP) A Franco-Algerian influencer, arrested as part of an investigation into online hate videos, appeared before French prosecutors on Saturday and will stand trial in March, authorities said. A diplomatic row between France and Algeria has flared up over the arrests of […]
(Breitbart) Italian police are investigating a series of suspected “Islamic ritual” sexual assaults against several young women during New Year’s Eve in Milan by around 40 men. The Ansa public news agency reports that prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into […]
(ITV) Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said the UK government should consider allowing Shamima Begum, who left the country to join the Islamic State group in 2015, to return to the UK. “I’ve never wanted to. I’ve instinctively never wanted to. […]
(ANSA) Milan prosecutors are investigating at least five cases of alleged sexual assault during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Piazza Duomo in the northern Italian city, legal sources said Friday. The alleged abuse came in the form of collective harassment of “taharrush […]
(AFP) France threatened on Friday to “retaliate” if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence. Tensions between France and its former colony mounted after Algeria on Thursday sent […]
(Free Beacon) The Biden White House and Senate Democrats have touted their funding for an anti-terrorism initiative they say “has been critical to the security of Jewish institutions.” But the program has given hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent months to […]
(National Post) Hassan Diab, the Ottawa sociology professor who was convicted in absentia in 2023 of a deadly synagogue bombing in France, is “not currently employed” at Carleton University, the school says. In the fall, Diab taught a course at Carleton called […]
(Morocco World News) Former French officials, netizens, and activists have condemned Algeria’s refusal to accept the return of an Algerian influencer, who France expelled on Thursday. French police arrested the influencer known as Doualemn on TikTok on Sunday in Montpellier, after he […]
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