(National Desk) Convicted terrorist Abu Hamza, 66, will spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge this month denied his plea for compassionate release. Hamza, also known as Mustafa Mustafa, had preached violence against non-Muslims and supported terrorist groups. […]
(CTV) Montreal City Hall has officially removed a welcome sign that depicted, among others, an image of a woman wearing a hijab. “The poster did not meet the desired objective,” said Catherine Cadotte, a press attaché for Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante. She […]
(European Conservative) There was another snapshot moment over the weekend of the persecution of Jews in Europe when a French rabbi was attacked in broad daylight while returning home from synagogue with his nine-year-old son. Orléans rabbi Arié Engelberg was allegedly hit […]
(Middle East Eye) The UK government has published more details about a working group set up to advise it on a possible definition of Islamophobia which would also protect the right to “insult” religious beliefs and practices. The membership of the working […]
(Free Beacon) Muslim Americans in Public Service is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that coordinates with federal agencies to help Muslims obtain and advance careers in government. To do so, it partners with Islamic organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations, that have […]
(Swiss Info) On Monday, the Federal Criminal Court sentenced two Islamic State supporters to custodial sentences and day fines. The Winterthur residents were found guilty of supporting a terrorist organisation and possessing images of violence. The two defendants are aged 23 and […]
(NL Times) The Dutch government cannot revoke the citizenship of a man born in Amsterdam with dual Dutch and Moroccan nationality who was previously convicted of terrorist offenses, [a] court ruled. The decision states that stripping his Dutch nationality would violate the […]
(ABC) The sentencing of Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a Kenyan national who was convicted of plotting a 9/11-style attack on the United States, was adjourned Monday after he asked for new lawyers. “I was thinking of having new lawyers who will represent me,” […]
(Reuters) The U.S. government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a United Nations Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation. The U.N. agency known as […]
(Al Bawaba) An Algerian TikToker called “FobusTikTok” recently sparked outrage on social media after a video showcased him reading the Quran out loud inside a church in Strasbourg, France. The four-minute video shared across several social media platforms was condemned by many […]
(WFLD) Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law last week that makes Illinois the first state to mandate the availability of halal and kosher meal options in state-run schools, hospitals, and correctional facilities. The bill is called the Faith by Plate […]
(JNS) A 16-year-old boy of Palestinian descent was arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a rabbi in front of the rabbi’s son in Orléans, about 75 miles southwest of Paris. The alleged assault, in which the suspect was said to have savagely […]
(Brussels Times) Nine years ago today, on 22 March 2016, Brussels experienced its deadliest terrorist attacks in history. Early in the morning on 22 March 2016, suicide bombers detonated explosives at Brussels Airport in Zaventem and later at Maelbeek metro station, near […]
(Jerusalem Post) Three teenagers were charged in the regional court in Dusseldorf with planning a terror attack in Germany, Bild reported on Saturday. The group, of two 16-year-old and 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy, were considering targeting a church, synagogue, or […]
(NY Post) Antisemitic activist Linda Sarsour is playing a huge role in trying to get socialist Zohran Mamdani elected NYC’s next mayor. The Hamas-supporting, Palestinian-American firebrand is pushing Mamdani by spreading a message of anti-Israel hate and leaning on lefties to join […]
(Sky News) A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a hospital in Leeds intending to “kill as many nurses as possible” has been jailed for life. Mohammad Farooq was sentenced to a minimum term of 37 years at Sheffield […]
(CNN) A Cornell graduate student who has been a prominent voice at pro-Palestinian protests — and who faced intense criticism for declaring “glory to the resistance!” after the Hamas attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 dead — is being told […]
(E-Notícies) New police operation against jihadism in Catalonia. The National Police arrested a 36-year-old Moroccan man on Monday in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, accused of recruiting fighters for the Islamic State (ISIS). The detainee, who was in an advanced process of radicalization, […]
(Politico) Poland is moving ahead with a controversial new law, backed by European Union leaders, to suspend access to asylum for new arrivals crossing into the country through Belarus after accusing Moscow of weaponizing migration flows to upend security in the region. […]
(Reuters) A criminal network that smuggled 1,700 illegal immigrants from Spain to France was dismantled by French and Spanish police this month with support from Europol, the EU law enforcement agency said on Friday, and 19 people were arrested. Migrants mostly from […]
(Toronto Sun) Toronto Police say the public should prepare for roadway disruptions and restrictions in the downtown core on Sunday due to an al-Quds Day event for which they are expecting “several thousand” to attend. Acting Supt. Craig Young of Emergency Management […]
(AFP) A French court on Friday sentenced a French jihadist to life in prison for holding four journalists captive more than a decade ago in war-torn Syria. Mehdi Nemmouche, 39, was convicted of having held the French reporters hostage for the Islamic […]
(ANSA) Italian police on Thursday arrested an alleged budding Islamistic terrorist living in the Brescia area, sources said. The suspect, a 46-year-old Italian man with Moroccan roots, allegedly downloaded jihadist propaganda and instructions for making homemade weapons. Investigators seized material including handwritten […]
(Jerusalem Post) The supermarket that was the site of the 2015 Hyper Cacher massacre was set on fire in an arson on Wednesday night, according to French political leaders. Paris 20th arrondissement Mayor Éric Pliez said on Instagram that the arsonist’s motives […]
(Politico) There’s not much the socialist Danish prime minister agrees on with the Trump administration. For one, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to annex Greenland, an autonomous Danish dependent territory. He’s also shown a particular desire to side with Russian President […]
(Arab News) Senior police officials have issued a warning that the British government’s plans to cut funding for Tell Mama, the UK’s leading anti-Muslim hate-monitoring service, could severely impact efforts to tackle Islamophobia. The charity, which has been entirely funded by the […]
(Reuters) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that illegal migrants denied asylum by Greece should be returned to their country of origin, and he urged the European Union to provide a new list of “safe countries” to help speed up […]
(Daily Wire) A number of tax-deductible charities and financial service providers are helping fund groups linked to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations including Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a new report alleges. Published by the Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor, the […]
(Politico) Almost 912,000 people applied for international protection for the first time in the EU in 2024, falling 13 percent from the previous year. It is the first decline in first-time applications since 2020, though the figure remains substantially higher than the […]
(AP) Cyprus and the United Nations agency for refugees on Thursday clashed over allegations that the east Mediterranean island nation continues to engage in so-called pushbacks against boats loaded with migrants departing from neighboring Syria or Lebanon. The clash, which unfolded on […]
(North Africa Post) Spanish authorities have arrested a suspected supporter of the terrorist group ISIS in Córdoba, southern Spain, in a counterterrorism operation carried out in coordination with Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The suspect was identified through close intelligence-sharing […]
(Algemeiner) US Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) has introduced legislation to deport non-citizen students who support any US-designated terrorist group, arguing that these individuals have abused the “privilege” of seeking an education in America. “It’s a privilege to come to America to learn […]
(Brussels Times) Belgian authorities will start cooperating more closely to better share information in the fight against radicalisation and extremism among minors, announced Flemish Minister for Justice and Enforcement Zuhal Demir (N-VA). The number of minors involved in terrorist activities is on […]
(CBC) The Quebec government has put forward legislation that would extend the province’s ban on the wearing of religious symbols to support staff in schools, and prohibit students from having their faces covered. Under Bill 94, the ban would apply to all staff […]
(Swiss Info) The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) is changing its asylum policy for men from Afghanistan. Single men with rejected asylum applications can now be deported to Afghanistan under certain circumstances. In certain cases, a return to Afghanistan is reasonable, the […]
(AP) Two purported mobsters were convicted Thursday of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by Iran’s government. The verdict was returned at a federal […]
(Global News) A Toronto man accused of an antisemitic hate crimes spree that spanned more than eight months allegedly posted statements online encouraging attacks on the Jewish community in support of Palestinians. Amir Arvahi Azar, 32, who has been charged with 29 […]
(WBIR) Knox County has agreed to pay a Muslim woman $71,500 in a partial settlement agreement after she brought a federal lawsuit against the county and its sheriff in October 2024 for publishing a mugshot of her without her religious headscarf. While […]
(NH Journal) Accusing him of “failing up” and “cashing out,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations says there should be no place at the University of New Hampshire for former Biden advisor Jake Sullivan, and it’s calling on the university to give him […]
(Free Beacon) A foreign graduate student and protest leader at Cornell University is suing the Trump administration over its executive order calling to expel pro-Hamas visa holders, arguing that the order has forced him to withdraw from “public engagement” and thus “deprived” […]
(Radio France) France does not want “war with Algeria” but the North African nation is “aggressing” France by refusing to accept deportees, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Wednesday. “We are not bellicose, we do not want war with Algeria. It […]
(Press Release) Two women have been charged with intending or likely to stir up racial hatred contrary to Sec 18(1) of the Public Order Act following an incident during a protest march in central London. Hadjer Boumazouna, 27 (27.08.1997), and Fatiha Boumazouna, […]
(Times of Israel) A criminal court in Amsterdam on Wednesday sentenced four perpetrators of a “Jew hunt” in November to prison terms ranging from 11 days to three months. The four defendants were part of a group of as many as several […]
(NL Times) Four men were convicted on Wednesday for crimes committed before and after a football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv FC of Israel. The harshest sentence given was the 12-week stint in prison that a 27-year-old man was ordered […]
(NY Post) The 30-year fight for justice by the family of David Boim, the first American victim of Hamas who was gunned down aged 17, was given a huge boost by the Department of Justice this week. The DoJ and FBI have […]
(AFP) Prosecutors demanded a life sentence on Wednesday for a French jihadist on trial charged with holding journalists hostage in Syria for the Islamic State group. Prosecutor Benjamin Chambre called Mehdi Nemmouche, 39, “one of the most perverse and cruel jihadists of […]
(NL Times) Deputy Prime Minister Mona Keijzer will not be prosecuted for saying that “hatred of Jews is almost part of the culture” in Islamic countries, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled in a procedure trying to force prosecution. The BBB minister […]
(Courthouse News) Federal prosecutors on Wednesday told a jury that Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, two supposed members of the Russian mob charged with the attempted murder for hire of Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, took half a million dollars in “blood money” […]
(Canadian Jewish News) The director of Vancouver-based Samidoun — which is listed as a terrorist entity by Canada and the United States — travelled to Beirut last month to attend the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah. While this may have provoked outrage in […]
(Politico) The European Union’s diplomatic arm will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to deal with 55,000 ISIS-linked detainees, some of whom are EU citizens, after the United States abruptly paused much of its aid to two camps in Syria. Al Hol […]
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