April 2025 – Page 2 – Eye on Islamism

Canada election: Muslim voters demand ‘real commitments’ on Islamophobia Canadian Muslims want concrete action to combat Islamophobia and hate crimes, as well as a ‘principled stance’ on Israel’s war on Gaza, says Reem Sheet of the National Council of Canadian Muslims

April 21, 2025 Barry Ellsworth

(Anadolu) As the country’s federal election enters its final stretch, Muslim Canadians are making it clear that they want the next government to do more than merely acknowledge Islamophobia, calling for decisive action to combat it. The grim statistics underscore the dangers […]

Prison staff to demand electric stun guns in jails

April 21, 2025 George Wright

(BBC) Prison officers are to demand that staff be immediately given electric stun guns to protect themselves while guarding the UK’s most dangerous jails when they meet the justice secretary on Wednesday. The meeting with Shabana Mahmood comes after Hashem Abedi, one […]

Islamist inmates exempt from dog searches at prison where guards were stabbed, claims union boss

April 20, 2025 Kurt Zindulka

(Breitbart) In the wake of the stabbing of multiple prison guards allegedly by the Manchester Arena terrorist, the head of the largest prison officers’ union revealed that the prison was barred from conducting searches with sniffer dogs on Muslim inmates. Earlier this […]

U.S. offers $5 million for info on Somali-Dutch ISIS suspect

April 20, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The United States has issued a 5-million-dollars reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Khadra Essa, a Somali-Dutch woman believed to be a key figure in the terrorist organization ISIS, RTL reports. According to the U.S. Department of State, […]

Pro-Gaza MP brands grooming gangs outrage ‘false right-wing narrative’ in ‘malicious’ tirade — as Labour MP watches on Ayoub Khan MP also appeared to criticise GB News for 'causing division'

April 18, 2025 Charlie Peters

(GB News) A pro-Gaza independent MP has branded outrage over Britain’s grooming gangs a “false right-wing narrative” at a meeting of British Pakistani politicians and community figures. Ayoub Khan, part of Jeremy Corbyn’s “Independent Alliance,” had told attendees at the Mirpur Airport […]

Canadian Future Party calls for firing of Islamophobia advisor, scrapping $5.4M budget

April 18, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Western Standard) The Canadian Future Party is calling for the immediate dismissal of Amira Elghawaby, cabinet’s $191,000-a-year special representative on combating Islamophobia, and the elimination of her office entirely. Blacklock’s Reporter says in a platform released this week, the party proposed folding […]

Italian court upholds life sentence for parents of Pakistani woman killed by her family

April 18, 2025 Giada Zampano

(AP) An Italian appeals court Friday upheld life sentences for a Pakistani couple convicted of murdering their 18-year-old daughter in a so-called honor killing after she refused an arranged marriage. The case shocked many Italians and became a symbol of the brutal […]

Italian police say arrested alleged jihadist sought by Tunisia

April 18, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Italian anti-terrorism police said on Friday they had arrested a Tunisian citizen suspected of working as an “organiser” for the Islamic State group, which they said was planning to attack Italy. The resident of Cosenza, in the southern region of Calabria, […]

DHS official who openly cheered Hamas fired after 16 months of paid leave The Biden admin refused to fire a former PLO employee in charge of vetting migrants who celebrated October 7.

April 17, 2025 Luke Rosiak

(Daily Wire) Nejwa Ali, a former spokeswoman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) who the Department of Homeland Security hired and put in charge of vetting asylum seekers, was fired by the Trump administration in February after the Biden administration declined to […]

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

April 17, 2025 Alex Trelinski

(Olive Press) An alleged jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his support since 2019 and his sister had been expelled the following year for activities “contrary […]

Activist group trying to use UK courts for war crimes claim against Israeli minister denies Hezbollah link Brussels-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) say they are facing a 'baseless smear campaign' and founder Dyab Abou Jahjah has 'never' been a Hezbollah member

April 17, 2025 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) One of two organisations attempting to pursue a private prosecution in the UK against an Israeli minister has denied its founder has links with the Hezbollah terror organisation. The Brussels-based Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) announced on Wednesday that it had joined […]

‘Concentrated plan’: Judge orders suspect detained in DePaul attack on Jewish students

April 17, 2025 Liz Nagy, Mark Rivera, Christian Piekos, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones

(WLS) A judge has ordered the man accused of attacking two Jewish students on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park campus to be detained. Adam Erkan, 20, is facing aggravated battery and hate crime charges nearly five months after the attack. Chicago police allege […]

Teenager from Afghanistan pleads guilty to getting rifles for Election Day terrorism plot

April 17, 2025 Nolan Clay

(Oklahoman) The second Afghan national accused of an Election Day terrorism plot pleaded guilty Thursday in Oklahoma City federal court. Abdullah Haji Zada, now 18, of Moore, was identified Thursday by name for the first time when he was charged as an […]

Palestinian sentenced to jail in Germany after assaulting Munich massacre victim’s relative Mustafa A., a Palestinian student in Berlin, convicted of punching and kicking Lahav Shapira — the grandson of one of the 1972 Munich Olympics terror attack victims

April 17, 2025 Zeev Avrahami

(Ynet) A German court on Thursday sentenced a Palestinian student, identified as Mustafa A., to three years in prison for the antisemitic assault of Lahav Shapira, the grandson of Amitzur Shapira — one of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists […]

Review into body armour for prison staff after Abedi attack

April 17, 2025 Alys Davies

(BBC) The Prison Service will conduct a snap review into whether protective body armour should be made available to front-line staff, the justice secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood’s announcement comes after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi threw hot oil at prison officers […]

Arena families ‘must have answers’ after prison attack

April 17, 2025 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said the families of the Manchester Arena attack victims must be given answers about how the suicide bomber’s brother was able to attack prison guards. On Saturday, Hashem Abedi threw hot cooking oil and stabbed […]

Trump administration orders Gaza-linked social media vetting for visa applicants

April 17, 2025 Humeyra Pamuk

(Reuters) The Trump administration on Thursday ordered a social media vetting for all U.S. visa applicants who have been to the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007, an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters showed, in the latest push […]

Man charged with being member of Islamic State

April 17, 2025 Eleri Griffiths

(BBC) A 20-year-old man from Newport has been charged with being a member of the Islamic State group (IS). Shazad Ali has also been charged with inviting support for the organisation, and encouraging and supporting terrorist acts. The charges were brought by […]

Prison unit emptied after Manchester bomber attack

April 16, 2025 Daniel De Simone and Tom Symonds

(BBC) All prisoners held in the terrorism prison unit where Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi attacked guards have been moved, the BBC has been told. There were seven prisoners in the HMP Frankland separation centre at the time of Abedi’s attack on […]

‘The European Qu’ran’: Falsifying European history with funding from the EU European identity is built on Islam and the Quran qualifies as 'cutting-edge scientific research,' according to the European Union.

April 16, 2025 Hélène de Lauzun

(European Conservative) The European Union is preparing to provide €10 million in funding for a scientific research project aimed at highlighting the contribution of the Qu’ran and the Muslim religion to European civilisation. The influence of the Muslim Brotherhood is evident behind […]

Suspect charged with hate crime in attack of 2 Jewish DePaul students on campus, officials say

April 16, 2025 Liz Nagy, Mark Rivera, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones

(WLS) The ABC7 Chicago I-Team has learned that a suspect arrested in the attack against two Jewish DePaul students is now facing multiple charges, including two counts of a hate crime. The suspect, Adam Erkan, has also been charged with counts of […]

The government will require schools and institutes to offer halal option in dining halls The Council of Ministers has approved a decree law for healthier and non-discriminatory food

April 16, 2025 Unlisted Author

(E-Notícies) The controversy over adapting school menus for Muslim students is becoming increasingly contentious. These days, Barcelona’s city council acknowledged that they don’t serve pork in nurseries for “inclusive nutrition.” The Spanish government will now require schools to serve special menus for […]

Former FAA contractor pleads guilty to spying for Iran, sharing private info on US airports, energy industry Abouzar Rahmati pleaded guilty to conspiring to act and acting as an agent of the Iranian government in the US without prior notification to the attorney general

April 16, 2025 Greg Wehner

(Fox) A naturalized U.S. citizen living in Great Falls, Virginia, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to working with Iranian government and intelligence officials on their behalf in the U.S. as a contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) between 2017 and 2024. The […]

Muslim pupils now largest group in Vienna schools as city debates civic education

April 16, 2025 Amanda Previdelli

(Local) With a growing share of Muslim students, Vienna’s education leaders are pushing for a new subject on democracy and coexistence in Austrian schools. New figures from the city of Vienna show that children of Islamic faith now make up the largest […]

EU lists seven ‘safe’ countries of origin, tightening asylum rules

April 16, 2025 Umberto Bacchi

(AFP) The European Union on Wednesday published a list of seven countries it considers “safe,” in a bid to speed up migrant returns by making it harder for citizens of those nations to claim asylum in the bloc. The list — which […]

Keffiyeh-clad Muslim in Rashida Tlaib’s district tells reporter ‘the American empire must fall’ in resurfaced clip

April 16, 2025 Chris Donaldson

(BizPac Review) Anti-American sentiment runs high in the congressional district represented by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), with one Muslim man telling a television reporter that “the American empire must fall” in remarks that sparked outrage on social media. In the resurfaced video […]

Man in court accused of threats to kill Farage

April 15, 2025 Frances Read and Ian Casey

(BBC) An Afghan man accused of threatening to kill Nigel Farage while he travelled to the UK has appeared in court. Fayaz Khan, 25, is alleged to have posted a video on TikTok in October, where he made a gun gesture and […]

Barcelona nurseries don’t serve pork for ‘more inclusive diet’ Barcelona city council responds to a user's request

April 15, 2025 Unlisted Author

(E-Notícies) The adaptation of nursery school menus in Barcelona for Muslim children is causing outrage. The controversy gained momentum due to the question directed by former deputy Sonia Sierra to the Barcelona city council. “Can you please explain why pork is not […]

Head of faith school which segregated staff banned Rabia Boys and Girls School chair Zafar Iqbal Khan disqualified from running schools

April 15, 2025 Rhi Storer

(Schools Week) The proprietor of a faith school that segregated staff by their sex and prevented girls from studying certain subjects has been banned from managing schools. Zafar Iqbal Khan, chair of the Muslim Rabia Boys and Girls School, has been disqualified […]

Police to question Muslim Association of Britain chair over Palestine solidarity protest Raghad Altikriti said the police had summoned her for an interview over alleged public order offences during a January protest

April 15, 2025 Areeb Ullah

(Middle East Eye) The Metropolitan Police has summoned one of the key organisers of the UK’s Palestine solidarity protests over an alleged public order breach that took place at a rally earlier this year. Raghad Altikriti, who chairs the Muslim Association of […]

Harvard Law publishes fond reminiscence from student facing criminal charges for assaulting Jewish classmate 'As I look to the future, I do so with a full heart and a clear mind,' Ibrahim Bharmal writes in blog post featured on HLS website

April 15, 2025 Collin Anderson

(Free Beacon) Harvard Law School published a blog post from one of the students facing criminal charges for assaulting an Israeli classmate. The post, from Harvard Law Review editor Ibrahim Bharmal, features Bharmal’s praise for something called the “Crimmigration Clinic,” a law […]

‘Put Manchester Arena terrorist in total isolation’ for seriously injuring prison guards, ex-governor urges

April 15, 2025 Frankie Elliott

(LBC) The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber should be put into “extreme custody” after attacking three prison guards, a former prison chief has claimed. Hashem Abedi, 28, inflicted “life-threatening” injuries on the officers at HMP Frankland in County Durham on Saturday. […]

Hate preacher suspected of inspiring attack by Manchester Arena terrorist on three prison officers Intelligence reports had previously identified Anjem Choudary's potential malign influence

April 15, 2025 George Bunn

(GB News) Notorious Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary is suspected of inspiring the attack on three prison officers by Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi, according to sources. Choudary, 58, was previously held in the same segregation unit as Abedi at HMP Frankland […]

Northwestern vandals spray-paint Hamas triangles, ‘Intifada Now’ on campus building housing Holocaust center The university's president promises to suspend any students involved in the incident, which took place during Passover

April 15, 2025 Jessica Costescu

(Free Beacon) Anti-Semitic vandals used red paint to write “Death to Israel” and draw Hamas triangles on a Northwestern University building that houses the school’s Holocaust center as Jewish students observe Passover. Unity of Fields, a self-described “militant front against the US-NATO-zionist […]

Detained Columbia protester Mohsen Mahdawi threatened and intimidated Jewish students, State Department says

April 15, 2025 Jennie Taer and Chris Nesi

(NY Post) The Palestinian Columbia University student arrested by ICE agents in Vermont led disruptive anti-Israel protests on campus, and engaged in “threatening rhetoric and intimidation” against Jewish students, State Department sources tell the Post. Mohsen Mahdawi, who hails from the West […]

Holocaust remembrance and Gaza collide in Brussels schools

April 15, 2025 Matthieu Demeestere

(AFP) A few months ago in Brussels, Arthur Langerman was telling high school pupils about losing family members in the Holocaust and escaping a Nazi raid himself, when he was cut short by two Muslim teens wanting to talk about Gaza. “It’s […]

‘Mockery of the justice system!’ Islamist hate preacher lifts lid on experience of prison confinement in leaked recordings The never-before-heard recordings, obtained by GB News, provide what some describe as 'cast-iron proof' that convicted jihadis should face stricter isolation measures.

April 15, 2025 Gabrielle Wilde

(GB News) Exclusive recordings of notorious jihadi Anjem Choudary reveal how Islamist prisoners have been “mocking the British justice system for years.” The never-before-heard recordings, obtained by GB News, provide what some describe as “cast-iron proof” that convicted jihadis should face stricter […]

Germany continues Afghan migrant flights despite coalition pledge The outgoing government continues to bring in migrants, sparking controversy over security risks and broken promises.

April 14, 2025 Javier Villamor

(European Conservative) Germany’s government is moving forward with plans to bring in more Afghan migrants, despite the incoming CDU/CSU-SPD coalition’s promise to shut down these resettlement programs. A flight carrying over 150 Afghans is set to arrive in Leipzig soon, according to […]

London cop who worked in hate crimes unit sacked for antisemitic posts after Oct. 7 One of the images showed Hitler morphing into Netanyahu amid other ‘antisemitic and grossly offensive’ posts to Instagram in the wake of Hamas onslaught

April 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Times of Israel) A London police officer has been sacked for posting “antisemitic and grossly offensive” messages on Instagram in the wake of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, police announced Friday. One of DC Ibrahim Khan’s posts contained an image of Nazi […]

High-security unit inmates barred from kitchens after attack

April 14, 2025 Daniel De Simone and Doug Faulkner

(BBC) The government has suspended kitchen use in prison separation centres that are used to house a small number of the UK’s most dangerous and extremist inmates, it is understood. It comes after the Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi attacked three prison […]

Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ bomber was able to attack officers

April 14, 2025 Daniel De Simone

(BBC) The families of five people murdered by Hashem Abedi in the Manchester Arena bombing have told the justice secretary of their “absolute disbelief” that he was allowed to attack prison officers in HMP Frankland. Despite being held in a high-security unit, […]

Hezbollah-linked drone smuggling ring uncovered in Europe — report French paper reveals security agencies in Spain, Germany, France, and the UK thwarted massive smuggling operation targeting Israeli civilians and military

April 14, 2025 Stav Levaton

(Times of Israel) A multinational Hezbollah smuggling network operating across Europe has been exposed and dismantled, with authorities intercepting large quantities of drone components intended for use in attacks against Israel, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported. The sophisticated operation reportedly spanned […]

Greece: Lausanne Treaty refers ‘to religious, not ethnic’ minority in Thrace

April 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Greece on Monday reiterated that the Treaty of Lausanne, the 1923 agreement that established the borders of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey after the end of World War I, “explicitly refers to a religious and not an ethnic minority in Thrace.” “The […]

Cyprus sentences Syrian man for bringing migrants aboard an overloaded boat

April 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AP) A Cyprus court has sentenced a Syrian national to five years in prison for helping 31 Syrian migrants reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard an overloaded boat, the attorney general’s office said Monday. Stepped-up prosecutions and swift legal proceedings have […]

Lithuanian PM calls for migration policy change, focus on ‘culturally closer’ countries

April 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(LRT) Lithuania should reconsider its immigration policy by focusing more on “culturally closer” countries, Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas said on Monday. “Unfortunately, we probably need to acknowledge that people coming from certain countries are more prone to radicalisation,” he told reporters after […]

Lithuania denies entry to 10 people from Central Asia over radicalism fears

April 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(LRT) Some 10 people from Central Asian countries have been denied entry to Lithuania due to ties with terrorist organisations and the potential for radicalization, Darius Jauniškis, the outgoing director of the State Security Department (VSD), said on Sunday. “There are certain […]

ICE arrests Columbia student activist who endorsed Oct. 7 attack Mohsen Mahdawi has said he can ‘empathize’ with Hamas

April 14, 2025 Jessica Costescu and Jessica Schwalb

(Free Beacon) ICE officials detained a Columbia University student who led a coalition of anti-Israel groups and endorsed the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. Mohsen Mahdawi had his green card revoked by the Trump administration and was taken into custody on Monday […]

Mosque annoyed by conservative, far-right [MPs’] bid to ban amplified call to prayer

April 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The Ulu Mosque in Utrecht is annoyed by a bill by SGP and JA21 to ban amplified calls to prayer. According to the conservative Christian and far-right parties, the Islamic call to prayer causes unrest and alienation. According to the […]

Turkey’s neo-Ottoman push on Cyprus threatens European stability Brussels must take a firmer stance on Turkey’s violations of international law, reinforcing support for Cypriot sovereignty.

April 14, 2025 Nicoletta Kouroushi

(European Conservative) Fifty years after Turkey’s invasion and occupation of 36% of Cyprus, the systematic Islamization of the island’s northern part has become increasingly evident. This transformation is not incidental but a calculated initiative by Ankara, aligning with its broader neo-Ottoman ambitions. […]

[MPs] want to ban promotion of female genital mutilation; 4,000 girls at risk

April 14, 2025 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Dutch lawmakers are calling for a tougher crackdown on female genital mutilation (FGM), proposing a new law that would make it a criminal offense to promote or glorify the practice. The move comes as fresh data reveals that over 4,200 […]