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Legal
Brussels 2016 bombing suspect denies knowledge of plot
(AFP) The main suspect in the trial of nine alleged jihadists accused of taking part in the March 2016 bombings in Brussels denied on Wednesday having any knowledge of the plot. Salah Abdeslam, a 33-year-old Frenchman already jailed over his role in […]
Government & Politics
Scotland to get 1st Muslim leader as SNP elects Humza Yousaf
(AP) Scotland’s governing party elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader on Monday, making him the first person of color and the first Muslim to lead the country of 5.5 million people. Yousaf narrowly defeated rival Kate Forbes after a bruising five-week […]
Clerics & Preachers
Belgian Islamist preacher, who praised Taliban, travels to Afghanistan
(Afghanistan International) Jean-Louis Denis, a Belgian Islamist preacher, who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2016 for recruiting young people for jihad, has traveled to Afghanistan. His visit to Afghanistan has raised concerns about his possible links to jihadist groups […]