Government & Politics

CAIR letter to Marco Rubio: We’re being targeted for Palestine advocacy MEE is the first to obtain the letter sent by the Muslim-American rights group, which asks the top diplomat to clarify recent remarks he made

(Middle East Eye) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to clarify comments he made on a radio show earlier this week, where he appeared to threaten the domestic non-profit group with a terror designation […]

Academics & Education

Muslim group criticises minister’s view on face coverings in schools Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (NCP) said that face coverings such as burqas and niqabs are inappropriate at Finnish schools. The head of the Muslim Forum of Finland says the discussion is overblown.

(Yle) Since the start of the school year, Muslim students’ headscarves have become a political topic of conversation. On Tuesday, Social Security Minister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (NCP) said in a social media post that the use of burkas and niqabs that cover the […]

Children & Teens

Young British girl returns to UK from IS detention camp in Syria, authorities say The girl, who is thought to be around nine years old, was found at the Al Hol camp in northeast Syria, which houses the wives and children of IS fighters and supporters of the terror group.

(Sky News) A young British girl has been repatriated from a detention camp housing alleged Islamic State family members in [northeast] Syria, authorities in the region have told Sky News. The girl, who is thought to be around nine years old, was […]

Demonstrations

YouTuber who approached Jews in Golders Green about Gaza loses libel case against Douglas Murray Mohammed Hijab had brought a defamation suit against the writer and the Spectator over a 2022 article focusing on his actions during 2022 riots in Leicester

(Jewish News) A social media influencer notorious for approaching strictly Orthodox Jews in Golders Green on a Shabbat to quiz them about Israel has lost a defamation case against the Spectator magazine and its associate editor Douglas Murray, with the judge ruling […]

Children & Teens

How Yahya Sinwar stirred uproar at a German maternity ward The name of late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar appearing on a newborn board at a German hospital sparks backlash, prompting apology from Leipzig University Hospital

(New Arab) The name of the late Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar has sparked controversy in Germany after it appeared on a welcome board for newborns at Leipzig University Hospital. The hospital displays a board each day listing the names of babies […]

Health & Medicine

Frustration from communal groups as ‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor continues to hold medical licence Dr Rahmeh Aladwan's latest includes the claim that the Royal Free Hospital in North London, used by many in the Jewish community, is a 'Jewish supremacy cesspit'

(Jewish News) The General Medical Council has been unable to confirm the status of an investigation into a doctor who regularly posts screeds about “Jewish supremacy” and has called for the ethnic cleansing of Jews living in Israel. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, who […]

Immigration

Germany: Incredible 99% of serious terror cases were foreigners and Islamic extremists Nearly every single serious terror case in Germany in the last year was for Islamic and foreign extremism, with very few exceptions

(Remix News) Despite claims of the alleged grave threat of “right-wing extremism” presented by the media and the political left in Germany, the data tells another story. In the first half of 2025, a staggering 99 percent of new proceedings initiated by […]

Children & Teens

Prevent scheme needs to ‘rapidly’ adapt to online world, review finds after failures in Southport case Lord Anderson KC was appointed as the new independent commissioner for Prevent in January and the long-awaited report into the scheme was published on Wednesday, outlining 10 recommendations to improve the anti-extremism programme.

(Sky News) The Prevent scheme needs to “rapidly” adapt to the online world “where so much radicalisation takes place,” an independent review has found. The anti-extremism programme has been under increased scrutiny after two recent terror incidents involving Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana […]

Christians

Doctor who asked ‘are Jewish News readers normal human beings?’ reinstated by medical tribunal Dr Rehiana Ali also shared conspiracy theories about Jews and 'Jewish extremism'

(Jewish News) The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service has lifted the interim suspension of a doctor with a history of spreading conspiracy theories about Jews and talking about “Jewish extremism,” apparently accepting her claim during her hearing that she was speaking “about Israel […]

Academics & Education

GMC urged to finally act on ‘antisemitic’ doctor who rants about ‘Jews’ Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, part of Palestine Action before the group was proscribed this month, regularly tweets about 'Jews' — rejecting the mask of more broadly talking about 'Zionists'

(Jewish News) Jewish communal organisations have called for urgent action from the General Medical Council regarding a doctor who still holds a medical licence despite increasingly antisemitic rants about “the Jews” — with the GMC understood to have dropped a case into […]

Crime

‘Physical threat’ from Iran on people living in UK has ‘increased significantly,’ watchdog says The Intelligence and Security Committee says there have been 15 Iran-backed murder or kidnap attempts on UK targets since the beginning of 2022 [through] August 2023.

(Sky News) The threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased “significantly” since 2022, according to a new report by parliament’s intelligence watchdog. Iran poses a “wide-ranging, persistent and unpredictable threat” to the UK, according to […]