(Daily Sabah) Coca-Cola Norway on Friday debuted a special edition of its classic fizzy beverage to commemorate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, adding the Islamic crescent moon symbol to its logo for the first time in the Scandinavian country. Coca-Cola has […]
(AFP) New Zealand’s leader Jacinda Ardern will join other world leaders in launching a “Christchurch call” to curb online extremism at an international meeting in Paris on Wednesday, following the worst mass killing in her country’s recent history. Participants will be asked […]
(Swiss Info) An appeal to suspend a provision of a Geneva law that reinforces the separation of religion and state has failed. In February, the secularism law was accepted by over 55% of voters in canton Geneva. Among the provisions covered by […]
(AFP) Support is growing in Germany for a “mosque tax” to make Islamic institutions less dependent on potentially anti-democratic or “radical” foreign funding sources, a media report said Sunday. The federal government sees it as “a possible path,” according to an answer […]
(Ahval) The former chief of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said Turkish imams with the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), one of Germany’s largest Islamic organisations, are working for Turkish intelligence. “They were known to be engaged […]
(AP) German police took several hours to recover the body of a woman from an asylum center in the Bavarian city of Regensburg on Saturday because more than 40 angry residents there pelted officers with stones and gas containers. Regensburg police said […]
(BBC) Sajid Javid has said he gets abuse “because of my colour” from the “far left” and “far right” of UK politics. The home secretary told the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast he was criticised either for being “too brown” or “not brown […]
(Deutsche Welle) A court in the southeastern German town of Amberg on Friday handed a jail term of two years and seven months to an 18-year-old Iranian who carried out arbitrary attacks on passersby in the town shortly before New Year’s Eve in […]
(Jewish Insider) Yesterday, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) was targeted by the Intercept in a lengthy piece, knocking him for, among other things, his support for Israel, his role in the moderate Problem Solvers Caucus and willingness to interact with Republicans, and for […]
(Local) The seven young children of dead Isis fighter Michael Skråmo have been taken from a Syrian refugee camp to Swedish authorities in Iraq, from where they will be brought home to Sweden. The children, aged between one and eight, were left […]
(AFP) A Spanish jihadist cell funded itself through tax fraud on chicken, cheese and chocolate sold in Denmark, according to an investigation published today led by non-profit European newsroom Correctiv. The cell had raised at least €8 million (RM37.1 million) through the […]
(Radio France) French police have arrested a 16-year-old teenager in the eastern city of Strasbourg as part of an investigation into a suspected plot to attack security forces and possibly the presidential Elysee Palace, according to judicial sources. The teenager is the […]
(Dutch News) A number of prisoners held in the terrorist wing of the high-security prison in Vught have been placed in solitary confinement after they made an apparently coordinated effort to disrupt the two minutes’ silence on Remembrance Day. They will remain […]
(9 News) A Queensland Police Service Facebook post wishing the public Ramadan Mubarak to mark the start of the Muslim holy month has sparked fierce debate online. “From all of us, to all in our Muslim community observing the start of the […]
(AP) Spain’s maritime rescue service says that it has saved hundreds of migrants during the last three days trying to make the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. The service says on Monday that it pulled 416 people from 10 different boats […]
(CTV) Hundreds of Montrealers linked arms to form a human chain around the Palais de Justice on Sunday to express opposition to Bill 21, days before hearings about the legislation take place. Canadian Council of Muslim Women spokesperson Shaheen Ashraf was among […]
(CTV) A pro-Bill 21 rally was held in downtown Montreal Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of people — many of them donning patriotic gear and waving Quebec flags — gathered on de Maisonneuve Boulevard, not far from Papineau Avenue. “La Vague Bleue” — the […]
(Deutsche Welle) The United Nations on Friday said Hungary was deliberately depriving rejected asylum-seekers awaiting deportation of food, in violation of international law. “According to reports, since August 2018, at least 21 migrants awaiting deportation had been deprived of food by the […]
(AFP) Hungary’s anti-immigration Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Italy’s hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini moved closer to formal cooperation Thursday for upcoming European Parliament elections, vowing to prevent an “Islamic caliphate” on the continent. European voters are due to choose a new […]
(Dutch News) There are now 55 Dutch adults, of whom three-quarters are women, living in Syrian Kurdish camps or in detention, together with 85 children, the Dutch security service AIVD said on Thursday. Many of the children were born in the region, […]
(CTV) Police forces are refusing to participate in public consultations on Bill 21, which aims to prohibit the wearing of religious symbols by many civil servants. On Monday, the secretary of the Committee on Institutions, Carolyne Paquette, confirmed that the Quebec Bar […]
(AP) A group of 146 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from Libya. The U.N. refugee agency says it’s the fifth such evacuation since 2017, though previous airlifts have taken migrants to Niger and elsewhere. The […]
(Deutsche Welle) A German court on Monday opened a trial against a 20-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker for murdering an 85-year-old sleeping pensioner last year in the small town of Wittenburg. Details of the case: The asylum-seeker is accused of slitting the pensioner’s throat. […]
(Yle) Following news about alleged antisemitic, homophobic and racist Facebook comments made by Social Democrat MP Hussein al-Taee, al-Taee admitted in his blog on Monday that they were authentic and he was the author. Previously, he had questioned whether they were written […]
(AFP) German parents and relatives of Islamic State militants demonstrated Monday outside the foreign ministry, urging Berlin to repatriate wives and children of fighters held in Syria. Some brought posters saying “Children are not responsible,” while others held up banners reading “Innocent […]
(AFP) Three adults and a teenager have been arrested over a planned attack on the security forces in the coming days, prosecutors said Monday, which a minister described as “extremely violent.” All four were arrested on Friday as part of an investigation […]
(Sports Illustrated) We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Halima Aden is the newest member of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit family, making history as the first Muslim model to wear a hijab and burkini in the magazine. The Somali-American model was born in […]
(CBC) Ramadan begins one week from today. This means observing Muslims are getting ready to fast from dawn to dusk and abstain from other temptations for one month. It’s an important time for those who follow Islam as they dedicate 30 days […]
(Local) A controversial imam seized by Swedish authorities risks death if deported to Iraq, his family have claimed. Abu Raad, who works at the al-Rashideen mosque in the city of Gävle, was seized on Wednesday and … placed in a migration detention […]
(AFP) A European elections campaign poster by Germany’s AfD featuring a 19th-century painting called “The Slave Market” has raised hackles, with a US art museum demanding that the far-right party withdraw the advert. The Berlin chapter of Germany’s anti-immigration party has featured […]
(CBC) Quebec’s largest school board has come out against the province’s plan to ban teachers from wearing religious symbols in the classroom, saying it runs contrary to the school board’s mission and would be difficult to enforce. The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) outlined […]
(AP) The European Union’s statistics agency says more than 300,000 people were granted asylum within the bloc last year, a drop of almost 40 percent from 2017. Eurostat said Thursday that around 333,400 people were deemed eligible for international protection, most of […]
(Deutsche Welle) Right-wing populist attitudes have become “normal” in Germany’s mainstream, said authors of a new study presented by the left-wing Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Berlin on Thursday. “The center is losing its footing and its democratic orientation,” researchers said. The foundation […]
(Local) The latest Swiss Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) annual report provides an insight into Switzerland’s jihadists. Here’s what it tells us about them including where they are from and how many are Swiss. The report looks at jihad-related police investigations and […]
(Swiss Info) Qatar-funded projects in Switzerland, including a building complex costing CHF22 million ($21.5 million), have been stopped. The decision comes amid controversial revelations of the “Qatar Papers,” a book published by French journalists. The founder of the Swiss Muslim Cultural Institute […]
(IPT) When you think about black civil rights groups in the United States, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) likely springs to mind. There are numerous others working on issues like voting rights, criminal justice reform and more. […]
(AP) German prosecutors say they’ve indicted a 21-year-old woman on suspicion of membership in the Islamic State group and of keeping three Yazidis as slaves in Syria. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that the German-Algerian woman, identified as Sarah O. for privacy reasons, […]
(AFP) A supreme legal tribunal in France on Tuesday rejected appeals by families for their relatives who had gone to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) radical militant group to return home. The Council of State, which acts as legal adviser […]
(AFP) Albanian police on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old man following a request from Italy where he is sought for “terrorist activities.” Bledar Ibrahimi, arrested in the central Albanian town of Elbasan, is “considered as a dangerous person for public security in Italy […]
(AP) Greek authorities say dozens of asylum-seekers have turned up at the home address of European border agency employees helping police the border with Turkey. Police say 61 men, women and children who had just crossed illegally from Turkey headed straight for […]
(Yle) Fledgling politician Hussein al-Taee, who was recently elected to parliament on a Social Democratic Party ticket, has come under intense scrutiny over old Facebook posts about the situation in the Middle East. Among other things, the new MP from Vantaa appeared […]
(Radio France) Nearly 200,000 people are expected to visit the Bourget this weekend, where the annual Gathering of France’s Muslims is taking place. The 36th edition, organised by “Rencontre Annuelle des Musulmans de France” (RAMF), carries the slogan “Muslims: their future is […]
(Daily Sabah) The Versailles Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday against a company for firing an employee in 2008 for refusing to take her headscarf off, saying she was let go without a just cause. The court said Asma Bougnaoui had the […]
(Local) The seven children of dead Isis fighter Michael Skråmo have been given the green light to be taken from a Syrian refugee camp to Sweden’s consulate in Iraq, reports TV4. Kurdish authorities in Iraq announced on Friday that the children of […]
(AP) German weekly Der Spiegel says the Tunisian man who carried out a deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market in 2016 was part of a Europe-wide network of Islamic extremists. Spiegel reported Friday that Anis Amri, who died in a […]
(Jerusalem Post) Laura Elizabeth Loomer, a Jewish far-right American activist, filed a lawsuit against the Council on American-Islamic Relations Foundation, CAIR Florida and Twitter for being banned from the social media platform and several other platforms. Loomer was banned from Twitter, PayPal, […]
(Local) An online job listing seeking a “Swiss” driver has caused outrage among members of Switzerland’s migrant community. An online job ad for Schärer Transport AG, a logistics company based in the canton of St Gallen, has been called out for discrimination […]
(AFP) A Paris appeal court on Thursday handed a 30-year jail term to Abdelkader Merah, brother of a French jihadist who shot dead seven people, finding him guilty of being an accomplice in the 2012 murders. The verdict was received in silence […]
(Dutch News) The Dutch government was wrong to strip Dutch nationality from two convicted jihadis because the law making it possible was only introduced in 2017, the Council of State said on Wednesday. The two men joined jihadi groups in Iraq and […]
(AP) A 19-year-old man has been jailed for 27 days on suspicion of placing a functioning hand grenade on a square [in] a neighborhood in Copenhagen with a large population of immigrants. The grenade didn’t explode. The man, who was not identified, […]
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