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Lancashire County Council votes to supply only pre-stunned halal meat (LINK ONLY)
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Westmount High teachers protest CAQ’s religious-garb ‘slippery slope’ 'What I look like has no affect on my teaching whatsoever. … You start with one exclusion and it’s a slippery slope downward.'
(Montreal Gazette) Teachers at Westmount High School took to the street Thursday to protest the incoming Coalition Avenir Québec’s proposed religious neutrality laws, on the day the new government was officially sworn in. The English Montreal School Board, which represents more than […]
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Charles Taylor slams CAQ plan to ban religious symbols for some civil servants Co-author of Bouchard-Taylor report calls CAQ plan 'ridiculous,' 'dishonest' and 'a lot of blather'
(CBC) Philosopher Charles Taylor says the new CAQ government “doesn’t get the point” of the report he co-authored that’s been frequently cited by the CAQ as justification for its controversial plan to ban the wearing of religious symbols by some civil servants. […]
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Schools monitored for jihad recruitment Cooperation between schools and intelligence
(ANSA) Italian authorities said Thursday that they had started monitoring schools for the risk of jihadi recruitment. According to anti-terror investigators, the young are among the “vulnerable individuals most exposed to the risks of radicalisation.” Intelligence services were [said] to be in […]
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Westmount High teachers to rally against CAQ religious symbols ban Protest 'to send a clear message to the new government' is set for Thursday morning in front of the school.
(Montreal Gazette) Four years after staging protests against the Parti Québécois’s proposed charter of values, teachers at Westmount High School are planning to rally against the Coalition Avenir Québec plan to bar public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols. […]
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‘It’s part of who I am’: Proposed Quebec law could push hijab-wearers out of jobs (LINK ONLY)
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Iranian front group funds institutions across US
(Clarion) The Alavi Foundation is an Iranian front group that funds mosques and educational institutions in the U.S. and Canada. In 2009, federal prosecutors charged that the Alavi Foundation was a front group for the Iranian government and violated U.S. law by […]
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Donors step in after Italian city denies school lunch subsidies to children of immigrants
(Local) A crowdfunding campaign has raised €60,000 to help pay for school lunches for pupils in the northern Italian city of Lodi, where the mayor recently moved to make it difficult for the children of foreign parents to qualify for subsidised meals. […]
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Grand mufti challenges gay teachers’ rights to work in Islamic schools
(Australian) Australia’s grand mufti has signalled open hostility to gay teachers in Islamic schools in defiance of Bill Shorten’s proposed changes to discrimination laws, saying they engage in “abnormal practices that contradict nature” and suffer from “mental illness.” The intervention from Sheik […]
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Rutgers cancels Lisa Daftari speech after accusations of Islamophobia
(Jewish Journal) Rutgers University canceled a speaking event for Lisa Daftari, a regular Fox News contributor and journalist with expertise in the Middle East, foreign affairs and counterterrorism, after some students accused her of Islamophobia. Daftari, a Rutgers alumna and Iranian Jew, […]
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Behind Bavaria’s harsh rhetoric, schools offer migrants warm welcome
(Reuters) Omar Alnifawi was 16 when he fled Syria’s civil war with his family. After four years working menial jobs in Lebanon to help pay for their journey on to Europe, he had given up on ever going back to school. Six […]
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Marks and Spencer criticised for selling school hijabs for three-year-olds
(LBC) Maajid Nawaz has criticised Marks and Spencer for selling school uniform hijabs for children as young as three. The LBC presenter labelled the store’s decision to sell the headscarf, which is listed in the “essential” school section, as “facilitating medievalism.” Maajid […]
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Signs at Toronto Jewish school vandalized with pro-Palestinian slogans: B’Nai Brith Canada
(Global News) Toronto police say they’re investigating after signs at a Jewish day school were spray-painted with pro-Palestinian slogans, including a message in support of fundamentalist organization Hamas. In a statement from the advocacy organization B’Nai Brith Canada, officials said staff at […]
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Teacher’s guide to spotting signs of FGM (LINK ONLY)
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New Quebec government open to allowing existing teachers who wear religious symbols to keep their jobs But Coalition Avenir Québec has no intention of removing crucifix from National Assembly, spokesperson says
(CBC) After a week of controversy, Quebec’s incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government is opening the door a crack to compromise on its plan to ban some civil servants from wearing religious symbols. The CAQ said last week it would be prepared to fire teachers who refuse to […]
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Catholic college in Detroit is offering classes to an all-Muslim group The students are studying social justice at Marygrove.
(WDET) Steve Mustapha Elturk is getting his Master of Arts in Social Justice at Marygrove College, a small Catholic liberal arts school located in Detroit. During a class break, he walks down a hallway to a sparse room with a chalk board […]
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‘What are you afraid of?’: Quebec teachers decry proposed religious symbol ban
(Canadian Press) Amrit Kaur’s turban never leaves her body, no matter what she does. The 27-year-old student teacher from Vaudreuil-Dorion, west of Montreal, has even figured out a way to shower with it on, by tying it around her waist while she washes her hair. […]
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Berkeley’s safe space for Jew-hatred Peace, justice and anti-Semitism.
(FrontPage) “In the Hadith, the Day of Judgment will never happen until you fight the Jews,” Hatem Bazian reportedly declared, “until the trees and stones will say, oh Muslim, there is a Jew hiding behind me. Come and kill him!” That was […]
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Lincoln University defends lecturer who tweeted ‘terror attacks were carried out by Muslims because of Islam’ (LINK ONLY)
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Controversy over Wheaton professor’s hijab captures evangelical rift in new film
(Religion News) Larycia Hawkins never questioned what she should do. It was days after the 2015 San Bernardino shooting, in which 14 people were killed at a center for people with developmental disabilities. Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump seized upon the religion of the […]
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Dalia Mogahed speaks to MSU students at ‘Muslims and U.S. Politics’ lecture
(State News) On Monday night, the Muslim Studies Program held a “Muslims and U.S. Politics” event at the MSU International Center, where Dalia Mogahed, director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in Washington, D.C., was a guest lecturer. […]
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FGM cutters ‘being flown into UK to mutilate girls to order,’ survivor warns (LINK ONLY)
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Jihad roadshow: Banned Islamist group is using children as young as 13 to peddle books supporting suicide bombing and jihad in Britain (LINK ONLY)
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New Duncan Hunter ad: Democratic foe is ‘security risk’ tied to Muslim terrorists
(Times of San Diego) A new 30-second commercial, appearing on Rep. Duncan Hunter’s YouTube channel and shared via Twitter, depicts his Democratic opponent as a security risk bankrolled by the Muslim Brotherhood. “Ammar Campa-Najjar is working to infiltrate Congress,” the narrator says. […]
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Judge rules that San Diego school district’s anti-Islamophobia efforts can stay in place during court case
(SD Union-Tribune) A federal judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by parents to shut down San Diego Unified School District’s anti-Islamophobia efforts, saying that they could not prove that the district’s program was unconstitutional and favored Islam over other religions. While Tuesday’s […]
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Primary schools must be ‘entrenched’ in FGM awareness, says St Helens councillor (LINK ONLY)
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How a CIA veteran-turned-candidate got branded with terrorism claims
(USA Today) How did a former undercover CIA operative who spent more than eight years fighting terrorism get branded as a teacher at “Terror High”? The strange ordeal for Abigail Spanberger, a Democratic House candidate, began when U.S. Postal Service employees wrongly delivered her confidential personnel […]
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Populist proposal to ban Islamic expressions in Netherlands immediately shot down
(NL Times) PVV leader Geert Wilders put forward a proposal to ban all forms of Islamic expressions in the Netherlands during the first day of the general considerations, the parliamentary debate on the government’s plans and budget for the next year, on Wednesday. […]
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‘Muslim UN’ highlights San Diego lawsuit against Islamophobia curriculum
(IPT) A recent report on Islamophobia published by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) appears to affirm its common cause with a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) effort to change public school curricula and staff training in the name of stopping Islamophobia. […]
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Dozens of Muslim charities probed in UK Cases include mosques under investigation for promoting extremism
(National-UAE) Regulators have opened dozens of investigations into UK Muslim charities over the last five years following weapons discoveries, the unmasking of extremists in religious schools and allegations of terrorist financing, analysis of official data shows. The Charity Commission publicly announced some […]
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Hard-line groups are ‘weaponising’ Islamophobia, government’s counter-extremism tsar warns (LINK ONLY)
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Not enough evidence to expel cadet after Qur’an desecration, military says
(Canadian Press) An officer cadet facing expulsion from the Canadian Forces for desecrating a Qur’an is being allowed to continue his studies at the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean, Que., but another student is still fighting to remain in uniform. The two officer […]
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Teacher’s 9/11 lesson angers Vernon family
(NJ Herald) On a day of mourning for the 3,000 people killed on Sept, 11, 2001, by Islamic terrorists inspired by Osama bin Laden, a middle school social studies teacher allegedly decided to skip that part of the discussion Tuesday and instead […]
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Austrians react to government’s headscarf plan Activists in Austria speak out against draft plan to ban headscarf for students and teachers at schools
(Anadolu) Austrians have reacted to a plan by the education minister to expand the headscarf ban for students and teachers to secondary schools. Education Minister Heinz Fassmann said on Monday that the issue should be discussed throughout the country, especially in the […]
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Saudi school dominates TV ads in race for suburban Richmond congressional seat
(Washington Post) The battle for Republican Dave Brat’s suburban Richmond congressional seat has spawned a flurry of TV ads on a subject few saw coming as the midterms kicked off: Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s substitute-teaching job at a Saudi-funded Islamic school in Northern […]
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French right wing calls into question proposal for more Arabic teaching in schools
(France 24) French conservative and far-right political forces on Tuesday blasted Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer’s welcome of a proposal to “revive the teaching of Arabic” in schools in a bid to combat Islamism in the country. The proposal stems from a 617-page […]
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Macron to review report calling for reform of Islam in France President follows in the footsteps of those who have tried, and failed, to establish an ‘Islam of France.’
(Politico) Islamists have an “intellectual monopoly” over public debate among Muslims in France and the state must intervene to limit foreign influence over worshippers, according to a new report submitted to President Emmanuel Macron. The 617-page report, “The Fabric of Islam,” presents […]
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Halal tax and Arabic in French schools: The new ways to stop Islamic fundamentalism in France?
(Local) A new report by a Paris think-tank underlines “the progress of Islamist ideology among Muslims in France,” suggesting that Salafi Islam can be stamped out through a “halal tax” and Arabic being taught in French schools. According to the report released […]
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Austria mulls to expand headscarf ban in schools People on public duty should not use religious, ideological symbols on duty, says Austria's education minister
(Anadolu) Expanding the range of headscarf bans for students and teachers in secondary school should be discussed throughout the country, especially in parliament, Austria’s education minister said on Monday. Speaking at Austrian state television ORF on a draft law to ban Muslim […]
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Malek Fahd, Australia’s largest Islamic school, has funding restored
(ABC-Australia) Australia’s largest Islamic school has had its funding permanently restored by new federal education minister Dan Tehan, after several years of court battles. The Malek Fahd Islamic School’s future hung in the balance after a full bench of the Federal Court […]
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Cantonal initiative to ban headgear in schools ruled invalid
(Swiss Info) The Federal Court says that an initiative by the conservative right Swiss People’s Party to ban head coverings in schools in the southern canton of Valais is invalid. It confirms the decision taken by the Valais parliament. The People’s Party […]
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Danish left veering right on immigration Mandatory language lessons, tougher sentences for ghetto crimes, buildings demolished. Integration — by force.
(Politico) Denmark’s right-wing government might once have expected pushback from the left-wing opposition when it introduced a controversial new integration policy. No longer. A recent government proposal, to be finalized by parliament in the fall, would target the country’s so-called ghetto neighborhoods […]
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York board apologizes for principal’s anti-Muslim postings
(Toronto Star) The York Region school board has publicly apologized for the anti-Muslim, “discriminatory and disrespectful” social media postings of an elementary school principal. “The board would like to apologize to the school community for failing to uphold the shared values of […]
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Dave Brat: Abigail Spanberger’s time at ‘Islamic Saudi Terror High’ is a ‘big deal’
(Washington Times) GOP Rep. Dave Brat on Tuesday said voters in Virginia’s 7th congressional district deserve to know more about Democratic opponent Abigail Spanberger’s work at the Islamic Saudi Academy in Northern Virginia. “I do think it is an issue,” Mr. Brat […]
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Wisconsin college outright denies claims it banned 9/11 memorial posters
(Newsweek) A Wisconsin college has outright denied claims it banned a group from posting a 9/11 memorial poster around campus because it would make Muslim students feel “singled out.” The Young America’s Foundation (YAF) claimed that Ripon College told them they cannot […]
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Campus bans Sept. 11 memorial for ‘bias’ against Muslims
(Washington Examiner) Administrators at Ripon College in Wisconsin have ruled that a Sept. 11 memorial cannot take place on campus because it may offend Muslim students. The private school cited bias reports that were filed during last year’s Sept. 11 memorial project, […]
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Maryland Islamic schools tied to Iranian regime
(Clarion) A sheikh tied to the Iranian regime is currently teaching at two Maryland Islamic schools and leads a mosque in the state and teaches at another, Clarion Project discovered. In addition, his daughter is posting pro-Hezbollah propaganda that glorifies violent jihad. Sheikh Abdul […]
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Demir: Headscarf has no place in schools
(Brussels Times) The hijab — the headscarf worn by Muslim women as the minimum form of coverage — should be the subject of a ban in schools under the next legislature, according to federal secretary of state Zuhal Demir. “The headscarf has […]
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Muslims distribute back-to-school supplies in New Rochelle, Yonkers
(Westchester Journal News) Members of the Islamic Circle of North America distributed back-to-school supplies at the Nepperhan Community Center Saturday. These events are part of a larger national drive, #OneNationOneCause, sponsored by ICNA Relief in its commitment to building stronger communities by […]
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Unstunned halal meat back on school menu — for now (LINK ONLY)
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