Children & Teens

A young American girl whose mother joined ISIS and died has been rescued, a former US diplomat says Eight-year-old Aminah Mohamad, the daughter of an American woman from Tennessee who joined ISIS in 2014, awaits her fate outside a Syrian detention camp.

(BuzzFeed) An American-born girl who grew up under ISIS control was rescued from a Syrian detention camp last month after the girl’s mother — a US citizen who left the country and in 2014 joined the terrorist organization — and her father […]

Academics & Education

Greece closing 12 more Turkish minority schools in Western Thrace Turkey blasts Greece for closing schools serving Turks in region, saying this violates education rights of minority children

(Anadolu) In a violation of longstanding treaties, Greece on Monday decided to close 12 more schools serving the country’s Muslim Turkish minority, claiming there are too few students. Under an Education Ministry decree, eight schools in Rhodope (Rodop) and four schools in […]

Children & Teens

From Syria to Belgium: Women to face courts after repatriation with children Six women who are suspected of ties to Islamic State were returned to [Belgium] with children. One tells MEE she was ready to face justice in order to secure her child's safety

(Middle East Eye) On 16 July, the majority of the women and children held at al-Roj camp were still asleep when a convoy of cars entered the open-air prison in northeastern Syria. A few minutes later, at around 5.30am, six Belgian [women] […]

Academics & Education

LGBTQIA+ students criticize school official’s ‘bigoted comments’ A student-led LGBTQIA+ advocacy group criticized FCPS school board member Abrar Omeish for comments she made during a phone meeting in June.

(Patch) An LGBTQIA+ advocacy group representing Fairfax County Public School students criticized at-large school board member Abrar Omeish for “bigoted comments” they say she made during a phone call last month. In a letter posted online at noon Friday, the Pride Liberation […]

Children & Teens

CAIR-AZ, others join lawsuit against Phoenix Children’s Hospital for firing doctor over anti-Israel Facebook post

(Arizona Republic) The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, along with several law firms, is representing a doctor after she was fired from Phoenix Children’s Hospital following a Facebook post condemning Israel and accusing Zionists of having a “thirst to kill our Palestinian […]

Children & Teens

North Texan gets 12 years for helping brother avoid capture in 2008 killing of his teen daughters Yassein Said, 59, was convicted by a jury for helping Yaser Said hide from police for over a dozen years. Yaser was suspected of shooting ... his two daughters inside his taxicab in 2008.

(Dallas Morning News) His brother was accused of gunning down his own teenage daughters as they sat inside his taxicab. But Yassein Said didn’t turn him in. Instead, he helped Yaser Said hide from police for over a dozen years, authorities said. […]