Children & Teens
Liz Truss calls on government to put more money into tackling FGM (LINK ONLY)
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14 French, Dutch children repatriated from Syria
(AFP) Twelve children of French jihadists, most of them orphans, were flown home Monday from camps in Syria, along with two Dutch orphans who were handed over to the Netherlands, the foreign ministry said in Paris. The latest repatriations of foreigners from […]
Children & Teens
Bulgarian teen arrested, police suspect possible bomb attack
(AP) A 16-year-old was arrested after Bulgarian police found explosive devices, an Islamic State group flag and other items in the boy’s home that could have been used in a mass attack, a prosecutor said Saturday. Police in Bulgaria’s second-biggest city, Plovdiv, […]
Academics & Education
Majid Mahmood urges Anderton Park School protesters — ‘call off the demo’ (LINK ONLY)
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Books
‘P is for Palestine’ event reinstated, compromise reached
(Bridgewater Courier News) A library event featuring the children’s book “P is for Palestine” and its author that was postponed last month has been rescheduled. A Highland Park Library Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for Wednesday to hear objections to the book […]
Children & Teens
Syrian Kurds send 8 American IS women, children back to US
(AP) Kurdish authorities in northern Syria have transferred eight U.S. women and children who were captured with the Islamic State group back to America, Kurdish officials said Wednesday. Abdulkarim Omar, a senior official in the Kurdish self-rule administration, said the group includes […]
Academics & Education
MB-linked American Muslim leaders embrace Virginia school board candidate
(IPT) American Muslim leaders with documented ties to the Muslim Brotherhood congratulated Fairfax County, Va., at-large school board candidate Abrar Omeish on winning the endorsement of the county’s Democratic Party, posts on her father Esam Omeish’s Facebook page show. She serves as […]
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Australian Muslim doctor Jamal Rifi takes legal fight to Lebanon after ‘being labelled a Zionist’
(ABC-Australia) One of Australia’s most progressive Muslim leaders is taking legal action in Lebanon to clear his name after being labelled a “collaborator” with Israel. The allegation was initially made by a newspaper aligned with Shia militant group Hezbollah. Sydney GP Dr […]
Children & Teens
Birmingham people seeking help for forced marriages hits astonishing high (LINK ONLY)
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Citizens’ initiative on FGM ban heads to Finnish Parliament The initiative on explicitly banning female genital mutilation received more than 61,000 signatures.
(Yle) A citizens’ initiative on creating a law to specifically ban the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Finland is headed to the new Parliament for consideration by MPs. The initiative garnered a total of 61,266 signatures by the beginning of […]
Academics & Education
Council wins injunction banning mass protests at Anderton Park School — as campaigners say fight goes on (LINK ONLY)
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Hate campaign targets Dr Jamal Rifi over charity work Threats against Muslim community leader Jamal Rifi are being investigated after vile comments were made over his involvement in a charity.
(AAP) A prominent member of Sydney’s Muslim community has reportedly been threatened over his work with a charity set up to help sick Palestinian children. Dr Jamal Rifi’s support for Project Rozana has led to him being branded an “enemy” by anti-Israel […]
Children & Teens
Shamima Begum: Lawyer says teen was ‘groomed’
(BBC) The lawyer representing Shamima Begum’s family has written to the home secretary accusing UK authorities of failing to protect the east London girl from being “groomed” by Islamic State. The letter accuses police and her local council of failing to safeguard […]
Academics & Education
‘Cowardly government’ blamed for breakdown of Anderton Park protest peace talks (LINK ONLY)
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Babies saved from Libya clashes in airlift to Rome
(AFP) Nearly 150 migrants from East Africa, including 65 minors and 13 babies under one, were rescued from conflict-torn Libya and airlifted to Rome on Thursday by the UN refugee agency. “Due to the violent clashes and deteriorating security conditions in Tripoli, […]
Children & Teens
Extra protection against female genital mutilation under proposed legislation (LINK ONLY)
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Father loses appeal over daughter’s Islamic marriage (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Swedish town bans Islamic headscarf in primary schools
(Local) A municipality in southern Sweden has voted to ban the Islamic headscarf in schools for children under the age of 13, in a first for Sweden. The populist measure is part of a new “integration plan” for the town of Staffanstorp, […]
Academics & Education
NSD rescinds Ramadan policy following lawsuit threat NSD is the second school district asked to withdraw its Ramadan policy by FCDF.
(Bothell-Kenmore Reporter) The Northshore School District (NSD) has officially withdrawn its Ramadan policy in response to a “cease and desist” letter filed by the Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund (FCDF). The FCDF is a pro bono legal team that focuses on First […]
Children & Teens
Ten arrested in clashes with anti-Islam Pegida, police
(NL Times) A demonstration by controversial anti-Islam organization Pegida near a mosque in Eindhoven turned more sinister on Sunday, with ten counter-protestors taken into custody. Four police officers suffered minor injuries in confrontations down the road from the Al-Fourqaan Mosque. The ten […]
Children & Teens
Anna, a young woman seeking love and Allah Elke Müller is fighting for her daughter Anna, who fell in love with a young Afghan and converted to Islam. Her mother spoke to DW about feeling alienated and her fear that Anna might become radicalized.
(Deutsche Welle) The day that Elke Müller dreads so much is not long off — the day her daughter Anna turns 18. “When she is of age, I can no longer legally hold her back,” Müller told DW. And then, she fears, […]
Academics & Education
[Birmingham] school protests have roots in ‘Trojan Horse’ claims (LINK ONLY)
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Forced marriage unit reports spike in cases as awareness rises (LINK ONLY)
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Pearland ISD announces new dress code amid discrimination claims
(Houston Chronicle) Pearland ISD has announced changes to its dress code amid criticism of the district’s confrontation of minority students over their hair style and headwear. The dress code announced Thursday for the 2019-20 school year removes restrictions on “hair styles and […]
Children & Teens
Swedish court rejects appeal for father of Stockholm terror victim
(Local) The Supreme Court, Sweden’s highest court of law, will not grant a second appeal by the father of an 11-year-old girl killed in the 2017 Stockholm terror attack. The decision comes more than two years after Rakhmat Akilov, an Uzbek national, […]
Children & Teens
Swedish terror expert: Do not allow ISIS women to return to Sweden
(Breitbart) Swedish terrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp has recommended that the Swedish government should not allow female Islamic State members to return, citing a lack of laws to prosecute them. While he criticised the deficiency in the Swedish legal system, Ranstorp praised neighbouring Norway, […]
Academics & Education
Germany: Leading politicians call for a ‘European Islam’ Everyday measures are key to preserving the European way [of] life, say Germany's health minister and the premier of Schleswig-Holstein state. Jens Spahn and Daniel Günther want a faith that shares the continent's values.
(Deutsche Welle) Two senior German politicians have called for a more progressive form of Islam in order to align the religion with the European way of life. Health Minister Jens Spahn and Schleswig-Holstein State Premier Daniel Günther published the appeal Thursday in […]
Academics & Education
Pearland student told she can’t wear hijab without note: parents
(KTRK) Some parents of Pearland ISD students believe there is a discrimination problem at their schools. They spoke to the school board at a meeting Tuesday night. Seventh grader Juelz Trice made national headlines after an administrator forced him to use permanent […]
Children & Teens
U.S. House passes resolution officially recognizing female genital mutilation as a ‘human rights violation’
(Newsweek) The House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan resolution denouncing the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and recognizing it as a human rights violation against women and girls. “Today we’re sending a clear message that every girl, no matter where […]
Children & Teens
Family court judge will not reopen FGM case
(BBC) A family court judge has refused to reopen the case of a man accused of subjecting a three-year-old girl to female genital mutilation (FGM) after he was cleared by a jury. In April 2018, Judge Carol Atkinson said she was “satisfied” […]
Children & Teens
Swiss propose house arrest, including for teenagers, to curb extremism
(Reuters) The Swiss government on Wednesday proposed new laws aimed at preventing extremist violence and forcing people including children deemed a threat to be registered with authorities, with house arrest a last resort in some cases. The measures, due now to be […]
Academics & Education
Austria: Opinion leaders condemn Muslim headscarf ban Law bans headscarves for girls under age of 10 at all primary schools across country, including private schools
(Anadolu) Opinion leaders say the ban in Austria on religious headscarves in primary schools is clearly discriminatory against Muslims and contradicts with the principles of equality and freedom of religion. The bill, which was passed in Austria’s parliament on May 15 and […]
Books
‘P is for Palestine’ event in Highland Park shelved … for now
(Bridgewater Courier News) A library event featuring the children’s book “P is for Palestine” and its author has been shelved … for now. Author Golbarg Bashi was scheduled to read her alphabet-based Palestinian culture book on May 19 at the Highland Park […]
Arts & Entertainment
Don’t give up on radicalised Muslim youths, say Cannes directors
(AFP) When is it too late to save a radicalised Muslim teenager? Two-time Cannes winners the Dardenne brothers said Tuesday their new film is a call not to give up on these “lost” youths. “Young Ahmed,” which premiered at the world’s top […]
Children & Teens
Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial
(Dutch News) Talks have begun between the Netherlands and Iraq to repatriate 10 women and their children being held in Kurdish refugee camps after they went to join the civil war in Syria. The Dutch government is trying to organise safe passage […]
Academics & Education
DOE slacking on Jewish, Muslim dietary options at schools: councilman
(NY Post) A free-lunch pilot program for Jewish and Muslim city school kids with religious dietary restrictions has been plagued by delays, two politicians charge. The chairman of the City Council’s education committee says he plans to grill Department of Education officials […]
Children & Teens
Doctor who faces inquiry for asking a Muslim to lift her veil says he will quit after 23 years as a GP due to the ‘major injustice’ of the investigation (LINK ONLY)
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South Carolina becomes 32nd state to outlaw female genital mutilation
(WHNS) South Carolina has become the 32nd state in the nation to criminalize the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Gov. Henry McMaster signed H. 3973 into law yesterday. Right here in the U.S., reports the national EndFGMToday campaign, over half […]
Academics & Education
MP Khalid Mahmood insists Trojan Horse was real and criticises report suggesting controversy was ‘Islamophobia’ (LINK ONLY)
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Family GP could be struck off for asking Muslim mum to remove veil during appointment because he couldn’t hear her (LINK ONLY)
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Prominent Muslim head of free school seized by security police
(Local) The chief executive of a largely Muslim free school in Gothenburg has been placed in custody by the Swedish Migration Agency on the orders of the country’s Säpo security police. It follows the arrests of other imams in recent months. He […]
Children & Teens
Children of dead Gothenburg-born Isis member back home in Sweden
(Local) The seven young children of dead Isis fighter Michael Skråmo are being cared for by social services in Sweden, after being flown to Gothenburg from Iraq. The children, aged between one and eight, were left orphaned after their father was killed in […]
Academics & Education
French Senate votes to ban headscarf on school trips Upper house adopts bill that prohibits mothers from wearing headscarf while accompanying students on school trips
(Anadolu) France’s upper house of the parliament on Thursday adopted a bill that prohibits mothers from wearing headscarf while accompanying the students on school trips. The bill was presented in the country’s senate by the conservative Republican party. The bill was passed […]
Academics & Education
Austrian Muslims to challenge school headscarf ban in court
(Reuters) The organization representing Austria’s Muslims said on Thursday it would ask the Constitutional Court to reverse a ban on headscarves in primary schools a day after it was passed in parliament. There were an estimated 700,000 Muslims living in Austria in […]
Academics & Education
Arab headdress in Penn-Trafford school shooter training video criticized
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Several Penn-Trafford School District alumni are up in arms over a perceived racist video of an active shooter drill at the high school. The video, posted on Twitter, shows a man — who some believe was serving as the active […]
Academics & Education
Unapproved flyer about headscarves and un-anaesthetised slaughter embarrasses Ecolo
(Brussels Times) Several members of the Francophone environmentalist party, Ecolo, have distributed unapproved flyers in Laeken with political stances on wearing a headscarf in public administration and at school, and for un-anaesthetised slaughter. “Should the headscarf be allowed in the counter? Yes. […]
Academics & Education
Austrian MPs approve headscarf ban in primary schools
(AFP) Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government. So as to avoid charges that the law discriminates against Muslims, the text refers to any “ideologically or […]
Children & Teens
North Philadelphia mosque explains how children wound up reciting violent poem in video
(Philadelphia Inquirer) The children who recited a violent poem in Arabic and performed choreography to a song referencing the “blood of martyrs” last month at a North Philadelphia mosque did not understand the words’ meaning, and the volunteer aide who made those […]
Academics & Education
Bill 21 won’t apply to us, Quebec’s English school boards say QESBA cites Supreme Court ruling in arguing English boards exempt from proposed law
(CBC) An organization representing all nine of Quebec’s English school boards says the province’s proposed ban on religious symbols can’t be imposed on them, potentially opening a new front in the legal resistance to the legislation. Like some of their French counterparts, English schools boards […]
Children & Teens
Mother threatened to ‘marry off’ teenage daughter, says judge (LINK ONLY)
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