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Scottish FGM law won’t racially profile, Scots minister insists (LINK ONLY)
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France closes 12 worship sites due to ‘political Islamism’ Secretary of state Nunez says shouldn't be confused with Islam
(ANSAmed) French Secretary of State to the Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said Friday that France has closed various businesses, schools, places of worship and associations in about 15 neighbourhoods in the country “hit by political Islamism and communitarianism.” “We are fighting against […]
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Report accuses Arizona imam of misconduct and abuse
(Religion News) A new report by an advocacy group accuses a Phoenix imam of sexual battery, child abuse, misappropriation of charitable funds and falsely presenting himself as a single man to pursue relationships with female congregants while having two concurrent concealed marriages. […]
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Historic first: Bill from women MPs of colour to fight female genital mutilation
(NZ Herald) Women MPs of colour and across four political parties are banding together to ensure female genital mutilation is illegal in New Zealand. A bill to clarify the legal definition of female genital mutilation has been introduced to Parliament and is […]
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A judge has ruled that a woman who left the US for ISIS is not an American citizen The ruling means the federal government is under no obligation to facilitate Hoda Muthana's or her 2-year-old son's return to the US.
(BuzzFeed) A federal judge ruled Thursday that Hoda Muthana, a US-born woman who left the country to join ISIS, is not an American citizen, and therefore the government has no obligation to facilitate her return or that of her 2-year-old son. Judge […]
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College Board to expand testing options for AP exam on Muslim holiday
(Washington Post) Responding to concerns about a possible conflict between Advanced Placement exams and a major Muslim holiday next school year, the College Board will expand testing options for the holy day of Eid al-Fitr in 2021. College Board officials said Wednesday […]
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Dutch state must repatriate children of Islamic State mothers, court rules
(Reuters) The Netherlands must actively help repatriate the young children of women who joined Islamic State in Syria, a court in The Hague ruled on Monday. The mothers themselves do not need to be accepted back in the Netherlands, the court said. […]
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Detained Islamic State members turn to Europe’s courts to come home Widows and fighters held in camps in Syria lodge cases in Belgium, France, Germany and Netherlands to force resistant governments to repatriate them
(Wall Street Journal) Jessie Van Eetvelde was a Belgian supermarket cashier who heard the Muslim call to prayer on a vacation in Morocco 11 years ago and converted to Islam. Back home she married a Dutch Muslim man, and in 2014 the […]
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Germany must repatriate IS-linked mother and children, says court Three German children in northern [Syria] and their one-time 'Islamic State'-affiliated mother must be brought back by Germany’s federal government. That’s been confirmed by a regional appeal court in Berlin.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s Higher Administration Court (OVG) in Berlin-Brandenburg on Thursday ruled that three children and their mother must be brought back from northern Syria. While the German Foreign Ministry was prepared to repatriate the children, it refused to bring back the mother citing — like many other […]
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Young people who joined ISIS should be allowed back to UK to fight terrorism, says Wales’ outgoing Muslim leader (LINK ONLY)
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Islamist wins Virginia school board seat
(IPT) The daughter of one of America’s most prominent Islamist leaders became the youngest woman and one of the first Muslim women elected to office in Virginia on Tuesday. Abrar Omeish, 24, won an at-large seat on the Fairfax County school board […]
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Muslim Democrats Ghazala Hashmi, Abrar Omeish make history in Virginia elections Hashmi was elected to the state Senate and Omeish to the Fairfax County School Board. They’re among the first Muslims to hold elected office in Virginia.
(HuffPost) Democrats Ghazala Hashmi and Abrar Omeish made history in Virginia’s elections on Tuesday. In a surprise victory, Hashmi unseated incumbent Republican Glen Sturtevant in the state Senate, and Omeish clinched one of three vacant seats on the Fairfax County School Board. […]
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School leaders in Maryland ask for no AP testing on Muslim holy day
(Washington Post) School officials in Maryland are calling on the College Board to avoid scheduling Advanced Placement exams on the expected date of a Muslim holy day next school year, saying students should be able to observe the holiday without worrying about […]
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Isis women driven by more than marriage, research shows (LINK ONLY)
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Repentant Islamic State wife: ‘We are winning’ fight against radical Islam
(Breitbart) Like many across the United States, upon hearing the news that Islamic State terror leader Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi had been cornered in Syria and died after detonating a suicide vest, Tania Joya was happy the “serial rapist” was dead. “We are […]
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What makes a teenager give up her Western life to join the Islamic State?
(Age) It was a truth universally acknowledged that all young women traveling from Britain to the Islamic State needed to go shopping first, and in that strange winter when girls started to go missing, Westfield Stratford City, a sprawling mall in east […]
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WIFF documentary shines spotlight on female genital mutilation Giselle Portenier's 'In the Name of Your Daughter' is one of the headlining [films] at this year's WIFF
(CBC) Ask Giselle Portenier why she chose to travel to Tanzania for her latest documentary, and she’ll say that Tanzania actually chose her. According to the self-described human rights filmmaker, whose latest project In the Name of Your Daughter is set to […]
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Not bringing home jihadi kids ‘is more risky,’ counter-terror agency says
(Dutch News) Bringing back IS wives and children from Syria will be better for national security, the counter-terrorism agency NCTV said in a confidential memo in 2018, the Volkskrant reported on Friday afternoon. The memo was made public by lawyers for 23 […]
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Senate votes to ban signs of religion on school trips
(Connexion) The French Senate has voted to ban parents from displaying any signs of religion or wearing religious clothing when accompanying their children on public school trips. The measure was voted through on Tuesday, October 29, by 163 votes to 114, with […]
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Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate
(AP) When a far-right French official disrupted a regional council meeting to demand that a Muslim woman accompanying a group of schoolchildren be ordered to remove her headscarf, “in the name of our secular principles,” her own child buried his head in […]
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Dearborn Public Schools now serve 100% halal meat
(WXYZ) It’s a sweeping change for students in a local school district when it comes to the meat being served at school lunches. “We are serving a fresher, higher quality & more cost effective meat,” says Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko. Speaking publicly […]
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French Senate debates Muslim headscarf bill
(AP) The French Senate is debating a bill that would require Muslim mothers who wear headscarves to remove them on school outings. The bill under consideration on Monday comes amid a weeks-long uproar over French secularism and headscarves at the center of […]
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Radical associations to be disbanded in overhaul of French Islam French president Emmanuel Macron announced a flavour of his plans on Monday.
(National-UAE) France’s president Emmanuel Macron has revealed plans to disband some radical Islamic associations and outlaw “certain practices” in what is seen as a preview of his long-awaited announcement on the organisation of Islam in France. Mr Macron said he was adopting […]
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UK to accept children of jihadi brides (LINK ONLY)
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Lawsuit claims Lakeview teachers strip-searched, interrogated 10-year-old Muslim student
(WFMJ) A Cortland couple is suing the Lakeview School District, claiming a teacher, a student teacher, and a school nurse subjected their ten-year-old son to a strip search and interrogation about his religion and his loyalty to the United States. Nail Majid […]
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French president says Muslim hijab ‘not my business’
(Connexion) President Emmanuel Macron has said that it is “not his business” whether Muslim women wear a hijab in public spaces — but that it “is his business” when it comes to public services. The president commented on the row over the […]
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English Montreal School Board files legal challenge to Bill 21 Board argues law infringes on minority language education rights and equality of men and women
(CBC) The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) has filed its legal challenge of Quebec’s controversial law that bars teachers and principals from wearing religious symbols. The legal challenge, filed Thursday by the law firm Power Law on behalf of the EMSB and parent commissioners […]
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Teen charged with threatening to kill bullied Jewish student, boy’s mum
(Age) A Victorian schoolboy has been charged with stalking, harassing and threatening to kill a bullied Jewish schoolboy and the boy’s mother. The 16-year-old is accused of threatening a 12-year-old Jewish boy who was photographed kissing another boy’s shoe in a widely […]
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Shamima Begum faces ‘extreme scenario’ in citizenship appeal (LINK ONLY)
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‘It’s a serious form of child abuse’: Thousands of girls in Ireland at risk of female genital mutilation (LINK ONLY)
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Female and LGBT Labour MPs say Salma Yaqoob should not be allowed to stand for West Midlands mayor (LINK ONLY)
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Alone in Greece, refugee and migrant minors fight against despair
(AFP) At the notoriously overcrowded Greek island camp of Moria, Ezzatolah Soleimani admits he cries often amid despair, scenes of violence and interminable waits for food and basic sanitation. The young Afghan is just 16, one of over 4,000 unaccompanied minors trapped […]
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Erdogan’s foundation to open school in Budapest
(Hungary Today) The Budapest Metropolitan Government Office has given permission for the opening of an elementary and high school established in Budapest by the lobbying organization of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — liberal news site 24.hu reports. Answering the portal’s questions, […]
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Mum who planned illegal surgery on daughters’ genitals loses appeal
(Brisbane Times) A Queensland mother found guilty of arranging for her two daughters to have their genitals mutilated has had her appeal dismissed after failing to convince a court her children were unreliable witnesses. In February, the woman, who can’t be named […]
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Macron warns against stigmatising Muslims as headscarf row deepens
(Radio France) As the debate on wearing the Islamic hijab in France intensifies, President Emmanuel Macron has weighed in — saying Muslims should not be “stigmatised” and warning against what he called the “fatal shortcut” of linking Islam with terrorism. Speaking Wednesday […]
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Germany: Alleged IS recruit tried, accused of keeping slaves
(AP) A German-Algerian woman accused of membership of the Islamic State group and keeping three captive Yazidi women as slaves in Syria has gone on trial in Germany. Proceedings against the 21-year-old, identified only as Sarah O. in line with German privacy […]
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UK special forces may help British orphans escape Syria (LINK ONLY)
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NSW genital mutilation convictions stand
(AAP) The convictions of three people for female genital mutilation in NSW will stand after Australia’s highest court ruled the practice is illegal in all its various forms. The ruling comes four years after the trio was convicted by a jury of […]
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‘I hate Islam,’ says deputy director of French newspaper Figaro The deputy director of right-wing newspaper Le Figaro said, 'we have the right to hate religion.'
(Morocco World News) Deputy editor of French newspaper Le Figaro Yves Threard is at the center of controversy after making statements against Muslims and Islam. During debate show “Le Grand Soir” (the Big Evening) broadcast on LCI on Monday, October 14, the […]
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Islam in public school challenge rejected by Supreme Court
(Bloomberg) The U.S. Supreme Court rejected what could have been a contentious high court showdown on the role of religion in public life. The justices turned down the appeal from a Christian former high school student that challenged, on First Amendment grounds, […]
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French public figures call on Emmanuel Macron to ‘end Islamophobia’ Politicians and public figures often use France’s famous secular state as an excuse for hate speech and Islamophobic statements.
(Morocco World News) French newspaper Le Monde will publish, October 16, an open letter to the president of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, calling for an end to Islamophobia. Ninety French public figures have called on Macron to condemn verbal attacks on […]
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Minister threatens to halt Islamic school’s funding if no new head is appointed
(Dutch News) Education minister Arie Slob has given Amsterdam’s only Islamic secondary school two days to appoint an acceptable interim director or have its funding halted in December. The Cornelius Haga Lyceum was due to hand over control to an interim chief […]
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School trip hijab clash sparks new secularism row in France
(AFP) A new row over secularism and the wearing of the Islamic hijab in public buildings has erupted in France after a far-right politician asked a woman accompanying her son and other children on a school trip to remove her headscarf. The […]
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Bills to restore anti-genital cutting law could see renewed push in Congress
(Detroit News) Efforts to revise the federal law prohibiting female genital cutting had been stalled in the U.S. House, but leaders appear poised to take up the issue this fall. Republican lawmakers have pushed legislation to restore the law after a ruling by a federal judge […]
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French govt minister announces a dozen cases of radicalised Muslim teachers
(Breitbart) French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer revealed cases of a dozen Muslim public school teachers who have been radicalised, along with a far greater number of radicalised pupils. Blanquer announced ten cases of radicalisation on Friday morning, stating, “These are cases that can […]
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Germany: Asylum-seeker who killed Kandel teen found dead in prison cell An Afghan asylum-seeker who was convicted of murdering a 15-year-old German girl in 2017 has been found dead in his prison cell. The murder case sparked months of anti-immigrant rallies and counterprotests.
(Deutsche Welle) Abdul D., an Afghan asylum-seeker convicted of stabbing his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend to death, was found dead at a juvenile prison in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate, police and prosecutors said on Thursday. Authorities said in a statement that Abdul D.’s body […]
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Germany charges Iraqi man with genocide for killing Yazidi child An Iraqi man faces a charge of genocide in Germany, accused of chaining up a Yazidi girl and letting the 5-year-old die of thirst. He and his wife, a German national, are believed to be part of the 'Islamic State' group.
(Deutsche Welle) Greek authorities extradited an Iraqi man to Germany where he now faces charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and human trafficking, German prosecutors said on Friday. German officials identified the suspected “Islamic State” (IS) militant as Taha A.-J., in […]
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Jewish boy who was forced to kiss the feet of his Muslim classmate has been told he will be ‘slaughtered’ as he is targeted by disgusting threats (LINK ONLY)
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Group urges legislators to pass female genital mutilation bills in upcoming session
(Alabama Political Reporter) Alabama is one of just 15 states where girls have no laws protecting them against female genital mutilation. The EndFGMToday initiative wants all states to pass laws outlawing the procedure in 2020. They also are trying to get federal […]
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Former religion teacher accused of indecent assault to stand trial in Brussels
(Brussels Times) A former Islamic religion teacher accused of indecent assault will stand trial on Tuesday morning in the Brussels Criminal Court. The 53-year-old faces charges of indecent assault and harassment for unsolicited touching, an accusation made by a former student of […]