(IPT) Islamist groups, like many others, are doing what they can to adjust to life during the coronavirus. Conferences and fundraising dinners are off the table, so many are turning to online gatherings. American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a group that in […]
(Politico) A group allied to Bernie Sanders is endorsing Joe Biden after the Vermont senator threw his weight behind the presumptive Democratic nominee this week. Emgage, which calls itself the largest Muslim political action committee in the country, told POLITICO it is […]
(IANS) The US government agencies have been funding the Islamic charities linked to terror groups based in Pakistan and the Middle East through InterAction, America’s largest alliance of international non-profit organizations. Publicly available official documents reveal that in January this year alone, […]
(National-UAE) The number of EU terror investigations has risen by 14 per cent. It comes as the bloc’s crime agency has exposed thousands of cases of Isis propaganda. Crime agency Eurojust has revealed it dealt with 222 terror cases last year compared […]
(Jerusalem Post) A spokesman for Berlin’s interior ministry told the Jerusalem Post on Tuesday that the government of the capital city imposed a four-year ban on the alleged Palestinian terrorist Khaled Barakat. Martin Pallgen, spokesman for the interior ministry, told the Post […]
(Des Moines Register) A Republican candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, whose platform calls for redefining Islam as “militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination,” drew fire Monday for saying he doesn’t believe Islam is protected under the First Amendment. Pella Republican Rick […]
(AP) Authorities in Greece expressed concern Monday that migrants and refugees are gathering on Turkey’s coast with plans to cross the Aegean Sea to Greek islands despite movement restrictions in both countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Daily clashes between […]
(Morocco World News) The French Council for Muslim Faith (CFCM) has asked the country’s authorities to make [available] burial spaces for Muslims who died from COVID-19 in France. “The number of victims of the coronavirus pandemic continues to increase, leaving many families […]
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(Reuters) Italy on Sunday ordered migrants aboard a rescue ship off its coast to be quarantined on another vessel to test them for the coronavirus instead of allowing them to disembark. The Alan Kurdi, run by the German non-governmental group Sea-Eye, is […]
(Jerusalem Post) The German government has issued a four-year travel ban against a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who allegedly supports terrorism and [the] Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Jewish state. The […]
(Reuters) A group of North African migrants rescued from a sinking boat came ashore in Malta early on Friday, hours after the government had said no further groups would be allowed in after it closed its ports due to the coronavirus emergency. […]
(Reuters) Malta can no longer guarantee the rescue of migrants or allow their disembarkation during the coronavirus emergency, the Malta government said on Thursday. It said the decision had been taken because its resources were stretched by the enforcement of measures to […]
(CBC) Canada’s top court has refused to look at whether Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols should be suspended until the case is heard on its merits. Civil rights groups had filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in January after Quebec’s Court of […]
(Reuters) Italian ports cannot be considered safe because of the coronavirus epidemic and will not let migrant boats operated by charities dock, the government has ruled. The decision was taken late on Tuesday after a ship operated by the German non-governmental group […]
(Middle East Eye) Black Muslims in the United States fear they could be at a higher risk from coronavirus infections, as cases continue to climb and hospitals in communities of colour struggle to flatten the curve. More than 10,000 people have died […]
(AP) Germany plans to take in up to 50 unaccompanied minors staying at overcrowded refugee camps in Greece, while Luxembourg has agreed to accept 12, government officials said Tuesday. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer will propose to the Cabinet on Wednesday a plan […]
(Reuters) Some 1,000 African migrants were placed under mandatory quarantine on Sunday after an outbreak of COVID-19 and their camp at Hal Far in the south of Malta was surrounded by police and army trucks to ensure compliance. Health Minister Chris Fearne […]
(Daily Targum) Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder and CEO of MuslimGirl and a Rutgers alumna, is running for Congress to represent New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District. She is challenging incumbent Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) in the primary election on June 2. “I always have […]
(Global News) An Edmonton woman has been identified by intelligence officials as an alleged ISIS supporter and Al Shabaab member and who recruited a young Canadian to travel to Syria, Global News has learned. Top secret documents publicly disclosed in court, and […]
(News Now Finland) The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service Supo published its new year book on Thursday, painting a picture of the threats facing Finland from domestic extremist movements, cyber espionage and terror attacks. Supo says the threat of terrorism in Finland […]
(Reuters) The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic had broken the law by refusing to host refugees to help ease the burden on southern states such as Greece and Italy after a surge in […]
(PJ Media) On Wednesday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) quoted a violent passage from the Quran calling for false accusers to receive a flogging of eighty lashes. She was responding to a Quran quote condemning adultery with another quote condemning those who falsely […]
(HuffPost) Like many Muslim Americans, Hidaya Assaf, a 27-year-old mother of two, was initially skeptical of the census. She’s Palestinian American, and many of her friends on Facebook were discussing whether it was worth filling out the 2020 survey. She could understand […]
(Lawfare) Muslims represent only around 1 percent of the American population, yet today they find themselves playing an increasingly important public role. For instance, two of the most prominent congresspeople are the first two Muslim congresswomen in American history, Ilhan Omar and […]
(IANS) Two Islamic charities, linked to the banned Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami, ran a persistent disinformation campaign against India leading to hearings and resolutions on Kashmir in the US Congress last year. As per an IANS investigation, Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) […]
(TVNZ) The government says it’s looking into whether halal butcheries should be allowed to open during lockdown so they can cater to New Zealand’s Muslim communities. Butcheries and bakeries are supposed to be closed under level four restrictions, but some suppliers of […]
(Anadolu) Turkey’s interior minister on Friday said 5,800 asylum seekers near the Greek border have been evacuated as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. In an interview to Turkish news channel NTV, Suleyman Soylu said: “After the risk of […]
(WTVQ) Legislation to ban female genital mutilation in Kentucky is headed to the governor’s desk. The Senate voted 31-0 for the measure, known as Senate Bill 72, as amended in the House of Representatives. The House amendment placed an emergency clause in […]
(AFP) Greece has called for “urgent” EU backing to prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak in migrant camps, a minister said Friday. “This sort of case could have dramatic consequences. It is extremely important to act in a timely manner to avert […]
(AFP) Oxafm on Thursday urged the European Commission to sanction Greece for what it termed violations of migrants’ rights after the government voted to suspend asylum procedures for one month owing to the coronavirus. “Rather than protecting vulnerable people from the spread […]
(AFP) Norway announced Thursday that it had extradited a fundamentalist Islamic preacher to Italy, despite the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, where he has been sentenced to jail for leading a jihadist network. “Krekar is no longer in Norway. Krekar has today been extradited […]
(Reuters) The European Union has asked Greece to move migrants most at risk of contracting the coronavirus from overcrowded camps on its Mediterranean islands, the EU’s top migration official told Reuters on Tuesday. Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said Athens had opposed […]
(Sydney Morning Herald) Australia’s eSafety commissioner will be able to order internet providers to block websites hosting terrorist content under comprehensive rules developed in the wake of the livestreamed Christchurch attack last year. The new protocol will be invoked during crises where […]
(ABC) A Department of Homeland Security memo sent to law enforcement officials around the country warns that violent extremists could seek to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by carrying out attacks against the U.S. “Violent extremists probably are seeking to exploit […]
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(Brussels Times) Close to 1,600 victims of terror attacks have applied to the Financial Assistance Commission for compensation, according to the Justice Department. By the end of December 2019, 1,000 people had requested such assistance from the state but the number shot […]
(Brussels Times) Today is the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station, and a subdued commemoration will take place amid scenes of another national crisis. Four years ago this morning, terrorists exploded two suitcase bombs in […]
(National Post) The Conservative Party has disqualified Jim Karahalios from the race following complaints over his behaviour. The party did not say exactly what caused the disqualification, but there have been at least two incidents where people complained about his behaviour. Karahalios […]
(Anadolu) Turkey deported another foreign terrorist fighter to his home country of Norway, [the] Turkish Interior Ministry said Thursday. The agency said Turkey continues to deport foreign terrorists to their home countries. The issue of the handling of Daesh/ISIS terrorists and their […]
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(AFP) Greece’s migration ministry on Wednesday announced new restrictions to the movement of asylum-seekers in island camps to keep out the new coronavirus, and accelerated work on new closed facilities. “As of today, the movement of island camp residents will be drastically […]
(Reuters) European border restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus will affect plans to transfer hundreds of children out of “dire and dangerous” refugee camps in Greece, a senior official for the United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. European countries including […]
(AFP) Greece has said it is placing migrant camps across the country on a two-week shutdown to visitors to ward off the new coronavirus. “Visits (to camps) by individuals and organisations are suspended for at least 14 days,” the migration ministry said […]
(AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday discussed the migrant crisis and the situation in Syria’s rebel enclave of Idlib, with the leaders of France, Germany and Britain. The four-party video conference that involved French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela […]
(CNS) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) at the weekend retweeted a post on Twitter which said in part “F**k a National day of prayer,” in relation to President Trump’s call for Americans of all faiths to pray for all those affected by the […]
(AP) Greece is transferring 450 migrants recently detained for trying to reach the island of Lesbos illegally to a facility near Athens, authorities said Sunday. A ship with the migrants landed at a port near Athens and the migrants will be transferred […]
(Reuters) Medical charity [Medecins] Sans Frontieres (MSF) has urged Greece to immediately evacuate migrants from overcrowded camps on its islands due to a high risk of the coronavirus spreading swiftly among people living in squalid conditions. Greece reported its first fatality from […]
(BBC) More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the release of Home Office research into the “characteristics” of grooming gangs. The government has refused to release the information, telling the Independent it was “not in the public interest” […]
(Politics Home) The House of Commons has announced it will start serving halal and kosher food following an appeal from MPs. It comes after Labour MPs Charlotte Nichols, who is Jewish, and Zarah Sultana, who is Muslim, wrote a joint letter to […]
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