Deradicalization
MPs blast soft treatment of jihadis on ‘government detox course’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Government & Politics
Pelosi: Capitol Police working to ‘safeguard’ Omar after Trump 9/11 tweet Ilhan Omar says she has ‘experienced an increase in direct threats on my life.’
(Politico) Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that the U.S. Capitol Police and the House sergeant-at-arms “are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman [Ilhan] Omar, her family and her staff” after a tweet by President Donald Trump. Trump on Friday shared […]
Government & Politics
Tlaib says Dem leadership should do more to support Omar 'They put us in photos when they want to show our party is diverse'
(Hill) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) expressed frustration over how Democratic leadership is handling criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), saying the freshman congresswomen are “ignored” when they speak up about issues that are important to them. “They put us in photos when they […]
Government & Politics
Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns Trump 9/11 tweet targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar
(Daily Beast) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, has condemned the life-threatening tweet from President Trump against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on Democratic and Republican leadership to publicly show support of […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Yemeni bodegas boycott New York Post over attacks on Ilhan Omar (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Sweden will repatriate children of Isis fighters ‘if possible’: foreign minister
(Local) Sweden’s foreign minister has said the country is working to facilitate the return to Sweden of children of Swedish nationals who travelled overseas to join the Isis terror group. “The government is now working intensively so that children with a connection […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
2020 Dems defend Rep. Omar from Trump amid controversy over 9/11 remarks
(Politico) Several Democratic 2020 hopefuls have come out in defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after conservative media and President Donald Trump attacked her for comments they portrayed as minimizing the September 11 attacks. During an event held by the Council on […]
Government & Politics
Britons going to terror hotspots face 10 years in jail under new laws (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Trump tweets edited video slamming Omar over 9/11 comments
(Hill) President Trump tweeted an edited video of recent comments from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) about the 9/11 attacks that provoked an avalanche of conservative criticism. The video shows Omar speaking to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in March interspersed with […]
Children & Teens
Feds abandon female genital mutilation appeal
(Detroit News) Federal prosecutors will not appeal a judge’s order dismissing female genital mutilation charges in the first criminal case of its kind nationwide, concluding the law is weak and needs to be rewritten. The decision delivers a setback to international human-rights […]
Government & Politics
Ingraham Angle explodes over Ilhan Omar and 9/11: ‘Excuse me, do I not exist? Do I not exist right here?’
(Mediaite) Conversations both online and on-air continue to be contentious on the topic of Rep. Ilhan Omar this week. After several prior controversies, one of which resulted in a watered-down House resolution following anti-Semitic comments from the congresswoman, the latest flare-up is […]
Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar, in bizarre clip, jokes about people saying ‘Al Qaeda’ in menacing tone
(Fox) Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, in a newly resurfaced clip of an old interview, joked about people saying “Al Qaeda” and “Hezbollah” in a severe tone — while noting nobody says words like “America” that way. “When I was in college, […]
Government & Politics
AOC, Tlaib met with AMP members during Palestine Advocacy Day
(IPT) Members of the rabidly anti-Israel group American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) met this week with U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., during the group’s annual Palestine Advocacy Day. Ocasio-Cortez posed for a photo with AMP supporters outside her […]
Government & Politics
WaPo fact-checker compares Omar’s 9/11 comments to Bush’s Ground Zero speech
(Free Beacon) The Washington Post‘s fact-checker wrote that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D., Minn.) glib remarks referring to the September 11 terrorist attacks called to mind George W. Bush’s famous bullhorn speech at Ground Zero. Glenn Kessler dove into the controversy surrounding the freshman […]
Crime
Pro-migrant Italian mayor charged with setting up fake marriages
(AFP) A high-profile pro-migrant mayor in populist-ruled Italy was ordered Thursday to face court over charges he set up fake marriages to help foreign women stay in the country after their asylum applications were rejected. Domenico Lucano, under house arrest after being […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Dems rush to Omar’s aid amid conservative backlash on 9/11 comments
(Politico) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other House Democrats are jumping to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar as she faces yet another wave of conservative attacks for her recent remarks on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “We are getting to the level […]
Government & Politics
Official German report acknowledges Islamist antisemitism in the country
(Algemeiner) In a major break with the past, the German agency for domestic security — Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz — has published a 40-page report whose title translates as “Antisemitism in Islamism.” The report defines Islamism as a form of political extremism among […]
Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar’s outrageous writeoff of 9/11’s horrors
(NY Post) How pathetic: A member of Congress can’t acknowledge what happened on one of the most horrific days in US history. In a March 23 speech, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) complained of “the discomfort of being a second-class citizen” before claiming […]
Apostasy
Quebec’s religious symbols ban welcomed by some who left Muslim countries behind For those who see the hijab as a symbol of repression, Bill 21 is a necessary line between church and state
(CBC) Ameni Ben Ammar lays out a spread of Tunisian hospitality on the coffee table of her small apartment in downtown Montreal. Traditional pastries, a homemade cheese chicken pie and Tunisian wine. Despite having left six years ago, the bond with her […]
Government & Politics
Dems introduce bill to repeal Trump ‘Muslim ban’
(Hill) Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to end President Trump’s ban on travelers to the United States from five Muslim-majority countries. The legislation, known as the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act, […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Government sacks Roger Scruton after remarks about Soros and Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
CAIR planning huge push in SoCal The subversive jihadist group goes on offense on the Left Coast.
(FrontPage) The terrorist-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations announced plans to “mobilize the Muslim community” in 80 mosques in Southern California in order to push its Islamist, anti-American agenda. CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in 2007 in an alleged criminal conspiracy to […]
Clothing
Hampstead mayor won’t apologize for describing Bill 21 as ‘ethnic cleansing’ François Legault says comments are 'unacceptable'
(CBC) Hampstead Mayor William Steinberg is facing growing pressure to apologize for saying Quebec’s proposed religious symbol ban amounts to “ethnic cleansing.” But instead of apologizing, on Tuesday he opted to clarify his comments, referring to the ban’s effect as a “peaceful ethnic cleansing.” […]
Government & Politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar describes 9/11 terror attacks: ‘Some people did something’
(Daily Caller) Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar described the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States in a nonspecific way during a recent speech to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Omar delivered the keynote speech at a fundraiser for […]
Children & Teens
Denmark threatens woman critical of Islam with removal of foster child
(Breitbart) A Danish supervising authority has threatened Danish-Iranian blogger and author Jaleh Tavakoli with the removal of her foster child after she shared an online video of a murder by Islamic State terrorists in Morocco. The Social Supervisory Authority informed Ms. Tavakoli […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Anti-Muslim Tory members on Facebook are telling one another to stop Sajid Javid from becoming prime minister BuzzFeed News has presented Conservative HQ with a list of another 20 people who claim to be Tory members and have made Islamophobic comments.
(BuzzFeed) Conservative party members are posting anti-Muslim comments on Facebook urging one another to prevent Sajid Javid from becoming prime minister, in the latest escalation of the Tory Islamophobia crisis. On Monday, BuzzFeed News presented Conservative HQ with a list of another […]
Children & Teens
Parents start legal battle to bring Syrian fighters home
(Dutch News) The parents of Dutch citizens who left to fight in the war in Syria have launched a foundation to try to force the government to help them return to the Netherlands. Around 20 parents have joined non-profit foundation De Achterblijvers, […]
Clothing
Montrealers take to the streets to protest Quebec’s proposed religious symbols ban Bill 21 would ban some public employees from wearing symbols of their faith
(CBC) Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Montreal on Sunday afternoon to protest the Quebec government’s Bill 21 — proposed legislation that would ban some public employees from wearing symbols of their faith. “Quebec is not France, long live the difference!” protesters chanted […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
NDP candidate apologizes for posting jihad, crusaders meme Joe Pimlott says he wasn't aware of 'Islamophobic and anti-Semitic connotations' of image
(CBC) A Calgary NDP candidate has apologized for posting a meme about jihadists and crusaders several years ago. Joe Pimlott, who is running in Calgary-Peigan, posted on Twitter that he made a social media post that had “Islamophobic and anti-Semitic connotations” of which […]
Government & Politics
Trump says Ilhan Omar ‘doesn’t like Israel’
(Hill) Ilhan Omar on Saturday and claimed the Minnesota lawmaker “doesn’t like Israel” one day after a New York man was arrested and charged with threatening to kill her. “Special thanks to Representative Omar of Minnesota,” Trump said while delivering remarks at […]
Government & Politics
Dutch ask US for clarity on visas for lawyers working on terror cases
(Dutch News) Foreign minister Stef Blok has asked the US to explain reports that several Dutch lawyers have been refused a visa for the US because of their work defending terrorism suspects, the Volkskrant said on Friday. “It is of great importance […]
Children & Teens
France says won’t take back Syria jihadist fighters and their families
(AFP) France has ruled out the repatriation of French jihadists and their families detained in Syria after the fall of the Islamic State group’s “caliphate,” Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Friday. France and other European nations have been wrestling with how to […]
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Opposition to Quebec’s Bill 21 intensifies as minister pleads for calm Hampstead mayor likens proposed ban on religious symbols to 'ethnic cleansing'
(CBC) A week after tabling the legislation, opposition to the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s plan to ban certain public workers from wearing religious symbols is growing more organized — and more vitriolic. Politicians in Montreal’s west end at the federal, provincial and municipal level came […]
Children & Teens
Germany brings home ‘Islamic State’ children from Iraq Germany has started repatriating the children of jailed 'Islamic State' fighters from conflict zones [in] the Middle East. European countries are grappling with how to handle returning foreign fighters and their families.
(Deutsche Welle) The German Foreign Ministry said Friday it had brought several children of convicted “Islamic State” (IS) militants back to Germany from Iraq. The returns were carried out with the consent of the parents, a ministry source said, adding that the number of […]
Deradicalization
Extremists living in UK under secretive counter-terror programme (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Germany to push for imams to be trained locally, not abroad In an effort to curb foreign influence and foster integration, the German government is pressing for imams to be educated locally, in Germany. Are German Muslim communities willing to back the idea? DW investigates.
(Deutsche Welle) Forty-three-year-old imam Murat Gül is president of the Islamic Federation of Berlin and teaches Islam at the local Rosa Parks primary school. “Ever since I was a young boy, I had a love for the Koran,” said Gül, who was […]
Academics & Education
CAIR anti-Semites fight ‘Anti-Semitism Awareness’ bill
(IPT) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued an “action alert” on Thursday encouraging its supporters to pressure Congress to oppose the “Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019.” The act was reintroduced in March by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and three other […]
Government & Politics
Only 6 percent of those subject to Trump travel ban granted U.S. waivers
(Reuters) The U.S. government granted waivers to just 6 percent of visa applicants subject to its travel ban on a handful of countries during the first 11 months of the ban, new data reviewed by Reuters shows. Trump administration officials have pointed […]
Government & Politics
Italy’s Salvini vows to turn away German migrant rescue ship
(AFP) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Thursday that he had told Germany to deal with a ship run by a German charity carrying dozens of migrants picked up in the Mediterranean, while denouncing the work of NGOs in the region. “The […]
Banks & Banking
Judge considers whether terror watchlist is unconstitutional
(AP) A federal judge says he will rule in the near future on the constitutionality of a government watchlist that includes more than 1 million people the FBI considers to be “known or suspected terrorists.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations sued in […]
Government & Politics
Senate censures ‘pathetic’ Fraser Anning
(AAP) Independent senator Fraser Anning has been censured by parliament for “shameful and pathetic” comments linking the Christchurch terror attacks to Muslim immigration. The Queenslander was rebuked by his colleagues on Wednesday for blaming Muslim migrants for the horrific attack last month […]
Citizenship
Germany approves stripping dual national terrorist fighters of citizenship Germany's cabinet has approved a change to the law allowing dual nationals to lose their citizenship if they fight for a foreign terrorist militia. The new law will not be applied retroactively.
(Deutsche Welle) Germans with dual nationality who join foreign terrorist militias will lose their citizenship in the future, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. “Someone who goes abroad and actually participates in combat operations for a terrorist militia shows that they have turned […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Judge: Troy mosque lawsuit can move forward
(Detroit News) A federal judge has denied Troy’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Muslim community group that claims the city was discriminatory when rejecting plans to build an Islamic center there last year. The order that U.S. District Court […]
Academics & Education
Bill 21: ‘We will not be silent,’ Westmount High teachers say Staff form a human chain outside the school to show their opposition to Quebec's proposed secularism legislation.
(Montreal Gazette) To the staccato of blaring horns and cheers from motorists on Ste-Catherine St., students and teachers formed a human chain outside Westmount High School on Wednesday morning to protest against Bill 21. The row of people — about 200 — […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib praises her Islamist entourage
(IPT) Last month, an entourage featuring anti-Semitic activist Linda Sarsour and Council on American-Relations (CAIR) executive director Nihad Awad protected U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., from an outspoken critic. Sarsour has espoused anti-Semitic smears worse than U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a […]
Academics & Education
Overcoming fears of ‘making noise,’ US Muslims step into civic life
(Religion News) Farida Ahsan, a candidate for school board in this city’s Parkway district, was answering a question about racial disparities in school discipline when a melodic phrase came over the loudspeaker. It was the Muslim call to prayer ringing through the […]
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What the anglo media misses about Quebec’s religious law Bill 21 is a law rooted in a vision of society — complete separation of church and state — that affects all religions equally
(National Post) Quebec’s newly tabled law, “An Act respecting the laicity of the State,” will be sent to committee for study, and with the help of the notwithstanding clause, will pass as written. The new law prohibits all government employees in positions […]
Academics & Education
Newly formed Utah league amps up voter registration. Next step: Put Muslims on the ballot
(Salt Lake Tribune) Utah’s Muslim community has mushroomed from a simple student-led prayer group in the 1950s to more than 60,000 adherents of varied ethnicities and a dozen mosques today. It has produced doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, entrepreneurs and leaders contributing to […]
Government & Politics
U.S. MB supporters lobby Congress for third straight year
(IPT) Muslim Brotherhood supporters from the New York-New Jersey area lobbied members of Congress Monday to ask them to pressure Egypt about its execution of political opponents. The event piggybacked on a broader Muslim Advocacy Day organized by the U.S. Council of […]
Government & Politics
Muslim rights advocate says Omar helped ‘broaden the conversation’ about Israel
(Hill) Civil rights attorney Zahra Billoo told Hill.TV’s “Rising” on Tuesday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has broadened the conversation about how people can speak critically about Israel. “I think that the situation with Congresswoman Omar is an important one,” said Billoo, who […]