Children & Teens
Glasgow schoolgirls join bid to end female genital mutilation in Scotland (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Government & Politics
Canada may not have to repatriate ISIS fighters from Syria: experts
(Global News) The U.S. may have its reasons for urging Canada to repatriate ISIS fighters from the Middle East, but experts say Ottawa is under no clear legal obligation to bring foreign fighters back. On Monday, the U.S. State Department issued a […]
Clothing
Quebec status of women minister calls Muslim head scarf symbol of oppression
(Canadian Press) Quebec’s new minister responsible for the status of women faced criticism Wednesday after saying she considers the hijab to be a symbol of oppression. Speaking to reporters after being named to the portfolio Tuesday, Isabelle Charest said the Muslim head […]
Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar runs from CNN when asked about her anti-Semitism
(Daily Wire) Anti-Semitic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) ran from CNN on Tuesday when the network pressed her over her support for anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel. During a segment on “The Lead With Jake Tapper,” CNN’s Manu Raju […]
Clerics & Preachers
Muslims say Germany should provide Bundeswehr with imams The Bundeswehr provides Catholic and Protestant clergy for soldiers, but no spiritual counsel for Muslims. According to the government, key questions must be answered before the Bundeswehr's religious ranks are expanded.
(Deutsche Welle) Nariman Reinke, a naval petty officer, is one of about 1,500 Muslim soldiers who serve in the Bundeswehr. Born to [Moroccan] parents in 1979, Reinke has been in the military since 2005 and has twice deployed to Afghanistan. But being a Muslim […]
Government & Politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar dodges anti-Semitism question at CAP
(IPT) Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar dodged a question about her comments concerning Israel Tuesday morning during a discussion about religious freedom at the Center for American Progress (CAP). Just last week, Omar said hearing Israel described as a democracy made her […]
Government & Politics
Judge advances class action over travel ban waivers
(Courthouse News) A federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a class action claiming the Trump administration uses a sham travel ban waiver process to deny virtually all waiver-eligible immigrants from five Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States. “Plaintiffs allege facts […]
Government & Politics
Greece’s Muslim minority complain of ‘marginalisation’ in Komotini
(AFP) Outwardly, Komotini looks like other Greek cities, but there is a major difference: it has nine mosques whereas there are none in Athens. The northeastern city has existed from the second century and was captured by Ottoman-era Turkey in the 14th. […]
Children & Teens
Bill would ban the practice of female genital mutilation in Connecticut
(Hartford Courant) The federal government has long outlawed female genital mutilation on women under age 18 but cases are difficult to prosecute unless there’s also a state law banning the practice. At least 28 states have passed bills enshrining the ban into […]
Converting to Islam
Dutch former anti-Muslim politician converts to Islam Joram van Klaveren is the second ex-PVV politician to convert.
(Politico) A former member of Geert Wilders’ far-right Dutch party announced Monday that he has converted to Islam. Joram Van Klaveren said he made the switch from critic to convert while writing a book about Islam. “During that writing I came across more […]
Government & Politics
US Jewish leader accuses Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of anti-Semitism Malcolm Hoenlein also says he opposes US Jews donating to Israeli political campaigns, argues Airbnb’s decision to delist settlements opens a Pandora’s box
(Times of Israel) One of American Jewry’s most senior leaders lashed out at US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Monday, accusing the young lawmaker of making anti-Semitic remarks. “I am very disturbed. I do believe Tlaib has made anti-Semitic comments,” Malcolm Hoenlein, the […]
Children & Teens
French rethink on repatriating jihadists stirs political storm
(AFP) France has raised the prospect of repatriating around 50 jihadists detained in Syria, creating a domestic political storm that highlights the difficulties posed by bringing extremists home. Successive French governments had insisted citizens who left to live or fight under the […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Gatineau councillor apologizes for comments about Muslims Coun. Nathalie Lemieux says she'll step down from deputy mayor's post
(CBC) A Gatineau city councillor is apologizing for remarks she made last week about Islamophobia in Quebec, but maintains she’s been unfairly judged. In a French-language newspaper interview last week, Coun. Nathalie Lemieux said she didn’t believe Islamophobia exists in the province, and […]
Children & Teens
Dutch are ‘looking into’ bringing IS children back to the Netherlands
(Dutch News) The Netherlands is “looking into” the option of trying to move Dutch women and children living in refugee camps in Syria to safe areas where they can return to the Netherlands, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told broadcaster NOS. “What […]
Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar once blamed ‘our involvement in other people’s affairs’ after al-Shabab attack on Kenyan mall
(Fox) Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar once described acts of terrorism as a reaction to “our involvement in other people’s affairs,” in the wake of the brutal al-Shabab attack on a Kenyan shopping mall in 2013. Omar made the comments during an […]
Banks & Banking
Muslim woman, 39, is revealed as One Nation’s shock star candidate for Parliament (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Charlie Baker, in first visit to a mosque as governor, offers message of inclusion
(Boston Globe) Stepping before the congregation, Governor Charlie Baker took the microphone at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and softly offered “Salam,” a greeting of peace. “How’d I do?” he then asked, as light laughter rippled through the crowd. Weeks […]
Crime
As controversy swirls, François Legault concedes Islamophobia exists in Quebec 'Everything must be done to denounce and combat hatred and intolerance,' Quebec premier says
(CBC) Quebec Premier François Legault has clarified his controversial comments about Islamophobia, now saying such discrimination exists but that it is not widespread. In a statement Friday, the premier’s office said Legault meant to say that there isn’t an “undercurrent” of Islamophobia in Quebec. “Quebecers are open […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Gatineau, Que., mayor wants deputy mayor removed over Islamophobia comments Coun. Nathalie Lemieux says Islamophobia doesn't exist and Muslims fail to integrate
(CBC) The mayor of Gatineau, Que., wants one of his councillors out of her post as deputy mayor after she said Islamophobia doesn’t exist and said Muslim immigrants have failed to integrate into society. In the newspaper Le Droit, Gatineau Coun. Nathalie […]
Government & Politics
Zeldin accepts Omar’s invitation to discuss religious discrimination over Somali tea
(Hill) Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) on Friday accepted Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) invitation to discuss religious discrimination over Somali tea after the two lawmakers traded barbs over social media this week. Zeldin, who is Jewish, on Twitter this week shared a vulgar anti-Semitic […]
Crime
Quebec doesn’t have a problem with Islamophobia, Premier Legault says 'It's voluntary blindness': Muslim leaders disagree with the premier's assertion
(CBC) Premier François Legault says there’s no need for a day devoted to action against Islamophobia — because Islamophobia isn’t a problem in the province. Legault made the comments two days after the second anniversary of the Quebec City mosque attack, when the deputy premier, Geneviève Guilbault, said the […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Republican on Omar appointment: ‘Crazy to watch what Dems are empowering / elevating’
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) traded barbs over Twitter on Wednesday after Zeldin called Omar’s appointment to the House Foreign Affairs Committee “crazy.” “Just learned Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar was also put on this committee [with] oversight of […]
Government & Politics
Tlaib invites Dem chairman on West Bank delegation after his criticism
(Hill) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has invited House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) to join her on a planned congressional delegation to the West Bank after he criticized the trip in an interview. “Yo [Engel] how are we ever going to obtain peace?” […]
Government & Politics
Minority groups to benefit from better protection
(Swiss Info) The government has presented plans to spend up to CHF500,000 ($503,000) annually to protect minority groups in Switzerland against militant extremism and terrorist attacks. The proposal foresees financial contributions for additional building measures, including walls, security gates and video and […]
Academics & Education
Muslim school will not allow girls to eat lunch until after boys have finished, Ofsted chief says (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
These 9 things are ‘officially Islamophobic’ after UK councils adopt new definition (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Slough Borough Council pledges support to the #EndFGM campaign (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib stays quiet on top ally who spread anti-Semitic conspiracies
(Daily Caller) Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib has declined to address the fact that one of her top campaign allies repeatedly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. A key fundraiser for Tlaib, Maher Abdel-qader, repeatedly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, an investigation by the Daily Caller […]
Children & Teens
Bill would ban female genital mutilation procedures in North Carolina
(Winston-Salem Journal) N.C. Sen. Joyce Krawiec introduced a bill on Wednesday that would ban female genital mutilation in the state. Krawiec, R-Forsyth, said she filed Senate Bill 9 “because we must protect our girls from this abuse of being mutilated … and […]
Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar suggests Israel should not be allowed to exist as Jewish state, suggests not a ‘democracy’
(Daily Wire) Anti-Semitic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) suggested in an interview this week that Israel should not be allowed to exist as a Jewish state, Israel is not a democracy, and compared Israel to Iran — which is the world’s leading state […]
Government & Politics
Massachusetts Gov. Baker planning to visit Boston mosque
(AP) Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to visit a Boston mosque. Organizers say the visit Friday to the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center — the largest mosque in New England — is the first by a sitting Republican Massachusetts governor. […]
Government & Politics
Top Democrat on foreign affairs shoots down pro-Palestinian trips
(Al-Monitor) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress. She’s also one of Congress’ first two female Muslim lawmakers. As such, Tlaib wants to take the fight to the pro-Israel lobby by organizing a congressional delegation […]
Academics & Education
Muslim councillor in probe after endorsing ‘homophobic views’ in Birmingham (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
German NGO sues Italy at EU rights court over stranded migrants
(AFP) German aid group Sea Watch said Tuesday it has filed a case at the European Human Rights Court against Italy for refusing to allow its ship carrying 47 rescued migrants to dock. The German NGO’s spokesman Ruben Neugebauer said the group […]
Children & Teens
French jihadists in Syria may be allowed home, Paris says
(AFP) France on Tuesday opened the door to repatriating more than a hundred jihadists being held in Syria, in a marked change in stance brought about by the planned withdrawal of US troops from the country. Paris is worried that French prisoners […]
Government & Politics
Dem leaders defend freshmen Tlaib, Omar
(Hill) House Democratic leaders on Tuesday defended progressive freshman Reps. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (Minn.) against GOP accusations of anti-Semitism for their views toward Israel. The two freshmen have drawn ire from Republicans for their support of the boycott, divestment […]
Government & Politics
Democrats want to defund President Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ Legislation may have a better chance with House now controlled by Democrats
(Roll Call) Democrats in the House and Senate have again introduced legislation seeking to block funding for President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel from certain countries, which has been widely criticized as a “Muslim ban.” “The Muslim Ban — now in […]
Academics & Education
CAQ government wants to know how many teachers wear religious symbols Civil servants try to gather info as CAQ prepares religious symbols legislation
(CBC) Quebec’s Education Ministry is trying to find out how many people its plan to ban teachers from wearing religious symbols will affect. The ministry has asked school boards whether they have a record of how many staff wear a religious symbol […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib’s ties to anti-Semitism run deeper than previously known
(Daily Caller) Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s ties to anti-Semitism run deeper than previously known, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found. Tlaib, part of a heralded freshman class of House Democrats, has already come under scrutiny over her positions on Israel […]
Academics & Education
Muslim councillor ‘overstepped the mark’ in public apology to school ‘promoting homosexuality’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Women’s March leader omits Jews from Holocaust remembrance statement Linda Sarsour attacked the White House for the same thing in 2017
(Free Beacon) Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour penned a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement that omitted any mention of the Jewish people, two years after she attacked President Donald Trump for the same thing. In January 2017, the White House was criticized after […]
Banks & Banking
One Nation’s Mark Latham to push for a burqa ban in all Sydney’s banks, airports and government buildings if he wins a seat in Parliament (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Italy’s Salvini considers legal case against migrant rescue ship
(AFP) Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini said Sunday he was considering legal action against the crew of a Dutch-flagged rescue ship as calls grew for 47 migrants to be allowed to land. “We have concrete elements to declare that the captain and […]
Children & Teens
Scotland looks to introduce FGM protection orders (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Merkel calls on each citizen to fight anti-Semitism
(AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on every single citizen to help fight anti-Semitism ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Merkel said Saturday in her weekly podcast: “Today we are seeing a very different kind of anti-Semitism: there’s the hatred of […]
Academics & Education
Councillor backs Muslim mums who accused school of ‘promoting homosexuality’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
182 radicalized terrorists and prisoners have been released
(Brussels Times) Some 182 terrorists, terrorist accomplices, hate preachers and radicalized individuals that have been sentenced since the rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and the beginning of the war in Syria, have been released. These figures have been requested […]
Children & Teens
Arrests in terror plot raise questions about Canada’s refugee embrace
(NY Times) A youth was charged on Friday with “facilitating a terrorist activity” in eastern Ontario and trying to persuade a friend, who is a Syrian refugee, to plant a bomb in a public place. The refugee was released from custody although […]
Government & Politics
Omar, Tlaib come under fire from GOP
(Hill) Freshman Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, are drawing fire from Republicans in their first weeks since taking office. House GOP leaders condemned the appointment of Omar, a Minnesota progressive, […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib once complained sister was on no-fly list — now that she’s in Congress, details on status are scarce
(Fox) Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib said publicly in 2012 that her sister was on the “no-fly list,” lamenting at the time that as a state representative in Michigan, she couldn’t get her off it. Now that she’s a member of Congress — […]