(National-UAE) The Reform UK party will ban the Muslim Brotherhood if it is voted into power in the next general election, its leader Nigel Farage has said. The UK has so far stopped short of following the example of countries such as […]
(WJBK) A little more than two days since the Dearborn Heights Police Department posted a photo of a police patch featuring Arabic script, the city’s mayor says the patch was only an idea and should never have been presented as official. Police […]
(National-UAE) An official definition of Islamophobia would present a risk to free speech, and plans to introduce one should be ditched, the UK government’s adviser on terror laws has said. Jonathan Hall, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said a definition would […]
(Iran International) Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is using online grooming tactics to recruit potential operatives in Britain, a report by the Daily Express said on Friday, one day after London vowed to frustrate what it called escalating Iranian threats to people on UK […]
(LBC) LBC has seen the digital posters and videos being pumped out to people in a bid to stop them making the dangerous Channel crossing. They feature warnings both in English and French, saying they risk being sent back under the new […]
(GB News) A bombshell new report reveals scores of migrants have lied about their age to get into Britain, as almost 50 per cent of under-18s who come alone are waved through upon arrival. The report, by Stand for Our Sovereignty and […]
(AP) Two armed Turkish men were being questioned Thursday after being arrested in Viterbo, near Rome, hours before a popular local festival, Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni said. Meloni praised police and Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi for their “swift intervention” leading to the […]
(Iran International) The British government on Thursday said it was determined to frustrate what it called escalating Iranian threats to people on UK soil, citing cyberattacks and the use of criminal proxies to carry out attacks. “The Government has long recognised there […]
(Toronto Sun) Canada’s “open and accessible” financial sector is vulnerable to terror groups looking to finance their overseas operations, a new government report details. The report, entitled 2025 Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks in Canada, was quietly released by […]
(Fox) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is facing a GOP-led censure resolution on Wednesday after her fiery remarks at a pro-Palestinian conference. Tlaib spoke at the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit over the weekend, when she condemned both Democrats and Republicans for […]
(JNS) The House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, which is part of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, plans to hold a Sept. 10 hearing on antisemitism in K-12 schools. The hearing will “focus more broadly on trends […]
(NY Post) Sen. Tom Cotton has sent a dire letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, urging an investigation into alleged Iranian spies that could be operating within the US intelligence community, the Post has exclusively learned. The […]
(Yabiladi) The European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH), which trains imams in France, has been dissolved by the Council of Ministers at the request of Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. Announcing the decision on Wednesday, Retailleau hailed it as a step against “the […]
(NL Times) The mayor of Delft, Marja van Bijsterveldt, regrets the impact that the municipality’s investigation into the Muslim community in the Zuid-Holland town had, but will not apologize for it. In an interview with de Volkskrant, van Bijsterveldt, who is stepping […]
(Breitbart) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is flagging the FBI on what he describes as the “dangerous” and “almost certainly illegal” activities of the controversial Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), Breitbart News first learned exclusively. In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel dated September […]
(European Conservative) The municipality of Molenbeek, a town in the Brussels metropolitan area known for being a hotbed of jihadists, is once again making headlines. During a city council meeting, a veiled socialist councillor, complaining about derogatory comments made about her online […]
(AFP) Denmark’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Dane of Syrian origin who was jailed for having spent time with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria was in fact an informant for Danish intelligence services. The case has captivated the Nordic […]
(NL Times) A Dutch court has ruled that the government must assist in relocating 42 Afghan guards who protected the Dutch embassy in Kabul during the Taliban takeover in 2021, along with their partners and minor children, NOS reports. The guards worked […]
(Editors) It’s close, but Muslims in New York may now outnumber Jews. It’s a demographic race with political implications. Analysts trying to understand why Canada, Britain, and France are moving to recognize a Palestinian state have pointed to demographic shifts and growing […]
(European Conservative) A 23-year-old Dutch woman was seriously assaulted in Ventimiglia, Italy, after being attacked and struck on the head, reportedly with a bottle. She was taken to Bordighera hospital for treatment and later released. The assault took place on Via Tenda, […]
(Algemeiner) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) lambasted the US government for supporting Israel’s war effort in Gaza and predicted that the pro-Palestinian movement would continue to grow as a political force while speaking at an extremist-linked gathering over the weekend. Tlaib made the […]
(Jerusalem Post) The 2nd annual People’s Conference [for] Palestine in Detroit saw toned-down rhetoric compared to last year’s conference in terms of support for violence and terrorist organizations. Nevertheless, the August 29-31 event attended by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, streamer [Hasan] Piker, Green […]
(Jerusalem Post) Law students of the class of 2025 at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) voted last week to name their class after controversial politician Rima Hassan, the rector of the university announced on Thursday. Hassan is a French-Palestinian politician with […]
(NY Post) Hamas-backing Qatar has bankrolled film and stage projects by socialist Zohran Mamdani’s Israel-bashing movie-director mom — and one of its royals is now pushing her son’s mayoral bid, the Post has found. Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, sister to the […]
(National-UAE) It has been 10 years since Sir John Jenkins’ landmark inquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK was wrapped up but he says the need to understand the movement’s role is now even more pressing. The former diplomat was commissioned […]
(Global News) Quebec’s announced move to ban prayer in public spaces is being condemned by civil liberties advocates, while legal experts say it could further test the limits of the notwithstanding clause in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Secularism Minister Jean-François […]
(AFP) Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin’s Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade. Many came […]
(CTV) Quebec plans to introduce legislation to ban prayers in public spaces in the fall, but one Muslim group says they feel targeted. The head of the National Council of Canadian Muslims says the ban is concerning. “The idea that somehow prayer […]
(Sky News) The government will reject any attempt by a member of the ISIS “Beatles” terror cell to be transferred from a Colorado prison to a high-security jail in the UK, Sky News understands. El Shafee Elsheikh, known as “Jihadi Ringo,” grew […]
(European Conservative) A decades-long dispute over a mosque and Koran school in Leonding, Upper Austria, is escalating once again after city authorities officially confirmed that the religious site is operating illegally, Austrian Express reports. The mosque, run by the “Islamic Assembly and […]
(European Conservative) Germany’s welfare statistics have reignited the debate over migration and integration after new figures revealed that “Mohammed” and its many spelling variants have become the most common first name among recipients of Bürgergeld, the country’s basic income support. The revelation […]
(JNS) Israel’s ambassador to Belgium joined local politicians in condemning a protest in Brussels where two girls were filmed praising Hamas leaders in an Arabic-language song while sitting on the shoulders of keffiyeh-clad men. “The future generation. Tell me who you admire, […]
(Brussels Times) Commotion took place at a municipal council meeting in the Brussels commune of Jette on Wednesday evening: several councillors left the meeting after the Palestinian flag was called “the flag of a terrorist movement” during a debate on its presence […]
(Euronews) So-called Islamic State group terrorist El Shafee Elsheikh, known as “Jihadi Ringo,” has applied to transfer from a US high-security prison to the UK despite having his British citizenship revoked, triggering outrage from his victims’ relatives. The 37-year-old member of the […]
(Belga) In response to concerns raised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the Belgian ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice have confirmed that the country has no intention of transferring terrorists to Iran. The NCRI, a branch of the […]
(Jewish News) Middle East minister Hamish Falconer has insisted the UK government remains “clear-eyed” about the threat the Iranian regime poses to British Jews in this country, adding this is one reason why Tehran now faces the reimposition of sweeping new sanctions. Speaking […]
(Jewish News) Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain has appeared to suggest Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust could have been provided “with land for a homeland, in Europe” rather than in Israel during an online debate about Zionism. The independent MP, elected on […]
(European Conservative) A new annual report from Austria’s Documentation Centre for Political Islam (DPI) shows a sharp rise in Islamist activity, both online and in public spaces. According to the report, extremists are becoming increasingly visible in everyday Austrian life, often adopting […]
(National Post) With Quebec promising on Thursday to ban “street prayers,” the province’s minister of laicity has avoided mention of any particular faith. Jean-François Roberge issued a Thursday statement referencing only a “proliferation of street prayers” in Quebec. Roberge added that it […]
(Canadian Press) The Quebec government says it is planning to ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province. The announcement makes good on an idea first mentioned last winter by Premier François Legault, who […]
(Anadolu) Austria’s Integration, Family and EU Affairs Minister Claudia Plakolm announced on Wednesday that voluntary integration is “over,” as the government prepares to introduce a three-year mandatory program linking social benefits to participation in language and values courses. The initiative, set to […]
(Ynet) Italy is considered a favorite destination for Israelis. Over the years, the two countries have also maintained relatively warm relations. However, in recent months, with the prolongation of the war and the shift in European public opinion regarding it, all of […]
(CityNews) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is questioning the legitimacy of a Quebec committee report that proposes, among other things, that the province extend its religious symbols ban to daycare workers. “What we’re really looking at is recommendations from the […]
(National-UAE) Far-right activist Laura Loomer on Tuesday was condemned by veteran journalist Mehdi Hasan after she called for the firing of another Muslim State Department employee. Ms Loomer accused Wardah Khalid of holding views inconsistent with President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. […]
(Toronto Sun) Despite declaring a Vancouver-based “sham charity” a terrorist organization nearly a year ago, Canada still refuses to revoke its status as a not-for-profit corporation. In October 2024, former public safety minister Dominic LeBlanc listed Vancouver-based Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network […]
(ITV) New measures will be introduced to tackle so-called “honour-based” abuse, the government has announced. Honour-based abuse (HBA) is motivated by the perception that a person has brought shame to themselves, their family or the community. Related crimes include female genital mutilation, […]
(Canadian Press) The Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools and extend the religious symbols ban to daycare workers, says a committee tasked with advising the province on how to strengthen secularism. A nearly 300-page report published Tuesday […]
(GB News) Britain may face social upheaval and deepening perceptions of a “two-tier society” if Labour persists with plans to create a formal definition of Islamophobia, the head of an advocacy group has warned. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has formed a […]
(Reuters) Germany is set to lift its months-long ban on the entry of vulnerable Afghan nationals it had pledged to admit, a foreign ministry official said on Tuesday, after mounting legal pressure at home and a deportation push by Pakistan. Around 2,000 […]
(Free Beacon) George Mason University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter reemerged Sunday evening with a recruitment video claiming “the spirit of resistance will not be quenched.” The radical group went dark for months after police found terrorist propaganda and weapons […]
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