Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

DNC slams Trump for plans to double down on Muslim ban 7 years later 'Trump’s cruel, unconstitutional Muslim ban sent a message to Muslim Americans that he would threaten, scapegoat, and villainize them. Now he's promising to do it again if he gets a second term'

(Messenger) The Democratic National Committee is calling out former President Donald Trump for his plans to double down on his “Muslim ban” on the seventh anniversary of the exclusionary policy. In a statement given exclusively to the Messenger, DNC Rapid Response Director […]

Government & Politics

UK withdraws interfaith charity funding over Muslim Council of Britain links The decision to stop funding the Inter Faith Network was due to the 'reputational risk' posed for government

(Middle East Eye) The British government intends to stop funding an interfaith charity because one of its trustees is a member of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), which the British government refuses to engage with. Communities Secretary Michael Gove told the […]

Government & Politics

Islamic group calling for Shariah law cancels Canadian event after U.K. declares it a terrorist entity The group’s statements are seen as starkly antisemitic, hawkish on eradicating Israel, and supporting elements of militant jihadi violence

(National Post) The day after an Islamic organization was declared a terrorist group in Britain, the group’s Canadian branch cancelled a conference it was hosting this weekend that was calling for the resurrection of the Muslim caliphate and the imposition of Shariah […]

Government & Politics

House panel advances resolution urging ‘disassociation’ from CAIR This encourages state agencies to 'suspend contact and outreach activities' with the group.

(Florida Politics) The House is moving toward removing any ambiguity regarding the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The State Affairs Committee moved forward a non-binding House resolution (HR 1209) strongly encouraging “all executive agencies of the State of Florida, all law enforcement agencies, […]

Children & Teens

Canada’s controversial ban on adoptions from several Muslim countries sparks court challenge Federal government still won’t say if it reviewed policy as promised 5 years ago

(CBC) A major challenge of Canada’s ban on adoptions from several Muslim countries is set to play out in the Federal Court — a move some legal observers say wouldn’t be necessary if the government wasn’t upholding what they call a “discriminatory” policy. The case, which could […]

Government & Politics

Alleged Qatar spy operation said to have targeted GOP lawmakers opposed to Muslim Brotherhood 'An attack on Hamas is an attack on Qatar. An attack on the Muslim Brotherhood is an attack on Qatar,' document states

(Fox) The oil-rich Gulf state of Qatar hired a former CIA agent’s company to discredit Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., and other lawmakers who oppose Hamas and its parent organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The documents reveal […]

Government & Politics

Muslim and Arab American voters part ways with President Biden over his foreign policy Among Muslim and Arab American voters, this disapproval of President Biden’s foreign policy has taken the form of an active campaigning against his reelection.

(Religion News) Before she was elected to Georgia’s House of Representatives two years ago, Ruwa Romman, the first Palestinian American to hold any office in Georgia, campaigned for Joe Biden in 2020 in Atlanta’s northeast suburbs, which she now represents. Today, Romman, […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Controversial government anti-racism consultant Laith Marouf is running now an anti-Israel channel Laith Marouf is the government-funded anti-racism consultant who had a record [of] hateful tweets about Jews, Francophones and black people

(National Post) Laith Marouf, the government-funded anti-racism consultant whose record of hateful tweets became an embarrassing controversy for the Liberals, is now the director of an anti-Israel online broadcaster. Free Palestine Television (FPTV) was launched after the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians […]

Government & Politics

Sunak criticises Starmer over legal advice he gave to extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Labour leader's spokesperson says he gave advice in 2008 to the group, set to be banned in the UK, as 'lawyers give advice to people they don't necessarily agree with'

(Jewish News) Rishi Sunak has attempted to use Keir Starmer’s past record as a barrister, when he offered advice to the Islamist extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in a case in Germany, as means of discrediting the Labour leader’s position on UK security. […]

Government & Politics

Israel says it uncovered Hamas terror network planning attacks in Europe Mossad and Shin Bet release details on group’s attempts to attack Jewish and Israeli targets, say slain Hamas leaders in Lebanon helmed the efforts

(Times of Israel) Hamas runs a network of operatives in Europe commanded by terror leaders in Lebanon, Israel said Saturday as its intelligence agencies released new details on the Gaza-based organization’s attempts to attack Israeli and Jewish targets abroad. Most of the […]

Government & Politics

Cornel West courts Muslim and Arab-American voters in quest for presidency West has said Muslim and Arab communities 'hold a special place in my heart.'

(ABC) Independent presidential candidate Cornel West has been courting a group President Joe Biden may struggle to attract in the upcoming 2024 election: Muslim and Arab-American voters. Muslim and Arab community leaders rallied around the prominent activist, author and philosopher by recently […]

Government & Politics

Lib Dem councillor sparks fury after refusing to address antisemitism concerns Birmingham city councillor Ayoub Khan refuses to answer concerns put to him that he considers antisemitism awareness training 'is beneath you'

(Jewish News) A Liberal Democrat councillor exposed by Jewish News for questioning evidence that Hamas carried out atrocities in Israel on October 7th has sparked renewed anger after refusing to confirm he has undertaken antisemitism awareness training for linking the Jewish state […]

Government & Politics

American intel officials warn of risk of Hezbollah attacking U.S. Hezbollah has more capability to strike inside the U.S. than other terrorist groups like ISIS, officials say.

(Politico) U.S. officials assess that there’s a rising risk Lebanese Hezbollah militants will strike Americans in the Middle East — and even potentially hit inside the United States, four officials familiar with the intelligence told POLITICO. The Iran-backed militant group would likely […]

Government & Politics

MSS vigilant on radicalisation of youths despite low terror threat on Malta Malta registered a low threat of terror in 2022, but Malta Security Services says prevention of online radicalisation needs to be at the forefront of its terrorism preparedness

(Malta Today) Malta’s secret service, the MSS, said that while terrorism prevention is at the top of its agenda, its workload has been characterised by investigations against drug trafficking and illegal migration, as well as cyber-threats to critical infrastructure. Malta registered a […]

Clerics & Preachers

German MP: Taxpayers should fund German mosques to prevent radicalisation Critics agree that foreign funding should be banned, but say German Muslims should fund their own mosques.

(European Conservative) A top Christian Democrat politician wants to amend the constitution if necessary, so that German taxes can be used to pay for mosques.  Jens Spahn — a former minister and deputy leader of the opposition center-right CDU/CSU’s parliamentary group — […]

Crime

Baltimore lawmaker seeks to remove CAIR from Md. hate crimes commission Law creating the commission explicitly guaranteed CAIR, whose executive director praised the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, representation on the civil rights panel

(Jewish Insider) A legislative effort is underway in Maryland to remove the Council on American-Islamic Relations from a state hate crimes body after the organization’s Maryland director published a series of antisemitic Facebook posts after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel, […]

Government & Politics

CAIR’s leader cheered Hamas’s terror attack on Israel. Gavin Newsom is sitting down with the group anyway Terror-tied group touts meeting with California governor

(Free Beacon) California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) met Thursday with the state’s Council on American-Islamic Relations chapter (CAIR) just weeks after the group’s leader said he was “happy to see” Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel, a comment that even prompted condemnation from […]

Government & Politics

Is migration the EU’s biggest challenge in 2024? Few topics were as influential in shaping social discourse last year as migration. It's likely to dominate the EU's agenda again in the new year.

(Deutsche Welle) The number of asylum applications to the European Union has risen over the past two years. While there were just under 1 million in 2022, the European Union Agency for Asylum has predicted that this mark could now have hit […]