Government & Politics – Page 66

Congress probes Oberlin College prof. with links to Iranian regime A letter sent to Oberlin wants answers on professor's 'apparent leading role in covering up the Iranian regime's atrocities'

September 28, 2022 Benjamin Weinthal

(Fox) Two Republican lawmakers from the Committee [on] Education and Labor called for an inquiry Wednesday into Oberlin College’s religion studies professor Mohammad Jafar Mahallati due to his reported ties with the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism, the Islamic Republic of […]

French intelligence reveals social media pushing Islam at school

September 28, 2022 Hélène de Lauzun

(European Conservative) With the start of the new school year, Islamist threats are once again hovering over French schools, according to two successive memos issued by the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalisation and Territorial Intelligence, one dated August […]

Austria to launch checks at Slovak border to stop migrants

September 28, 2022 Kirsten Grieshaber

(AP) Austria announced Wednesday that it will start checking travel documents at its border with Slovakia following a similar decision by the Czech Republic to keep migrants from entering without authorization. The checks were set to start at midnight Wednesday and initially […]

Meloni’s navy-blockade plan to stop Libya migrants ‘unlikely’

September 28, 2022 Nikolaj Nielsen

(EUobserver) Italy’s incoming far-right government will most likely attempt to usher in reforms to deny people their right to asylum. But some of the ideas put forward by the expected premier-to-be Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party are unlikely to […]

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

September 28, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) The Netherlands is working on plans to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children from camps in northern Syria, RTL news reported on Wednesday. Three ministries — justice, foreign affairs and defence — have been working on the plans […]

France to close another mosque 23 ‘separatist places of worship’ closed in past 2 years, says interior minister

September 28, 2022 Alaattin Dogru

(Anadolu) France announced it will close another mosque, accusing the imam of being radicalized, according to media reports Wednesday. The Interior Ministry has started the process of closing the Obernai Mosque in the Bas-Rhin area, according to French BFM TV and Le […]

Czechs to renew border checks amid new migrant wave

September 27, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AP) The Czech government has decided to renew checks at its border with Slovakia amid a new wave of migration. The new measure becomes effective on Thursday at 27 border crossings between the two European Union countries that belong to Europe’s visa-free […]

Biden keeps US target for refugee admissions at 125,000

September 27, 2022 Julie Watson

(AP) President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation’s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year. […]

Greece: EU using Med countries like a refugee ‘parking lot’

September 26, 2022 Derek Gatopoulos

(AP) Greece on Monday urged the European Union to lift movement restrictions for refugees recognized by individual nations, accusing the bloc of applying a double standard when dealing with Ukrainians fleeing the war compared with the victims of other conflicts. Notis Mitarachi, […]

Manchester Arena attack: Criminal injury compensation claims rejected

September 26, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Up to half of the claims for criminal injury compensation made to the government following the Manchester Arena terror attack have been rejected. From 741 applications resolved by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), 331 did not result in compensation being […]

Suffolk MP says abandoned people-smuggling boats ‘pose risks’

September 26, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) Boats which are used for smuggling people into the UK and abandoned in the sea posed “enormous risks” to shipping, an MP said. Seafarers said rigid inflatables, which are about 8m (26ft), caused a hazard. Peter Aldous, Conservative MP for Waveney […]

Mitarakis refutes Spiegel, Channel 4 reports on Evros 38

September 26, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis sent a letter of response to Channel 4 and Der Spiegel regarding the reports they published about the 38 migrants stranded on an islet in the Evros River on Greece’s border with Turkey. Greece, he noted, has […]

Cyprus seeks UN help to stem asylum-seeker ‘avalanche’

September 26, 2022 Menelaos Hadjicostis

(AP) Cyprus is seeking help from the United Nations to stem an “avalanche” of migrants who make their way from the ethnically divided island’s breakaway north across a U.N.-controlled buffer zone to seek asylum in numbers that authorities cannot cope with, the […]

Muslim council wants Bill 21 abolished, among other recommendations in Quebec election policy guide

September 24, 2022 Pamela Pagano

(CityNews) Next month’s provincial election will have tremendous implications for Quebec’s Muslim community, according to the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). The NCCM released its Quebec election policy guide this week, ahead of the Oct. 3 vote. The guide lays out […]

CAIR accuses Democratic lawmakers of Islamophobia for criticizing Rep. Tlaib’s anti-Israel remarks

September 22, 2022 Kerry Picket

(Washington Times) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America’s largest Muslim advocacy group, called on all Democratic House members Thursday “not to engage in dishonest, Islamophobic attacks” on Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her latest remarks about Israel. Ms. Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, reignited […]

Minister says new migrant push at Greek border an ‘organized plan’

September 22, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Guards at Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey prevented some 1,500 migrants from entering the country on Wednesday, the country’s minister for citizens’ protection said, describing the push for entry as an “organized plan.” “There obviously exists some kind of organized […]

US: Rights group condemns congressman’s attack on Muslim university officer CAIR says Lee Zeldin's attack on CUNY diversity officer is 'vile, defamatory and Islamophobic'

September 22, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Middle East Eye) New York Congressman Lee Zeldin has come under fire from a leading Muslim rights organisation after attacking the Muslim American official tapped to lead a probe into a complaint of antisemitism at a university in New York City. Saly […]

Leicester disorder: Independent review to be held

September 22, 2022 Ashitha Nagesh, Caroline Lowbridge and Navtej Johal

(BBC) An independent review is to take place into recent unrest in Leicester, the BBC has learned. Officers have arrested 47 people since 28 August amid tensions involving mainly young men from sections of the Muslim and Hindu communities. Major disorder broke […]

Sweden’s new immigrant party gets first elected position

September 21, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Local) Sweden’s new immigrant party, Nyans, has won a council seat in the port city of Landskrona, the first elected position it has won since it was founded in 2019. Ever since the September 11 election, it has been touch and go […]

Rashida Tlaib says progressives cannot support Israel’s government, sparking sharp criticism from fellow Democrats

September 21, 2022 Ron Kampeas

(JTA) It’s an argument that has percolated for years in salons and on social media and now members of Congress are duking it out: What fits better into the “progressive” portmanteau, supporting or opposing Israeli policies? Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat […]

French interior minister under fire over failed attempt to expel radical imam

September 20, 2022 Fayçal Benhassain

(CNS) Following a botched attempt to deport a Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated imam under a new “anti-separatist” law designed to counter radical Islamism, the French interior ministry is reportedly taking steps to expel others. Mediapart, an independent investigative online newspaper, reported that Interior Minister […]

NYC councilwoman Inna Vernikov hits CUNY, Eric Adams over ‘anti-Israel’ antisemitism probe

September 19, 2022 Bernadette Hogan

(NY Post) A Brooklyn councilwoman is taking the city’s public college system to task for assigning a former employee of an anti-Israel BDS group to investigate a high-profile incident of antisemitism flagged by a Jewish college professor. “@CUNY assigning a former @CAIRNational […]

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Israel has apartheid system, two-state solution won’t work 'We need to change our policies when it comes to the state of Israel. We desperately need to look at it [through] a different lens,' Tlaib told Al Jazeera.

September 19, 2022 Unlisted Author

(JNS) U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) stated in an interview with the Al Jazeera network on Sept. 16 that she does not see how a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can work. She further claimed that Israel has an “apartheid system” […]

Muslim group wants $2M from Troy after battle over mosque — and city is fighting back

September 16, 2022 Bill Laitner

(Detroit Free Press) Told by a judge that the city’s zoning code violated federal law by keeping a mosque from opening, Troy agreed to let Muslims occupy the building that they bought nearly five years ago. But Troy officials have steadfastly refused […]

Amsterdam asks parliament to scrap burka ban

September 16, 2022 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) Three years after the introduction of the ban on face-covering clothing — commonly referred to as the burka ban — the Amsterdam city council is calling on parliament to scrap the ban as soon as possible. Mayor Femke Halsema promised […]

Greece says it rejects Turkish admonitions on Muslim minority

September 16, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Athens accused Ankara of trying to intervene in its domestic affairs after Turkey’s Foreign Ministry called on Greece to investigate threats received by a Muslim member of Greek Parliament and expressing support for the country’s “Turkish minority.” Huseyin Zeybek, a lawmaker […]

Türkiye calls on Greece to investigate death threat against Greek-born Turkish MP

September 16, 2022 Handan Kazanci

(Anadolu) Türkiye on Friday called on authorities in Greece to investigate a death threat against a Greek lawmaker who is also a member of the country’s Muslim Turkish minority. “We expect the Greek authorities to investigate this serious incident and punish the […]

Ottawa won’t say if CSIS operative who trafficked teens to Islamic State militants is now in Canada

September 15, 2022 Robert Fife

(Globe and Mail) An operative for Canada’s spy agency who once trafficked three British teens to Islamic State militants has been released from a Turkish prison, and the federal government will not say if he has been relocated to Canada. A source […]

Stockport Conservative councillor expelled from party over retweets

September 15, 2022 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A Tory councillor who retweeted claims that mosques had “secret arsenals” and immigration was “cultural suicide” has been expelled from the party. Alanna Vine, who represents Bramhall North on Stockport Council, was suspended as part of an investigation into her Twitter […]

Alberta rescinds appointment of Human Rights Commission chief in book review dispute

September 15, 2022 Dean Bennett

(Canadian Press) The Alberta government has rescinded the appointment of the head of its Human Rights Commission in a dispute stemming from a passage in a book review that has been criticized as Islamophobic. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro’s department did not formally […]

Multicultural France warns of ‘very high’ terror threat as Rosh Hashanah nears

September 14, 2022 Peter Caddle

(Breitbart) With a number of Jewish holidays set to take place over the coming weeks, officials in multicultural France are now warning of a “very high” terror threat level in the country. With Rosh Hashanah fast approaching, law enforcement agencies in France […]

Congress battles Biden admin in bid to ban Iranian president from US soil Pressure mounts on Biden admin to nix visa for hardline president

September 14, 2022 Adam Kredo

(Free Beacon) Congress is moving to prevent Iran’s president from entering the United States to attend U.N. proceedings but is facing resistance from the Biden administration, which says it is “obligated” to allow the hardline president into the country. Sen. Ted Cruz […]

UN human rights officials press Canada on case of overseas detainee Jack Letts

September 14, 2022 Jim Bronskill

(Canadian Press) The federal government has told United Nations officials that international human rights law does not obligate Canada to actively facilitate the return of its citizens detained in northern Syria. Ottawa says that instead, the duty of respecting international conventions largely […]

Sweden’s immigrants turning their backs on country’s mainstream political parties People with immigrant backgrounds voting for alternative political options in hope of being represented

September 14, 2022 Leila Nezirevic

(Anadolu) In Malmo, one of the most diverse cities in Sweden, there was a long line of people waiting to vote at the polling station in Rosengard district. The Social Democrats have mostly ruled the city since 1919, and according to this […]

Alberta in showdown with human rights chief in Islamophobia controversy

September 13, 2022 Dean Bennett

(Canadian Press) A day after Justice Minister Tyler Shandro publicly directed the head of Alberta’s human rights commission to quit, the commissioner’s office lobbed the issue back at him, saying it’s Shandro who does the hiring and firing. “The commission does not […]

Greek authorities want to install Christians in mufti offices in Western Thrace: Muslim cleric 'Discrimination began when there were efforts to remove our elected clerics (muftis) from office,' says Mustafa Trampa

September 13, 2022 Halil Ibrahim Medet

(Anadolu) The newly elected Muslim cleric (mufti) of the Turkish minority in the Xanthi region of Western Thrace in Greece said Monday that discriminatory practices are being carried out against the Turkish minority in the region. Mustafa Trampa, who was elected as […]

King Charles III: Five things the new British monarch said about Islam and Muslims The king, who once studied Arabic to better understand the Quran, has long spoken about Islamic history and theology

September 13, 2022 Rayhan Uddin

(Middle East Eye) In 1996, the grand mufti of Cyprus, shockingly, accused Charles III — the new British king — of secretly being a Muslim. “Did you know that Prince Charles has converted to Islam. Yes, yes. He is a Muslim. I […]

Justice Minister Tyler Shandro asks Alberta Human Rights Commission chief to resign 28 Muslim organizations called on Shandro to act

September 12, 2022 Paige Parsons

(CBC) Justice Minister Tyler Shandro has asked Alberta Human Rights Commission chief Collin May to resign, responding to concerns raised by more than two dozen Muslim organizations. In July, May came under fire following the resurfacing of a 2009 book review he wrote that critics say highlighted […]

Biden leaves American Muslims wanting

September 12, 2022 Cheyanne M. Daniels and Sarakshi Rai

(Hill) When President Biden was elected in 2020, Muslim Americans hoped to see a change in representation in government. At the time, hate crimes against Muslims were on the rise, and anti-Islamic rhetoric was surging, which critics attribute, in part, to former President […]

Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony: ‘This is a day not only to remember, but a day of renewal and resolve’

September 11, 2022 Nikki Carvajal, Jasmine Wright and Kate Bennett

(CNN) President Joe Biden commemorated the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at a remembrance event Sunday at the Pentagon, delivering heartfelt remarks that honored those killed there. “I know for all those of you who lost someone, 21 years is […]

King Charles: What are his views on Islam? During the course of his life, the British monarch has on several key occasions expressed his views on Islam and the Muslim world.

September 11, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Al-Jazeera) Interest in Britain’s new monarch King Charles III has spiked since he ascended the throne on Saturday, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. While the 73-year-old has been in the public eye for decades, much of the attention […]

Greece rebuts Turkey’s claims over Muslim religious leaders

September 10, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Greece’s Foreign Ministry has released a statement countering Turkish claims that it imposes appointed religious leaders, or muftis, on the Muslim minority in the northeastern province of Thrace instead of letting them elect their own. “The Turkish side is attempting, once […]

Pentagon IG to review whistleblower claims about alleged Afghan evacuee vetting failures More than 76,000 Afghans were evacuated amid the withdrawal last year

September 8, 2022 Adam Shaw and Brooke Singman

(Fox) The Pentagon Office of Inspector General (OIG) will review a whistleblower’s allegations that hundreds of Afghan evacuees entered the U.S. despite their appearance on a Pentagon watchlist — and claims that officials did not follow correct procedures. In a letter to […]

Belgian state removal of Muslim Executive president deemed ‘unconstitutional’

September 8, 2022 Lukas Taylor

(Brussels Times) The Brussels Civil Court has ruled that the Belgian state illegally interfered in the activities of the Muslim Executive in Belgium (EMB) by dismissing its former president, Salah Echallaoui, through the actions of Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne. According to […]

DHS OIG faults Afghan evacuee vetting, warns national security threats may have entered US More than 76,000 Afghans have been brought to US since August last year

September 7, 2022 Adam Shaw and Brooke Singman

(Fox) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to properly vet and screen Afghan evacuees coming into the U.S. and may have allowed multiple national security and public safety threats into the U.S., according to a new report by the department’s office […]

Türkiye urges Greece to stop denying recognition to elected Muslim clerics Ankara urges Greece to respect rights of Western Thrace Turkish minority to elect their religious leaders, guaranteed by international agreements

September 6, 2022 Merve Aydogan

(Anadolu) Türkiye on Monday again urged Greece to respect the rights of the Turkish minority in its Western Thrace region and to stop denying recognition to elected Muslim clerics (muftis). Talking to Twitter, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Türkiye expects Greece […]

Darling of the UK right, Braverman gets govt’s toughest job

September 6, 2022 James Pheby

(AFP) New UK interior minister Suella Braverman is admired by the right for her attacks on “woke” politics but her legal acumen will be put to the test when tackling one of government’s toughest jobs. Braverman, 42, was appointed attorney general a […]

French interior minister prepares list of imams to expel from France

September 5, 2022 Oussama Aamari

(Morocco World News) French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said during an interview with BFMTV that there are “other imams like Iquioussen,” adding that he is preparing a list of “preachers, presidents or agitators of associations” who could be expelled from France. The […]

Greece blocked over 150,000 migrants this year: minister

September 4, 2022 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Greece has blocked over 150,000 undocumented migrants on its land and maritime border so far this year, the migration minister said Sunday. “The entry of 154,102 irregular migrants was averted since the start of the year. Around 50,000 attempted to invade […]

Michigan House Dem candidate ‘honored’ to appear alongside show host who made antisemitic comments after 9/11 Marlinga aims to represent Michigan's 10th District in the House

September 3, 2022 Kyle Morris

(Fox) Carl Marlinga, the Democratic nominee to represent Michigan’s 10th Congressional District in the House, made a recent appearance on a Facebook Live program hosted by MD Rabbi Alam, claiming he was “honored” to appear alongside the host who has a history […]