Crime
Sweden’s failed integration creates ‘parallel societies,’ says PM after riots (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Government & Politics
Jordan’s questioning of Mayorkas about migrants on terror watch list goes off the rails 'That's amazing,' Jordan told Mayorkas
(Fox) Republican Rep. Jim Jordan was cut off and left seemingly stunned while grilling Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on whether 42 illegal immigrants on the terror watch list have been released into the United States. “Forty-two illegal immigrants were encountered at […]
Government & Politics
French government calls UK advocacy group Cage ‘Islamist militants’ Anti-radicalisation body accuses organisation of supporting terrorists and seeking to smear France
(National-UAE) UK advocacy group Cage, which has a focus on Muslim detainees, has been labelled “Islamist militants” by the French government’s anti-radicalisation body. The Interministerial Committee for the Prevention of Delinquency and Radicalisation has published nine tweets accusing Cage, founded by former […]
Government & Politics
Terror prosecutions of people back in UK from Syria not counted
(BBC) The government does not record the number of people prosecuted for terror offences after returning to the UK from Syria, an official report says. The data is held neither “officially or unofficially,” an annual review by the independent reviewer of terrorism […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel will hire private jets to send illegal migrants to Rwanda after ‘woke’ airline chiefs refuse to run flights (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU moves to lift visa rules for travelers from Qatar, Kuwait
(AP) The European Union moved Wednesday to lift visa requirements for people from Qatar and Kuwait to make it easier for them to enter many European countries for stays of up to 90 days. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, said […]
Government & Politics
Vast majority of Afghans turned away by U.S. entry program
(Hill) The Biden administration has denied roughly 85 percent of the applications it has processed from Afghans seeking to come to the U.S. through a program that allows for temporarily waiving immigration requirements. New figures obtained by the Hill show the administration […]
Government & Politics
Muslim voter turnout grew in 2020 Nearly three-quarters of registered Muslim Americans voted in 2020, according to a new report.
(Politico) Nearly 1.1 million Muslim voters cast a ballot in the 2020 election, turning out in numbers large enough to swing the presidential race in key battleground states, according to a new report. The analysis by Emgage, a Muslim American civic group, […]
Crime
Swedish Green leader: ‘Easter riots nothing to do with religion or ethnicity’
(Local) The riots that rocked Swedish cities over the Easter holidays were nothing to do with religion or ethnicity, but instead come down to class, the joint leader of Sweden’s Green Party has told the Local in an interview. Ahead of a […]
Children & Teens
Ex-Tory MP guilty of molesting boy was on panel advising on grooming gangs (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
A top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure, a first
(Reuters) France’s highest administrative court dismissed on Tuesday an appeal from the Interior Ministry that aimed to close a mosque in the southwestern town of Pessac for six months. The local interior ministry’s office first closed the mosque for six months on […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
David Cameron says government should defend its counter-extremism strategy (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
In ‘grey zone’ of national security, suspects face no charges but can’t leave Canada
(Global News) To Canadian national security officials, Samy Nefkha-Bahri is a supporter of “armed jihad abroad,” who had “dubious associations” and wanted to take part in “combat in Syria.” Classified government reports obtained by Global News allege he led a group that […]
Government & Politics
Twitter admits temporarily suspending Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders
(Euronews) Twitter says it suspended Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders “in error” after reports that he had violated the platform’s rules on hate speech. The social network admitted it had “temporarily restricted” Wilders’ access to his account on Monday. The move came […]
Government & Politics
French presidential election poll: 85 per cent of Muslims voted to keep Macron in power
(Breitbart) Muslims in France voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, with 85 per cent of Muslim ballots going towards keeping the French president in power. 85 per cent of votes from Muslims in France during Sunday’s general election went to keeping Emmanuel Macron […]
Government & Politics
Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over 14-year ordeal of detention and torture Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian who lived briefly in Montreal, was haunted by a phone call asking for 'tea and sugar,' which interrogators claimed was code.
(Toronto Star) A former Guantanamo detainee, whose story of detention and torture was featured in a best-selling memoir and Hollywood film, is going to court to try to force the Canadian government to reveal its role in his ordeal. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, […]
Clothing
French election: 60 per cent support banning Islamic veil in public
(Breitbart) A poll released this week suggests that six in ten French people would support the government banning the Islamic veil in public spaces, a policy favoured by presidential election hopeful Marine Le Pen. The poll, which was conducted by the CSA […]
Government & Politics
Dominic Raab pushes to separate terrorists in jail and prevent extremist recruitment (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
India condemns Omar’s ‘narrow-minded’ politics, visit to Kashmir
(Hill) India has condemned a recent visit by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to Kashmir, an area that has been the subject of dispute and, at times, violent conflict between India and Pakistan for years. In a strongly worded statement, India’s Ministry of […]
Clothing
Tensions over race, religion in France’s presidential race
(AP) From attacks on “wokeism” to crackdowns on mosques, France’s presidential campaign has been especially challenging for voters of immigrant heritage and religious minorities, as discourse painting them as “the other” has gained ground across a swath of French society. French voters […]
Government & Politics
Denmark in talks with Rwanda on transfer of asylum seekers
(Reuters) Denmark is in talks with Rwanda about setting up a new procedure for transferring asylum seekers to the East African nation, mirroring a similar move by Britain announced last week. A deal with Rwanda would make Denmark the first European Union […]
Clothing
Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public, as he seeks […]
Crime
Sweden sees foreign countries playing role in recent riots
(AP) Sweden’s government suspects that actors from abroad incited violent riots in several Swedish cities last week, according to the country’s justice minister. Crowds threw rocks and burned cars and trash cans after a Danish far-right provocateur announced plans to hold meetings […]
Clothing
Voting for Macron is a bitter pill to swallow for some French Muslims
(Reuters) Ever since Lisa Troadec converted to Islam and began wearing a hijab almost a decade ago, the Frenchwoman says she has been subjected to verbal abuse, dirty stares and tripped in the street. She worries the alienation she feels will only […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Omar meets with recently ousted Pakistani PM Imran Khan to discuss Islamophobia
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) met with recently ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on her maiden visit to the country on Wednesday. Omar, who is one of the few Muslim members of Congress, met the recently removed prime minister at […]
Government & Politics
Prevent ‘should focus on violence rather than terror’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
42 arrested at border under Biden on terror watch list: DHS data
(Washington Examiner) Forty-two people on the U.S. government’s terror watch list have been arrested attempting to enter the United States illegally since President Joe Biden took office, according to federal data obtained by the Washington Examiner. The 42 arrests happened across the […]
Government & Politics
Cyprus plans surveillance system to stem migrant crossings
(AP) Cyprus will install an electronic surveillance system along the buffer zone that divides the island nation along ethnic lines, to stem a surge in illegal immigration through the breakaway north, the government said Tuesday. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos announced the plan […]
Clothing
Marine Le Pen says French headscarf ban ‘no longer main priority’ The once key campaign proposal would now be addressed after other measures such as cutting off Islamist funding, and would reportedly not target regular headscarf wearers
(Connexion) Banning the Islamic headscarf is no longer a “major priority” for far-right presidential election candidate Marine Le Pen, a member of her team said yesterday, in a U-turn on previous campaign pledges. “Banning the headscarf” was one of Ms Le Pen’s […]
Government & Politics
White House says terrorist encounters at border are ‘uncommon,’ touts Border Patrol for ‘doing their job’ The Border Patrol stopped 23 people on the terrorist database at the southern border in 2021
(Fox) The White House on Monday said encounters with suspected terrorists at the U.S. southern border are “uncommon,” after 23 individuals on the terror watchlist were apprehended in 2021. Fox News first reported on Monday that U.S. Border Patrol apprehended at least […]
Christians
Omar says ‘original snowflakes’ had ‘complete and glorious meltdown’ over tweet
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said on Monday that conservative “snowflakes” had a “complete and glorious meltdown” over her tweet criticizing Christian-based missionaries singing on a plane. In a tweet over the weekend, Omar, who is Muslim, commented on a viral video […]
Clothing
Faced with criticism, Le Pen allies tone down rhetoric on hijab ban
(Reuters) A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come “little by little” and be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday, marking a shift in tone less than a week ahead of the final […]
Government & Politics
Law change to allow deportation of potential terrorists, refugees on the cards
(Radio NZ) The government is looking into whether it will change the law to make it possible to send would-be terrorists, or refugees who have been serious offenders, back to their home countries. And former justice minister Andrew Little has defended how […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel hints at changes to Prevent scheme after murder of Sir David Amess (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary blames Britain for ‘radicalising’ MP David Amess’s killer (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Macron clashes with Le Pen over Islamic headscarf ban
(AFP) President Emmanuel Macron has clashed with his rival Marine Le Pen over her plan to ban women from wearing the Islamic headscarf in public, with an eye on the votes of Muslims in the second round of elections. Le Pen on […]
Animals
In France’s election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims
(AP) As she cooks lunch and talks politics, Sarah Gutmann has a nasty feeling — of would-be French president Marine Le Pen invading the privacy of her home and meddling with her Jewish faith and the plates of chicken and kosher sausages […]
Government & Politics
Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan (LINK ONLY)
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Tens of thousands of asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda, says Johnson (LINK ONLY)
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UK to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
5,000-plus migrants thought to have reached UK this year after crossing Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Second Bury Conservative candidate dropped by party over ‘anti-Semitic’ tweet (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
National Muslim charity launching legal challenge of CRA audit, calling it Islamophobic Ottawa has pledged to address Islamophobia within the federal government
(CBC) A national charity that describes itself as Canada’s largest grassroots Muslim organization is launching a Charter of Rights challenge against the Canada Revenue Agency, claiming that a years-long audit of the charity has been tainted by bias and Islamophobia. The Muslim Association […]
Government & Politics
Tories turn their back on own candidate over inflammatory Israel posts Sham Raja, the Bury Conservatives candidate in the Sedgley ward, shared Facebook posts including one claiming Palestinian women were having 'unborn children ripped out.'
(Jewish News) A local election candidate standing in one of the most Jewish populated wards in England “no longer has the endorsement of Bury Conservative Party” after his inflammatory social media posts on Israel were revealed. Sham Raja, who had been confirmed […]
Government & Politics
Councils could be stripped of anti-terror responsibilities in Prevent shake-up (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Denmark to bring ISIS children home but not mothers
(Euractiv) Danish authorities have started planning the evacuation of five Danish children of ISIS fighters in the Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp in Syria but their mothers will be left behind, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said. The decision comes after a new medical report […]
Government & Politics
Prevent is ‘failing,’ say terror experts after murderer Ali Harbi Ali deceived officials (LINK ONLY)
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Two Conservative Bury candidates accused of posting anti-Semitic comments (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
LynnMall attack: Security fears trumped mental health support
(Radio NZ) The Security Intelligence Service was calling the LynnMall knife attacker a terrorist for years, at the same time as courts were hearing he was a high, medium or even low-risk threat. Ahamed Aathill Samsudeen stabbed shoppers in an Auckland supermarket […]
Government & Politics
‘Obvious’ mistakes made by MI5 over Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi (LINK ONLY)
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