Clothing
Niqab-wearing Muslim Tory candidate wants to ‘challenge perceptions’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Government & Politics
TSA confirms controversial Amtrak passenger screening program underway
(WBAL) The Transportation Security Administration has confirmed for the first time that the controversial screening of some rail passengers’ past travel records against a terrorist watchlist “has already occurred,” amid calls from Congress for greater oversight and demands from civil liberties advocates […]
Government & Politics
Group vows to sue Amtrak over screening of rail passengers against terrorist watchlist
(WBAL) The Council on American-Islamic Relations vowed on Thursday to sue America’s largest passenger rail network if Amtrak begins screening its travelers against the government’s terrorist watchlist — a program first revealed by the Hearst Television National Investigative Unit’s reporting. “If Amtrak […]
Government & Politics
US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel
(AP) One of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran, federal prosecutors said […]
Government & Politics
FBI arrests 2 men in DC accused of impersonating federal officers; 4 Secret Service agents placed on leave
(CNN) The FBI arrested two men in Washington, DC, Wednesday for allegedly impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents for more than two years, giving expensive gifts to federal agents in DC, providing them apartments and offering to purchase a weapon for a […]
Government & Politics
Rights group: Greece used migrants to expel asylum seekers
(AP) Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused authorities in Greece of allegedly using migrants to help carry out summary, illegal deportations of asylum seekers at the country’s border before they are able to register their claims. The New York-based rights group based […]
Government & Politics
Sir David Amess murder trial: Alleged terrorist tells court he wanted to be a martyr and regrets ‘nothing’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Sir David Amess: Terror suspect tells court he killed MP over Syria vote
(BBC) A terror suspect accused of murdering Sir David Amess told jurors he decided to kill him over his vote for airstrikes on Syria. The Southend West MP was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October […]
Government & Politics
Silence over why mall attacker’s request to leave NZ ignored
(Radio NZ) Government agencies which battled to detain and deport the LynnMall attacker Ahamed Samsudeen are remaining silent on why they did not agree to his request to lose New Zealand residence. Officials were moving to cancel Samsudeen’s refugee status and detain […]
Government & Politics
Amtrak asks TSA to start screening rail passengers against terrorist watchlist for first time
(WBAL) Khalid Turaani knows what it’s like to be on a secret government watchlist. He learned about his status on it, not from an official letter or communication, but when TSA officers stopped him from flying one day in 2017. “They told […]
Academics & Education
Family of murdered school teacher Samuel Paty sue French ministries They accuse French intelligence services and local education authorities of not having done enough to prevent the teacher’s 2020 murder
(Connexion) The family of Samuel Paty, the French school teacher murdered by a jihadist in October 2020, is suing the ministries of education and interior for “non-assistance of a person in danger” and “non-prevention of a crime.” They accuse the intelligence services […]
Government & Politics
Court blocks disclosure of docs on immigrant terrorist screenings
(Reuters) A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said federal agencies properly withheld documents related to how they vet applicants for immigration benefits with the aim of uncovering possible terrorist ties, reversing a judge who ordered their disclosure. A 2nd U.S. Circuit Court […]
Government & Politics
A bridge too far? Leefbaar Rotterdam mull four-way coalition with Denk
(Dutch News) Right-wing populist party Leefbaar Rotterdam is in talks to lead a four-way coalition in the port city with the support of Denk, whose support is concentrated in the city’s Turkish minority. The unorthodox partnership would also include the two liberal […]
Government & Politics
‘Outsourcing’ of migrants to Rwanda edges closer (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Far-right presidential candidate wants total ban on Muslim headscarf in France Marine Le Pen says she wants to extend law prohibiting wearing the veil to entire public domain
(Anadolu) Right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen has pledged to impose a total ban on the wearing of the Muslim headscarf in public places if elected France’s next president. The leader of the National Rally party, who is currently leading second in polls […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel’s immigration bill suffers multiple defeats in Lords (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Pelosi: ‘America’s large and diverse Muslim communities have been essential to our nation’s success’
(CNS) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) put out a statement on Friday welcoming the start of the month of Ramadan and paying tribute to America’s Muslim community. “For generations, America’s large and diverse Muslim communities have been essential to our nation’s success: […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
French interior minister’s Ramadan greeting message draws ire Gerald Darmanin defends message, denounces 'ordinary racism' for tweet
(Anadolu) France’s interior minister denounced racist comments Saturday and defended his greetings to French Muslims commemorating the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Gerald Darmanin took to social media to post a message condemning “ordinary racism” for his tweet April 1 […]
Government & Politics
Ex-Taliban torturer can’t be booted out of Britain as it may breach his human rights (LINK ONLY)
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No exemptions to Clean Air Zone charge for Birmingham Central Mosque worshippers during Ramadan and Eid (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
New Iran nuclear deal could allow Iranian terrorists into US Removal of sanctions on IRGC will permit terror-tied Iranians to enter the country
(Free Beacon) The Biden administration’s new nuclear accord with Iran is likely to include a loophole that will “allow Iranian nationals linked to terrorism to enter and stay in the United States,” according to a new Republican-authored policy analysis circulating on Capitol […]
Government & Politics
Polish pushbacks to Belarus go on as Ukrainians welcomed
(AFP) Poland has welcomed two million refugees from war-torn Ukraine at lightning speed and with open arms. Yet just north of that border, the EU member continues to push back those crossing from Belarus. Since last summer, thousands of migrants and refugees […]
Government & Politics
Dearborn, Wayne County clerks concerned about Arabic ballots
(Detroit Free Press) The clerks of Dearborn and Wayne County are raising concerns about Arabic-language ballots in Dearborn, saying that implementing them in time for the August primary may not be possible. The Dearborn City Council voted unanimously March 22 on a resolution that […]
Children & Teens
Germany repatriates women, children from Syrian camp
(AP) Germany says it has brought home 10 women and 27 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected members of the Islamic State group have been held. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the group was repatriated from the Roj camp […]
Government & Politics
LynnMall attacker was identified as capable of terrorism if travel plans thwarted
(Radio NZ) Security services briefings show the LynnMall attacker was highly likely to carry out a terrorist attack in New Zealand only if he was prevented from leaving the country. They show Ahamed Samsudeen believed he had been set up and that […]
Children & Teens
‘Clunking fist terror law puts children at risk’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Greece says ‘no provision’ in Lausanne treaty for election of mufti
(Kathimerini) Greece told Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday that there is no provision in the Treaty of Lausanne, a 1923 peace accord which, among other things, forged modern Greece and Turkey’s borders, stating that the muftis of the Muslim minority […]
Government & Politics
House legislation targets social media platforms that allow terrorist accounts
(Free Beacon) A new piece of House legislation would mandate that social media platforms remove terrorist organizations and their supporters or face a $50,000 fine for every infraction. The No Publicity for Terrorists Act, spearheaded by Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R., N.C.), is […]
Government & Politics
Greek independent authority rejects migrant pushback claims
(AP) Greece’s independent authority for transparency said Tuesday that after an in-depth investigation it has found no basis for reports that Greek authorities have illegally turned back asylum-seekers entering the country from Turkey. The National Transparency Authority said in a statement that […]
Government & Politics
New York officials urged to boost kosher and halal food aid
(NY1) New York officials are being urged by the Met Council on Jewish Poverty this week to allocate at least 20% of the food in a program meant to support food pantries in the state as kosher and halal food. The state […]
Clerics & Preachers
Anti-Islam rhetoric in French election risks ‘spiral of hatred,’ says Paris mosque rector (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Boris Johnson could sack Home Secretary Priti Patel after losing grip of Channel migrant crisis (LINK ONLY)
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‘Disgrace’: Judge chastises ASIO’s ‘unacceptable’ conduct over Benbrika trial
(Age) A Victorian Supreme Court judge has labelled the conduct of Australia’s national security agency a “disgrace” for missing deadlines and disregarding court orders over the ongoing detention of terror cell leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika. Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth chided lawyers […]
Government & Politics
More cooperation needed to monitor the Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium, committee says
(Brussels Times) The Comité R responsible to monitor Belgium’s various police, security and intelligence agencies published its report earlier in the week outlining a series of recommendations to improve the surveillance of the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium. The main […]
Government & Politics
Minneapolis mosques to broadcast call to prayer all year round Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman announced this week that mosques will be allowed to play the adhan several times between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily and all year round.
(Star Tribune) The Muslim call to prayer will soon be heard regularly in parts of Minneapolis. Minneapolis mosques can now publicly broadcast the adhan, or call to prayer, over loudspeakers without acquiring a permit and so long as they abide by the […]
Government & Politics
French court annuls decision to close Al Farouk Mosque Local governorate shut down Al Farouk Mosque for 6 months on March 14
(Anadolu) A French court on Wednesday annulled the government’s decision to close a mosque near the city of Bordeaux. Sefen Guez Guez, the lawyer of the association of the Al Farouk Mosque, said that the Bordeaux Administrative Court annulled the Gironde governorate’s […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Ontario NDP says ejected member was in Islamophobic Facebook group
(Canadian Press) Ontario’s New Democrats say they removed a longtime legislator from caucus because he was found to be a member of an Islamophobic Facebook group. The party’s provincial director issued a statement on Wednesday giving more details about Paul Miller’s ouster, […]
Government & Politics
Dearborn council approves resolution requiring Arabic-language election materials
(Detroit Free Press) Dearborn City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night requiring that ballots and other election materials be translated into Arabic. The council voted 7-0 in favor of a resolution introduced by Councilman Mustapha Hammoud that will mandate translation into the […]
Government & Politics
Muslim leaders want NYPD official censured for denying post-9/11 surveillance One attendee called for the ouster of John Miller, deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism.
(Politico) Muslim community leaders told Mayor Eric Adams during a closed-door meeting Tuesday that a high-ranking member of the NYPD should face consequences for claiming the department never surveilled Muslims in the wake of 9/11 — with one attendee calling for the […]
Government & Politics
UK campaigners call for support scheme for victims of terrorism (LINK ONLY)
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Sixth anniversary of terrorist attacks: Belgium pays tribute to victims
(Brussels Times) Belgium paid tribute on Tuesday to victims of terrorist attacks, including those lost during the attacks that rocked the country six years ago in Brussels and Zaventem. On 22 March 2016, a double attack took place in Belgium, first at […]
Government & Politics
PM hails ‘incomparable spirit’ of London in Westminster attack victims tribute (LINK ONLY)
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David Amess killing: Jury played 999 call from witness to stabbing
(BBC) A murder trial jury has been played the desperate call for help made by a constituent after Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed. Sir David, MP for Southend West, died during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October. Ali […]
Government & Politics
Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation
(AP) Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center — men Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson never met — were central to some of the questions she fielded Tuesday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Jackson was asked repeatedly about the […]
Government & Politics
Mayor Adams condemns NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims after top cop downplays it: ‘What we did was wrong’
(NY Daily News) Mayor Adams joined a growing chorus of local lawmakers and advocates Monday in condemning a top NYPD official’s defense of the department’s surveillance of Muslim New Yorkers in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Speaking at an unrelated press […]
Government & Politics
Man accused of murdering David Amess scouted home of Michael Gove, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Pain endures for French Jews a decade after Toulouse shootings
(Radio France) Ten years after France was rocked by a series of Islamist shootings targeting Jewish children and French soldiers, President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday joined two of his predecessors — Nicolas Sarkozy and François Holland[e] — along with Israeli President Isaac […]
Academics & Education
French presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse denounces antisemitism on 10th anniversary of deadly attack at Toulouse Jewish school
(Algemeiner) French presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse on Friday visited the Jewish school in [the] southern city of Toulouse that 10 years ago was [the] site of a deadly Islamist terror attack that took the lives of a teacher and three small children. […]
Citizenship
Dr. Oz will renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected to Senate: ‘I will only be a U.S. citizen’ Dr. Oz currently holds a dual citizenship with Turkey
(Fox) Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday told Fox News that if he is elected to the U.S. Senate to represent Pennsylvania, he will renounce his Turkish citizenship before being sworn into office. Oz, who as a dual citizen is legally permitted to […]
Government & Politics
Afghan refugees in US to receive temporary protected status
(AP) Afghan refugees in the United States will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, the government said Wednesday, a move that will help some of the thousands who arrived following the chaotic American withdrawal from […]