(PoliticsPA) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz said today that he would forego certain security clearances that are provided to all U.S. senators to keep his dual citizenship with Turkey. Oz was speaking to a group of reporters about the role David […]
(Buffalo News) It looks as though a halal butcher shop for chickens will not open after all in Buffalo’s Fillmore-Leroy neighborhood. The Common Council’s Legislation Committee on Tuesday recommended denying approval for the project. The decision came after opposition from 15 speakers […]
(Anadolu) France has shut down a mosque for a six-month period amid an ongoing drive against Muslims and their places of worship. The Al-Farouk Mosque in Pessac district near the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France was closed for allegedly defending “radical […]
(AP) The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Tuesday setting March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The resolution, adopted by consensus by the 193-member world body and cosponsored by 55 mainly Muslim countries, emphasizes the right to freedom of […]
(Algemeiner) The French interior ministry on Tuesday reversed a decision ordering the closure of a mosque in the riviera city of Cannes that was identified as a hotbed of Islamist agitation. The ministry waived what was termed the “administrative closure” of the […]
(Hill) Republicans are raising a red flag over Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s work on behalf of Guantánamo Bay detainees. Her work is coming up in closed-door meetings with Jackson as she sits down with GOP senators and Republican members of […]
(CBC) Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown launched an attack Monday on his opponent Pierre Poilievre, accusing the Conservative MP of supporting “discriminatory policies” that target immigrants. Poilievre, the MP for the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton considered the front-runner in the race, pitched new […]
(Breitbart) African migrants, along with a host of other nationalities, are exploiting the war in Ukraine to enter France, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) has claimed. Nicolas Bay MEP has claimed that African migrants are using refugee channels aimed at […]
(BBC) London is significantly better prepared for a terrorist attack than it was five years ago, a report has found. Security expert Lord Harris said a “huge amount of work” had been done by London’s emergency services and key agencies since 2016. […]
(Reuters) The U.S. Justice Department acknowledged on Thursday it would miss a deadline set by President Joe Biden’s executive order to review and release documents from the FBI investigation of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people. In […]
(BBC) A community radio station has been fined £2,000 for broadcasting an Islamic chant said to contain “jihadi lyrics” and “promote terrorism.” Sheffield-based Link FM was found to have committed two serious breaches of Ofcom’s broadcasting code by playing the “nasheed” chant […]
(Axios) The chair of one of the most prominent 9/11 family coalitions has written to President Biden raising concerns about potential renewed U.S. engagement with Saudi Arabia, Axios has learned. Why it matters: 9/11 Families United chair Terry Strada wants Biden to […]
(Canadian Press) Organizations representing Sikhs and Muslims in Canada say they want Conservative leadership hopefuls to take a strong stand against Quebec’s controversial secularism law. Balpreet Singh, a spokesman for the World Sikh Organization of Canada, said when he met with Erin […]
(Algemeiner) France’s interior minister on Wednesday announced the dissolution of two pro-Palestinian advocacy organizations, accusing them of inciting violence and hatred. Gerald Darmanin confirmed on Twitter that both the “Collectif Palestine Vaincra” (“Palestine Will Overcome Collective”) and the Palestine Action Committee were […]
(AP) Noor Abukaram’s elation at completing one of her first varsity cross-country races quickly turned to disappointment when she failed to find her name among those of her high school teammates on the results list. To Abukaram’s shock, she learned she’d been […]
(Swiss Info) A district court in Switzerland has acquitted four defendants accused of inciting violence against the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The judge ruled that a controversial banner shown by protesters at a 2017 demonstration in the Swiss capital, Bern, had […]
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(National-UAE) A British-Moroccan woman stripped of her citizenship after travelling to Syria with her husband to join ISIS has lost an appeal to return to the UK to join her three children. The woman, named only as U3, claimed she only went […]
(Bloomberg) The U.S. is hoping to complete in August the resettlement of Afghan refugees stranded by its exit from the country last year as the Taliban surged back to power, a senior State Department official said. So far, 85,000 Afghan refugees have […]
(Reuters) Australia on Friday listed the entire Palestinian Islamist group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, calling the move a deterrent to political and religious violence and bringing Australia in line with the United States, the European Union and Britain. Australia had for […]
(Canadian Press) A panel of judges has rejected a Muslim charity’s bid to freeze a federal suspension, which prohibits it from issuing tax receipts, while a challenge of the penalty plays out. The Canada Revenue Agency levied the one-year suspension against Ottawa-based […]
(Breitbart) “ISIS bride” Tania Joya exclusively told Breitbart News on Thursday that she divulged her damning affair with Rep. Van Taylor (R-TX) — which torpedoed his political career — because she felt slighted by the congressman after he didn’t “[keep] his promises.” […]
(Bergen Record) Nadia Kahf, a family law attorney from Wayne, is poised to become one of just a handful of Muslim women to serve as a state Superior Court judge in New Jersey, after Gov. Phil Murphy nominated her earlier this week. […]
(AP) U.S. Rep. Van Taylor of Texas said Wednesday that he was ending his reelection campaign and admitted having an affair following reports that he had been in a relationship with the widow of an American-born recruiter for the Islamic State group. […]
(Washington Examiner) As the Biden administration moves to ship tens of thousands of Afghan refugees into American communities to live, there is growing concern that the vetting process to weed out “known or suspected terrorists,” including those involved in IED attacks on […]
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(AP) Schools and school sports regulators could no longer require advance waivers or otherwise restrict participants’ religious apparel unless it causes a “legitimate danger” for fellow competitors, under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Mike DeWine. The measure was inspired […]
(Breitbart) Texas Rep. Van Taylor (R) allegedly paid $5,000 in hush money to an “ISIS bride” he was engaged in an affair with during his time in Congress, Breitbart News has learned. According to documents “ISIS bride” Tania Joya shared with Breitbart […]
(National File) Tania Georgelas — an ISIS bride who was liberated from Syria in 2013 — has accused U.S. Rep. Van Taylor of having an extramarital affair with her. Georgelas claims that Taylor abused his position in order to gain consent and […]
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(Kathimerini) Ankara has taken its allegations of human rights violations by Greece to the United Nations, accusing it of pushbacks and refugee and migrant deaths in the Aegean. The Turkish allegations are included in the letter sent by the permanent representative of […]
(AP) Canadian officials are working with Syrian Kurdish authorities and international organizations to gather information and help Canadian citizens being detained in Syria, a Canadian government spokesman said Thursday. Sabrina Williams, spokesperson for Canada’s Ministry of Global Affairs, cautioned that her government’s […]
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(AFP) France has violated the rights of French children by leaving them for years in inhuman and life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps for family members of suspected jihadists, a UN watchdog said Thursday. The UN child rights committee ruled that “France has […]
(Canadian Press) An opposition bill aimed at fighting Islamophobia and other hate crimes was tabled in Ontario’s legislature Wednesday, but it was unclear if it would receive the support of the majority Progressive Conservative government. The bill from the New Democrats, if […]
(AP) Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday praised Egypt’s efforts to stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants through its Mediterranean Sea shores. Speaking at a news briefing in Cairo, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged the European Union to step up support, including funding, […]
(AFP) Swedish authorities are fighting back against claims its social services are “kidnapping” Muslim children, denouncing a “disinformation campaign” of viral videos spreading mistrust among immigrant families. Videos began appearing on Arabic-language social media sites in late 2021 of real interventions by […]
(AP) Canadian authorities are preventing a Canadian woman and a child detained in a camp in Syria from returning home to get life-saving medical treatment, contradicting policies that allow such repatriations, a prominent rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch identified the […]
(National-UAE) The German government has revealed there are about 1,950 potentially violent Islamist extremists in the country. These people were assessed by the Interior Ministry as both extreme in their beliefs and either known to be violent or showing a willingness to […]
(Brussels Times) More than 75 mosques in Flanders applied for recognition nearly three years ago, but have been kept waiting as the Muslim Executive “is not cooperating,” said Flemish Minister of Coexistence Bart Somers. Due to the lack of an effective recognition […]
(AP) The U.N. refugee agency on Monday voiced alarm at increasing reports of “horrific incidents” where asylum-seekers and migrants trying to slip into Greece and other European countries are allegedly being forced back. Athens denied the claims, and said the UNHCR appeared […]
(AFP) Cyprus struck a deal Monday with the European Union to help it handle a large migrant influx to the divided Mediterranean island, which Nicosia says is the highest per capita in the EU. The agreement will make it easier for Cyprus […]
(AP) Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the European Union to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a top EU official said Sunday. European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas […]
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(Free Beacon) Amid reports that the government sent stimulus checks to terrorists and death row inmates, a Republican congressman is demanding a full accounting of how much taxpayer money has gone to America’s most dangerous criminals. Rep. Don Bacon (R., Neb.) this […]
(Fox) A Pentagon inspector general report released this week found that officials identified at least 50 Afghan evacuees who were brought to the United States in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan whose information indicated “potentially significant security concerns” — […]
(Brussels Times) Federal Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne has decided to withdraw the recognition of the Muslim Executive — the official representation of Islam in Belgium — after the organisation has been under sustained criticism. The Muslim Executive receives approximately €600,000 in […]
(Hill) The Biden administration is considering offering temporary protected status (TPS) to Afghans already in the United States, three sources familiar with the matter told the Hill, as the clock winds down on how to find a way for thousands to legally […]
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(Sydney Morning Herald) The entirety of Palestinian group Hamas has been listed as a terrorist organisation by the federal government as Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says the Coalition has no higher priority than national security. Reaction to the decision has been […]
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