Clerics & Preachers
Muslim leaders at odds over Macron curbs (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Government & Politics
Senate committee report: World Vision failed to vet group that funded terrorists
(Christian Post) World Vision should have known that the Islamic group it funded and worked with in Sudan was dedicated to funding terrorism, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said in a new report. “Based on the evidence presented, we conclude that World […]
Government & Politics
Macron gave French Muslims two weeks to renounce political Islam, but little progress made six weeks on
(Breitbart) Muslim groups were given two weeks to sign on to a “Republican values charter” by French President Macron after a series of terror attacks, but six weeks later the groups have yet to agree on and finalise a signed document. The […]
Government & Politics
US Muslim group decries Trump’s pardon of contractors It ‘is an unconscionable act of moral insanity,' says CAIR's head about Blackwater contractors
(Anadolu) The US’s largest Muslim civil rights organization on Wednesday condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to grant clemency to four former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing Iraqi civilians. National executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Nihad Awad said the […]
Government & Politics
Vienna attack report lays bare intelligence lapses
(AFP) Austria’s intelligence agencies missed several chances to spot the danger posed by a jihadist [gunman] who launched a deadly attack in Vienna in November, an official report said on Wednesday. The report is the first from a government commission assessing how […]
Government & Politics
Britain recalls Border Force cutter due to fears of surge in migrants crossing border (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
CAIR demands Biden ‘defund’ counterterror program CAIR describes itself as 'America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization'
(Fox) The Council on American-Islamic Relations is urging President-elect Joe Biden to soften up on extremism in a new document on issues it hopes the new administration will address during its first 100 days. It calls on Biden to “oppose and defund” […]
Children & Teens
Ohisalo: Repatriated al-Hol families ‘strongly in hands of authorities’ The interior minister says she understands people’s concerns, but she trusts both the social and security authorities.
(Yle) Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo (Green) said she understands that the repatriation of mothers and their children from the al-Hol displacement camp in Syria may raise concerns for people, but she emphasised that security will be ensured through strong cooperation between Finland’s […]
Government & Politics
Migrants in EU border areas to see social media ads warning against voyage to UK (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Foreign Ministry: Swift repatriation lowers risk of radicalisation Finland says it will continue working to bring home Finnish citizens still living in a Syrian detention camp.
(Yle) The Foreign Ministry on Sunday evacuated six Finnish children and two mothers from the al-Hol displacement camp. However, some 15 kids and five mothers still remain interned in the camp housing women and children captured after the collapse of the Islamic […]
Children & Teens
Finland repatriates eight citizens from Syria The Foreign Ministry on Sunday said it had evacuated six Finnish children and two mothers from northeast Syria.
(Yle) The Foreign Ministry on Sunday said the mothers were repatriated together with their children and that these eight people were now in the care of Finnish authorities. This is the first time the government repatriated mothers from Syria. The Foreign Ministry […]
Children & Teens
Germany brings home ‘Islamic State’ brides, children from Syrian camps Humanitarian reasons have been cited for flying home several 'IS' brides and children from internment in Syria. At the height of the civil war, the women allegedly traveled to join the Islamist militia.
(Deutsche Welle) German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday said he was “relieved” that a “humanitarian” recovery operation had brought home 18 children and five “Islamic State” (IS) brides from Kurdish-run internment camps in northeastern Syria. One of three German women brought back, identified in reports as […]
Government & Politics
Home Office admits it has ‘lost’ 37,000 migrants in Britain (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Progressive groups push Biden to tap accused Iranian lobbyist for top national-security role As an Iranian national, Trita Parsi probably cannot get security clearance, say experts
(Free Beacon) A coalition of progressive foreign-policy groups is pressing President-elect Joe Biden to hire an Iranian national accused of lobbying for the Islamist regime for a senior administration role that a non-U.S. citizen would likely be ineligible to hold. As Biden […]
Government & Politics
Calais: Govt offering migrants nearly €2,000 to go back to home countries
(Breitbart) The French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) is offering €1,850 to migrants in Calais to return to their home countries instead of trying to enter Britain illegally. The offer of cash would also include a free one-way aeroplane ticket to […]
Government & Politics
Home Office to deploy ‘stealth squad’ of speedboats and jet skis to catch Channel migrants (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Senate sends bill restoring female genital mutilation law to Trump’s desk
(Detroit News) The U.S. Senate this week approved bipartisan legislation to amend the federal law prohibiting female genital cutting. The bill, which passed the House this fall, now heads to the president’s desk for his signature. The measure is in response to a 2018 […]
Children & Teens
Danish government ‘withheld security report’ on children in Syrian camps
(Local) The government is suspected — by its own political allies in parliament — of withholding a 2019 report by police intelligence agency PET on Danish children in camps in Syria. According to the report by newspaper Ekstra Bladet, PET concluded in […]
Government & Politics
Austria drops ‘political Islam’ from controversial bill Gov't replaces contentious phrase with 'religiously-motivated extremism' in revised terrorism draft law
(Anadolu) Austria’s coalition government on Wednesday revised its controversial “anti-terror” law, using the phrase “religiously motivated extremism” instead of “political Islam.” Following a cabinet meeting, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer, Justice Minister Alma Zadic and Integration Minister Susanne Raab announced a package of […]
Government & Politics
Top EU court finds Hungary guilty of breaking asylum rules
(Reuters) Hungary has broken EU laws on protecting vulnerable migrants and refugees by denying them a right to apply for asylum and forcibly deporting people to the Serbian border, the Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday. Hungary said […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
US Muslims press Organization of Islamic Cooperation on China
(AFP) US Muslim groups pleaded Thursday for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to speak out on China’s mass incarceration of Uighurs, accusing the global body of abetting what some described as genocide. The OIC consists of 57 Muslim-majority nations and frequently takes […]
Animals
Flemish ban on slaughter without stunning backed by European Court
(Brussels Times) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg has upheld a ban by the Flemish government on animal slaughter without prior stunning. The court was responding to a request from Belgium’s Constitutional Court for a ruling on a point of […]
Children & Teens
Grooming gangs come from ‘diverse backgrounds,’ says Home Office as review finally published (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
‘I don’t hate you’: Rashida Tlaib defends her relationship with Jews on a panel on anti-Semitism
(JTA) At a panel on anti-Semitism, four speakers known for their outspoken criticism of Israel — including Rep. Rashida Tlaib — said that they themselves do not hate Jews. “Tell everybody, I don’t hate you. I absolutely love you,” said Tlaib, a […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Congress members demand Facebook take steps to ‘eradicate’ anti-Muslim bias Lawmakers issue a list of demands for Facebook, including creating a working group that addresses anti-Muslim bigotry and hate groups
(Middle East Eye) A group of 30 Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday sent a letter to Facebook criticising the social media giant for allowing anti-Muslim sentiments to spread on its platform, and are demanding it takes concrete steps to “eradicate anti-Muslim […]
Government & Politics
Morocco rebuffs EU request to re-admit third-country migrants
(Reuters) Morocco has rebuffed a European Union request to take back third-party nationals who reach Europe from the North African kingdom, its interior ministry said on Tuesday. EU migration commissioner [Ylva] Johansson visited Rabat this month to seek a readmission agreement allowing […]
Government & Politics
US elections 2020: Muslims in state of Georgia mobilise for Senate runoff As early voting begins, the contest will have implications on issues of Islamophobia, police reform and systemic racism across US
(Middle East Eye) Ahead of the consequential US Senate race in Georgia next month, Muslim organisers and community members in the state are coming together to mobilise Muslims to vote for the upcoming election, which will decide which political party will have […]
Clerics & Preachers
California has appointed its first ever Muslim chaplain to the state legislature
(CNN) A Muslim man has made history after becoming the first Muslim chaplain appointed to the California legislature. Imam Mohammad Yasir Khan was appointed by Anthony Rendon, speaker of the California State Assembly, on December 7 as the assembly chaplain for the […]
Crime
Denmark to classify immigrants from Muslim countries separately in crime statistics
(Local) Denmark’s government is to separately classify people from or with heritage in primarily Muslim countries and regions in official statistics related to topics such as crime and employment. Immigration and integration minister Mattias Tesfaye has signalled his support for the statistical […]
Government & Politics
Tlaib: ‘I hope you realize just the opportunity here that Allah has given us to show the power of Muslims in Georgia’
(CNS) Muslim leaders, including Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), expressed the hope and expectation on Sunday that Muslim voters would be a deciding factor in the pivotal Senate runoff election in the state of Georgia early next month. The […]
Government & Politics
Two migrants a week are absconding from Kent Army barracks, exclusive figures reveal (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Omar, Tlaib, Sarsour to headline Georgia Senate event as Warnock fights anti-Semitism claims CAIR-Georgia sponsors virtual 'vote-a-thon' to boost Muslim turnout in runoff election
(Washington Times) Democrat Raphael Warnock was already struggling to beat back allegations of anti-Semitism, and then Linda Sarsour and Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib jumped into the Georgia Senate election picture. The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations [CAIR] […]
Government & Politics
Germany to allow deportations of ‘suspect’ Syrians
(AFP) Germany said Friday it would allow deportation of Syrians to their war-ravaged homeland from 2021 if they are deemed a security risk, five years after a massive refugee influx. The EU’s biggest economic power and most populous member allowed in hundreds […]
Academics & Education
Austria court overturns primary school headscarf ban
(AFP) Austria’s constitutional court on Friday struck down a law introduced last year which banned the headscarf in primary schools, saying the measure was unconstitutional and discriminatory. In a statement explaining the decision, the court said the law “contravened the principle of […]
Government & Politics
EU member states, MEPs agree to take terror content down
(AP) European Union member states and lawmakers reached a provisional deal Thursday to take down terror content online within an hour of its being posted. The provisional agreement was announced as EU leaders gathered in Brussels for a two-day summit where they […]
Government & Politics
UK to deny asylum to refugees passing through ‘safe’ third country (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorist lifer among more than 40 extremist convicts freed from prison (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Committee rules Foreign Minister Haavisto broke law, but shouldn’t be charged — Greens leave dissenting opinion Haavisto's actions in relation to Finnish citizens at the al-Hol camp in Syria are under the microscope.
(Yle) Parliament’s Constitutional Law Committee says Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) broke the law in his efforts to repatriate Finnish citizens from the al-Hol camp in northern Syria — but he should not be prosecuted. At a press conference on Wednesday evening, […]
Academics & Education
5 things to know about France’s bill to combat Islamist radicalism Key points of controversial draft law put forward by Macron’s government.
(Politico) It’s a French draft law that attracted huge controversy before it was even published — and doesn’t even mention the issue that President Emmanuel Macron says it’s meant to address: “Islamist separatism.” The concern that Islamist extremists are creating communities and […]
Government & Politics
Brussels wants to give Europol more powers in bid to tackle terrorism
(Euronews) Brussels has unveiled a new package of measures aimed at tackling the threat of terrorism in Europe, including plans to give a stronger role to Europol. A spate of recent terrorism attacks prompted the European Commission (EC) to publish the measures […]
Government & Politics
EU border chief wins support amid migrant pushback reports
(AP) The EU’s top migration official confirmed Wednesday that she retains confidence in the embattled head of Frontex, amid pressure on the bloc’s border and coastguard agency for an independent investigation of allegations it was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants. Asked […]
Government & Politics
French government unveils new law tackling Islamist extremism
(France 24) French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday secured his cabinet’s blessing for a draft law targeting “radical Islamism” following a spate of terror attacks, a move some critics fear will stigmatise the French Muslim community, Europe’s largest. The text was originally […]
Academics & Education
Quebec government lawyers tell court Bill 21 is not a violation of freedoms
(Canadian Press) The Quebec government does not believe its secularism law violates freedom of religion, but rather it serves to frame it, one of its lawyers told a court Wednesday. As those defending the law began final arguments in the court challenge, […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
New French law may increase discrimination France's government is presenting a draft law to combat 'radical Islamism.' Critics say the measures are inefficient and will further stigmatize Muslims.
(Deutsche Welle) Irfan Thakar and Omar Ahamad feel misunderstood as Muslims in France. They are members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Saint-Prix, a northern suburb of Paris. As the imam, the 30-year-old Thakar regularly leads the prayer at the Moubarak mosque, […]
Government & Politics
US envoy ‘concerned’ about religious freedom in France
(AFP) The US envoy on international religious freedom on Tuesday voiced concern about France, warning against “heavy-handed” measures as President Emmanuel Macron targets radical Islam. “I am concerned, obviously, for what’s happening in France,” Ambassador Sam Brownback told reporters when asked about […]
Government & Politics
Greece says Turkish ‘student visa’ loophole used for trafficking
(Reuters) Greece urged Turkey on Tuesday to do more to thwart irregular crossings of migrants into its territory, saying recent arrivals, particularly from Somalia, appeared to be coordinated. More than half of arrivals on the Greek island of Lesbos from Nov. 1 […]
Government & Politics
Dozens of migrants who crossed Channel in small boats will be deported this week (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Patel warned over legality of ‘morally repugnant’ prosecutions of asylum seekers crossing Channel (LINK ONLY)
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To root out Islamism we must break up urban ghettos: Paris politician Pécresse
(Radio France) Valérie Pécresse, the president of the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, has denounced what she called “urban separatism” and said eradicating Islamism was impossible without breaking up France’s urban ghettos. “We can’t eradicate Islamism if we do not break up […]
Clerics & Preachers
Renowned imam calls on Muslims to engage with France Prominent Islamic scholar [Mohammed] Abu Zaid has urged Muslims in France to cooperate with the government. But he told DW that the authorities should also foster dialogue with the Muslim community.
(Deutsche Welle) France’s latest steps in combating Islamist extremism at home have been closely monitored in Arab countries. The brutal killing of French teacher Samuel Paty, who had shown his pupils cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in class, prompted French President Emmanuel […]