Academics & Education
Urgent action needed to address lack of FGM awareness, say experts (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Children & Teens
Bill would ban female genital mutilation procedures in North Carolina
(Winston-Salem Journal) N.C. Sen. Joyce Krawiec introduced a bill on Wednesday that would ban female genital mutilation in the state. Krawiec, R-Forsyth, said she filed Senate Bill 9 “because we must protect our girls from this abuse of being mutilated … and […]
Health & Medicine
Convicted Canadian Tire attacker tells court she wants to ‘withdraw’ her agreement with the facts
(Toronto Star) A woman convicted of using a golf club and knife to attack Canadian Tire employees in support of terror group Daesh has declared she wants to “withdraw” her agreement with the facts presented to the jury in a recent and […]
Children & Teens
Community leaders work to head off anti-Muslim backlash as Kingston terror arrests wind up political debate Groups want to send message that terror plot allegations have nothing to do with Islam
(CBC) Community leaders are working to calm fears and find ways to prevent an anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant backlash in the wake of two arrests related to an alleged terrorist plot in Kingston, Ont. — yet the probe already has touched off a political […]
Health & Medicine
ISIS video allegedly shows doctor from Canada urging ‘jihad’
(Global News) A video released Wednesday by the ISIS affiliate in Somalia showed a man it said was a doctor from Canada urging supporters to “get on the path of jihad.” The 15-minute propaganda video introduced him as Dr. Youssef Al Majeerteyn […]
Government & Politics
Prevent strategy on radicalisation faces independent review (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Canadian Tire attacker paranoid, deluded, court-ordered report finds
(Toronto Star) A newly released psychiatric assessment of a woman convicted of attacking Canadian Tire employees and customers with a knife and golf club “for ISIS,” suggests she was suffering from “actively psychotic” symptoms and “paranoid and persecutory delusions” at the time […]
Health & Medicine
Islamic radicals met on camping trips to Wicklow mountains (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Alexandr Bekmirzaev: ‘A victim of true Islamic brainwashing’ (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Daesh-supporter Rehab Dughmosh convicted of terror charges over Scarborough Canadian Tire attack
(Toronto Star) A jury has found Rehab Dughmosh guilty on four terrorism-related charges, concluding a brief and bizarre trial in which she refused to participate except to admit she tried to join Daesh in Syria and later used a golf club and […]
Health & Medicine
In highly unusual trial, Rehab Dughmosh admits to attacking Scarborough Canadian Tire ‘for ISIS’ — but refuses to enter plea
(Toronto Star) A year after her plan to leave her husband and two children to join a terrorist group in Syria was thwarted, Rehab Dughmosh entered a Scarborough Canadian Tire in 2017 and shouted “This is for ISIS” as she attacked employees […]
Health & Medicine
Three out of four returning fighters no longer pose a threat
(Brussels Times) Out of 100 foreign fighters who have returned to Belgium from Syria, the Organ for Coordination of Threat Analysis (known as “OCAM”) believes that only one-quarter still present a serious terrorist threat. The finding is reported in the daily Het […]
Crime
Afghanistan sends deported asylum-seeker back to Germany The government of Afghanistan has denied entry to a failed asylum-seeker deported by Germany. The Afghans say the man was turned back at the border as per agreement with the German government because he's mentally ill.
(Deutsche Welle) In an article designed to raise the hackles of those worried about foreigners and crime, German daily Bild reported on Thursday that Afghanistan had turned away an Afghan deportee with a long criminal record at its border and sent him back […]
Clothing
‘You look scary’: Muslim family describes discrimination at Virginia hospital A prominent Muslim family went to a hospital after the birth of a newborn baby. They say the staff humiliated them
(WRC) A Muslim family went to a hospital in Northern Virginia to celebrate a joyous occasion: the birth of a newborn baby. But they say hospital staff humiliated them by telling them they looked “scary,” and threatened to kick them out. Visiting […]
Christians
Education needed to tackle Islamic extremism in Ireland — academics
(Irish Catholic) Catholic methods of examining scripture could help tackle radicalisation in Islam, a leading Jesuit academic has said, after it was revealed an Irish citizen was captured having left Ireland to fight for the so-called Islamic State. Originally from Belarus, Alexandr […]
Government & Politics
Changes to terrorism laws on the table after failure to impose supervision order
(Sydney Morning Herald) The attorney-general’s office is contemplating tougher terror laws, after the state failed in a last-ditched bid to slap an extended supervision order on a convicted terrorism “activity offender” who had an “obsession” with the Islamic State. Mohamed Naaman, 43, has […]
Health & Medicine
Most ISIS recruits in the U.S. aren’t immigrants. They’re actually native-born Americans, new study suggests
(Deseret News) A new study from the Rand Corporation suggests that focusing on immigrants as a source of potential “jihadist terrorism” in the United States could miss the majority of potential terrorists. That’s because, according to the study, the more prominent threat […]
Deradicalization
Oxford Street terror attack plotter ‘resisted’ de-radicalisation
(BBC) A man who planned to drive a van into 100 people in London was working with a government de-radicalisation programme at the time, a court has heard. Islamic State (IS) supporter Lewis Ludlow pleaded guilty last August to planning the Oxford […]
Health & Medicine
Manchester stabbings suspect detained under mental health laws
(BBC) A terror suspect arrested over a “frenzied” knife attack on three people in Manchester has been detained under mental health laws. The 25-year-old is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbings on New Year’s Eve at the city’s […]
Children & Teens
Toddler dies in botched circumcision in Rome migrant refuge (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Feds will appeal controversial genital mutilation ruling
(Detroit News) Federal prosecutors signaled Wednesday they will appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss several genital mutilation charges against several doctors last month while ruling a ban on the practice was unconstitutional. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit filed a notice of appeal late Wednesday, […]
Children & Teens
Ohio General Assembly passes measure prohibiting female genital mutilation for girls under age 18
(Cleveland.com) The Ohio General Assembly has sent to Gov. John Kasich a bill that would make it illegal to perform female genital mutilation on girls under age 18. Known by its initials of FGM, it is a ritual practice in some cultures […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Canadian, 20, gets 40-year terrorist sentence in U.S. despite mental illness
(Canadian Press) A young Canadian convicted of plotting terrorist attacks in New York City was sentenced by an American court on Wednesday to 40 years in prison, his Canadian lawyer said. The sentence handed down to Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 20, came despite […]
Children & Teens
Congress unlikely to move swiftly to fix female genital mutilation ban issue
(Detroit News) Legal experts say Congress could revise the federal ban on female genital mutilation to pass constitutional muster, but lawmakers are unlikely to consider the issue a priority. A Detroit federal judge last month ruled unconstitutional the 22-year-old federal ban on female genital cutting, […]
Health & Medicine
Soldier who tried to help terrorists gets 25-year sentence
(AP) A soldier based in Hawaii was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for trying to help the Islamic State group. Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang, 35, pleaded guilty in August to four counts of attempting to provide material support to […]
Children & Teens
Doctor in genital mutilation case attacks remaining charge
(Detroit News) A Northville doctor charged in the nation’s first female genital mutilation case tried to get one of the last charges against her dismissed Thursday. Dr. Jumana Nagarwala wants a judge to dismiss a conspiracy charge involving two 7-year-old Minnesota girls […]
Children & Teens
Federal female genital mutilation law ruled unconstitutional; advocates want state ban
(WGME) A federal judge is dropping charges of female genital mutilation against a Michigan doctor. U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman said the federal law is unconstitutional. It’s an issue that’s been much-debated at the State House because Maine has no law specifically […]
Children & Teens
Don’t use Islam as excuse to carry out horrors of female genital mutilation
(Toronto Sun) Earlier this week, a federal judge in the United States dismissed charges against two doctors and six others involved in the genital mutilation of nine girls at a suburban Detroit clinic. While many are disappointed the case had to be […]
Children & Teens
Ruling in genital mutilation case shocks women’s advocates
(AP) Women’s rights advocates said they were shocked when a federal judge in Michigan ruled this week that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional. They called his decision a serious blow to girls’ rights. Legal experts said the judge […]
Children & Teens
THL: 10,000 girls and women in Finland have undergone FGM Finland’s public health watchdog THL says 3,000 girls risk undergoing the procedure, which involves removal of all or some of the external female genitalia.
(Yle) There are currently as many as 3,000 girls in Finland who face the risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation or FGM, according to an analysis released by the National Institute for Health and Welfare on Friday. The THL data […]
Children & Teens
Sen. Margaret O’Brien appalled by federal judge decision to overturn FGM ban
(WWMT) A federal judge in Detroit dismissed charges against two Michigan doctors who performed female genital mutilation on several girls. Attorneys for the doctors argue the procedures were religious rituals. The judge ruled the federal ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) unconstitutional. […]
Children & Teens
Genital mutilation ban ruled unconstitutional; judge drops charges against sect
(Detroit News) A federal judge Tuesday dismissed female genital mutilation charges against several doctors in the first criminal case of its kind nationwide, ruling the law is unconstitutional. The opinion by U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman comes two weeks after defense lawyers mounted […]
Children & Teens
The scandal of female genital mutilation in the Black Country revealed (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Teachers could face criminal charges for failing to report forced marriage (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Scott Morrison slams ‘lame excuse’ for Bourke Street terrorist
(Age) Prime Minister Scott Morrison has attacked the “lame excuse” of blaming mental health problems for Friday’s horrific attack in Melbourne by Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, after the killer’s family said he was “crying for help” and should not be the subject […]
Health & Medicine
How France was forced to reassess its ideas about radicalised youth
(France 24) When Paris was hit by two major terrorist attacks in 2015, France embarked on a painful journey to understand the radicalisation of its youth. Three years later, researchers have discredited initial theories about the “typical” home-grown terrorist. On January 7, […]
Government & Politics
Bourke Street attack: Morrison accused of ‘scapegoating’ Muslim community (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Defense tries to toss genital mutilation charges
(Detroit News) Defense lawyers tried to convince a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss female genital mutilation charges in the first criminal case of its kind nationwide, arguing the law is unconstitutional. The bid by defense lawyers is the first challenge to a […]
Government & Politics
Minister preparing a bill to ban hymen reconstruction Health minister motivated to empower women and break away from old-fashioned health myths
(Copenhagen Post) The health minister, Ellen Trane Nørby, is preparing a bill to ban hymen reconstruction — a practice that is becoming increasingly common at private clinics in Denmark. Artificial reconstruction will not be allowed unless there is a medical purpose. If […]
Children & Teens
Pork gelatine use in NHS vaccines ‘disappointing’
(BBC) The use of pork gelatine in three vaccines used by the NHS has been branded “disappointing” by the Vegetarian Society. Chief executive Lynne Elliot added that the use of animal ingredients in medicines is “upsetting.” Porcine gelatine is derived from pigs […]
Children & Teens
Finnish hospitals see more babies born to mothers with FGM Leading Finnish obstetricians are calling on doctors to become more knowledgeable of female genital mutilation, as more circumcised women give birth in Finland.
(Yle) Finland has started tallying births by circumcised mothers as the medical community is increasingly dealing with delivery complications caused by female genital mutilation, FGM. Päivi Polo, who heads the women’s clinic at Turku University Hospital, told Yle she sees 1-2 circumcised […]
Children & Teens
Babies falling victim to horrific FGM in scandal which shames Birmingham (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
FGM awareness campaign launched across UK as illegal practice remains ‘cloaked in secrecy’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Is criticizing terrorism ‘mental illness’?
(Gatestone) On December 16, 2015, a French journalist on a mainstream radio station compared France’s right-wing National Front Party to the Islamic State (ISIS) by saying that there is a “community of spirit” between them and that both push those who support […]
Academics & Education
FGM cutters ‘being flown into UK to mutilate girls to order,’ survivor warns (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Cage asked to remove video over claims woman’s delivery room was ‘raided’ after giving birth (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Mutilated brides fetch higher price, group claims
(Detroit News) Grooms pay more money for brides who have undergone female genital mutilation, a religious practice central to a rare criminal case involving a small Muslim sect from India, according to a victims’ rights group. The claim was included in a […]
Crime
Man who encouraged killing of Jewish people on Facebook suffered paranoid schizophrenia
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide man who posted videos on Facebook encouraging the killing of Jewish people has been found not guilty because he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time. The 52-year-old man from Flinders Park in Adelaide’s west, whose name was […]
Government & Politics
Marine Le Pen ordered to take psychiatric tests for opposing jihad terror She does not yet love Big Brother enough.
(FrontPage) You thought it would stop with the defaming and deplatforming of foes of jihad terror? No. Soviet-style judgments of insanity are next. And what will come after that? The answer is clear enough. The Local reported Thursday that French “far right” […]
Government & Politics
Keith Ellison says his accuser fabricated domestic violence abuse story, can’t be sure others won’t ‘cook up’ allegations
(Fox) U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison pushed back Friday against allegations of domestic abuse, saying his accuser fabricated the story about him. The Minnesota Democrat also dismissed a medical record that named him as the abuser, but said he can’t be sure more […]