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CAIR leader who serves on California state civil rights panel cheers Biden’s cancer diagnosis, says Trump’s ‘time will come’ Zahra Billoo says Biden’s cancer diagnosis is 'God’s wrath' for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war

May 19, 2025 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) An official with the anti-Israel Council on American-Islamic Relations who also serves on a California state civil rights board is cheering former president Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and expressed hope that President Donald Trump’s “time will come too,” citing the […]

Newly unsealed documents shed light on deportation of Brown professor Lawyers for Rasha Alawieh have filed an amended lawsuit challenging the authority of immigration officials and the expedited removal process.

May 8, 2025 Cate Latimer

(Brown Daily Herald) On Monday, lawyers from Muslim Advocates and Marzouk Law submitted an amended lawsuit challenging the March deportation of Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh. She was deported to Lebanon despite holding a valid H-1B visa and a federal judge’s […]

Sweden wants to ban virginity tests

May 7, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The Swedish government wants to criminalise virginity tests to strengthen the protection of young girls and women at risk of so-called honour crimes, sources told AFP on Wednesday. Socialstyrelsen, the administration in charge of social services, said ministers were looking at […]

Female genital mutilation being performed in Canada: report

May 5, 2025 Hiba Kamal-Choufi

(CityNews) It’s often a sensitive and stigmatizing reality, but a new report shines a light on the realities of female genital mutilation here in Canada. “It was a moment of shock when we ended up at the hospital. And I started hearing […]

‘Taking the knee to Islam!’ NHS executives ‘reverse-mentored’ on Muslim staff’s ‘lived experience’ ‘What does religion or spirituality have to do with medical care?’ a mother whose son waited three years for surgery asked

April 30, 2025 Nicholas Dunning

(GB News) Top NHS executives have taken part in a scheme to be “reverse-mentored” by Muslim staff on their “lived experience,” GB News understands. NHS Chief Strategy Officer Chris Hopson and NHS Director for People Em Wilkinson-Brice have volunteered to partake in […]

NHS staff told by health chiefs to fast for Ramadan in solidarity with Muslims One of Britain's highest-paid civil servants in 2022, Chris Hopson, called on staff to 'join me in showing allyship to our Muslim colleagues'

April 29, 2025 Nicholas Dunning

(GB News) NHS staff have been encouraged by top management to fast for Ramadan, to display “allyship” with Muslim colleagues. The “NHS Ramadan Challenge” called on NHS staff to join Muslims in fasting during the Islamic holy month in a poster circulated […]

Revealed: NHS staff told how to ‘make best decision ever’ by converting to Islam 'For many converts, becoming Muslim isn't always a celebration, as many friends and relatives need some time to accept the good news,' the guidance reads

April 29, 2025 Nicholas Dunning

(GB News) NHS staff have been informed how to convert to Islam in a guide made by the NHS Muslim Network. The Network’s “Guide for New Muslims” tells NHS staff that converting to Islam will be the “best decision you ever make” […]

Terrorist ‘mastermind’ disciple of Abu Hamza with links to 7/7 bombings set to walk free from prison Haroon Aswat planned to create a terrorist training camp in America in 1999

April 3, 2025 Dimitris Kouimtsidis

(GB News) A terrorist linked to the 7/7 London bombings is set to be released from detention despite being deemed a “risk to national security.” Haroon Aswat, 50, is expected to return to his family home in Yorkshire in the “relatively near […]

Illinois is first to mandate halal, kosher meals be available in public institutions such as schools, but concerns remain

April 1, 2025 Zareen Syed

(Chicago Tribune) Muslim students who eat halal usually only have a few options in the school cafeteria line once they’ve passed the hamburgers, chicken nuggets and deli sandwiches: a slice of cheese pizza, maybe a salad, fruit, yogurt, a carton of milk. […]

NYC doctor fired over disturbing anti-Israel posts denying Oct. 7 attacks: ‘Long live Hamas’

March 29, 2025 Doree Lewak

(NY Post) A Mount Sinai doctor who allegedly denied Hamas atrocities and hailed the terror group as “noble resistance and freedom fighters” has been fired from her teaching gig there, the Post has learned. Dr. Lila Abassi, an assistant professor of medicine […]

Inmate who tried to kill prison staff sentenced

March 28, 2025 Hsin-Yi Lo

(BBC) An “extremely dangerous” inmate who carried out a string of attacks on prison officers with self-made plastic weapons has been sentenced. Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly attacked staff at HMS Swaleside in Kent and high-security Belmarsh jail, south-east London, in September and […]

Terrorist Abu Hamza to remain in US prison for life after health plea rejected

March 24, 2025 Jackson Walker

(National Desk) Convicted terrorist Abu Hamza, 66, will spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge this month denied his plea for compassionate release. Hamza, also known as Mustafa Mustafa, had preached violence against non-Muslims and supported terrorist groups. […]

New Illinois law mandates halal, kosher meals be available at state schools, hospitals

March 23, 2025 Unlisted Author

(WFLD) Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law last week that makes Illinois the first state to mandate the availability of halal and kosher meal options in state-run schools, hospitals, and correctional facilities. The bill is called the Faith by Plate […]

Man who took pressure cooker bomb into hospital jailed for life Farooq, who was a trainee nurse, was found guilty after his trial last year of attempting to launch an Islamic State-inspired suicide attack using a homemade bomb on the hospital where he worked in 2023.

March 21, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Sky News) A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a hospital in Leeds intending to “kill as many nurses as possible” has been jailed for life. Mohammad Farooq was sentenced to a minimum term of 37 years at Sheffield […]

Deported Brown University professor had photos of Hezbollah leaders on her phone, DOJ says The government’s explanation for Rasha Alawieh’s deportation came before a judge postponed a hearing on whether it defied a judge’s order that she not be deported without advance notice to the court.

March 17, 2025 Josh Gerstein

(Politico) Federal authorities say they deported a Lebanese doctor holding an American visa last week after finding “sympathetic photos and videos” of prominent Hezbollah figures in a deleted items folder on her cell phone. Rasha Alawieh, a physician specializing in kidney transplants […]

ISIS-supporting illegal immigrant not deported to Iran — Telegraph

March 16, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) An Iranian illegal immigrant in the UK, found to support Islamic State (ISIS) and pose a real and serious danger to the British public, will not face deportation for fear he will be tortured back in Iran, an investigation by […]

Federal bureaucrat-activists strike again with ‘Understanding Islamophobia’ guide Report goes far beyond combatting bigotry

March 9, 2025 Jamie Sarkonak

(National Post) The state’s job isn’t to manage the public perception of any one religious group. At least, that’s what is generally believed in Canada. But on Monday, that’s what the government did with the publication of “The Canadian Guide to Understanding […]

France officially recognizes role of imam as profession Muslim chaplains working in hospitals, military recognized as part of public service

February 18, 2025 Esra Taskin

(Anadolu) The French government on Tuesday officially recognized the role of an imam as a profession, adding it to the list of occupations by the French Employment Agency. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau made the announcement during the closing session of the second […]

Female genital mutilation a reality in Europe Female genital mutilation is a reality in Europe, with over 600,000 girls and women having been subjected to it.

February 11, 2025 Amandine Hess

(Euronews) Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a reality in Europe: 600,000 girls and women, mainly from Africa and Asia, have been … subjected to it. Worldwide, the figure is at 230 million. FGM refers to the partial or total removal of the […]

Trump admin investigates alleged ‘Jew hatred,’ ‘support for terrorist organizations’ at 9 universities

February 4, 2025 Hudson Crozier

(Daily Caller) Three civil rights offices in the Trump administration are investigating college campuses across the U.S. over their handling of anti-Israel protests and alleged antisemitism. The Department of Justice (DOJ) first announced the effort Monday as part of a new “Task […]

Female genital mutilation for 80,000 in Italy, 7,000 girls FGM major health issue, 5 clichés to debunk

February 4, 2025 Unlisted Author

(ANSA) There are approximately 200 million in the world and 80 thousand in Italy, including 7 thousand minors, women who have undergone genital mutilation, the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said in a report Tuesday. The majority of Italian health workers, 60%, however, […]

Couple defend first-cousin marriages amid ban call

January 27, 2025 Amy Cole and Emb Hashmi

(BBC) Family life is busy for Israr Hussain and his wife, Tasleem Akhtar, who have four daughters between the ages of five and 15. They chose to have their wedding back home in Pakistan in 2007 and live in Birmingham. The 47-year-olds […]

Germany’s asylum services in the spotlight after knife attack

January 26, 2025 Pierrick Yvon

(AFP) With Germany reeling from another deadly knife attack by a migrant suspect, experts warned that the inability of asylum seekers to access mental health services has added to their existing vulnerabilities. Wednesday’s stabbing in Aschaffenburg, which claimed the lives of a […]

Reading victims’ families want action after Southport murders

January 24, 2025 Unlisted Author

(BBC) The families of three men murdered by a man after multiple failures by state agencies fear lessons have not been learned after the killings in Southport and are demanding more government action. James Furlong, David Wails and Joe Ritchie-Bennett were attacked […]

Germany knife attack on children reignites pre-vote migrant debate

January 23, 2025 Femke Colborne and Sebastien Ash

(AFP) A deadly knife attack on a play school group in Germany, where an Afghan man was arrested at the scene, reignited a bitter immigration debate on Thursday, a month before elections. Germany was stunned by the latest in a series of […]

Germany mourns knife attack victims as Afghan suspect investigated

January 23, 2025 Unlisted Author

(DPA) The southern German city of Aschaffenburg on Thursday mourned the victims of a deadly knife attack on a group of children, as investigators searched for a motive and lawmakers questioned why the Afghan suspect was not deported earlier. Mayor Jürgen Herzing […]

Scholz hardens rhetoric on migrants after fatal knife attack The chancellor, lagging in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election, called for an investigation into why the Afghan suspect was even in Germany.

January 22, 2025 Nasser Tahmasbi and Chris Lunday

(Politico) Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s response to a fatal knife attack allegedly perpetrated by an Afghan man in southern Germany on Wednesday marks a clear shift in his rhetoric on migration ahead of a national election. The attack on a group of pre-school […]

Knife attacker in Germany kills two, including child

January 22, 2025 Sebastien Ash

(AFP) A knife attacker killed a two-year-old child and a man on Wednesday in a public park in Germany, where police arrested an Afghan man as the main suspect. Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the “unbelievable act of terror” on a play school […]

German Christmas market attack suspect held ‘anti-Islam, far-right’ views

January 16, 2025 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The suspect in a deadly car ramming attack on a German Christmas market was mentally unwell, “massively Islamophobic and close to right-wing extremist ideologies,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday. His erratic behaviour over the years had come to the attention […]

Ex-doctor jailed over illegal circumcision service

January 15, 2025 Ethan Gudge

(BBC) A former doctor has been jailed for five years and seven months after admitting he caused “painful cruelty to children” by running a mobile circumcision service. Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, was a practising doctor at the University Hospital Southampton NHS […]

Inmate tried to kill prison officers, court hears

January 13, 2025 Jacob Panons

(BBC) A “highly dangerous” inmate tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including a sharpened plastic spoon, a court has heard. Aklakar Rahman, 38, allegedly repeatedly attacked staff at HMP Swaleside in Kent and Belmarsh prison in London in September […]

Halal ‘wild boar’ butcher shop shut down in France Residents have long lost trust in the shop owner after failing several food inspections.

January 7, 2025 Aymen Alami

(Morocco World News) A halal butcher shop in Bobigny, France, has been closed since New Year’s Eve “until further notice,” after food inspectors found wild boar meat on the premises, according to the French media outlet Le Parisien. The shop, located on […]

NYC halal food cart worker caught catching pigeon with bare hands: ‘Beyond disgusted’

January 4, 2025 Deirdre Bardolf and Desheania Andrews

(NY Post) That’s fowl. A Queens food truck worker captured a pigeon using a plastic bag and ominously brought it back to his cart, according to shocking viral footage of the incident. A commuter waiting for a bus spotted the worker feeding […]

German authorities seek mental evaluation of Magdeburg attack suspect

January 2, 2025 Unlisted Author

(DPA) German prosecutors are commissioning a detailed mental evaluation of the suspected attacker behind a vehicle rampage through the crowded Magdeburg Christmas market that left five dead and more than 230 injured. The suspect, identified as 50-year-old Taleb A, drove his car […]

Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS Police recently applied for terrorism peace bond to restrict movements of 18-year-old from Newmarket

January 2, 2025 Thomas Daigle

(CBC) A Toronto-area teen has been arrested on suspicion he was planning to travel abroad to join ISIS, CBC News has learned. Court records show the RCMP applied last month for a terrorism peace bond in the case, which would restrict the […]

Berlin police say they have detained a man who attacked 2 people with a knife

December 31, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AP) Berlin police said they detained a man Tuesday who attacked and injured two people in the city’s Charlottenburg neighborhood, further jolting Germany days after a deadly Christmas market attack elsewhere in the country. Police said the attacker was a Syrian citizen […]

Signs Christmas market attack suspect mentally ill: German minister

December 30, 2024 Frank Zeller

(AFP) The German government, under fire for failing to prevent a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market, argued on Monday that the tragedy would have been hard to prevent and said that the suspect appeared to be mentally disturbed. Interior Minister […]

RCMP asks for help handling troubling number of kids radicalizing online Canadians as young as 12 being drawn to extremist views, Mountie warns

December 29, 2024 Catharine Tunney

(CBC) When RCMP Supt. Jean-Guy Isaya first started as a police officer 20 years ago, school outreach involved drug safety programs. Now the Mountie says there’s a growing need to talk to kids about violent extremism. “We believe that young people and […]

Magdeburg Christmas market attack suspect to lose medical licence

December 27, 2024 Unlisted Author

(DPA) The suspected perpetrator involved in the fatal incident at the Magdeburg Christmas market is expected to lose his medical licence, the regional administration for the state of Saxony-Anhalt announced on Friday. The state administration said that proceedings to revoke the doctor’s […]

Doctor who called Hamas leader a ‘legend’ suspended pending investigation Exclusive: General Medical Council launches 'full investigation' into Dr Rehiana Ali after Jewish News exposes slew of antisemitic posts

December 23, 2024 Michelle Rosenberg

(Jewish News) A doctor who praised Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a “legend” has been suspended pending a GMC investigation after Jewish News revealed a stream of unhinged antisemitic posts and conspiracy theories on her social media account. Responding to questions over […]

Terrorism suspect in fatal stabbing at Rotterdam bridge says he was in psychotic state

December 19, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The 22-year-old man arrested for stabbing people at random at the foot of the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam said he was in a state of psychosis at the time of the incident. The Public Prosecution Service currently suspects that Ayoub […]

MP speaks out against proposal to ban first cousin marriages Independent MP Iqbal Mohamed said first cousin marriage should not be stigmatised, but should be treated as a 'health awareness issue.'

December 10, 2024 Faye Brown

(Sky News) An MP has spoken against calls to ban first cousin marriage in the UK, suggesting instead that advanced genetic screening is made available to prospective married couples. Independent MP Iqbal Mohamed said while “freedom of women must be protected at […]

Ex-doctor pleads guilty over circumcision service

October 30, 2024 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A former doctor has admitted causing “painful cruelty to children” by running a mobile circumcision service. Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, was a practising doctor at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust when he started visiting homes to carry out […]

They praised Hamas and defended 9/11. Now they’re headlining taxpayer-funded group’s ‘Arab health’ summit Biden-Harris admin has given $24 million to anti-Israel group

October 18, 2024 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) A nonprofit in Dearborn, Mich., that has received $24 million in taxpayer funds under the Biden-Harris administration will host dozens of physicians, government officials, and activists at an “Arab health summit” next week to address “health amidst conflict and crisis” […]

Man who sparked fears of terror attack sentenced

October 11, 2024 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A mentally unwell man sparked fears of an imminent terrorist attack in a city centre, a court has heard. Armed police swooped on Sunderland city centre last October after Mahmoud Mabad, 38, shouted he was a terrorist and began filming people […]

Motive for Erasmus Bridge fatal stabbing still unclear, Rotterdam mayor says

September 26, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) It is not yet clear whether the fatal stabbing at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam last week was an act of terrorism, Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said during his last city council meeting as mayor. Many questions still need to be […]

Investigation opened into suspect’s treatment before fatal Erasmus Bridge stabbing

September 24, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) The Inspectorate of Justice and Security (JenV) is going to investigate the actions of the judicial organizations regarding the man who is suspected of a fatal stabbing incident at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. The investigation revolves around “how judicial […]

Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison

September 23, 2024 Colleen Slevin

(AP) A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. […]

Alleged terrorist in fatal Erasmus Bridge stabbing remanded to jail in first hearing

September 23, 2024 Unlisted Author

(NL Times) A magistrate overseeing the investigation into a possible terrorist attack at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam last week ordered the only suspect in the case to remain in detention for at least another two weeks while the investigation into the […]

Ex-doctor used rusty tool for circumcision — court

September 18, 2024 George Lithgow

(BBC) A former doctor used a rusty medical instrument to circumcise children and gave insufficient pain relief, a court has heard. Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, caused “unnecessary pain and suffering” to 23 children from Muslim families, Southwark Crown Court was told. […]