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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. […]

RCMP did not entrap Canadian imprisoned in U.S. for ISIS plot, review finds

September 4, 2024 Stewart Bell

(Global News) The government’s national security review agency has dismissed a complaint alleging the RCMP entrapped a Canadian imprisoned in the United States for plotting ISIS attacks. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency found the RCMP had conducted a “good faith […]

M&S knife attacker to be locked up indefinitely

September 2, 2024 Stewart Whittingham

(BBC) A man who stabbed two women at a Marks & Spencer store will be locked up indefinitely in a high-security hospital. Munawar Hussain, 60, attacked the store manager and a customer with a knife in 2020 in Burnley, Lancashire, and also […]

Harrow GP who led banned Islamist group has work suspension overturned Lawyers for Dr Wahid Shaida, former UK head of Hizb ut-Tahrir, called the decision by NHS England a 'significant triumph'

July 22, 2024 Michelle Rosenberg

(Jewish News) The NHS has overturned the suspension of a Harrow GP who headed the UK branch of recently banned Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, leaving him free to resume his practice as a GP. Dr Wahid Shaida, who also uses the name […]

Trainee nurse guilty of plot to launch suicide bomb attack on hospital The attack was prevented by a hospital patient who spotted the 28-year-old and persuaded him to abandon the plan, Sheffield Crown Court heard.

July 2, 2024 Duncan Gardham

(Sky News) A trainee nurse has been found guilty of attempting to launch an ISIS-inspired suicide attack using a homemade bomb on the hospital where he worked. Mohammad Sohail Farooq, 28, was arrested outside St James’s Hospital in Leeds with a viable […]

Starmer says he understands anger after Golders Green knifeman avoided prison sentence Labour leader tells Jewish News: 'If you carry a knife you have to carry the consequences'

June 25, 2024 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) Keir Starmer has told Jewish News he understands the anger within the community after a man who terrorised staff at a Golders Green kosher supermarket whilst brandishing a large knife escaped a prison sentence. Speaking at an emotional meeting with […]

Hospital bomb accused angry at colleagues — court

June 24, 2024 Julia Bryson

(BBC) A man accused of trying to detonate a pressure-cooker bomb outside a hospital did so because he was angry at colleagues rather than because of Islamist ideology, jurors have been told. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital […]

Man claimed Isis membership

June 21, 2024 Felicity Dear

(Otago Daily Times) A man claiming to be an Isis member threatened government employees because he wanted to be deported, a court has heard. Mohammed Omar Mohammed Al-Attas, 33, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday after he admitted two charges of […]

Terror accused divulged bomb with patient — court

June 21, 2024 Steve Jones

(BBC) A man accused of attempting to attack a hospital where he worked told a patient he was carrying a bomb and was seeking revenge, a court heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds on 20 […]

Terror accused kept homemade bomb in car — court

June 20, 2024 Steve Jones

(BBC) A man accused of trying to bomb a hospital had stored a homemade explosive device in his car for about three weeks before his arrest, jurors have heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds, where […]

Bomb double the size of US marathon device — court

June 19, 2024 Steve Jones

(BBC) A man accused of trying to detonate a bomb outside a hospital estimated it was “double the size” of a device used in a US marathon attack, a court heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in […]

Terror accused had bomb-making guides — court

June 18, 2024 Steve Jones

(BBC) A man accused of trying to bomb a hospital downloaded documents on how to make explosives, a court has heard. [Mohammad] Farooq, 28, is accused of targeting St James’s Hospital in Leeds in January 2023. He denies preparing acts of terrorism, […]

Hospital bomb accused was ‘lone wolf,’ court hears

June 17, 2024 Katie Dickinson and Steve Jones

(BBC) A man who was stopped by a member of the public from detonating a bomb outside a hospital has been described in court as a “self-radicalised lone wolf terrorist.” Mohammad Farooq, 28, planned to “kill as many nurses as possible” at […]

Golders Green kosher supermarket knife attacker avoids prison Gabriel Abdullah, 34, was handed a suspended sentence and ordered to undertake alcohol treatment by a judge after waving a knife and threatening to attack staff at Golders Green kosher store

June 12, 2024 Lee Harpin

(Jewish News) A man who brandished a knife outside [a] kosher supermarket in Golders Green and shouted antisemitic abuse at staff in a terrifying incident that shocked the community has avoided a jail term, reports claim. Gabriel Abdullah, 34, was arrested on […]

Crazed cabbie who tried to mow down NYC Jewish students has a troubling history

May 30, 2024 Joe Marino, Georgett Roberts and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

(NY Post) The deranged cab driver who tried to mow down Orthodox students outside a Brooklyn Jewish school while screaming “kill all the Jews” has a disturbing history of deranged behavior, police sources and neighbors told the Post. Asghar Ali, 58, a […]