Government & Politics

Has political Islam found a new face in Belgium? An analysis linking a foiled jihadist plot in Belgium with new research from Abu Dhabi showing the global decline of the Muslim Brotherhood explores how political Islam is evolving into a diffuse, digital-era threat.

(Brussels Times) Not more than two months ago, the Brussels Times met with TRENDS Research & Advisory, an Abu Dhabi-based think tank, which hosted an annual forum on political Islam. Barely a fortnight later, Belgian police foiled a jihadist-inspired plot to assassinate […]

Crime

NHS doctor accused of praising Hamas wears ‘celebratory’ number 7 necklace to tribunal Dr Rahmeh Aladwan wore the necklace to a Manchester hearing where she faces claims of antisemitism and praising Hamas online

(LBC) An NHS doctor accused of glorifying Hamas’s October 7 attacks in Israel has appeared before a medical tribunal wearing a gold necklace featuring the number seven. Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, a British-Palestinian trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, is facing claims of […]

Crime

‘Jewish supremacy’ diatribe doctor arrested, blames ‘Israeli-Jewish lobby’ Police refer to 'allegations that comments made at a protest and online in recent months were grossly offensive and antisemitic in nature'

(Jewish News) A doctor who has become notorious for her diatribes about “Jewish supremacy” in the UK has been arrested by the police, days before another hearing into her conduct is due to be heard by a medical tribunal. Video footage released […]

Interfaith

Manchester synagogue killer ‘pledged allegiance to Islamic State’ during attack, police say Police said Jihad al Shamie called 999, claimed responsibility for the attack, and pledged allegiance to Islamic State. They added that four individuals arrested and interviewed about the attack will be released without charge.

(Sky News) The Manchester synagogue terrorist made a call to police during the attack where he pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, police say. Jihad al Shamie, 35, carried out the attack last Thursday as he tried to get inside Heaton […]

Crime

Austria suspends state security employee who spied for Muslim Brotherhood, allegedly The employee — temporarily assigned to Austria’s intelligence agency — is suspected of leaking sensitive information to the radical Islamist group.

(European Conservative) An employee of Austria’s Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) has been suspended after being exposed as a suspected spy for the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood — an organization which is considered anti-constitutional in Austria. The man — temporarily assigned […]

Law Enforcement

Woman charged with supporting Hamas

(BBC) Counter-terrorism detectives have charged a 62-year-old woman with offences relating to the support of Hamas. The group is a proscribed terror group in the US, UK and EU. Sarah Wilkinson, from Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, was charged on Sunday with five offences […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Concerns around Holy Land Foundation trial resurface after arrest of Muslim activist 'There was no way for Marwan — or the thousands who donated and volunteered alongside him — to know that HLF would later be accused of prohibited activities,' said a statement from the Muslim Legal Fund of America.

(Religion News) Advocates raised concerns about what they see as the Trump administration’s efforts to criminalize pro-Palestinian activism at the Arab Convention in Dearborn, Michigan, last weekend. The arrest of Marwan Marouf, a Dallas Muslim community leader placed in United States Immigration […]

Interfaith

Germany arrests 3 suspected Hamas members Authorities said two Germans and one Lebanese national had procured weapons to be used in violent acts targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany.

(Deutsche Welle) Prosecutors in Berlin said they have arrested three suspected Hamas operatives. The suspects were preparing attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions in Germany, authorities said. Hamas has been designated a terrorist organization by Germany, the EU, the US and several governments. The three […]

Internet

English man arrested for ‘f*** Islam’ post claims investigating officer knew nothing of Hamas Pete North, 47, was arrested over the meme on suspicion of committing a public order offence.

(Jerusalem Post) A blogger from northern England was arrested on Thursday night over a post he made on X condemning the Hamas terrorist organization and Islam, according to British media reports. Pete North, 47, was arrested over the meme on suspicion of […]

Demonstrations

Afghan’s life sentence for Mannheim police killing confirmed The judge emphasized the ideological motives behind the Mannheim attack — noting that Ataee believed every Muslim had a duty to kill non-believers.

(European Conservative) The life sentence for the deadly knife attack on police officer Rouven Laur in Mannheim is now legally binding. No appeals were filed within the one-week deadline, meaning Judge Herbert Anderer’s sentence is final. Sulaiman Ataee was sentenced to life […]

Christians

Docs show how Dearborn’s Muslim leaders make it a ‘hostile place for Christians and Jews’ After Dearborn, Michigan’s mayor told a Christian minister he is ‘not welcome,’ docs obtained by the Federalist suggest unequal treatment.

(Federalist) Dearborn, Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud insists the Detroit suburb is a “city that welcomes and embraces everyone.” He said as much after telling a Christian minister earlier this month that he wasn’t welcome in the city that Henry Ford called home […]

Law Enforcement

Palestinian Hamas-aligned journalist Mustafa Ayash arrested at Netherlands airport — report Ayash is reportedly set to be deported to Austria.

(Jerusalem Post) Palestinian journalist Mustafa Ayash was arrested at Schiphol airport, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported Saturday, citing pro-Palestinian organizations. Mustafa Ayash founded Hamas-affiliated news outlet Gaza Now, which has been sanctioned by both the United States and the United Kingdom for […]

Children & Teens

‘I’m a member of ISIS, they were giving me orders for the fires,’ said the Palestinian suspect in the Hymettus arson cases The 32-year-old’s contradictions in his testimony about the arsons — 'They gave me €100 for each fire,' he told the fire department — He had been in the hands of authorities dozens of times before the sexual attack in Aigaleo

(Proto Thema) Even claiming to be a member of ISIS, the 32-year-old Palestinian, now in police custody for the Hymettus arsons and sexual assaults against underage girls and a 58-year-old woman in Aigaleo, made shocking statements. In his testimony to the Arson […]

Crime

Labour’s new Islamophobia definition could be ‘used to hinder police’ The government has said it would not accept any definition of anti-Muslim hatred which 'stops criminals being investigated'

(GB News) Labour’s plans for an official definition of Islamophobia will be used to object to police investigating Muslims for criminal offences, a lawyer claimed. Prior to her resignation earlier this month, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner set up a group […]

Academics & Education

Retired FBI agent exposes Hamas’ long game in America Lara Burns describes how Hamas shifted its US strategy from fundraising to propaganda, focusing on campuses and media influence

(Media Line) The Hamas terrorist network in the United States has spent more than two decades working to infiltrate America’s media and college campuses. The goal: to hijack the narrative and secure unintentional support for terrorism from the broader public. According to […]

Crime

Dutch woman hospitalized by Afghan illegally in Italy Ventimiglia authorities arrested an Afghan migrant after a woman from the Netherlands suffered serious injuries in a street attack.

(European Conservative) A 23-year-old Dutch woman was seriously assaulted in Ventimiglia, Italy, after being attacked and struck on the head, reportedly with a bottle. She was taken to Bordighera hospital for treatment and later released. The assault took place on Via Tenda, […]