Legal

Neil Prakash: Witness compelled to give evidence against accused ISIS recruiter Prosecutors have forced a witness to give evidence as the case against accused Australian ISIS recruiter Neil Prakash returns to court.

(NCA NewsWire) A witness will be forced to give evidence against an accused Australian ISIS recruiter after she refused to do so following legal advice. The case against Neil Christopher Prakash, 32, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a […]

Government & Politics

Amnesty International worried over Palestinian resident of Italy’s possible extradition to Israel Anan Ya’eesh arrested in January on charges of conspiring to commit terrorist acts

(Anadolu) Amnesty International expressed “deep concern” Monday over the possible extradition to Israel of a Palestinian man who is a legal resident of Italy. Anan Ya’eesh, originally from Tulkarem in the West Bank, was arrested in January for allegedly being part of […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House, allied groups launch wave of support for Muslim judicial nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Adeel Mangi’s potentially historic nomination in January.

(Politico) The White House, along with law enforcement and labor groups, is pushing back against what they call “Islamophobic attacks” against a Biden administration nominee who would become the first Muslim American federal appellate judge if confirmed. The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced […]

Demonstrations

Judge who failed to jail paraglider symbol London protest trio to be investigated Judge Tan Ikram spared the three women prison after they were convicted of terror offences at pro-Palestinian protest

(Jewish News) A senior judge who faced a barrage of criticism after he “decided not to punish” three women who had displayed paraglider images at a pro-Palestinian protest in London is to be investigated over alleged bias, reports say. Tan Ikram, the deputy chief magistrate, who allowed […]

Academics & Education

Appeal Court upholds Quebec law that bars teachers, police from wearing religious symbols Civil liberties groups argued law discriminates against Muslim women who wear head coverings

(CBC) The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the province’s controversial secularism law in a ruling on challenges to the law’s constitutionality released Thursday afternoon. The heavily anticipated judgment is 290 pages long and quashes a previous exception, made by Superior Court […]

Health & Medicine

Scarborough Canadian Tire terrorist refuses to sign peace bond, will be jailed for six months Convicted Toronto terrorist Rehab Dughmosh has again refused to sign a peace bond that would have allowed her to go free.

(Toronto Star) Convicted Toronto terrorist Rehab Dughmosh has again refused to sign a peace bond that would have allowed her to go free. Instead, Dughmosh will spend another six months in jail. Prosecutors requested the unusual terrorism peace bond over fears that […]

Citizenship

Shamima Begum: East London schoolgirl loses appeal against removal of UK citizenship The 24-year-old's legal battle is likely to continue as one of her lawyers said 'as long as she is there, it is not the end.'

(Sky News) Shamima Begum has lost an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship. The east London schoolgirl, now 24, travelled to Syria in 2015 at the age of 15, before her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after […]

Demonstrations

Minister expects probe into judge who appeared to like antisemitic LinkedIn post Social media grab seems to show magistrates court Judge Tan Ikram, who gave 12-month conditional discharge to three women found guilty of terror offence, liking post saying 'Free Free Palestine'

(Jewish News) A minister has suggested a judge accused of giving “lenient sentences” for terrorism offences should be investigated for appearing to support a pro-Palestine social media post. The Home Office’s Chris Philp told MPs he would expect the Judicial Conduct Investigations […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House pushes back on GOP attacks on Muslim judicial nominee First to NBC News: The White House said conservatives’ criticisms of Adeel Mangi were driven by Islamophobia.

(NBC) The White House is slamming three Republican senators for leveling what it deems to be “cruel and Islamophobic attacks” at a Biden judicial nominee as part of a larger “smear effort” to discredit the man, who would be the first Muslim […]

Government & Politics

Benzema’s defamation suit against top French minister is dismissed The French football star had filed a complaint against France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin after the politician said Benzema was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

(Politico) Karim Benzema’s defamation lawsuit against French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who claimed the French football star was “notoriously linked” to the Muslim Brotherhood, has been dismissed. Benzema filed the complaint last month, following multiple remarks by Darmanin linking the striker to […]