Legal
Paris attack survivors await start of France’s biggest ever criminal trial (LINK ONLY)
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British Isis member who used Bitcoin to free jihadis from Syrian prisons jailed for 12 years (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Danish minister on trial for separating migrant couples
(AFP) A former Danish immigration minister insisted she was innocent on Thursday at the opening of her impeachment trial on charges of illegally separating couples who arrived in the country to claim asylum. The 26 judges of the special court, which only […]
Legal
British national pleads guilty to role in terror beheadings
(AP) A British national admitted Thursday evening in a federal courtroom near the nation’s capital that he played a leadership role in an Islamic State scheme to torture, hold for ransom and eventually behead American hostages. Alexanda [Amon] Kotey, 37, pleaded guilty […]
Clerics & Preachers
Preacher convicted of hate crime over homophobic tirade at Speakers’ Corner (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Inger Stoejberg: Danish ex-immigration minister faces impeachment trial
(BBC) A historic impeachment trial gets underway in Denmark on Thursday against a former minister who spearheaded dozens of tough immigration measures. Inger Stoejberg is accused of unlawfully ordering the separation of young asylum-seeking couples in 2016. She is facing a landmark […]
Employment
CAIR lawsuit offers revelations into organization’s inner workings
(Axios) A legal battle between one of the nation’s most prominent Muslim advocacy groups and one of its former senior officials threatens to escalate allegations of sexual misconduct and reveal details of the organization’s internal workings. Why it matters: The Council on […]
Legal
‘Topshop terrorist’ jailed for committing 15 terror offences after release from prison (LINK ONLY)
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IS supporter planned Sydney terror attacks
(AAP) A radicalised ISIS member had plans to target Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral and the American embassy for terror attacks and “to conquer” a rural town like Orange, a court has been told. Isaac El Matari also spoke of travelling to Afghanistan […]
Clerics & Preachers
Faith healer killed Berlin woman in salt water exorcism (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Brit charged in terror beheadings scheduled to plead guilty
(AP) One of two British nationals charged with joining the Islamic State group and conspiring to torture and behead American and European hostages in Syria is scheduled to plead guilty to criminal charges. Federal court records show a change of plea hearing […]
Halal
Colorado judge reopens lawsuit of Muslim inmate alleging First Amendment violations
(Colorado Politics) A federal judge has reversed her prior decision to dismiss a Muslim inmate’s lawsuit, reopening the case amid new information about the inmate’s lack of access to food that complies with his religious beliefs. In September of last year, U.S. […]
Legal
Melbourne man a ‘malleable’ ISIS wannabe
(AAP) A used car salesman who became radicalised by ISIS so quickly he was prepared to fight and die in Kashmir for the terror group has left a judge concerned whether the Melbourne father is still a risk. Khaled Temssah, 32, has […]
Law Enforcement
U.S. says Brooklyn woman who aided Islamic State is arrested after skipping hearing
(Reuters) A Brooklyn woman who faces a resentencing for supporting Islamic State but skipped a court hearing because she feared being sent back to prison has been arrested in New Mexico, U.S. prosecutors said. Sinmyah Amera Ceasar, who prosecutors said used the […]
Children & Teens
Records detail sex abuse allegations against youth director at Tampa mosque A lawsuit says the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay turned a blind eye toward signs that Ehab Ghoneim drugged and molested a number of young boys
(Tampa Bay Times) A 15-year-old boy at the center of a lawsuit against the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay was raised to be a devout Muslim, active in his congregation and devoted to his prayer sessions, his lawyers say. So when his […]
Children & Teens
Doctor fired from Phoenix Children’s Hospital after anti-Israel posts files discrimination complaint
(Arizona Republic) A doctor fired from Phoenix Children’s Hospital for social media posts in which she condemned Israel and accused Zionists of having a “thirst to kill our Palestinian children” has filed a job discrimination complaint with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, […]
Legal
Two Syrians jailed in Germany for aiding execution
(AFP) Two Syrians received lengthy jail sentences in Germany on Thursday for their role in an execution by an Islamist terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda, a court said. Named only as Khedr A.K., 43, and Sami A.S., 36, the two men were […]
Legal
ISIS supporter pleads guilty to killing Toronto woman with hammer
(Global News) A Toronto man who approached a woman on a sidewalk and killed her with a hammer last year pleaded guilty on Thursday to murder and terrorism, admitting he did it for the so-called Islamic State. In an agreed statement of […]
Immigration
France convicts Afghan days after Kabul evacuation
(AFP) A French court handed a 10-month suspended jail sentence to an Afghan man for violating a surveillance order days after France evacuated him from Taliban-controlled Kabul, intensifying a controversy over suspected links between at least one evacuee and the Taliban. The […]
Academics & Education
Head teacher faces jail over illegal Islamic private school (LINK ONLY)
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Woman who aided Islamic State skips hearing, US fears she cut GPS bracelet
(Reuters) A Brooklyn woman who will be resentenced for supporting Islamic State after a court threw out her “shockingly low” four-year prison term did not attend a Wednesday court hearing, and a prosecutor suggested she may have cut her monitoring bracelet. U.S. […]
Legal
Brooklyn federal jury convicts U.S. citizen of attempting to aid ISIS Said video containing mass killings was 'really cool'
(Brooklyn Eagle) On Monday, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Bernard Raymond Augustine, a U.S. citizen, of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS” or “the Islamic State”). The verdict […]
Government & Politics
Muslim charity wants court to freeze suspension, citing ‘irreparable harm’
(Canadian Press) A Muslim charity is asking a court to freeze a federal suspension, which prohibits it from issuing tax receipts, while a challenge of the penalty plays out. Ottawa-based Human Concern International says the one-year suspension levied last month will cause […]
Legal
Second Circuit orders tougher sentence for Islamic State supporter A three-judge panel agreed with federal prosecutors that Sinmyah Amera Ceasar’s two-year sentence for supporting the Islamic State terrorist group was too lenient.
(Courthouse News) A federal appeals court vacated the sentence of an Islamic State supporter on Wednesday after federal prosecutors argued she got off too easy. Sinmyah Amera Ceasar, a U.S. citizen also known by her online nom de guerre Umm Nutella — […]
Children & Teens
$5 million lawsuit accuses former Tampa Islamic youth director of drugging, molesting ‘multiple boys’
(WFLA) The Islamic Society of Tampa Bay Area is accused of concealing the sexual abuse of “multiple boys” in a lawsuit that claims the suspect in a criminal case who was the congregation’s youth director “groomed” one of the children and later […]
Islamic Law
Landmark UK court ruling due in ‘bride price’ dispute (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Sweden puts children of returned ISIS women into state care
(Breitbart) The Swedish government has taken the children of five Islamic State women into custody after the women were deported back to the country from Turkey. A Swedish court made the move to separate the ten children from the five Islamic State […]
Crime
Channel migrants: Asylum seeker cleared of people smuggling was ‘scapegoat’
(BBC) An Iranian asylum seeker cleared of people smuggling has said he was made a “scapegoat” by British authorities. Fouad Kakaei, who steered a dinghy across the English Channel, was found not guilty at a second trial after appealing against his first […]
Beards
10th Circuit reinstates First Amendment lawsuit of Muslim inmate forced to shave beard
(Colorado Politics) Reversing a lower court’s ruling on Tuesday, the federal appeals court based in Colorado reinstated the lawsuit of a Muslim man against a state correctional officer for allegedly forcing him to shave his beard — despite a policy that allowed for […]
Demonstrations
Veteran convicted in thwarted Long Beach terror plot to use nail bomb
(LA Times) A U.S. Army veteran who wanted revenge for attacks on Muslims around the globe and was alleged to have planned to detonate a bomb at a Long Beach rally was convicted Wednesday of the attempted mass casualty attack. Mark Steven […]
Children & Teens
Free speech vs Islamophobia: A teenager fuels debate in France Mila’s anti-Islam rant on Instagram drew thousands of hate messages and resulted in a landmark cyberbullying case.
(Al-Jazeera) It all started with an Instagram broadcast on January 18 last year. Mila, then 16, with a head of newly dyed purple hair, went on a rant against Islam, addressing some of her 10,000 followers who tuned in. “The Quran is […]
Children & Teens
After a year in force, Sweden’s anti-child marriage law sees zero charges
(Breitbart) Despite being in force for over a year, the Swedish laws against child marriages have yet to see anyone charged for marrying a minor so far. Sweden passed legislation that greatly tightened the existing laws against child marriage in July of […]
Legal
Terrorism peace bond placed on Toronto man with ISIS, Al Qaeda propaganda on phone
(Global News) A Toronto man who had hundreds of ISIS, Al Qaeda and Taliban videos on his phone was placed on a terrorism peace bond on Friday due to concerns he might commit extremist violence. During a court hearing, a federal prosecutor […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Doctor Hossam Metwally poisoned partner in ‘exorcism ritual’
(BBC) An anaesthetist who poisoned his partner in a series of botched exorcism ceremonies is facing jail. Hossam Metwally, 61, performed a “dangerous perversion” of the Islamic Ruqya ritual on Kelly Wilson at the couple’s home in Grimsby. Sheffield Crown Court heard […]
Legal
No bail for Qld man accused of jihad call
(AAP) A Brisbane father of three who allegedly called for a Muslim jihad in Syria to “cleanse the lands of tyrants and their collaborators” will remain behind bars. Omar Saghir, 39, has been charged with the preparation of foreign incursions as part […]
Law Enforcement
Qld man funded Syrian incursions: police
(AAP) A Brisbane man has faced court charged with preparation for foreign incursions as part of a group involved in travelling to Syria to engage in hostile activity. Omar Saghir, 39, appeared briefly in the Brisbane Magistrates Court by video link on […]
Clerics & Preachers
Controversial Muslim preacher to face trial
(Swiss Info) The Swiss justice authorities have indicted a Muslim preacher accused of racial discrimination and welfare fraud. Abu Ramadan will have to stand trial in a district court, the Bern cantonal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. The controversial imam of a […]
Internet
Judge orders Laura Loomer and her company to pay more than $120,000 in attorneys’ fees over lawsuit against Muslim rights group
(Law & Crime) A federal magistrate judge in Florida ordered far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer and her company Illoominate Media to pay a Muslim civil rights advocacy group nearly $125,000 in attorney’s fees and costs stemming from a lawsuit claiming the group colluded […]
Deradicalization
Terrorism peace bond placed on Ontario man for four years
(Global News) An Ontario man who travelled to Syria and called for attacks in Canada has been placed on a terrorism peace bond that requires him to wear a GPS monitoring device and undergo de-radicalization. The 26 restrictions imposed on Kevin Omar […]
Government & Politics
Human rights court stops Austria from deporting Afghan — NGO
(Reuters) The European Court of Human Rights has temporarily halted the imminent deportation from Austria of an Afghan whose request for asylum was turned down, a relief group supporting the man said on Tuesday. The ECHR decision, published on the website of […]
Legal
Concern over struggle to prosecute Isis returnees as Turkey deportations loom (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Perth man who paid $15,000 to marry his wife sentenced to life in jail for her murder
(WA Today) A Perth Uber driver who slit his wife’s throat and left her bleeding on the floor just two months into their forced marriage will spend at least 19 years behind bars. Mohammad Ali Halimi, 25, was sentenced in WA’s Supreme […]
Legal
Omarjan Azari: Convicted terrorist won’t stand for a judge despite claiming to have renounced extremism A man jailed for terror offences claims to have renounced his old ways, despite saying he still won’t stand for a judge.
(NCA NewsWire) A Sydney man who was jailed for planning to behead a stranger still won’t stand for a judge despite claiming he has renounced his extremist views, a court has heard. Omarjan Azari refused to stand for Justice Natalie Adams in […]
Immigration
Anti-terror prosecutor concerned jihadists are among illegal migrant wave
(Breitbart) An Italian anti-terrorism prosecutor has expressed concerns that radical Islamic jihadists are among the wave of illegal migrants coming to Europe from North Africa. National anti-mafia and anti-terrorism prosecutor Federico Cafiero de Raho expressed concern about the link between illegal migration […]
Citizenship
Britain cannot remove Isis members’ citizenship without telling them, High Court rules (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
‘Come get your sister’s dead body’: Perth man slit wife’s throat just months after forced marriage
(WA Today) A young Perth Uber driver who slit his wife’s throat two months into their forced marriage told the woman’s brother to “come get your sister’s dead body” as she lay bleeding on the kitchen floor. The reality of forced marriages […]
Employment
Terror offender allowed to drive London bin lorries despite ban sparked by deadly attacks (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Man admits sharing Islamic State beheading videos
(BBC) A British man who went to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) group has admitted sharing beheading videos. Stefan Aristidou, 27, entered guilty pleas to four terrorism offences at the Old Bailey and will be sentenced in September. BBC research […]
Health & Medicine
Germany charges Syrian doctor with crimes against humanity
(AP) A Syrian doctor has been charged in Germany with crimes against humanity for allegedly torturing people in military hospitals in his homeland and killing one of them, German federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Karlsruhe said in a […]
Legal
Austria court orders duo jailed for joining IS in Syria
(AFP) An Austrian court has sentenced two men to jail over their involvement with the Islamic State group in Syria, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, following a high-profile trial in the country that had one of Europe’s largest per capita rates of IS […]