Clerics & Preachers

Britain becomes ‘western capital’ for sharia law courts as 85 open throughout the UK The councils serve as informal bodies issuing religious rulings focused on marriages and divorces

(GB News) Britain has emerged as the “western capital” for sharia courts, with 85 Islamic councils now operating across the country since the first was established in 1982. These religious bodies have become increasingly influential, drawing Muslims from across Europe and North […]

Government & Politics

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.'

(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 […]

Children & Teens

Germany: Muslim seminar to prepare 13-year-old girls for marriage sparks backlash The right-wing AfD says 'Girls’ Evenings in the Mosque' is clear proof that migration and integration policies have failed.

(European Conservative) An invitation by a mosque in Germany for girls as young as thirteen to take part in a “preparatory marriage course” has sparked a huge backlash, with centre-right and right-wing parties demanding an explanation. The invitation was sent out by […]

Government & Politics

After fleeing Taliban and abuse, Afghan woman in Canada for 8 years told she’s being deported soon IRCC ruled Frozan Hassan Zai’s marriage to Canadian is one of convenience, she got deportation orders Tuesday

(CBC) Frozan Hassan Zai thought she would finally be safe after leaving an abusive marriage in the Netherlands with her two children, her second time fleeing a country. She arrived in Canada, married a Canadian, had a child, started a business and […]

Books

Security boosted around top politician

(Views and News from Norway) Abid Raja has long been an outspoken, controversial but popular politician for Norway’s Liberal Party (Venstre). Now he’s under special protection by Norway’s domestic intelligence agency PST, after being threatened during a presentation of his latest book […]

Crime

Sakina Muhammad Jan: Mother jailed for forcing daughter Ruqia Haidari into deadly marriage A mum who forced her daughter to marry a man who later killed her has delivered a shock outburst in court, saying she 'cannot be locked in.'

(NCA NewsWire) A woman who forced her daughter to marry a man against her wishes, before he later murdered her in a “fit of rage,” has refused to sign a document that will release her from prison early. Judge Fran [Dalziel] jailed […]

Crime

‘Can’t do this in Australia’: Court weighs up jail for mum who coerced daughter into murderous marriage A woman faces deportation to Afghanistan as a court weighs up whether she goes to jail for forcing her daughter into a murderous marriage.

(NCA NewsWire) A woman who coerced her daughter into an arranged marriage that ended with the husband murdering the bride could be jailed for the act, a court has heard. [Sakina] Muhammad Jan, 48 of Shepparton, faced the Melbourne County Court on […]

Clerics & Preachers

Preacher Anjem Choudary says he performed marriage for Woolwich killer Choudary is accused of directing a banned terrorist group after his release from jail for encouraging support for ISIS.

(Sky News) Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has told a court he performed a marriage ceremony for one of the Woolwich killers. Choudary is accused of directing a banned terrorist group called al Muhajiroun after his release from jail for encouraging support for […]

Government & Politics
Clerics & Preachers

Cleric is convicted in New York of supporting ISIS while in Jamaica Abdullah el-Faisal, a Jamaican who was an outspoken supporter of the Islamic State, was the first person to face trial under New York State terror laws passed after Sept. 11.

(NY Times) For years, Abdullah el-Faisal, a Jamaican-born cleric, promoted an extreme form of Islam that advocated killing nonbelievers. In Britain, his incitements sent him to prison in 2003. He was kicked out of Kenya in 2010. At home in Jamaica, he […]

Clerics & Preachers

Preacher accused of being ISIS marriage broker faces trial in New York Prosecutors say that Abdullah el-Faisal, who served time in Britain for inciting racial hatred, tried to find recruits for the Middle East extremist group.

(NY Times) In late 2016, Abdullah el-Faisal, a Jamaican preacher who was an outspoken supporter of the Islamic State, began communicating on WhatsApp with a woman in New York who claimed to be an aspiring jihadist with medical training. He offered to […]