Mosques

Law Enforcement

Catalonia concentrates 30% of jihadists in Spain It is estimated that more than 80% of these mosques in Spain are located in Catalonia, Salafists control one in three mosques, becoming a focus of radicalization.

February 26, 2025   

(EDATV) 30% of jihadists in Spain are in Catalonia, raising concerns among authorities. In 2024, 13 of the 49 anti-jihadist operations in the country were carried out in this region. This represents 25% of the total interventions conducted. The information comes from […]

Clerics & Preachers

They dream of building Muslim-centric neighborhoods near Dallas. Will it work? The developments are facing questions from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and commenters on social media.

February 24, 2025 and   

(Dallas Morning News) For the members of one of North Texas’ largest mosques, the 402-acre tract of land that straddles Collin and Hunt counties is the start of a dream. The East Plano Islamic Center’s members hope the dream will materialize in […]

Clerics & Preachers

Labour MP leads calls for anti-Israel hate preacher to be banned from UK visit Preacher Mohamed Hoblos is scheduled to be speaking at a new mosque in Middlesbrough on February 23

February 12, 2025   

(Jewish News) The government “will look carefully” into calls from MPs and community leaders to prevent an extremist preacher who has expressed support for Hamas from appearing at a new mosque in Middlesbrough. MP Luke Myer told the Commons he is “very concerned” […]

Academics & Education

Incoming Austrian government to crack down on those ‘unwilling to integrate’ As coalition talks continue, the fight against political Islam is the one area where the two parties are close to consensus.

February 11, 2025   

(European Conservative) Negotiations between the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) to form the next Austrian government have still not come to a conclusion, following a month of talks. The one issue both parties have come to an […]

Clerics & Preachers

At New Orleans terrorist’s local mosque, imam says Hitler killed Jews ‘because of the economy thing, they were in control of the economy’ Jews 'have many problems, but that's one of the main problems — they like to take control of the economy,' Eiad Soudan said during 2023 event

January 2, 2025   

(Free Beacon) Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the Islamic terrorist who killed 14 people in the New Year’s Eve attack on New Orleans, lived near a Houston mosque led by a radical imam who once preached that Hitler massacred Jews because “they like to take […]

Holidays

Refer FBI to CAIR, New Orleans attacker’s local mosque tells members 'It is deeply troubling and wrong for this local Houston mosque to refer all questions to CAIR, a Jew-hating group which praised other Islamist terrorist attacks,' Morton Klein told JNS.

January 2, 2025   

(JNS) Masjid Bilal, the local Houston mosque near the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, has been receiving a good deal of unwanted press attention since the 42-year-old drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, […]

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.

November 28, 2024   

(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 […]

Clerics & Preachers

London: Police say imam’s prayer calling to destroy Jewish homes not hate crime Metropolitan Police accused of 'two-tiered policing' after imam's call to curse and destroy the homes of Jews weeks after October 7 said to fail to meet 'threshold' of a hate crime.

November 20, 2024   

(Arutz Sheva) The Metropolitan Police have declared that an imam’s prayer to “destroy Jewish homes” does not constitute a hate crime, the Jewish Chronicle reported. The anti-Jewish prayer was uttered at an east London mosque two weeks after the Hamas terrorist organization […]

Academics & Education

The notorious hate preacher invited to speak at a B.C. university And it's far from the first time the UVic Muslim Students Association has dabbled in extremism

November 19, 2024   

(National Post) In just the latest example of sanctioned extremism on a Canadian university campus, a controversial Muslim preacher is scheduled to deliver a sermon at the University of Victoria. South Africa-born imam Younus Kathrada has publicly called for the “annihilation” of Jews, […]

Government & Politics

Court upholds fine against illegal Saudi-funded mosque in Helsinki The Helsinki Administrative Court ruled that religious activities on the premises did not constitute daycare activities, as specified in a permit for the facilities.

November 6, 2024   

(Yle) The Helsinki Administrative Court has rejected appeals related to a fine imposed last year on a mosque operating in a Helsinki apartment building. The owner of the property, the Ormuspuisto housing company, and the Pohjoismaiden Säätiö (“Nordic Foundation”), which operates on […]

Academics & Education

A Montreal elementary school is at the centre of a secularism debate. Here’s how we got here Provincial politicians accused of pouncing on religion for political gain

October 22, 2024   

(CBC) In the last few weeks, an elementary school in Montreal’s west-central Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood has been mired in controversy. This past weekend, 11 teachers were suspended for allegedly creating a toxic environment for students and staff that goes back to 2016. On […]

Academics & Education

Ministry suspends licences of 11 teachers at Bedford school as Legault vows to reinforce secularism rules 'We have a group of teachers who tried to introduce Islamic religious concepts into a Quebec public school, putting aside science as a way of helping students,' the premier said.

October 22, 2024   

(Montreal Gazette) With the Legault government saying the evidence shows Quebec’s secularism law was being flouted, 11 teachers at Montreal’s Bedford elementary school have had their teaching licences suspended by the Education Ministry pending the conclusions of an investigation. And the government […]

Academics & Education

PQ leader calls for stricter secularism rules in wake of ‘toxic’ climate report at Bedford school Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says the education minister only referred to 'ideological divergences' in a Radio-Canada interview, without acknowledging the religious part of the equation.

October 21, 2024   

(Montreal Gazette) Urging politicians to not shy away from the debate because it involves religion, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon called Monday for stricter secularism rules in the wake of the Bedford school controversy. St-Pierre Plamondon said what happened in the […]

Academics & Education

’11 teachers all at once?’: Parents shocked by suspensions at Montreal school Several Muslim parents with children at Bedford school said they fear the suspensions will fuel political discourse.

October 21, 2024   

(Montreal Gazette) Parents at a Montreal primary school where 11 teachers were suspended over the weekend expressed shock and confusion during after-school pickup on Monday, with several questioning if the situation had been blown out of proportion. The suspensions, announced on Saturday, […]

Clerics & Preachers

Imam from extremist-led London mosque claims ‘Zionists’ behind violent riots that rocked Britain Ashraf Dabous said that rioters had been misled by 'individuals who do not have their best interests at heart'

August 20, 2024   

(GB News) An imam from an extremist-led London mosque has blamed “Zionists” for the violent immigration riots that shook the UK. Ashraf Dabous, of the Lewisham Islamic Centre, said that rioters were being “manipulated and misguided” so that supporters of the state […]