Government & Politics
Channel crossings topped 28,500 in 2021, official figures reveal (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Five followers of Pakistani terrorist group arrested in Andalucia and Catalonia
(Euro Weekly) National Police officers have arrested five Pakistani citizens in Barcelona, Girona, the Jaen municipality of Ubeda, and Granada. They were detained in an operation coordinated by the National High Court against followers of a Pakistani movement considered to be a […]
Children & Teens
France violated rights of children held in Syria camps: UN experts
(AFP) France has violated the rights of French children by leaving them for years in inhuman and life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps for family members of suspected jihadists, a UN watchdog said Thursday. The UN child rights committee ruled that “France has […]
Clothing
French barrister fights for right to wear her hijab in court
(Reuters) French lawyer Sarah Asmeta wears a hijab at work but that means she is banned by her local Bar Council from representing clients in the courtroom. She has been fighting to overturn that rule. Next Wednesday, France’s highest court is due […]
Children & Teens
‘Jihadi’ father loses custody of daughter in Spain
(AFP) A Spanish court has stripped a convicted jihadist of custody of his daughter for having tried to indoctrinate her, in a ruling published Wednesday which observers say is a legal first. The Madrid provincial court ordered the removal of Nabil Benazzou’s […]
Government & Politics
Hungary’s FM lauds Egypt effort to stem migration to Europe
(AP) Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday praised Egypt’s efforts to stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants through its Mediterranean Sea shores. Speaking at a news briefing in Cairo, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged the European Union to step up support, including funding, […]
Interfaith
Tell MAMA’s Fiyaz Mughal calls for funds to tackle Muslim anti-Semitism in the UK Calls mount after four people were taken hostage at a Texas synagogue by a British Muslim
(National-UAE) Tell MAMA founder Fiyaz Mughal is calling for investment to tackle Muslim anti-Semitism after a British man took four people hostage in a Texas synagogue. Malik Faisal Akram was shot dead in the armed siege at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue […]
Children & Teens
Sweden battles disinformation on ‘kidnappings’ of Muslim children
(AFP) Swedish authorities are fighting back against claims its social services are “kidnapping” Muslim children, denouncing a “disinformation campaign” of viral videos spreading mistrust among immigrant families. Videos began appearing on Arabic-language social media sites in late 2021 of real interventions by […]
Children & Teens
French teen subjected to death threats for insulting Islam sexually assaulted ‘by migrants’
(Breitbart) A French teen who was subjected to a torrent of death threats in 2020 for her criticism of Islam on social media was allegedly sexually assaulted by an illegal migrant in Lyon over the weekend. French teen Mila, who was subjected […]
Crime
Terrorists forming gang behind bars a ‘problem’ — watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Complex calendar at Paris attacks trial again disrupted by Covid
(Radio France) The Paris trial of 20 men accused of involvement or complicity in the November 2015 attacks which cost 131 people their lives has again been adjourned for a week following positive coronavirus tests among the prisoners. Hearings are now scheduled […]
Crime
Prison attack by Manchester and Parsons Green terrorists ‘must be wake-up call,’ government told (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Manchester and Parsons Green terrorists convicted of attacking prison officer inside HMP Belmarsh (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany home to 1,950 potentially violent Islamist extremists Interior Ministry releases data on those known or willing to be violent
(National-UAE) The German government has revealed there are about 1,950 potentially violent Islamist extremists in the country. These people were assessed by the Interior Ministry as both extreme in their beliefs and either known to be violent or showing a willingness to […]
Government & Politics
Over 75 mosques not recognised as Muslim Executive ‘does not cooperate’
(Brussels Times) More than 75 mosques in Flanders applied for recognition nearly three years ago, but have been kept waiting as the Muslim Executive “is not cooperating,” said Flemish Minister of Coexistence Bart Somers. Due to the lack of an effective recognition […]
Clerics & Preachers
‘Imam’ who allegedly called for Vatican’s destruction indicted Man allegedly instigated Islamist terrorism while in jail
(ANSA) A 43-year-old self-proclaimed imam who allegedly called for the Vatican to be destroyed has been sent to trial in Turin. Bouchta El Allam, who is of Moroccan origin and was detained by Carabinieri police in May 2021, is accused of instigation […]
Government & Politics
UN alarmed at increasing reports of Greek migrant pushbacks
(AP) The U.N. refugee agency on Monday voiced alarm at increasing reports of “horrific incidents” where asylum-seekers and migrants trying to slip into Greece and other European countries are allegedly being forced back. Athens denied the claims, and said the UNHCR appeared […]
Crime
Inmate accused of attacking officer claims to be ‘treated differently’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU agrees to help Cyprus manage record migrant influx
(AFP) Cyprus struck a deal Monday with the European Union to help it handle a large migrant influx to the divided Mediterranean island, which Nicosia says is the highest per capita in the EU. The agreement will make it easier for Cyprus […]
Government & Politics
EU official: Turkey will gain by curbing migration to Cyprus
(AP) Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the European Union to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a top EU official said Sunday. European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas […]
Immigration
Liverpool bomber got thousands of pounds from taxpayers to fight deportation (LINK ONLY)
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News Media
TV host Ophélie Meunier urges French media to report on radical Islam, despite death threats (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU states and Macron throw up obstacles to easing Channel migrant crisis (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorist sent back to jail after failing lie detector test — one of the first carried out under new powers (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Belgium revokes recognition and funding of Muslim Executive
(Brussels Times) Federal Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne has decided to withdraw the recognition of the Muslim Executive — the official representation of Islam in Belgium — after the organisation has been under sustained criticism. The Muslim Executive receives approximately €600,000 in […]
Children & Teens
German woman charged with membership in Islamic State group
(AP) Federal prosecutors in Germany said Friday they have formally charged a German woman with membership in a foreign terrorist organization for traveling to Syria with her young son to join the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said Verena M., whose surname wasn’t […]
Crime
Prisoners accused of Belmarsh officer attack decline to give evidence
(BBC) Three prisoners accused of attacking a Belmarsh officer have chosen not to give evidence in their trial. Paul Edwards, 57, said he feared for his life when he was allegedly hit with a chair and repeatedly punched and kicked in his […]
Academics & Education
Sheffield lecturer boasts of partying with ‘beautiful’ terrorist (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Military planning 10-ship taskforce to intercept illegal migrants in Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
French bill banning hijabs in sports events moves to National Assembly
(Reuters) A draft bill that would ban the wearing of the hijab in sporting competitions will pass on to France’s National Assembly after the Senate on Wednesday declined to vote on the legislation. The broader bill is devoted to “democratising sport,” including […]
Government & Politics
EU border agency to help Cyprus with migrant repatriations
(AP) The chief of the European Union’s Frontex border agency said Wednesday that the repatriation of migrants is Cyprus’ “most urgent need” and that his organization is ready to facilitate flights to return home people who had asylum claims rejected in Cyprus. […]
Government & Politics
Germany to mark victims of terrorism annually on March 11
(AP) The German government said Wednesday that the country will formally commemorate the victims of terrorism every March 11, starting next month. The date marks the anniversary of 2004 bomb attacks in Madrid and is already commemorated each year by the European […]
Government & Politics
Swiss authorities lose trace of two jihadists in Syria
(Swiss Info) The Swiss foreign ministry says it has “no definite information” on the whereabouts of two terror suspects who had been detained in northern Syria. The two jihadists — originally from Geneva and Lausanne — have been missing since a rescue […]
Legal
Garda says there was concern for Lisa Smith’s safety after return home (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
MI5 knew Manchester Arena bomber supported Isis before attack, documents reveal (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Bad things were happening but ‘it wasn’t my problem,’ Lisa Smith tells court (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Priti Patel’s ‘unworkable’ asylum reforms will cost taxpayer £2.7bn a year, report finds (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Police had intel on Manchester Arena bomber years before attack, inquiry told (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
The forgotten story of Shamima Begum’s ‘fierce and powerful’ fellow ISIS bride Amira Abase (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Three prisoners launched ‘animalistic’ attack on officer in high-security wing of HMP Belmarsh, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Five ISIS arrests in Spain on grooming and funding charges Two were detained on recruiting allegations and three on funding
(National-UAE) Five people have been arrested in Spain on charges of grooming potential ISIS recruits and funding the organisation in Libya. In two separate anti-terrorist operations, Spanish national police swept on suspects in Barcelona, Girona, Valencia and Melilla, one of two Spanish […]
Christians
Trial opens over jihadist murder of French priest
(AFP) The alleged accomplices in the 2016 murder of an 85-year-old French priest appeared in the dock in Paris on Monday after years of investigation into an attack that shocked a country already reeling from a spate of jihadist assaults. Father Jacques […]
Government & Politics
Cyprus minister pins blame for migration ’emergency’ on Turkey
(AFP) The small Mediterranean island of Cyprus has an outsized problem with irregular migration, says the interior minister of the EU member state located closest to the Middle East. “For us, this is a state of emergency,” Nicos Nouris told AFP, adding […]
Government & Politics
More than 500,000 Afghan migrants are heading for Europe and the Channel coast (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Confusion and contradictions as Ali El Haddad Asufi takes the stand
(Radio France) Four weeks of testimony from and about the Paris attacks accused ended on Friday with evidence concerning Ali El Haddad Asufi, suspected of having provided weapons for the terrorists who killed 130 people in Paris on the night of 13 […]
Law Enforcement
FBI believes it is ‘beyond suspicion’ that Lisa Smith joined Isis, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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French lawyer attacks EU over poster featuring Muslim woman Social media outburst puts France’s treatment of its minority Muslim population — the largest in Europe — back in the spotlight.
(Al-Jazeera) A French lawyer has criticised the European Union over an advertisement for its Conference on the Future of Europe event featuring a hijab-wearing Muslim woman. Thibault de Montbrial, an adviser to France’s centre-right presidential hopeful Valerie Pecresse, said the use of […]
Government & Politics
EU seeks to deploy border agency to Senegal
(AFP) European Commissioner Ylva Johansson on Friday offered to deploy the EU’s border agency to Senegal to help combat migrant smuggling, following a surge in perilous crossings to Spain’s Canary Islands. At a news conference in the Senegalese capital Dakar, Johansson said […]
Crime
Woman who called Grenfell fire ‘Jewish sacrifice’ jailed for 11 months (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Sweden debunks ‘disinformation’ on Muslim child kidnappings
(AP) The government of Sweden sought Friday to discredit claims that Swedish social service agencies kidnap Muslim children, saying the allegations “are wrong” and are “seriously misleading and aim to create tensions and spread mistrust.” In a Twitter thread devoted to what […]