Legal
Birmingham woman accused of sending Islamic State video to cop appears in court (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel crossings: Migrant boat with 16 on board found in UK waters
(BBC) Sixteen migrants in a small boat were intercepted by Border Force officials in the English Channel on Monday, the Home Office has confirmed. French authorities managed to prevent “more than 200 people” from making the journey on the same day, it […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Not enough staff’ to profile crowd
(BBC) There were not enough qualified staff “to adequately profile the crowd” when Manchester Arena was bombed, a security expert has told the attack inquiry. Col Richard Latham said there were several issues with security on 22 May 2017, when a bomb […]
Immigration
Migrants arriving in Canary Islands go to barracks, hotels
(AP) Emergency services in Spain’s Canary Islands say 68 people from North Africa have been the first migrants to arrive in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago since authorities dismantled a squalid makeshift camp that had brought criticism and shame to the government. One […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Keir Starmer urged to return donations from ‘Islamophobic’ property developer (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
France Islam: Muslims under pressure to sign French values charter
(BBC) France’s Muslim Council is due to meet President Emmanuel Macron this week, to confirm the text of a new “charter of republican values” for imams in the country to sign. The Council (CFCM), which represents nine separate Muslim associations, has reportedly […]
Government & Politics
Slovenia labels Hezbollah in its entirety as terrorist group It becomes the sixth European Union member after the Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia to recognize the Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
(JNS) Slovenia’s government announced on Monday that it “adopted a decision on treating the Hezbollah Group as a criminal and terrorist organization posing a threat to peace and security.” The government noted that “Hezbollah’s activities are intertwined with organized crime and the […]
Clothing
French youth of Arab origin mistrust secularism, national symbols, finds poll
(Arab News) Young people of Arab origin in France are less likely to hold secular values and are more distrustful of national symbols than their elders, an Arab News en Francais survey conducted in partnership with British polling agency YouGov has found. […]
Crime
Channel crossings: Home Office ‘twisted judge’s remarks’ to defend branding migrants as ‘people smugglers’ (LINK ONLY)
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Survey reveals attitudes of French citizens of Arab origin toward secularism
(Arab News) The opinion poll carried out jointly by Arab News and YouGov provides detailed data on the relationship of French people of Arab origin to secularism in France and reveals a generally benevolent view of the French model. Indeed, 65 percent […]
Government & Politics
Asylum system to be shaken up as government set to raise the bar on appeals (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Spain dismantles migrants’ ‘dock of shame’ in Canary Islands
(AP) Spanish authorities have dismantled a makeshift camp for migrant processing that for over three months was known as the “dock of shame” for holding thousands of Africans in squalor after they arrived in the Canary Islands. The Spanish government’s delegation in […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Review ‘reshaped UK counter-terrorism teams’
(BBC) “Fast-time learning” from the attack on Manchester Arena led to several changes in how UK counter-terrorism teams work, the inquiry into the bombing has heard. The inquiry into the attack of 22 May 2017, which killed 22 people, was told senior […]
Immigration
French ships pull 64 migrants from Channel
(AFP) Sixty-four migrants including a pregnant woman and several children were rescued in the English Channel in the past 24 hours as they were seeking to reach Britain aboard rickety vessels, French maritime authorities said Sunday. A first group of 45 migrants […]
News: Europe
Brit ISIS terrorist ‘told mum I’d be home in two hours — but I was on my way to Syria’ (LINK ONLY)
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British terrorist secretly married ISIS bride with one of two sons killed in air strike (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Don’t sanitise deadly virus of Islamism, warns Javid (LINK ONLY)
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British ISIS terrorist breaks cover in Syria and says ‘I deserve to come home’ (LINK ONLY)
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Exposed: The shadowy Islamic State cell looking to free Western jihadi brides (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Nice youth gets jail term for threats that teacher will ‘die like Samuel Paty’
(Radio France) A 19-year-old man from the south-eastern French city of Nice has been sentenced to 18 months’ prison for threatening a teacher that he will “die like Samuel Paty,” who was beheaded in October north-east of Paris, the Nice prosecutor’s office […]
Government & Politics
UK and France sign agreement to curb migrant crossings in English Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
Former jihadi transferred to Belgian prison from Turkey
(Brussels Times) Fouad Akrich, a former jihadist fighter in Syria, has been transferred from Turkey to a prison in Belgium, De Morgen newspaper reported on Saturday. The Federal Office of the Public Prosecutor confirmed that Akrich was transferred on Tuesday. Early this […]
Law Enforcement
Peterborough man admits spreading ‘terrorist publication’ after a major police investigation (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Rehabilitation scheme joined by London Bridge attacker ‘expanded too fast by do-goodism’ (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Channel crossings: Migrants wrapped in blankets reach Dover
(BBC) Migrants, bundled in blankets and foil, have arrived in Dover after journeying across the Channel. Temperatures at the Kent port hovered around 7C while a woman and a group of men were seen being helped ashore by Border Force officials. The […]
Government & Politics
Belgium tries Iranian diplomat over bomb plot
(AFP) An Iranian diplomat went on trial in Belgium on Friday accused of plotting to bomb an Iranian opposition rally outside Paris, in a case that has stoked tensions with Tehran. Assadollah Assadi, formerly based in Vienna, faces a 20-year prison term […]
Crime
German minister wants ‘criminals’ expelled to Syria, despite asylum safeguards Interior Minister Horst Seehofer wants Germany's general ban on deportations to war-torn Syria weakened to return persons deemed criminal or dangerous. Rights groups accuse him of pandering to the far right.
(Deutsche Welle) Germany’s current general deportation stop to Syria should not be extended, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Friday, urging that individual case-by-case decisions be made “at least for criminals and those considered a threat.” In 2012, Germany passed a ban on […]
Health & Medicine
Controversial ‘virginity tests’ sold by UK clinics
(BBC) Women are being offered controversial “virginity tests” at British medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has found. The intrusive tests are considered a violation of human rights by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations, which […]
News: Europe
Female jihadist reported to Dutch consulate in Turkey for return to NL
(NL Times) Angela B., a Dutch woman who left for Syria to join terrorist movement ISIS in 2014, reported to the Dutch consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, this week, insiders confirmed to NU.nl after reports in Dutch media. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Clerics & Preachers
Danish minister’s comment on sex before marriage angers Muslims Mattias Tesfaye has suggested the Muslim community should support the ‘right’ to sex before marriage for Muslim women.
(Al-Jazeera) A Danish minister has caused outrage among the Muslim minority for suggesting imams and community leaders should publicly support the “right” to have sex before marriage for women. Mattias Tesfaye, foreign affairs and integration minister, said in a Facebook post last […]
Crime
Migrants: Arrests over small boat supply to people smugglers
(BBC) A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration by supplying small boats to people smugglers. It follows an arrest in October as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into a criminal network. Officers […]
Children & Teens
Coronavirus: Concern as FGM reports fall during pandemic
(BBC) It is feared victims of female genital mutilation in England are not reporting cases because of delays and lockdown closures, charities have told the BBC. It comes as new figures revealed 635 new cases were recorded from July-September — a fall […]
Government & Politics
Tensions rise over housing of migrants on Spanish islands
(AP) A row over where to house African migrants increasingly arriving by boat on Spain’s Canary Islands deepened Thursday, when the mayor of the most affected town urged the Spanish government to transfer them out of local hotels. More than 20,000 West […]
Children & Teens
Islamist referrals to counter-extremism scheme rise for first time since 2016 (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Manchester Arena: Man sentenced for fraud linked to attack
(BBC) A friend of the Manchester Arena bomber whose bank details were used to buy chemicals for the bomb has been handed a 12-month community order. Manchester Crown Court heard Yahya Werfalli’s bank details were used to buy hydrogen peroxide on Amazon. […]
Academics & Education
Four more students charged in France over teacher’s beheading
(AFP) Four teenage students have been charged in France over the killing of Samuel Paty, including three for allegedly pointing out the teacher to his murderer, a judical source said Thursday. Three other pupils were charged with complicity earlier this month over […]
Christians
Austria tightens security at churches, citing Vienna attack inquiry
(Reuters) Austria is stepping up security at churches in case of copycat attacks after an Islamist gunman killed four people in a rampage earlier this month in which he may have intended to target houses of worship, the interior minister said on […]
News: Europe
Manchester Arena inquiry: Prisoner in touch with bomber to be released
(BBC) A convicted terrorist organiser, who has refused to tell an inquiry about his contact with the Manchester Arena bomber, is to be released from jail. Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was jailed in 2016 after being found guilty of helping people travel to […]
Clothing
North Yorkshire Police: Hijab made part of force uniform
(BBC) Two police constables who designed a hijab to be part of their uniform have celebrated making it a reality. North Yorkshire Police called the move an “important change” and highlighted the need to represent the communities they serve. PC Uzma Amireddy, […]
Government & Politics
To ban or not to ban? France debates virginity tests
(Reuters) France is split over plans to ban virginity testing, with some campaigners calling the procedure barbaric and others warning of violent repercussions for some Muslim women. Women in at least 20 countries are subjected to virginity tests, sometimes by force, as […]
Immigration
For Canary Isles tourism, migrant surge a new nightmare
(AFP) In a normal year, it would be high tourist season for the Canary Islands, but a huge influx of migrants has given the archipelago “a bad image,” bar owner Miguel Gonzalez grumbles. With migrant reception centres completely swamped after the arrival […]
Government & Politics
French minister backs Paris police chief after dismantling of migrant camp
(Reuters) French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday expressed support for the Paris chief of police after clashes broke out during the dismantling of a new migrant camp in the French capital this week. French police opened a probe after photos and […]
Health & Medicine
Assailant in Swiss knife attack was jihadist: police
(Reuters) A Swiss woman who knifed a victim in the neck and grabbed another by the throat in a Lugano department store on Tuesday was a known jihadist who fell in love with a militant online and tried in vain to meet […]
Government & Politics
French mosque linked to teacher’s beheading ordered to remain closed
(Radio France) France’s top administrative court has confirmed the six-month closure of the Grand Mosque of Pantin after it published a video denouncing history teacher Samuel Paty for showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which [led] to his decapitation in a street […]
Children & Teens
Report condemns UK over British women and children held in Syria (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Paris train gunman tells trial he was looking for US soldiers
(AFP) The Moroccan gunman on trial for an attempted terror attack on a Paris-bound train five years ago said Wednesday he had aimed at the heads of American soldiers but could not shoot. On August 21, 2015, after drinking a coffee at […]
Children & Teens
Islamic preacher Khandaker Rahman on trial for mosque rape
(BBC) An Islamic preacher accused of raping a young girl was arrested 15 years later after she identified him on YouTube, a court heard. The woman only knew her alleged attacker as “The Imam” before going on the internet to find Khandaker […]
Immigration
Four migrant boats cross English Channel
(BBC) Four small boats carrying 54 migrants have crossed the English Channel this week, the Home Office said. Eleven people reached the UK in one boat earlier, with 43 entering British waters in three vessels on Monday. A further 200 people were […]
Citizenship
Javid advised of ‘hostile public sentiment’ to Shamima Begum, court told (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Arguineguin: From quiet Canaries port to migrant hotspot
(AFP) After three years, Said El Hallaji finally got to hug his brother Lehcen as they were reunited at Arguineguin, a once-quiet Canary Islands port now overwhelmed with migrant arrivals. More than 18,000 people have landed on this Spanish archipelago over the […]