(Radio France) Tunisian imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi was recently expelled from France for alleged hate speech under an accelerated procedure made possible by the country’s tough new immigration laws. In a crackdown on Islamist fundamentalism, France has ejected a string of foreign imams […]
(Sky News) Michael Gove has urged pro-Palestinian protesters to question whether extremist groups are behind some of the demonstrations — days ahead of publishing a new official definition of extremism. The housing secretary said “good-hearted people” attending the marches should be aware […]
(Times of Malta) A man who was arrested by the police on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities has been charged in court with trying to help someone enter Malta illegally. Magistrate Noel Bartolo heard police inspector Zachary Zammit explain how Syrian […]
(AFP) A group of Germans with Turkish roots have formed a political group to contest the European elections, sparking fears it could be a vehicle for Turkey’s president to expand his influence in the EU. Since its founding late last year, the […]
(Jewish News) Suggestions that there are no-go zones in London for Jews are “a total and utter fiction,” Shomrim president Rabbi Herschel Gluck has said. Responding to claims made by Robin Simcox, the Home Office’s independent advisor on extremism, who suggested that […]
(Jewish News) A newspaper headline claiming London’s streets have become a “no-go zone for Jews” during pro-Palestinian protests is “deeply troubling,” the Community Security Trust’s chief executive has claimed, but he added that “it also contains a huge element of truth.” Mark […]
(AFP) Twenty years ago, a large, well-organised terror cell planned and staged the deadly Madrid train bombings, but today the jihadist threat facing Spain comes from lone wolves and small self-radicalised groups. On March 11, 2004, 10 bombs were placed on four […]
(AFP) Spain’s top criminal court on Friday jailed an “extremely radicalised” man for inciting violence against the Jewish community in Melilla, one of two Spanish enclaves in North Africa. Police arrested the suspect on Wednesday, saying he had “actively participated” in an […]
(Press Release) Detectives from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have charged a man in relation to social media posts, which allegedly show support for the proscribed terrorist group Hamas. The posts were flagged to the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) in […]
(BBC) A man who posted images online in support of Hamas has pleaded guilty to a terrorism offence. Ozain Yousef, 23, of Mexborough Place, Leeds, was arrested on 24 November 2023 on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation. Police said he was […]
(European Conservative) The French Senate just made public the findings of a parliamentary inquiry launched in the wake of the murder of Professor Samuel Paty by an Islamist terrorist. The findings on the state of French schools are alarming and show that […]
(GB News) A Muslim preacher who compared the October 7 attacks to Jews breaking out of concentration camps and attacking Nazis has been reported to the police. Sheikh Jaffer Ladak, the imam of the Baab-Ul-Ilm Centre in Leeds, made numerous comments on […]
(LBC) London is becoming a “no-go zone” for Jewish people on the weekend amid large pro-Palestine protests, the government’s adviser on extremism has warned. Robin Simcox said that extremist groups have gone unchallenged for too long in the UK. The Home Office’s […]
(European Conservative) From 1 January 2024, France will no longer accept the presence on its soil of “seconded imams,” i.e., foreign imams who are paid by a foreign country but reside and officiate in France. The measure, designed to reduce the influence […]
(Dutch News) Caretaker justice minister Dilan Yesilgöz has said she will supersede local council powers to allow city wardens to wear a headscarf or yarmulke on duty by making uniform clothing a legal requirement. The minister has issued a guideline for local […]
(Jewish News) The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has attempted to distance itself from an event advertised as a fundraiser for its West Midlands branch following an outcry after it emerged the Palestinian plane hijacker Leila Khaled is set to be among the speakers. […]
(BBC) A 23-year-old man from Leeds has been charged with a terrorism offence following an investigation by counter-terrorism police. Ozain Yousef, of Mexborough Place, has been charged with one offence under the Terrorism Act 2000. He was arrested on November 24 on […]
(AP) Sweden’s Security Service said Thursday it had arrested four people on suspicion of preparing “terrorist offenses” with links to Islamic extremism and organized crime. The service did not say where or when the alleged attacks were to have taken place, but […]
(Swiss Info) The stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man comes amid growing concerns about anti-Semitism in Switzerland. Some politicians now want a harsh response. Here’s what’s known about the case so far. The attacker: a teenager in a “global war” Last Saturday […]
(AFP) A group of United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Britain to repatriate a woman stripped of her citizenship after leaving the country aged 15 to marry an Islamic State fighter. Shamima Begum, now 24 and living in a refugee camp in […]
(National-UAE) The UK government is creating a “blacklist” of organisations under a new definition of extremism which would see their funding cut. Several Muslim groups are likely to be on the list after being singled out in government reports. The groups facing […]
(Catholic News Agency) A Spanish priest is facing up to three years in prison on “hate crime” charges for his heated words about Islam. Last month, Father Custodio Ballester and two other individuals received a summons from a provincial court in Spain […]
(New Arab) British Muslims living in the UK are happier than their co-religionists living in other European nations, a survey commissioned by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life (IIFL) has reported. The survey also found that they feel optimistic about […]
(AFP) Police in France have detained three teenagers who were allegedly in contact with four people arrested in Belgium over the weekend on suspicions they were planning a jihadist attack, a source close to the case said Tuesday. The three minors, aged […]
(National-UAE) For almost two decades, British politician Michael Gove has made it his mission to push for more stringent measures to tackle extremism in the UK. Now, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned just days ago that the country was being torn […]
(Politico) France has scaled down the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony which will take place in July on the River Seine, amid concerns over a theoretical Islamist terror attack. Boats carrying each nation’s flag-bearers will pass on the water in the […]
(Jewish News) A senior judge who faced a barrage of criticism after he “decided not to punish” three women who had displayed paraglider images at a pro-Palestinian protest in London is to be investigated over alleged bias, reports say. Tan Ikram, the deputy chief magistrate, who allowed […]
(ANSA) A 10-year-old second-generation North African-Italian girl was sent home from school in the northern city of Pordenone Friday after turning up in a niqab, the Islamic garment that covers everything but female eyes, local media reported Monday. The girl returned the […]
(Belga) The four people detained in an anti-terrorist operation in Belgium on Sunday were planning to attack the Botanique concert hall in Brussels, the federal prosecutor’s office said on Monday. Three underage suspects and one adult were detained on Sunday during an […]
(AP) Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich over the weekend had appeared in a video expressing solidarity with the banned Islamic State group, and called himself a “soldier” in its self-described caliphate. […]
(Sky News) Hate preachers are to be banned from entering the UK. It is understood that officials will identify the most dangerous extremists from countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia and add them to a warning list. Anyone on that list will […]
(Reuters) The French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) of Marine Le Pen kicked off the party’s campaign for the European elections in June on Sunday saying the vote will be a referendum on immigration. Opinion polls show RN is set to make large […]
(Reuters) Police have stepped up security measures at Jewish sites in Zurich following a serious knife attack on an orthodox Jewish man in the Swiss city overnight, local police said on Sunday. Police said they had taken action after a 15-year-old Swiss […]
(National-UAE) Britain is facing a significant threat of terrorist attacks with the Israel-Gaza war leading to an increased likelihood of violence, it has been reported. The amount of “extremist chatter” is said to be at levels not seen since the aftermath of […]
(AFP) Belgian police on Sunday arrested four youths over messages they exchanged allegedly plotting a jihadist attack deemed “imminent enough to intervene,” a spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office told AFP. The four — three minors in their “late teens” and an […]
(LBC) Rishi Sunak has warned that British streets are being hijacked by small, “hostile” groups, as he claimed that extremists are seeking to undermine democracy. Giving an address outside Downing Street on Friday evening, Mr Sunak said Britain had seen a “shocking […]
(LBC) George Galloway has issued a warning shot to Sir Keir Starmer after he stormed to victory in yesterday’s by-election in Rochdale. The by-election was called after the death of Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd last month. Labour had initially expected a […]
(AFP) Bidding closes Friday in the online auction of the original edition of a Danish cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed that provoked violent riots in Muslim countries. Published together with 11 other drawings in September 2005 by the conservative Danish daily Jyllands-Posten […]
(Brussels Times) The threat level in Belgium remains high, with Brussels in particular a potential target — as October’s terror attack proved. Belgium’s threat assessment body (OCAD) has observed a significant rise in threats in 2023. The second-highest threat level remains in […]
(NY Times) Inside Britain’s Parliament, lawmakers jeered, booed, and stormed out of the House of Commons to protest the speaker’s handling of a vote calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Outside, a crowd of pro-Palestinian demonstrators projected the slogan, “From the river […]
(Morocco World News) Following the expulsion of Imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi to Tunisia, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin unveiled earlier this week the designation of “imam in France” status. The minister made the announcement in a speech tackling the notion that Islam is […]
(AFP) Four men went on trial on Thursday over a 2018 Christmas market attack in France’s eastern city of Strasbourg, with a key suspect insisting he did not know the plans of the radical Islamist who killed five people before being shot […]
(Jewish News) George Galloway has attempted to target Muslim voters in Rochdale in the days leading up to the scandal-hit by-election by falsely claiming a victory for him could force “supporter of Israel” Keir Starmer out. A highly inflammatory leaflet, addressed to […]
(Arab News) A majority of Conservative Party members in the UK believe that Islam is a threat to the British way of life, a new poll has found. The Opinium poll surveyed 521 members of the country’s ruling party about the UK’s […]
(Politico) Britain’s Conservatives have yet another civil war on their hands. The governing party has spent much of the past week publicly agonizing about anti-Muslim prejudice — and the bitter row shows no signs of subsiding. Lee Anderson, the party’s former deputy […]
(Politico) The number of people requesting asylum in the European Union last year soared to its highest level since the 2015-16 migrant crisis, according to the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). Figures released by the EUAA on Wednesday show the EU, […]
(NL Times) The Public Prosecution Service (OM) will prosecute a religious leader and political leader in Pakistan who urged their followers to murder Geert Wilders — according to the OM, the two men from Pakistan made their comments verbally at meetings and […]
(LBC) Police are assessing a hate speech complaint made against Lee Anderson, after he claimed that Sadiq Khan was being controlled by Islamists. Mr Anderson, the former deputy chairman of the Conservatives, was suspended for failing to apologise for the comments. He […]
(LBC) Sadiq Khan is facing death threats from Islamists and now requires police protection, according to reports, just days after the now-suspended MP Lee Anderson accused the mayor of being “controlled” by extremists. Although only reserved for members of the royal family […]
(BBC) London Conservative MP and former minister Paul Scully has apologised for suggesting there are “no-go” areas in parts of Tower Hamlets. He made the comment in radio and TV interviews on Monday, prompting accusations of Islamophobia and a rebuke from the […]
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