Alcohol & Drugs
Muslim discovers Pret sandwich he’d been eating for 12 years ‘isn’t halal’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Clothing
Face covering arrest should not have happened: Den Haag police
(NL Times) A man was arrested in Den Haag Centraal on Friday for wearing a balaclava in the station. But the arrest was unjustified, the police in The Hague said on Twitter on Monday. The arrested man was a demonstrator. He was […]
Animals
Nine sheep seized from unauthorised abattoirs during Muslim Feast of Sacrifice
(Brussels Times) Brussels police confiscated nine sheep meant to be sacrificed without stunning on unauthorised slaughter floors set up in Brussels for the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, celebrated at the weekend. Initial inspections carried out on Friday saw police seize two sheep […]
Legal
Paris attacks suspect charged over Brussels suicide bombings
(AFP) Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks, has been formally charged in connection with the Brussels suicide bombings months later, federal prosecutors said Monday. Abdeslam was charged with “participating in the activities of a terrorist group,” […]
Academics & Education
Sweden: Animal cruelty in ‘immigrant-dense areas’ as cats, hedgehogs, swans killed
(Breitbart) According to the head of a Swedish animal protection group, behaviour in “immigrant-dense areas” is responsible for an increase in cruelty cases toward hedgehogs and other animals. Earlier this week, Swedish media spoke to Annica Sjöberg, the head of the animal welfare […]
Children & Teens
Isis babies will not be brought home (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
U.N. expert chides France over jihadist captives in Iraq
(Reuters) A U.N. investigator rebuked France on Monday for its possible role in the transfer of seven suspected jihadists from Syria to Iraq, but Paris dismissed her concerns as speculation. U.N. extrajudicial executions investigator Agnes Callamard said the seven French nationals were […]
News: Europe
Pal of IS bride Lisa Smith said she visited Syria two years before she joined terror group (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Review of Prevent counter-extremism scheme risks becoming ‘whitewash,’ government warned (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Protest held in The Hague against ‘burqa ban’
(Xinhua) Around one hundred people protested in The Hague on Friday against the so-called “burqa ban,” which came into effect in the Netherlands on Aug. 1. Around 30 women wore a niqab and carried plates with texts like “I am getting robbed […]
Children & Teens
Sikh charity urges journalists to stop referring to ‘Asian’ grooming gangs
(Hold the Front Page) A Sikh charity has called on journalists to stop using the term “Asian” in their coverage of sexual grooming gang cases. The Network of Sikh Organisations has made the plea in new media guidelines published following a meeting […]
Clothing
Dutch headwear ban sparks vigilantism fears
(VOA) Dutch rights activists and Muslim groups fear nativist vigilantes will try to enforce a controversial headwear ban that took effect last week. Dutch police, transport companies and municipal authorities have expressed a reluctance to enforce the ban on face-covering clothing. The […]
Children & Teens
French court sentences mother who took her children to Syria to eight years in prison
(Euronews) A woman who spent nine months in Syria with her three young children in 2017 has been given an eight-year jail term. Rajae Moujahid, a 37-year-old Italian-Moroccan citizen, was tried at a Paris tribunal for “criminal conspiracy for terrorist purposes” and […]
Legal
German woman arrested on Islamic State membership charges
(AP) Federal prosecutors have arrested a German woman on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and for allegedly joining the Islamic State group in Syria. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Sibel H., whose last name wasn’t given in line with privacy laws, […]
Citizenship
Father’s bid to keep British citizenship for son who went to Syria to join ISIS is thrown out by High Court judge (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Brexit: No deal would harm UK security, senior officer warns (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Two young French women sentenced to prison on terror charges
(France 24) A young woman has been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on French soil in 2016. Her accomplice, another young woman, has been found guilty of planning to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group. The Paris […]
Crime
Germany’s Muslims call for an Islamophobia commissioner More than 20 mosques received bomb threats in July, amid growing anti-Muslim propaganda
(Anadolu) Germany’s Muslim community has called on the government to create a new government post to counter growing Islamophobia in the country. Aiman Mazyek, president of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, proposed on Wednesday appointment of an Islamophobia commissioner. “We […]
Employment
Sweden: Muslim driver stops bus service, refuses women entry for prayer
(Breitbart) A Muslim bus driver in Stockholm refused to let a woman board his bus as he and another two others began praying in the vehicle. The incident took place on Friday evening with the woman later saying that she thought no […]
Law Enforcement
Met police seek access to journalists’ material on Shamima Begum (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
UN refugee agency says new Italian law could endanger lives
(AP) The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern Tuesday that a new Italian law authorizing massive fines against the owners of private rescue ships could endanger the lives of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. A so-called “security decree” drafted by […]
Arts & Entertainment
YouTube follows Amazon, censors ‘Killing Europe’ Islam documentary
(Breitbart) YouTube blacklisted Killing Europe, a documentary about Islam and mass immigration in Europe that had previously been hosted on the platform for over a year, just days after Amazon Prime made the same decision. Unlike Amazon, which said it censored the documentary […]
Law Enforcement
Counter-terror chief says policing alone cannot beat extremism (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Labour branch secretary suspended over Hezbollah ‘love’ poem Huseyin Abudharr Ali also claimed Hollywood is Zionist propaganda machine and compared Israel to ISIS
(Jewish News) The former secretary of Stroud Green Labour has been suspended within weeks of being elected after a poem expressing “love” for Hezbollah was exposed. Huseyin Abudharr Ali, who was elected by 36 votes to 7 last month, has been suspended […]
Academics & Education
Sweden launches project to study influence of radical Islamic Salafism
(Breitbart) The Swedish National Defence College has announced a new study that will examine the effects of the radical Islamic ideology Salafism in various cities across the country. The new project, which is set to last until 2021, was described by Filip […]
Clothing
Labor councilor criticized over burka action at Canal Pride
(NL Times) The PvdA faction in Amsterdam received a storm of negative reactions because of a photo posted on the party’s Twitter account on Saturday. In the photo, PvdA councilor in Amsterdam Hendrik Jan Biemond is posing in a yellow burka with […]
Banks & Banking
Qataris are exporting political Islam to West (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Al Rayan Bank: Clients include ‘terror’ group and Abu Hamza’s former mosque (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Italy government wins confidence vote on decree targeting migrant rescue ships
(Reuters) The Italian government on Monday won a confidence vote in the Senate on a decree targeting charities operating migrant rescue ships, in a victory for Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and his far-right League party. The government of the League and the […]
Government & Politics
Pakistani who ‘threatened Wilders in snack bar video’ is in court
(Dutch News) The Pakistan national arrested at The Hague’s main railway station in August last year after placing a video on Facebook threatening to attack Geert Wilders appeared in court for a procedural hearing on Monday. The 28-year-old faces charges of making […]
Clothing
Confusion over burka ban; woman refused at Nijmegen playground
(NL Times) There seems to be some confusion around exactly what the so-called burka ban, implemented in the Netherlands on August 1st, entails. The municipality of Nijmegen had to apologize to a niqab-wearing woman on Sunday, after she was stopped at the […]
Employment
Islam party chairman sacked by Bruxelles Propreté over expressed views
(Brussels Times) Abdelhay Bakkali Tahiri, president of the Islam party, has been fired from his job with Bruxelles Propreté for reasons which the agency denied were politically motivated. Tahiri (photo, centre) had worked for the regional waste management agency for nine years, […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
New Tory chair appears to renege on promise of Islamophobia inquiry (LINK ONLY)
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Koran
German Islamic community recommends men hit ‘unruly’ women The Islamic Center Munich told Bavarian Broadcasting 24 that it plans to modify its website within two weeks.
(Jerusalem Post) The Islamic community in Munich issued guidelines on its website that encourage men to assault their wives or female partners if they are “unruly.” The Bavarian Broadcasting 24 outlet published the shocking report on Saturday, writing, “In the case of […]
Academics & Education
Lincolnshire non-Muslim girls asked to wear hijab for a day
(BBC) Non-Muslim girls in Lincolnshire are being asked to wear a hijab for a day to raise awareness of discrimination. Ghada Mohamed said she came up with the idea in response to a number of incidents where girls wearing hijabs were subjected […]
Legal
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother has been granted legal aid — while victims’ families are denied helped (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Incoming EU chief calls for ‘new pact’ on migration
(AFP) The incoming head of the European Commission called Friday for a “new pact” on migration during a trip to Italy, which insists Europe must take a fairer share of asylum seekers. “I want to propose a new pact for migration and […]
Internet
Germany: Man convicted of supporting IS, given 4-year term
(AP) A court in Germany has convicted a German-Algerian man of supporting the Islamic State group by helping members communicate on social media and sentenced him to four years in prison. The Stuttgart state court said the 34-year-old, whose name it didn’t […]
Clothing
German conservatives renew calls for a burqa ban The deputy leader of the conservative Christian Democrats has joined other CDU members in calling for a burqa ban in Germany. The calls come after the Netherlands imposed its own ban on face-covering clothing.
(Deutsche Welle) As the neighboring Netherlands begins policing the wearing of burqas, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) are calling for a burqa ban of Germany’s own. Julia Klöckner, who leads the provincial Rhineland-Palatinate branch of the party and is the No. 2 […]
Clothing
One year on: What happened after Denmark’s ‘burqa ban’ came into force?
(Local) A controversial ban on wearing face-masking garments in public, widely referred to as the “burqa ban,” came into effect in Denmark on August 1st last year. Since then, 23 people have been fined under the law, according to National Police figures […]
Government & Politics
Are deportations from Germany on the rise? German's amended laws on migration and asylum will soon come into force. This includes legislation to facilitate deportations. But what is going to change? Answers to the most important questions.
(Deutsche Welle) How many people is Germany currently deporting? According to the Federal Ministry of the Interior’s figures for last year, 23,617 rejected asylum-seekers were deported in 2018. This sounds like a lot. But in the same period, about 31,000 deportations failed […]
Legal
Weapons, IS allegiance found in French terror inquiry
(AFP) French investigators have discovered weapons and a pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group after charging three men with planning a terror attack, sources close to the inquiry said Thursday. The men had not yet decided on a specific target, […]
Children & Teens
Afghan migrant to remain in France despite conviction for three sex attacks
(Breitbart) An 18-year-old Afghan migrant is not at risk of deportation despite being found guilty of sexually assaulting three people, including a 14-year-old girl. The Afghan teen was found guilty of the assaults earlier this week in the Criminal Court of Fontainebleau […]
Clothing
Dutch ‘burqa ban’ rendered largely unworkable on first day (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Burqas banned in Dutch government buildings — what will it mean in practice?
(Dutch News) A ban on wearing face-covering garments such as a burqa or niqab in government buildings, schools and on public transport comes into effect in the Netherlands on Thursday. The ban has been 13 years in the making and dates back […]
Government & Politics
Italy lets in stranded migrants after striking EU deal
(AFP) Italy allowed 116 rescued migrants to disembark from a coastguard ship Wednesday with Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s backing after five EU countries and the Church agreed to share responsibility for looking after them. The far-right minister used Facebook to announce his […]
Clothing
Burqa ban, introduced on August 1, to be evaluated in three years
(Dutch News) The ban on wearing face-covering garments such as a burqa or niqab in government buildings and on public transport will be evaluated after three years, rather than the customary five, broadcaster NOS said on Wednesday. The ban, 13 years in […]
Crime
In Berlin, refugees get classes on sexual consent
(AFP) In a classroom workshop, students watch a video of a man and woman meeting in a nightclub. The two drink, laugh, dance and kiss. The tone in the room and on the screen quickly changes when the man takes the woman […]
Legal
UK ‘has responsibility’ to prosecute IS fighters
(BBC) The failure to bring Britons who fought for the Islamic State group to justice in the UK is a “dereliction of responsibility,” a top US counter-terrorism official says. Since the fall of [the] group’s last Syrian stronghold, Baghuz, the US has […]
Children & Teens
FGM cases on the rise across France
(Breitbart) The number of cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has risen substantially in the last 20 years, according to a report released by the French National Public Health Agency. The rise in risk cases was highlighted in the agency’s 21st Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin […]