Legal
Luton brother and sister charged with terror offences appear in court (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Clerics & Preachers
Norway arrests Iraqi preacher convicted in Italy for ‘terrorism’
(AFP) Norway has arrested controversial Iraqi Kurdish fundamentalist preacher Mullah Krekar after he was convicted in Italy of “terrorist” conspiracy, the PST intelligence service said Tuesday. A refugee in Norway since 1991, 63-year-old Krekar — whose real name is Najumuddin Ahmad Faraj […]
Immigration
Channel migrants: Man in flippers attempts Channel swim
(BBC) A migrant has been rescued as he tried to swim across the English Channel to the UK with flippers and a float. The man — who was suffering from mild hypothermia — was picked up by the French authorities at 07:30 […]
Law Enforcement
London Bridge attack: Police lawfully killed terrorists, inquest finds (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Islamophobia ‘going mainstream’ as poll finds 31% think religion poses a threat (LINK ONLY)
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Books
Boris Johnson claimed Islam put Muslim world ‘centuries behind’ (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Life after prison for Muslim women
(BBC) Female Muslim ex-offenders are struggling to cope with the stigma of having served time in prison, it’s claimed, with some being disowned by their family, and others unable to rebuild a future for themselves and their children. Now there are calls […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Jewish woman’s killer not criminally liable because he was high on marijuana, French judge rules
(JTA) A Muslim man who killed his Jewish neighbor in Paris while shouting about Allah is probably not criminally responsible for his actions because he had smoked marijuana beforehand, a French judge ruled. The preliminary ruling in the trial of Kobili Traore […]
Crime
Is the scale of so-called ‘honour’ killings in the UK bigger than we realise?
(ITV) These are some of the faces of the British victims of so-called “honour” killings. Each young woman died at the hands of those closest to them for apparently bringing shame on their families. Every year, July 14 offers a Day of […]
Government & Politics
Jordanian MP who called Israel a ‘Jewish cancer’ was welcomed to Parliament by the Labour shadow minister for peace (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
What does the Muslim Council of Britain have against Muslims like me?
(Spectator) Have you ever wondered why there are so few moderate Muslim voices in the press? It’s not because they don’t exist. There are over a billion of us in the world. In many cases, it’s because of the way we are […]
Legal
Trial for 2016 Brussels suicide bombings set for 2020
(AFP) Suspects charged in connection with the 2016 Brussels suicide bombings will be tried next year in the former NATO headquarters in the city, Justice Minister Koen Geens said Friday. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks that killed 32 […]
Crime
Syrian migrant arrested after rape and murder of young French mother
(Breitbart) A Syrian migrant was arrested in south-west France on Thursday on suspicion of rape and murder after the body of a 24-year-old young mother was discovered on Sunday. The body of the woman, identified as Johanna Blanes, was found in a […]
Immigration
Driverless car bomb plot man Farhad Salah found guilty
(BBC) A man has been found guilty of trying to make a bomb to be used in a driverless car. Farhad Salah was convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of preparing to commit acts of terrorism. He “posed a very real risk to […]
Children & Teens
Sweden man blames Ramadan after assaulting wife and children
(Breitbart) A man living in Sweden was found guilty of physically abusing his wife and children but blamed his actions on being hungry due to Ramadan fasting. The unidentified man, who lives in the south-west Swedish province of Dalsland, was sentenced to […]
Children & Teens
‘I was forced to marry my cousin’
(BBC) Nyla Khan says she was taken from Scotland at the age of 17 and forced to marry her cousin in Pakistan. “I knew from a very young age that I was promised to my cousin and I always felt very uncomfortable […]
Children & Teens
Germany must repatriate from Syria IS fighter’s wife and children: court
(Reuters) A Berlin court has ruled that Germany’s foreign ministry should repatriate from Syria the German wife and three children of a suspected Islamic State fighter, in what a court spokesman said was the first such ruling against the government. The man’s […]
Government & Politics
30 German mosques and cultural centers tied to Hezbollah: intel report
(Fox) Some 30 mosques and cultural centers in Germany have ties to the U.S.-classified terrorist organization Hezbollah, according to a Hamburg intelligence agency report. The U.S. government and a bipartisan group of American lawmakers have urged Berlin to outlaw the Lebanese terrorist […]
Demonstrations
Tommy Robinson given nine-month jail sentence for contempt of court (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Minister to withdraw funding from Islamic school if board does not change
(Dutch News) Education minister Arie Slob has announced that he will stop funding to the Cornelius Haga Lyceum, an Islamic middle school in Amsterdam, if the current board remains in place. Slob announced that only a new school management can “put the […]
News: Europe
Germans support democracy, but are concerned about Islam A study by the Bertelsmann Foundation found 89% of respondents, across all religions, consider democracy to be a good form of government. But half of respondents expressed concern over Islam.
(Deutsche Welle) The latest edition of the Bertelsmann Foundation’s bi-annual “Religion Monitor” interview survey published on Thursday found religious tolerance in Germany to be sustained but Islam to be having a hard time, perceived by many to be negative. As a result […]
Atheists
Atheism and Islam on the rise in the UK as Christianity suffers ‘dramatic decline’ (LINK ONLY)
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Books
Germany’s center-left SPD ousts anti-Islam writer Thilo Sarrazin, 74, has said he will appeal the decision, and denies claims that his books are racist. SPD leadership has welcomed the decision, as they have tried three times to oust Sarrazin.
(Deutsche Welle) On its third try, Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) will be able to kick controversial anti-Islam author Thilo Sarrazin from its ranks, an arbitration court ruled on Thursday. The former Berlin senator intends to appeal the ruling. “We will try […]
Law Enforcement
Two Bradford men charged with terrorism offences (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EU court rules against Denmark in remarriage immigration case
(Reuters) Denmark was wrong not to allow a Turkish woman to be reunited with her husband and children in the country, the EU’s top court ruled on Wednesday. The case, which could set a precedent for similar cases, poses a considerable challenge […]
Children & Teens
Iraqi gets life in jail for teen rape-murder in Germany
(AFP) An Iraqi man was sentenced to life in jail by a German court on Wednesday for the rape and murder of a teenage girl that fuelled far-right protests against a mass influx of mostly Muslim migrants. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) […]
Academics & Education
Boy, eight, wins £3.5k payout after teachers wrongly accuse him of wearing T-shirt supporting ISIS (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Ten requests to open Islamic middle school[s] turned down last year
(Dutch News) All 10 requests to open new Islamic secondary schools last year were reportedly turned down, according to figures from education body DUO. The NOS broadcaster says that the requests all came from four cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht, […]
Immigration
Syrian refugee complains he did not have time for Syria vacation
(Breitbart) A Syrian refugee living in Germany complained on social media about not being able to go on holiday to Syria because he had “something important” to do. Syrian asylum seeker Aras Bacho, who has previously written for several publications including HuffPost, […]
Legal
Moroccan jailed by Portugal for recruiting for Syrian war
(Reuters) A 65-year-old Moroccan citizen was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted by a Portuguese court of recruiting young people to fight in Syria. Abdesselam Tazi was also found guilty by the court in Lisbon of financing […]
Legal
Tommy Robinson encouraged vigilante action, judges say (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Europe’s once biggest migrant centre closes in Italy
(AFP) What was once Europe’s biggest migrant reception centre, in Mineo in Sicily, officially closed on Tuesday in the presence of its biggest critic, far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. “We’re saving quite a bit of money, we’re working to find new jobs […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Most UK news coverage of Muslims is negative, major study finds (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Conservatives: Members see Islam as ‘threat to British life,’ poll suggests
(BBC) More than half of Conservative members questioned for a new poll believe Islam is a threat to British life. YouGov was commissioned by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme to carry out a survey among the members who will decide whether Jeremy Hunt […]
Legal
ISIS terrorist who launched Paris attacks that killed 130 awarded compensation (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
EKRE getting Russian support due to Islam issue, says MEP
(ERR) Russian-speaking Estonians do not want “Muslim neighbors,” Conservative Peoples Party of Estonia (EKRE) MEP Jaak Madison has claimed. Speaking to online Finnish news agency STT, Madison argued that this was a factor in Russian-speaking voters choosing EKRE, a party most closely […]
Academics & Education
Banned ‘Trojan horse’ school governor holding sex education seminars (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Migrant rescue sailboat defies Salvini, docks in Italy
(AFP) A charity rescue vessel on Saturday brought 41 shipwrecked migrants into port in Lampedusa, the second boat to defy far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s bid to close Italian ports to them. Mediterranea’s Italian-flagged Alex was met by a strong police presence […]
Government & Politics
Government rejected military plan to bring home suspected Isis supporter Lisa Smith (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
London gangster is fourth man in Isis phone video (LINK ONLY)
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Boris Johnson faces questions over ‘arguably racist’ comments (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Tommy Robinson faces jail after being found in contempt of court (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
French comedian Dieudonne given two-year sentence for tax fraud
(AFP) French comedian Dieudonne, a convicted anti-Semite whose shows the government once tried to shut down, was sentenced to two years in jail for tax fraud and money laundering on Friday by a court in Paris. The controversial performer, who has also […]
Children & Teens
Smith faces complex dynamic in bid to leave Syria for Ireland (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
German ‘Islamic State’ bride jailed for 5 years Sabine S. traveled to Syria and Iraq to marry an Islamic State (IS) fighter and praised jihadi life in several blogs. She left her two children in Berlin after becoming radicalized.
(Deutsche Welle) A 32-year-old German woman on Friday was sentenced to five years in prison for being a member of the “Islamic State” (IS) terrorist organization. Sabine S. converted to Islam and moved to Syria and Iraq from the end of 2013 […]
Law Enforcement
Swedish woman arrested over terror offences after landing at London’s Gatwick Airport (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Sea-Watch captain to sue Italy’s Salvini for defamation
(AFP) The captain of detained migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, Carola Rackete, will sue Matteo Salvini for defamation after a tirade of insults from Italy’s far-right interior minister, her lawyer said Friday. “We have prepared the legal complaint against minister Salvini,” Alessandro […]
Children & Teens
IS bride Lisa Smith denies training girls to become fighters
(BBC) A former Irish soldier, who became an IS bride but now lives in a Syria refugee camp with her child, says she wasn’t involved in fighting and did not train girls to become fighters. Lisa Smith joined the Islamic State group […]
Interfaith
Anti-Semitism a growing concern for majority of Europe’s young Jews Young Jewish Europeans believe anti-Semitism is on the rise in their countries. An EU report shows young Jews are concerned about safety and blame social media networks for a rise in anti-Jewish sentiment.
(Deutsche Welle) More than 80% of European Jews aged 16 to 34 strongly identify with being Jewish, and an equally high number of respondents believe anti-Semitism is a growing problem in their countries. According to the “Young Jews in Contemporary Europe” report […]
Children & Teens
Tommy Robinson denies reporting ban breach over live stream of criminal trial (LINK ONLY)
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