Government & Politics
Rebecca Long-Bailey vows to make it Labour policy to scrap Prevent (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Clothing
Macron draws fire as admirer flouts law over Islamic face veil
(AFP) Far-right lawmakers took aim at French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday after a woman wearing a full-face veil approached him ahead of a speech announcing new measures to fight Islamic “separatism” in the country. Such veils, known as niqabs, have become […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attacker told teen ‘study chemistry to build a bomb’
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber encouraged a teenager to study chemistry to learn how to build a bomb, a court has heard. Hashem Abedi is on trial accused of helping his brother Salman plot the attack that killed 22 people in 2017. […]
Clerics & Preachers
Turkey: Parliament head slams Macron over Islamophobia French president said he will stop practice of bringing in Muslim preachers from foreign countries
(Anadolu) Turkey’s parliament speaker on Wednesday slammed French President Emmanuel Macron’s Islamophobic remarks. “Macron’s remarks on struggling with Islamic separatism are [an] example of crude Islamophobia,” Mustafa Sentop said in a tweet. “France should first confront its racist and massacrist history,” he […]
Children & Teens
Dutch get tough on ‘virginity repair ops’ and child marriage
(Dutch News) Dutch doctors have pledged to stop carrying out operations to “restore” women’s hymens, as one of a package of measures to tackle what ministers call “damaging practices” affecting mainly women and girls. There were 120 hymen repair operations at Dutch […]
Government & Politics
Longer jail time for terrorists could backfire, says watchdog (LINK ONLY)
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Fears over jihadist attacks in jail (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Turkish speaker slams Greek president’s racist remarks I strongly condemn racist remarks of Greek president which ignore Western Thrace’s Turks, Mustafa Sentop says
(Anadolu) Turkey’s parliament speaker on Tuesday slammed Greece’s president for calling the Turkish Muslim minority in the country … a “Greek Muslim minority.” “I strongly condemn the racist remarks of Greek President [Prokopios] Pavlopoulos that ignore the Western Thrace’s Turks,” Mustafa Sentop […]
Government & Politics
Athens rebuffs Cavusoglu’s comments on Muslim minority
(Kathimerini) Athens on Tuesday rebuffed comments by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu who referred to the Muslim minority in Western Thrace as a “Turkish minority.” “In Greece, which is the historical cradle of democracy but also a modern European democratic state, there […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports 229 foreign terrorist fighters Migration chief says 75 EU-origin foreign terrorists sent back since beginning of anti-terror operation last year
(Anadolu) Turkey has deported 229 foreign terrorists, 75 of whom are EU citizens, since its anti-terror operation in Syria, an official from the country’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Abdullah Ayaz, head of Turkey’s migration department, told Anadolu Agency that the struggle […]
Academics & Education
Wary of ‘separatism,’ Macron unveils curbs on foreign imams, teachers
(Reuters) French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would curb the practice of foreign countries sending imams and teachers to France to crack down on what he called the risk of “separatism.” Macron has so far stayed away from issues related […]
Government & Politics
Greece cannot deny Muslim Turkish minority: Turkey Turkish leaders blast Greek president for referring to Muslim Turkish minority in Western Thrace as 'Greek Muslim minority'
(Anadolu) Top Turkish officials on Tuesday slammed Greece’s president for mislabeling the Muslim Turkish minority in a region of Greece bordering Turkey as a “Greek Muslim minority.” “The president of a country said to be the cradle of democracy again called the […]
Government & Politics
French president to announce plan to fight ‘Islamist separatism’ President Emmanuel Macron will reveal the government's new strategy during a visit in one of the areas identified as needing to be 'taken back' by the French Republic.
(Local) French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a long-awaited speech on Tuesday afternoon to reveal the government’s new strategy to fight Islamist extremism. “We need to accept that there is what I would call a separatism in our Republic today,” the president said […]
Government & Politics
Small group of orthodox Muslims causing problems in mosques, council [of] mosques says
(NL Times) A small group of younger, orthodox Muslims are causing problems in mosques by pressuring other believers to follow a … “strict” course, Said Bouharrou, vice-president of the Council of Moroccan Mosques in the Netherlands, said to the parliamentary committee investigating […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel delays publication of independent reports on EU citizens and anti-terror laws which were sent to her months ago (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Terror sentences changes ‘should have applied to NI’
(BBC) Emergency laws ending the early release of people convicted of terror offences should have applied in NI, Stormont’s justice minister has said. Last week MPs passed the Terrorist Offenders Bill. It means terror offenders in England, Scotland and Wales will only […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum says ‘whole world fell apart’ after losing citizenship appeal (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
French govt closed two radical mosques, put 63 more under surveillance
(Breitbart) French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has announced that in 2019 the French government closed down two radical mosques and placed another 63 under surveillance. The two radical mosques closed last year were done so under the powers granted to the Interior […]
Citizenship
Foreign minister: Shamima won’t be allowed to enter Bangladesh UK revoked her citizenship on account of her radicalization
(Dhaka Tribune) Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated that Shamima Begum, who got her British citizenship revoked, will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh. Shamima Begum, a British woman of Bangladeshi decent who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join […]
News: Europe
Prison officers to carry pepper spray to foil terror attacks behind bars (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Switzerland thwarts major Islamic State terror attack
(Breitbart) According to a new investigation by Swiss media, a cell of jihadists based in Geneva plotted to bomb cisterns full of oil near the city’s airport in a major terror attack. The plot, which was set to take place last year […]
Government & Politics
Witness threatened after speaking in foreign influence on mosques investigation
(NL Times) Hajer Harzi, a board member of the Al Houda mosque in Geleen, received serious threats after she spoke to a parliamentary committee investigating the possible influence of extremist ideology from abroad on Dutch mosques. “You wouldn’t wish that on anyone,” […]
Legal
Manchester Arena attack: Brother insulted man after car crash
(BBC) The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother insulted a man for calling police after the siblings crashed their car, a court has heard. Hashem Abedi, 22, allegedly verbally abused Eddie Cooper following the collision on 23 March 2017, two months before Salman Abedi […]
Islamic Law
Islamic faith marriages not valid in English law, appeal court rules (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
HMP Belmarsh: The high-security prison where terrorists exchange ideas and ‘jihad banter’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
‘Toxic’ Islamist terror website editors jailed
(BBC) Two web managers who ran a website glorifying Islamist terror groups and encouraging attacks have been jailed. [Mohammed] Abdur Kamali and Mohammed Abdul Ahad promoted “toxic ideologies” including speeches by hate preacher Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal. Their website also featured material from […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Sayeeda Warsi accuses government of ‘hypocrisy’ over Islamophobia definition (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Manchester bomber’s brother asked friend to buy acid, court hears (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
New rape charges against Islamic scholar Ramadan
(AFP) Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been charged with raping two women besides two others he was already facing accusations over, his lawyer told AFP Thursday. The 57-year-old Ramadan, a Swiss national, was already charged in France with raping a disabled woman […]
Government & Politics
Terror sentence changes ‘must extend to Northern Ireland’
(BBC) There have been calls for new legislation ending the early release of people convicted of terror offences to be extended to Northern Ireland. MPs are debating the Terrorist Offenders Bill at Westminster. It means terror offenders will only be considered for […]
Government & Politics
Salvini: The unyielding face of Italian nationalism
(AFP) After rising to and falling from government with his “Italians first” rallying cry and anti-migrant diatribes, far-right leader Matteo Salvini remains hugely popular and has set his sights on a return to power despite an impending trial. The 46-year-old from Milan, […]
Clerics & Preachers
Norway to extradite Islamist preacher to Italy
(AFP) Norway’s government on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to extradite a fundamentalist Islamic preacher to Italy, where he has been sentenced to prison for leading a jihadist network. The 63-year-old Iraqi Kurdish man — known as Mullah Krekar, but named Najumuddin Faraj […]
Government & Politics
Turkey deports German national over terror links Terrorist deported as part of Turkey's ramped-up efforts to return foreign fighters, says Interior Ministry
(Anadolu) Turkey on Wednesday deported a terrorist to their home country of Germany, the Interior Ministry said. It did not specify which terror group the fighter belonged to, but in recent months Daesh/ISIS terrorists are being returned to their home countries. The […]
Government & Politics
MPs approve emergency terror law
(BBC) Emergency legislation designed to end the release of people convicted of terrorism offences halfway through their sentence has been approved by MPs. The measures — which would apply to England, Scotland and Wales — were drawn up after the attack in […]
Children & Teens
Macron defends French teen threatened over anti-Islam rant
(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron has defended a French teenager who received death threats after an expletive-laden Instagram rant against Islam, saying the right to blaspheme was enshrined in the constitution and she needs to be protected, in comments published Wednesday. The […]
Demonstrations
The UK’s first-ever Muslim LGBT+ Pride festival is finally happening
(Pink News) LGBT+ Muslim group Imaan has set the date for the UK’s first-ever Muslim Pride festival. The event will take place in London on Saturday, April 11, the group announced on social media. Imaan announced: “It’s happening! We’ve set the date […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Manchester Arena bomber ‘disapproved of brother’s drug use’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Honour crime: Swedish Muslim migrant sentenced for beating daughter with kebab spit
(Breitbart) A Swedish court has sentenced an Iraqi asylum seeker to eight years in prison for honour crimes after he beat his daughter with a kebab spit, locked up his wife, and forced his daughters to wear Islamic veils. The father, who […]
Academics & Education
MPs begin hearings into foreign funding of Dutch mosques
(Dutch News) A parliamentary commission set up to investigate the foreign funding of mosques and Islamic schools in the Netherlands will begin hearings on Monday. “MPs have been debating about the issues for years but much remains unclear,” CDA parliamentarian and commission […]
Legal
Manchester attacker’s brother ‘deceived cousins to buy bomb ingredients’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Urgent crackdown on terror sentences will affect about 50 inmates (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Mum of jihadi who vowed to ‘chop off heads’ claims he’s a ‘good boy’ as officials scramble to stop his early release (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Man plotted Madame Tussauds attack after 2018 terror acquittal (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Over 60 Germans among Islamists in Idlib An analysis of text and video messages from jihadis in Idlib reveals over 60 Germans among their ranks, German media report. Syrian President Bashar Assad is determined to retake the region.
(Deutsche Welle) More than 60 Germans are fighting in Idlib, the last stronghold of foreign fighters in northwest Syria, according to reports by the German broadcaster SWR on Sunday. SWR reviewed transcripts of instant messages sent by the fighters and determined that the […]
Christians
Muslim Brotherhood should be proscribed as a terrorist organisation, UK Parliament hears British MPs say group is intolerant of other beliefs and drives 'fanaticism'
(National-UAE) A British MP called for the Muslim Brotherhood to be proscribed as a terrorist group as politicians criticised its intolerance towards other faiths, during a parliamentary debate on the persecution of Christians. Ian Paisley of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said […]
Citizenship
Ministers refuse to reveal how many extremists they have stripped of British citizenship (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Preacher who inspired Streatham terror attack peddling jihad from behind bars (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Junior police ‘must make split-second decisions on terrorists’ (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Islamic extremist preaching hate to army of followers on YouTube days after Streatham terror attack (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
German authorities, politicians divided on niqab, burqa ban Politicians across party lines agree that the niqab and the burqa are out of place at schools and universities. Some, however, fear that a ban could hamper integration into German society.
(Deutsche Welle) There are very few women and girls in Germany wearing a full-face veil such as the niqab or the burqa — most likely a mere two-digit number. A recent verdict handed down by a Hamburg court, however, has sparked a […]