Children & Teens
Prison imam’s bizarre attack on Barbies (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany’s Seehofer still optimistic about migrant deal with Italy
(Reuters) German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Saturday said he remained optimistic about completing a deal on migrants with Italy despite pushback from Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. Salvini on Friday denied having reached a deal to take back migrants who […]
Christians
The day jihadis hijacked my jail Bible class yelling support for Lee Rigby’s killers (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Thousands of rejected Denmark asylum seekers unaccounted for
(Local) Danish police are uncertain as to the whereabouts of [as] many as 2,835 rejected asylum seekers, some of whom may still be in the country, according to a report. A National Police document detailing the figure was seen and reported by […]
Clerics & Preachers
Thrace muftis to appeal to EU courts over retirement law
(Kathimerini) The lawyers of two Muslim religious leaders (muftis) said on Friday they plan to appeal to European Union judicial bodies against a provision voted through the Greek Parliament last month that stipulates their retirement. The August provision states that muftis in […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Four Belgian political parties call for banning of pro-sharia Islamist party
(Breitbart) Four political parties are pushing forward laws that could prohibit the pro-sharia Partij Islam ahead of Belgium’s upcoming municipal elections. The Independent Federal Democrat Party (DEFI), the right-wing Reform Movement (MR), the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH), and the Socialist Party (PS) […]
Government & Politics
Austria proposes migrant processing at sea
(AFP) Austria’s far-right Interior Minister Herbert Kickl used a meeting of his EU counterparts in Vienna Friday to suggest processing migrants on board rescue ships in the Mediterranean, rather than on land. During a press conference with his far-right Italian counterpart Matteo […]
Government & Politics
French Muslims must resist Islamist extremists: Hakim El Karoui French author calls for mobilisation against Islamists in bold call on President Macron to champion reform
(National-UAE) The role of a revolutionary from within is never an easy one but for Hakim El Karoui that is exactly the challenge he has set himself as he seeks to change the place for Islam in French life. The banker turned […]
Government & Politics
Hungary’s Orban bets on growing anti-immigrant tide in latest EU standoff
(Reuters) The European Parliament’s vote to punish Hungary for flouting democratic standards works in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s favor by letting him pose as a champion of national sovereignty against a remote Brussels elite as EU elections loom next year. His typically […]
Crime
Germany: Stifling dissent to mass migration
(Gatestone) In Communist East Germany, truth-telling involved risks. The penalty for it was often loss of one’s professional career and social status, if not more. Today, challenging the state-approved narrative in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Germany can sometimes have similar consequences. Germany’s intelligence […]
Government & Politics
Hungary defiant in the face of EU censure
(Gatestone) The European Parliament has voted to pursue unprecedented disciplinary action against Hungary over alleged breaches of the European Union’s “fundamental values.” The EU has accused the Hungarian government of attacks against the media, minorities and the rule of law. Hungarian Prime […]
Government & Politics
Seehofer: Germany will sign migration deal with Italy Agreement has not yet been signed but can be considered a ‘success,’ according to German interior minister.
(Politico) Berlin has struck a bilateral deal with Italy on migration that it will sign in the coming days, Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Thursday. The agreement follows two similar deals Germany struck with Spain and Greece earlier this summer, as […]
Government & Politics
Social media have 1 hour to remove terror propaganda: EU bill
(AFP) The European Union on Wednesday proposed steps to force social networks and websites to remove terrorist propaganda within an hour of receiving the order from authorities, or companies like Facebook and Twitter could face massive fines. The legislation proposed by European […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Dutch party’s Islamophobic video sparks outrage Far-right Dutch party's campaign video calls for 'de-Islamization of the Netherlands'
(Anadolu) A political campaign video by a far-right Dutch party that was broadcast on state-run television has sparked outrage over its racist and Islamophobic content. The Netherlands’ state-television NPO aired the campaign video of the country’s Party for [Freedom (PVV) which calls […]
Children & Teens
LGBT-friendly Berlin mosque deradicalises Muslim youth
(Reuters) Tugay Sarac was just 15 when he first talked about traveling from Germany to Syria to fight for Islamic State. But unlike his friends at the time, Sarac had turned to radical Islam as a way of avoiding coming to terms […]
Academics & Education
Austrians react to government’s headscarf plan Activists in Austria speak out against draft plan to ban headscarf for students and teachers at schools
(Anadolu) Austrians have reacted to a plan by the education minister to expand the headscarf ban for students and teachers to secondary schools. Education Minister Heinz Fassmann said on Monday that the issue should be discussed throughout the country, especially in the […]
Immigration
Dalai Lama says ‘Europe belongs to Europeans’
(AFP) The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said Wednesday that “Europe belongs to the Europeans” and that refugees should return to their native countries to rebuild them. Speaking at a conference in Sweden’s third-largest city of Malmo, home to a large […]
Crime
Swedish court nixes deportation of Palestinian who tried to torch synagogue
(JTA) An appeals court in Sweden overturned a deportation order against a Palestinian man who firebombed a synagogue, saying he’d be in danger from Israel because of his crime if sent to the Palestinian Authority. The ruling Wednesday by the Court of […]
Clerics & Preachers
Release of Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary next month ‘is danger for us all,’ prisons minister warns (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
French right wing calls into question proposal for more Arabic teaching in schools
(France 24) French conservative and far-right political forces on Tuesday blasted Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer’s welcome of a proposal to “revive the teaching of Arabic” in schools in a bid to combat Islamism in the country. The proposal stems from a 617-page […]
Government & Politics
Hungary, Austria reject UN criticism of anti-migration policies
(AFP) Hungary and Austria on Tuesday rejected criticism from the UN’s new human rights chief over their migration policies, accusing her of spreading “half-truths” and “baseless suspicions.” In her maiden speech as UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet on Monday […]
Arts & Entertainment
Fury over ‘beheading’ art exhibition where the public pretend to be murdered by Jihadi John (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Macron to review report calling for reform of Islam in France President follows in the footsteps of those who have tried, and failed, to establish an ‘Islam of France.’
(Politico) Islamists have an “intellectual monopoly” over public debate among Muslims in France and the state must intervene to limit foreign influence over worshippers, according to a new report submitted to President Emmanuel Macron. The 617-page report, “The Fabric of Islam,” presents […]
Academics & Education
Halal tax and Arabic in French schools: The new ways to stop Islamic fundamentalism in France?
(Local) A new report by a Paris think-tank underlines “the progress of Islamist ideology among Muslims in France,” suggesting that Salafi Islam can be stamped out through a “halal tax” and Arabic being taught in French schools. According to the report released […]
Clerics & Preachers
Turkey calls for ‘reexamination’ of mufti status
(Katherimini) Turkey has called on Greece to “re-examine” a provision voted through Parliament last month that stipulates Muslim religious leaders (muftis) in the Greek border region of Western Thrace must retire at the age of 67. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy […]
Academics & Education
Austria mulls to expand headscarf ban in schools People on public duty should not use religious, ideological symbols on duty, says Austria's education minister
(Anadolu) Expanding the range of headscarf bans for students and teachers in secondary school should be discussed throughout the country, especially in parliament, Austria’s education minister said on Monday. Speaking at Austrian state television ORF on a draft law to ban Muslim […]
Citizenship
Mandatory handshake will make Danish citizenship three times as expensive
(Local) A much-discussed proposal that would require new Danish [citizens] to shake hands with their local mayor would also come with a tripling of the fee new Danes have to pay to receive their citizenship. Forcing all citizenship applicants to participate in […]
Christians
Muslim group calls for preacher linked to Trump to be denied UK visa (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Immigrants anxious over rise of Swedish far-right
(AFP) “I’m not afraid, but I am worried,” Hassan Abdullahi said while distributing voting papers at a polling station in a disadvantaged Stockholm suburb, as the far-right was set to win record support in Swedish elections Sunday. With roots in the neo-Nazi […]
Government & Politics
Shaken Dutch lawmaker Wilders says no more prophet cartoons, for now
(Reuters) Dutch lawmaker and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders has said he has no plans, for now, to revive a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed after it emerged as a motive for a stabbing in Amsterdam last week. Wilders, speaking on […]
Crime
Germany: Anti-immigration party surges in popularity
(Gatestone) The murder of a German citizen by two failed asylum seekers in Chemnitz, and the attempted cover-up by German police, has contributed to a surge in support for the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD), which, according to a new poll, […]
Children & Teens
Pay-off for Scout leader expelled for making ‘Darth Vader’ veil remark (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Sweden: Social Democrat candidate claims Islamic law more important than Swedish law
(Breitbart) The Swedish Social Democrats have had to remove a parliamentary candidate from their national election list only days before the vote after they claimed Islamic law was more important than Swedish law. The candidate, who was running in the municipality of Karlshamn in the […]
Government & Politics
Sweden ‘naive’ about integration: ex-peshmerga Swedish MP
(AFP) Sweden’s “naive” approach to integrating asylum seekers has opened the door to the far-right, an outspoken lawmaker told AFP ahead of elections expected to see the country’s once-marginal anti-immigration party make gains. Amineh Kakabaveh is an Iranian Kurdish ex-peshmerga fighter who […]
Children & Teens
Girls ‘being pressured into FGM in UK playgrounds,’ survivor warns amid international crackdown (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Sweden reports rise in forced and child marriages
(Newsweek) Sweden has seen a rise in reports of child and forced marriages, according to a hotline established by the County Administrative Board in Östergötland County, located in southeastern Sweden. At least 130 phone calls were made in 2018 to a support […]
Children & Teens
UK and US border officials join forces in bid to tackle female genital mutilation (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Cantonal initiative to ban headgear in schools ruled invalid
(Swiss Info) The Federal Court says that an initiative by the conservative right Swiss People’s Party to ban head coverings in schools in the southern canton of Valais is invalid. It confirms the decision taken by the Valais parliament. The People’s Party […]
Children & Teens
Swedish far-right leader receives death threat: party
(AFP) The far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) on Friday said their leader Jimmie Akesson has received a letter with a death threat as the party is on course to win record support in Sunday’s legislative election. “We hope that this threat is not […]
Government & Politics
Italian minister faces probe into treatment of stranded migrants
(AFP) Italy’s far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday launched a blistering attack on prosecutors in Sicily after they confirmed a probe into his refusal to allow more than 100 rescued migrants off a coastguard ship last month. Prosecutors in Palermo on […]
Government & Politics
Islamic center of Belgium wants to retain control over Great Mosque
(Brussels Times) The Islamic and Cultural Center of Belgium (CICB) contests before the State Council the decision of Interior Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) to cancel the concession agreement for the Great Mosque of Brussels, Sudpresse newspapers report Thursday. The oral arguments were […]
Government & Politics
French police clear 500 migrants from Dunkirk camp
(AFP) Police moved in to clear 500 migrants from a camp near the French port city of Dunkirk, along the English Channel where many gather hoping to stow away on trucks or ferries heading to Britain, officials said Thursday. Around 200 officers […]
Children & Teens
Six years in jail for failure to stop female genital mutilation (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Tariq Ramadan set to face new trial, this time in Switzerland
(Al-Arabiya) A court in Geneva hearing the Tariq Ramadan case has explained that the “threshold necessary to justify opening a criminal investigation is present and this has been the case since the beginning of the procedure,” a report in the Le Point […]
Academics & Education
Danish left veering right on immigration Mandatory language lessons, tougher sentences for ghetto crimes, buildings demolished. Integration — by force.
(Politico) Denmark’s right-wing government might once have expected pushback from the left-wing opposition when it introduced a controversial new integration policy. No longer. A recent government proposal, to be finalized by parliament in the fall, would target the country’s so-called ghetto neighborhoods […]
Crime
German interior minister says would have joined protests over stabbing
(Reuters) Germany’s conservative interior minister said on Thursday he would have joined protests over the fatal stabbing of a German man, allegedly by two migrants, in comments likely to deepen divisions in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition. Far-right groups clashed with police and […]
Crime
The most dangerous countries in Europe for women have large Muslim immigration Statistics link Muslim immigration in Europe to sexual violence.
(FrontPage) Sweden has one of Europe’s highest rates of sexual assaults. At 120.79 violent sexual assaults per 100,000 people, and 56 rapes per 100,000, the otherwise bleak socialist country ranks as having the second highest rate of sexual violence in Europe. What […]
Clothing
Burqa ban: Danish police fine tourist after she tries to renew visa while wearing face veil (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Islam shows its female face with rise of women mosques
(Reuters) Relegated to the basement, silenced by the imam and barred from the front door, some Muslim women have had enough of male domination at the mosque and are setting up their own. From Copenhagen to Los Angeles, a handful of female […]
Crime
PVV councillor demands investigation into Willie Dille rape claim
(Dutch News) The head of the anti-immigration PVV on The Hague’s city council is calling for a criminal investigation into the alleged rape of fellow councillor Willie Dille who killed herself in August this year. Dille (53) placed a video online hours […]