Internet
Social media giants ‘risk lives’ by not helping police (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Clothing
Burqa ban enforcement ‘not a priority’ in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam
(Dutch News) The pending ban on face-covering clothing such as the “burqa” in public buildings will not be a priority to enforce in three of the big four Dutch cities, the Volkskrant has reported. The legislation, which was passed in the senate […]
Immigration
Why are Iranians crossing the Channel in dinghies?
(BBC) More than 100 migrants, claiming to be Iranian, have attempted the dangerous journey by small boat to the UK in the past three weeks. Why? On 23 November, shortly before sunrise, eight migrants were found clinging to a dinghy in choppy […]
Academics & Education
Pressure growing on Kirklees to reveal schools serving non-stunned halal meat (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Eight ‘migrants’ rescued after cross-channel air and sea search
(BBC) Eight suspected migrants have been rescued from a boat in the Channel, the French authorities have said. Helicopters and coastal patrols were sent to find them along with a British RNLI crew after a French team raised the alarm at about […]
Children & Teens
Sexual exploitation of British Sikh girls by Muslim men has been ‘ignored’ by police due to ‘political correctness’ (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Revealed: Theresa May ‘blocked asylum application from Pakistani Christian’ locked up for blasphemy despite UK playing host to hijackers, extremists and rapists (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Five ‘migrants’ picked up off northern France
(BBC) Five suspected migrants have been picked up from a small boat by French authorities off Audinghen in northern France. A statement from the Prefecture Maritime de la Manche said a call for medical assistance raised the alert and a fishing vessel […]
Citizenship
Austria’s Turkish community caught in nationality trap
(AFP) Alper Yilmaz has no doubt where his home is. “My homeland is Austria, Vienna,” he says. But with a far-right party sharing power and anti-immigration sentiment generally on the rise in Austria, Yilmaz — along with potentially thousands of other Austrians […]
Crime
Ban on deportations to Syria to remain, says Interior Minister Horst Seehofer A hopeful to replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the head of the Christian Democrats had called for Syrian refugees who commit crimes in Germany to be deported. Germany's interior minister disagrees.
(Deutsche Welle) German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has ruled out ending a moratorium on deporting Syrians, including those whose asylum applications are denied or those who commit crimes in Germany. Seehofer told Der Spiegel magazine on Friday that the decision was made after publication […]
Government & Politics
1.8 million asylum requests in Germany since 2013
(AP) Official figures show more than 1.8 million people have applied for asylum in Germany in the past five years. The figures, first reported Friday by German daily Bild, show a sharp rise in asylum requests from 123,581 in 2013 to 723,938 […]
Government & Politics
Turkish FM calls Muslim minority of Thrace ‘Turks,’ says rights violated
(Greek Reporter) Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday once again called people belonging to the Muslim minority of Western Thrace “Turks” whose rights are being violated by Greece. The statement came in response to a European Court of Human Rights decision […]
Books
Meghan cookbook mosque linked to 19 terror suspects including ‘Jihadi John’ in group’s investigation (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
The job of terror legislation reviewer is now worthless (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
THL: 10,000 girls and women in Finland have undergone FGM Finland’s public health watchdog THL says 3,000 girls risk undergoing the procedure, which involves removal of all or some of the external female genitalia.
(Yle) There are currently as many as 3,000 girls in Finland who face the risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation or FGM, according to an analysis released by the National Institute for Health and Welfare on Friday. The THL data […]
Halal
London group with alleged ties to Hamas cooks chicken soup with local Jews
(JTA) Dozens of British Jews cooked chicken soup for homeless people with volunteers from a Muslim group that is banned in Israel over alleged ties to Hamas. At least 1,000 bowls of the dish, which used a traditional Jewish recipe and halal […]
Immigration
France warns of surge in migrant attempts to reach Britain by boat
(AFP) French authorities warned Thursday of a spike in migrants attempting the dangerous crossing of the English Channel by boat to reach Britain, which could reflect fears the border will be shut after Brexit. Maritime police rescued 18 people in two separate […]
Government & Politics
CDU hopeful Merz decried as ‘Trump light’ for questioning asylum rights Opposition lawmakers have lodged hefty criticism against Merkel's could-be successor for questioning the right to asylum. The populist AfD said Merz has become more right-wing than they are.
(Deutsche Welle) Friedrich Merz, the millionaire lawyer and financial manager who is hoping to lead the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after Chancellor Angela Merkel steps down as party leader in December, was in trouble on Thursday after suggesting Germany should reopen the debate on […]
Government & Politics
Spy watchdog urges businesses to boycott social media firms until they crack down on terror, report says (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Hillary Clinton: Europe must curb immigration to stop rightwing populists (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Merkel’s would-be successor questions Germany’s sacrosanct asylum pledge
(Reuters) A conservative running to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as head of their party has raised an outcry by questioning Germany’s constitutional guarantee of asylum that was enshrined to atone for World War Two Nazi crimes. Germany’s “Grundgesetz” (Basic Law) assures asylum […]
Government & Politics
Vying for Merkel’s job, Jens Spahn plays the migration card Conservative, gay and controversial: The 38-year-old politician has made immigration a focal point of his candidacy to become the CDU’s new leader.
(Handelsblatt) Jens Spahn has long been preparing for a leading role in the post-Merkel CDU. He is currently health minister in Angela Merkel’s cabinet and a fellow Christian Democrat. And as soon as his boss resigned as party leader, he seized the […]
Government & Politics
Austrian Chancellor Kurz: Europe’s attitude to migration ‘changed’ since 2015
(Breitbart) Conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has claimed that Europeans’ attitude toward mass migration has vastly changed since 2015 with advocates for demographic replacement having gone quiet. Chancellor Kurz made the comments this week on a visit to Switzerland where he met […]
Academics & Education
Softer guidelines for FGM referrals see numbers drop by 95% in Bristol (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Merkel successor hopefuls bid to bury her migration legacy
(AFP) Candidates hoping to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of her CDU party have sparked outrage in Germany with controversial proposals on migration as they scramble to distance themselves from her liberal refugee policy. Merkel’s fateful decision in 2015 to keep Germany’s […]
Clerics & Preachers
Undercover journalist finds one in ten German mosques preach radicalism
(Breitbart) German author and undercover journalist Shams Ul-Haq claims to have visited hundreds of mosques across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and says that one in ten mosques there preaches radical Islamic ideas. Mr Ul-Haq, who is originally from Pakistan, said that the […]
Government & Politics
Swiss backtrack on support for UN migration pact
(AFP) Switzerland’s government on Wednesday backtracked from its pledge to support a United Nations migration pact after lawmakers insisted they have the final say on the matter. The United States, several European countries along with Israel and Australia have already said they […]
Government & Politics
EU top court rules against Austrian curbs on refugee rights The European Court of Justice ruled against a 2015 regulation that saw Austria give minimal social assistance to refugees. Austria's conservative government has introduced a number of strict immigration cuts recently.
(Deutsche Welle) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Austria to roll back regulations on Wednesday that saw refugees given markedly less social assistance than native-born Austrians. The ECJ ruled that the Austrian measure from 2015 was not compatible with EU directives […]
Academics & Education
German girls volunteer to wear Islamic headscarves in school ‘discrimination experiment’
(Breitbart) Six non-Muslim German girls volunteered for a “discrimination experiment” at their school to test whether they felt discriminated against for wearing an Islamic headscarf. The experiment last week saw the volunteers don the hijab as part of an assignment by their teacher […]
Crime
Germany: Turkish-Muslim appointed second-in-command of domestic intelligence
(Gatestone) Chancellor Angela Merkel has appointed a Turkish immigrant to fill the second-highest position in Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, BfV). As the BfV’s new vice president, Sinan Selen, a 46-year-old […]
Academics & Education
Austria prepares for headscarf ban in primary schools If draft law passes parliament, children under 10 will be prohibited to wear headscarf, violations will be fined
(Anadolu) Austria’s far-right government has introduced a draft law to the parliament to ban the headscarf in primary schools, planning to implement it without the support of the opposition. Transport Minister Norber Hofer told a news conference following the Council of Ministers […]
Arts & Entertainment
‘Hate preacher’ banned from UK still broadcasting to millions in Britain through ‘personal TV station’ (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Germany examines the place of its Muslims The place of Islam and its representation has become a central issue in recent years in an increasingly multicultural German society
(La Croix) Rarely has a project stirred up such controversy in the city of Erfurt, the capital of the German state of Thurngia. On Nov. 13, the small community of Ahmadis, a Muslim reformist movement often denounced by Islam’s majority Sunnis, laid […]
Clothing
German state plans to ban religious symbols from courts The state government of Lower Saxony is drafting a law that would ban judges and prosecutors from wearing religious clothing or symbols. Germany's justice minister has welcomed the plans.
(Deutsche Welle) The government of Germany’s state of Lower Saxony plans to ban … judges and prosecutors from wearing religious symbols such as crosses or headscarves in the state’s courtrooms. Promoters of the measure say it is aimed at making clear that judges […]
Legal
The EU’s dangerous new confidence game
(Gatestone) At the start of this decade, a minor story occurred that set the scene for the years that have followed. In 2010, a Saudi lawyer named Faisal Yamani wrote to the Danish newspapers that had published cartoons of Islam’s prophet, Mohammed. […]
Crime
Notorious Aarhus mosque helps police apprehend erratic armed man In a day full of incident for the police, a station in north Jutland was closed to allow explosives experts to search it, and there was another shooting in Nordvest
(Copenhagen Post) Grimhøj Mosque, a place of worship for Muslims in Aarhus that had hitherto a strained relationship with the authorities, yesterday alerted the police to a man who left its premises armed with a knife. In an ensuing confrontation in the […]
Government & Politics
Austria, where far right is part of government, takes a leading role in Europe’s fight against anti-Semitism
(JTA) Less than one year after the election of Sebastian Kurz as Austria’s leader, he has taken his government to the forefront of the fight against Europe’s spiraling anti-Semitism problem. Frequently criticized for failing to own up to Nazi persecution, Austria with Kurz […]
Demonstrations
Deportations to Afghanistan go ahead after mass protest
(Local) Around ten rejected Afghan asylum seekers were transported to a Stockholm airport for deportation on Monday evening, following a mass protest outside the Migration Agency custody centre. A police spokesperson confirmed that the Afghan citizens were taken by bus from the […]
Children & Teens
The scandal of female genital mutilation in the Black Country revealed (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Spanish PM visits Morocco to boost migration cooperation
(AFP) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday made his first official visit to Morocco, where he pushed for greater cooperation between the two countries on tackling migration. Spain has this year become the main entry point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean, […]
Academics & Education
Parents left in dark over ‘inhumane’ meat (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Shaun Bailey sorry for ‘divisive’ remarks
(Eastern Eye) Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has apologised to the Asian community for his controversial comments that were published in a 2005 pamphlet, which warned that multiculturalism could make the UK a “crime riddled cesspool.” In an exclusive interview with Eastern […]
Demonstrations
Activists protest against deportation of 50 people to Afghanistan
(Local) Around 100 people have gathered in Märsta, north of Stockholm, on Monday in an attempt to stop the deportation of a group of Afghan citizens. Roughly 50 people are reportedly scheduled to leave on a flight at 9.40 pm heading to […]
Academics & Education
Hundreds sign petition for ban on non-stunned halal meat in Kirklees schools (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Saudis fund hardline British TV station the Islam Channel (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Germany plans to fast-track deportations of failed asylum-seekers Germany's Interior Ministry has proposed new measures to monitor and deport failed asylum-seekers. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said he is also looking at ways to repatriate known criminals to Syria.
(Deutsche Welle) The German Interior Ministry on Sunday confirmed plans to facilitate and accelerate deportations of failed asylum-seekers along with those who should have their asylum requests processed in another EU country under the so-called Dublin rules. One of the measures submitted […]
Children & Teens
French MP proposes Muslims adopt French names to become citizens, extend ban on Islamic headscarves
(Breitbart) French conservative Republican MP Julien Aubert has put his name behind a series of migrant integration proposals that would include banning the Islamic headscarf in public institutions and make Muslims adopt French names to become citizens. The proposals come from a new […]
Academics & Education
Muslim and Jewish students learn new approach to Middle East (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Muslim ‘Loose Women’ stick to the Koranic script (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Imam recites call to prayer at Blackburn Cathedral (LINK ONLY)
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