Children & Teens
Ex-Tory MP guilty of molesting boy was on panel advising on grooming gangs (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Crime
Following antisemitic incitement at pro-Palestinian rally, Berlin politicians urge tougher police crackdown
(Algemeiner) Muslim activists in Germany who chanted antisemitic slogans at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin last Saturday were motivated not by a personal connection to the conflict, but by their exposure to bigoted religious and media messages, a leading Middle Eastern expert on […]
Government & Politics
A top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure, a first
(Reuters) France’s highest administrative court dismissed on Tuesday an appeal from the Interior Ministry that aimed to close a mosque in the southwestern town of Pessac for six months. The local interior ministry’s office first closed the mosque for six months on […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
David Cameron says government should defend its counter-extremism strategy (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
North London barber who used shop as front for people smuggling plot convicted (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Police find 18 migrants in North Macedonia, nab car driver
(AP) Police in North Macedonia say a patrol discovered 18 migrants in the south of the country and arrested the driver after a brief chase. A police statement released Monday said the 18 migrants, 14 Syrians and 4 Pakistanis, were discovered late […]
Government & Politics
Twitter admits temporarily suspending Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders
(Euronews) Twitter says it suspended Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders “in error” after reports that he had violated the platform’s rules on hate speech. The social network admitted it had “temporarily restricted” Wilders’ access to his account on Monday. The move came […]
Government & Politics
French presidential election poll: 85 per cent of Muslims voted to keep Macron in power
(Breitbart) Muslims in France voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, with 85 per cent of Muslim ballots going towards keeping the French president in power. 85 per cent of votes from Muslims in France during Sunday’s general election went to keeping Emmanuel Macron […]
Crime
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Germany chant antisemitic slogans, assault journalists and police
(Algemeiner) Germany’s interior minister denounced pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Berlin Saturday, who chanted antisemitic and anti-Israel slogans, attacked police officers and harassed journalists. “There is no place in our society for antisemitism,” Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser tweeted on Sunday. […]
Crime
Norwegian police clash with counter-demonstrators at Koran-burning event
(Local) Norwegian police used tear gas against several people during a Koran-burning demonstration on Saturday afternoon, after hundreds of counter-demonstrators clashed with police in the town of Sandefjord. The anti-Muslim organisation “Sian” held the demonstration in Sandefjord, which is about 90 kilometres […]
Legal
Paris attacks terrorist Salah Abdeslam and the ‘banality of evil’
(Radio France) On Thursday, the Paris special criminal court continued the psychiatric profiling of the 14 men being tried on suspicion of various levels of involvement in the November 2015 terrorist killings in the French capital. The spotlight fell, once again, on […]
Clothing
French election: 60 per cent support banning Islamic veil in public
(Breitbart) A poll released this week suggests that six in ten French people would support the government banning the Islamic veil in public spaces, a policy favoured by presidential election hopeful Marine Le Pen. The poll, which was conducted by the CSA […]
Government & Politics
Dominic Raab pushes to separate terrorists in jail and prevent extremist recruitment (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
London mosque hosts hate preacher who called 9/11 and Charlie Hebdo attacks ‘comedy’ MP demands to know how Egyptian-born Dr Omar Abdul Kafi, who has also given sermons about getting 'revenge' on Jews, was allowed into the UK to speak at Finsbury Park mosque in north London.
(Jewish News) An MP has demanded to know “how on earth” an Egyptian-born “hate preacher who has previously given sermons about killing Jews” was allowed to enter the UK. Dr Omar Abdul Kafi had last month given a lecture at the Finsbury […]
Health & Medicine
Somali man on trial in Germany over fatal stabbings
(AFP) A Somali man went on trial in Germany on Friday accused of stabbing three people to death and injuring several others, with prosecutors seeking to have him placed in psychiatric care. The suspect, an asylum seeker with a history of mental […]
Legal
Mediocrity, not madness: The psychological profiles of the Paris attacks accused
(Radio France) This week’s hearings at the special criminal court in Paris are devoted to the psychiatric and psychological profiles of the 14 suspects. On Wednesday, four experts presented their findings on six of the accused. No one was particularly surprised. Mediocrity […]
Crime
Death threat to Jews sung openly at rallies across the UK (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Tensions over race, religion in France’s presidential race
(AP) From attacks on “wokeism” to crackdowns on mosques, France’s presidential campaign has been especially challenging for voters of immigrant heritage and religious minorities, as discourse painting them as “the other” has gained ground across a swath of French society. French voters […]
Legal
Father of killed Syria militants jailed after calling for ‘jihad by the sword’ at Brighton mosque (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Denmark in talks with Rwanda on transfer of asylum seekers
(Reuters) Denmark is in talks with Rwanda about setting up a new procedure for transferring asylum seekers to the East African nation, mirroring a similar move by Britain announced last week. A deal with Rwanda would make Denmark the first European Union […]
Clothing
Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
(AP) French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public, as he seeks […]
Crime
Sweden sees foreign countries playing role in recent riots
(AP) Sweden’s government suspects that actors from abroad incited violent riots in several Swedish cities last week, according to the country’s justice minister. Crowds threw rocks and burned cars and trash cans after a Danish far-right provocateur announced plans to hold meetings […]
Academics & Education
New NUS leader welcomes antisemitism inquiry, but fears for her safety (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Voting for Macron is a bitter pill to swallow for some French Muslims
(Reuters) Ever since Lisa Troadec converted to Islam and began wearing a hijab almost a decade ago, the Frenchwoman says she has been subjected to verbal abuse, dirty stares and tripped in the street. She worries the alienation she feels will only […]
Crime
Riots over Koran burning test Swedish tolerance
(AFP) Riots across Sweden sparked by a notorious anti-immigrant provocateur threatening to tour the country burning the Koran has challenged the country’s limits to free speech. Police clashed with groups of mostly masked young men in several towns and cities after the […]
Immigration
Greece: Syrian asylum-seekers found on sailboat near Athens
(AP) Greek authorities say they are searching for the captain of a small Polish-flagged sailboat found moored in a bay on the island of Salamina, near the country’s largest port of Piraeus, carrying five Syrian nationals who had been smuggled into the […]
Government & Politics
Prevent ‘should focus on violence rather than terror’ (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Belgium starts trial of suspected Paris attack helpers
(Reuters) Fourteen people went on trial in Belgium on Tuesday accused of helping a jihadist group that killed 130 people in the gun and bomb attacks across Paris in 2015. The 13 men and one woman are accused of supporting the self-avowed […]
Immigration
Frontex sees big rise in EU migrant entries, no Ukraine link
(AP) The number of migrants trying to enter the European Union without authorization in the first three months of this year has risen to its highest level since 2016, even excluding refugees arriving from Ukraine, the EU’s border and coast guard agency […]
Government & Politics
Cyprus plans surveillance system to stem migrant crossings
(AP) Cyprus will install an electronic surveillance system along the buffer zone that divides the island nation along ethnic lines, to stem a surge in illegal immigration through the breakaway north, the government said Tuesday. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos announced the plan […]
Clothing
Marine Le Pen says French headscarf ban ‘no longer main priority’ The once key campaign proposal would now be addressed after other measures such as cutting off Islamist funding, and would reportedly not target regular headscarf wearers
(Connexion) Banning the Islamic headscarf is no longer a “major priority” for far-right presidential election candidate Marine Le Pen, a member of her team said yesterday, in a U-turn on previous campaign pledges. “Banning the headscarf” was one of Ms Le Pen’s […]
Clothing
Faced with criticism, Le Pen allies tone down rhetoric on hijab ban
(Reuters) A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come “little by little” and be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday, marking a shift in tone less than a week ahead of the final […]
Crime
Sweden links riots to criminal gangs that target police
(AP) Swedish police said Monday that the riots that have shaken several cities and towns in the Nordic country are extremely serious crimes against society and suspect some protesters are linked to criminal gangs that intentionally target police. Sweden, a nation of […]
Government & Politics
Priti Patel hints at changes to Prevent scheme after murder of Sir David Amess (LINK ONLY)
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Immigration
Greek police: Migrant shot dead while crossing from Turkey
(AP) A migrant was killed by gunfire at the Greece-Turkey border while she and several others attempted to cross a river separating the two countries, Greek police said Sunday. It wasn’t immediately clear who fired the shot that killed the woman on […]
Crime
Riots in Sweden against far-right group leave 3 injured
(AP) Swedish police said they fired warning shots during a riot in an eastern city to disperse protesters angry about demonstrations over the past several days by a Danish anti-Islam group in Sweden. Three people were slightly injured during the clashes. A […]
Clerics & Preachers
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary blames Britain for ‘radicalising’ MP David Amess’s killer (LINK ONLY)
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Books
Lale Gül considering leaving the country after fresh threats against her autobiography
(NL Times) Lale Gül, author of Ik ga leven (I am going to live), may leave the country temporarily due to fresh threats after the German translation of her book was released on Sunday, according to NU.nl. The 24-year-old explained to the […]
Legal
Tears and repentance from Abdeslam; testimony from a man in a Turkish jail
(Radio France) This week’s hearings were the last chance for the 14 men accused in connection with the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks to give their version of events. Some spoke, some chose the silence to which they are unconditionally entitled under […]
Immigration
More than 6,000 migrants have crossed Channel to UK in small boats this year (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Unrest sparked by far-right demos continues in Sweden
(AP) Unrest broke out in southern Sweden late Saturday despite police moving a rally by an anti-Islam far-right group, which was planning to burn a Quran among other things, to a new location as a preventive measure. Scuffles and unrest were reported […]
Clothing
Macron clashes with Le Pen over Islamic headscarf ban
(AFP) President Emmanuel Macron has clashed with his rival Marine Le Pen over her plan to ban women from wearing the Islamic headscarf in public, with an eye on the votes of Muslims in the second round of elections. Le Pen on […]
Legal
Main Paris attacks suspect apologises to ‘all victims’
(AFP) The sole surviving member of the jihadist team that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks apologised on Friday to the victims at the end of his trial testimony. The comments marked a dramatic end to three days of testimony by […]
Legal
Belgium trial for alleged accomplices of 2015 Paris attacks
(AFP) Fourteen people charged as accomplices to jihadists who carried out deadly bomb and gun attacks in Paris in 2015 will go on trial in Belgium from Tuesday. Proceedings will take place under high security in NATO’s former headquarters and are expected […]
Crime
Nine police injured during protest in Sweden
(AFP) Counter-protesters demonstrating against a far-right group’s intention to burn a Koran in Orebro in central Sweden clashed with police on Friday, leaving nine police officers injured, authorities said. Police said in a statement that nine officers were injured in all. Their […]
Legal
Two men get lengthy jail terms for attack plot in France
(AFP) A Frenchman and a Moroccan received heavy prison terms on appeal Friday for an attack plot that was foiled after an intelligence agent posing as a jihadist infiltrated their cyber network. Yassine Bousseria, 42, was sentenced to 24 years in prison […]
Legal
Anger in Paris court as terrorist Abdeslam asks for chance to start his life over
(Radio France) For the second day at the Paris attacks trial, evidence from surviving terrorist Salah Abdeslam dominated proceedings. Less sure of himself on Thursday, in the face of relentless questioning, Abdeslam finally asked for forgiveness and a second chance. That provoked […]
Animals
In France’s election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims
(AP) As she cooks lunch and talks politics, Sarah Gutmann has a nasty feeling — of would-be French president Marine Le Pen invading the privacy of her home and meddling with her Jewish faith and the plates of chicken and kosher sausages […]
Government & Politics
Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Tens of thousands of asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda, says Johnson (LINK ONLY)
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