(KABC) The Muslim community is closely monitoring changes in immigration policy underway by the Trump administration. Amr Shabaik, the legal director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations with the Greater LA office (CAIR-LA), said among those on their radar so far was […]
(Free Beacon) The Washington Post quietly amended a piece on “Palestinian prisoners” to note that the original version cited the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network without mentioning that the group is sanctioned in the United States for funding the Popular Front for […]
(NJ.com) A former Mercer County resident admitted Monday that he tried to join a Somalian-based terrorist organization to target “evil America” in 2023, authorities said. Karrem Nasr, 24, a U.S. citizen who previously lived in Lawrenceville, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide […]
(Toronto Sun) Questions are being asked after a board member of a prominent Canadian pro-Palestinian organization described the terror designation of Hamas as “problematic.” During a Jan. 15 interview on CP24’s Live at Five newscast, Dalia El Farra — introduced by anchors […]
(Free Beacon) The Washington Post cited the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an anti-Semitic organization under U.S. sanctions for providing material support to terrorists, in a sympathetic piece highlighting the “Palestinian prisoners” freed as part of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal. The Post described […]
(Deutsche Welle) The US Supreme Court cleared the extradition of terror convict Tahawwur Rana, who is wanted by India. The Canadian national of Pakistani origin is wanted by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks […]
(Reuters) President Donald Trump’s foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas and at risk of Taliban retribution, a leading advocate and a U.S. official said on Saturday. Most of those […]
(CBC) With the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a challenge against Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21, Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, presumed front-runners to replace Justin Trudeau, say they encourage the prime minister to follow through on his word to have […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to hear a challenge of Quebec’s secularism law sets up a final legal battle between the provincial government and minority and civil rights groups — and possibly a showdown between Quebec and Ottawa. The […]
(Reuters) U.S. civil rights groups are warning that an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday lays the groundwork for reinstatement of a ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim or Arab countries. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said the new […]
(Free Beacon) Columbia University is posting security guards outside of Jewish studies courses a day after pro-Hamas students stormed an Israeli history class and targeted Jewish students with anti-Semitic flyers. “We have mobilized the Public Safety team to prevent future incidents, including […]
(Daily Caller) A “loud proud Zionist” organization sent the Trump administration documents on dozens of allegedly pro-terrorist college students and faculty, hoping President Donald Trump will deport them, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. Activist group Betar US confirmed to the […]
(AP) Congressional lawmakers demanded answers Wednesday about the FBI’s response to the Jan. 1 truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people, questioning why the bureau’s top official in the city was out of town and raising concerns about its initial, […]
(Global News) Canada is experiencing a “concerning increase” in extremism but does not need to raise its terrorism threat level, according to CSIS. Despite a series of attacks and disrupted plots, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said the threat level would remain […]
(Jewish Insider) Columbia University students learning about the history of Israel found their first day of class thrown into chaos Tuesday after four masked demonstrators barged into the classroom, banged on drums, chanted “free Palestine” and distributed posters to students that read […]
(NY Post) A Moroccan national with a US green card stabbed and wounded four people in a terror attack in Israel on Tuesday before he was shot dead, officials said. Abdelaziz Kaddi, 29, went on a rampage attacking four men between the […]
(Israel Hayom) President Donald Trump has enacted an executive order enabling the deportation of foreign students and other non-citizens from the US for expressing support for organizations that the US government has designated as terrorist groups. According to a key section in […]
(Detroit News) A Dearborn imam who had been set to deliver a benediction at President Donald Trump’s inauguration here Monday was left out of the program without explanation but amid criticism from at least one Jewish group. Imam Husham Al-Husainy of the […]
(Reuters) Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump’s order suspending U.S. refugee programs, a U.S. official and a leading […]
(Sky News) A Pakistani neuroscientist held in US custody has told Sky News she has hope she will be freed after “new evidence” emerged which may suggest her innocence. Dr Aafia Siddiqui, 52, was once one of the most wanted women in […]
(CNN) A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents about Israel’s preparations to attack Iran late last year, according to the Department of Justice. Asif William Rahman had been employed by the CIA since 2016 and held a top-secret security […]
(Global News) Canada must do more to avoid becoming a safe haven for members of Iran’s regime, Iranian Canadians warned in documents unsealed by the foreign interference commission Thursday. Documents released by the Hogue Commission summarize public consultations held last year with […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country’s highest court is expected […]
(CBC) A Pakistani man accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting in New York has been ordered to appear in a Quebec court for a U.S. extradition hearing next month. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who’d been living near Toronto, is wanted by U.S. […]
(Daily Caller) Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is attacking a Trump administration nominee’s Christian views despite her yearslong partnership with a radical Muslim group. Warren sent a critical letter to secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth before he testified to the […]
(JNS) The Council on American-Islamic Relations praised the “long overdue” hostage-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists-release deal on Wednesday, saying it would prevent a “genocide in Gaza.” The anti-Israel group, which blames the Jewish state for being attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, praised President-elect Donald Trump and […]
(Global News) Canada’s refugee board has rejected the federal government’s latest attempt to deport an alleged senior member of the Iranian regime found living in the country. The Canada Border Services Agency accuses the Iranian national of holding a high-ranking position in […]
(CBC) A national Muslim advocacy organization says it’s “deeply alarmed” a candidate to lead Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Party shared a Facebook entry that declared his Muslim rival must be prevented from winning the race. The National Council of Canadian Muslims has asked […]
(WBIR) The Davidson County sheriff provided a declaration in a federal lawsuit about his department’s policy surrounding arrestees who wear religious head coverings. Layla Soliz, who practices Islam, is suing Knox County and the sheriff because she said a sheriff’s office employee […]
(AP) Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year’s Day by alerts that a driver had plowed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans. The rampage, which killed 14 people, was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil in years and […]
(WRAL) A Durham man was charged by federal authorities with supporting ISIS and later attempting to join the group, according to court documents that were unsealed on Tuesday. According to federal prosecutors, 29-year-old Alexander Justin White, who went by the name Sulaiman […]
(Free Beacon) Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares (R.) filed a petition to compel American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) to turn over documents related to the leading anti-Israel group’s alleged terror financing. Though a judge ordered AMP to disclose its funding channels last […]
(Fox) The FBI has released a new image of New Orleans terrorist attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar along with new details about his internet search history as the investigation into the New Year’s attack continues. In a press release, the FBI said the Bourbon […]
(National Post) A planned conference by a radical Islamic group that caused outrage and security concerns has been cancelled a day after the federal government said it was considering declaring the organization a terrorist group. Late on Monday, federal Minister of Public […]
(Fox) New Orleans terrorist attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar was radicalized by ISIS online “within weeks,” according to FBI Director Christopher Wray. Jabbar killed 14 civilians when he rammed a rented Ford F-150 truck through a New Year’s crowd celebrating on Bourbon Street around […]
(Hill) Federal law enforcement is asking the public to remain vigilant as they warn of possible copycat attacks similar to those seen in New Orleans. In a joint statement from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, officials asked the public […]
(NY Post) A Muslim cleric who refused to call Hezbollah a terrorist organization and has a “significant history of extremism” has been tapped to deliver a benediction at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. Husham Al-Husainy, the imam of the Karbalaa Islamic […]
(National Post) The federal government is calling on members of a controversial Islamic group to cancel their conference scheduled for this weekend while Canada’s security and intelligence agencies decide if it should be listed as an official terrorist entity. A public outcry […]
(Free Beacon) The Biden White House and Senate Democrats have touted their funding for an anti-terrorism initiative they say “has been critical to the security of Jewish institutions.” But the program has given hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent months to […]
(National Post) Hassan Diab, the Ottawa sociology professor who was convicted in absentia in 2023 of a deadly synagogue bombing in France, is “not currently employed” at Carleton University, the school says. In the fall, Diab taught a course at Carleton called […]
(Algemeiner) US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), one of the most strident opponents of Israel in Congress, wore a Palestinian keffiyeh to the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, commemorating the late American leader’s advocacy against so-called “apartheid” in the Jewish state. “Rest […]
(AP) The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage on New Year’s Day in New Orleans fired at police from inside his vehicle before officers fatally shot him, police bodycam footage released Friday shows. “They killed the […]
(Nola.com) More than a week after the vehicle attack on Bourbon Street that left 14 dead and dozens more injured, ISIS on Thursday touted the incident, writing in its newsletter that it inspired the assailant through online propaganda. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old […]
(Fox) A federal appeals court has delayed Friday’s scheduled military court hearing where suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-conspirators were expected to plead guilty as part of a deal negotiated with prosecutors. The pause, though welcomed by the many […]
(AP) After his only child was killed on 9/11, Ken Fairben looked for justice in a far-off military courtroom on the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba. He traveled there multiple times to observe hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh […]
(CBC) An outgoing Progressive Conservative MPP in Ottawa is apologizing for a social media post that criticized one of the people vying for her seat — a message Muslim groups say was Islamophobic and that the MPP herself has now acknowledged was […]
(National Post) An Islamic group facing a withering reception to plans for a conference dedicated to overthrowing governments to start a Muslim caliphate has issued a rare media statement denying it poses a security risk, and accusing critics of creating fake news. […]
(Fox) Top Republicans in Congress are introducing a new bill to stop the White House from offering plea deals to suspected 9/11 terrorists. A pretrial agreement between the 9/11 defendants and the government removed the death penalty as a possibility for punishment, […]
(AP) After 23 years, the fate of the last remaining Guantanamo detainees swept up worldwide after al-Qaida’s shattering Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is reaching a pivotal moment this month. Court battles and dealmaking are deciding the future of many of those last […]
(NBC) The New Orleans truck attacker built two bombs using what investigators believe was an explosive so powerful that they could have sprayed shrapnel hundreds of yards and potentially killed or wounded hundreds of people. The bombs did not detonate on New […]
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