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The trial of the Blind Sheikh ties in to a New Mexico child-abuse case Named in the prosecutor’s letter in 1995, Siraj Wahhaj lost his grandson earlier this month to the mayhem of a squalid compound run by fundamentalist Muslims.

August 15, 2018 Andrew C. McCarthy

(National Review) In an awful story out of New Mexico last week, five adults were arrested on charges of abusing children, conduct that allegedly resulted in the death of one child. Apparently, the defendants are fundamentalist Muslims who were running the squalid […]

Michigan congressional candidate Rashida Tlaib endorses one-state solution, pledges to slash Israeli military aid

August 15, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) A Michigan Democrat who is all but certain to become a congresswoman said she would “absolutely” vote against military aid to Israel, sparking criticism from a Jewish Democratic group. The candidate, Rashida Tlaib, also said in an interview that she favors […]

Jewish Democratic group refuses to endorse Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar over anti-Israel statements Omar, who has labeled Israel as an 'apartheid regime' that has 'hypnotized the world,' is favored to take a seat in Congress after winning her Democratic primary on Tuesday in Minnesota.

August 15, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JNS) Minnesota state lawmaker Ilhan Omar, who has labeled Israel as an “apartheid regime” that has “hypnotized the world,” is favored to take a seat in Congress after winning her Democratic primary on Tuesday in a heavily Democratic district in her state. […]

Victory offers Muslim candidate new platform to oppose Trump

August 15, 2018 Steve Karnowski

(AP) President Donald Trump, meet Ilhan Omar. Just two years ago, the Minnesota Democrat became the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature. Now she’s likely to become one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. And she says one […]

The Gray Lady once again sanitizes radical Islam

August 15, 2018 Steven Emerson

(IPT) For many years now, the New York Times has sanitized radical Islamic groups, militant Islamic leaders and even Islamic terrorist attacks. The paper has [done] this by deliberately omitting critical details that would discredit Islamist groups. For example, the Times routinely […]

Keith Ellison wins primary in Minnesota, as DNC reviews domestic abuse allegations

August 14, 2018 Domenico Montanaro

(NPR) Rep. Keith Ellison easily won the Democratic primary for Minnesota attorney general, the Associated Press projected, just hours after the Democratic National Committee said it is reviewing allegations of domestic abuse against [the] Minnesota congressman, who also serves as the party’s […]

Toronto shooting: Politically correct cover-up?

August 14, 2018 Tom Quiggin

(Gatestone) On July 22, two youngsters — 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis — were killed, and another 13 people, ranging in age from 17 to 59, were wounded in a brutal shooting attack at a number of restaurants on Danforth […]

Keith Ellison has a long history of controversies, but can he still win his attorney general primary?

August 14, 2018 Nicole Goodkind

(Newsweek) Once a clear frontrunner, a recent accusation of domestic abuse has threatened to knock congressman Keith Ellison’s bid to become attorney general of Minnesota off track. The deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, who has been accused of verbally and […]

DNC silent as deputy chair Ellison battles domestic abuse allegations

August 14, 2018 Peter Hasson

(Daily Caller) The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has elected to remain silent as its deputy chair, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, battles allegations of domestic violence from an ex-girlfriend. Sierra Club activist Karen Monahan and her son have accused Ellison of physically and […]

Judge in New Mexico compound case accuses prosecutors of anti-Muslim discrimination

August 14, 2018 Scott Morefield

(Daily Caller) The New Mexico judge overseeing the case against five alleged Muslim extremists essentially accused prosecutors of discriminating against Muslims in her Monday court order granting bail to the defendants. The defendants, Siraj Wahhaj, Hujrah Wahhaj, Jany Leveille, [Subhanah] Wahhaj, and […]

Keith Ellison denies allegations he abused ex-girlfriend

August 13, 2018 Andrew Kaczynski and Nathan McDermott

(CNN) Rep. Keith Ellison is denying allegations made public on Saturday that he physically abused an ex-girlfriend. The allegations were detailed in a Facebook post by Austin Monahan, the son of Ellison’s former girlfriend Karen Monahan. The son wrote that he found […]

Ga. toddler said to have died in ritual; relatives granted bond

August 13, 2018 Joshua Sharpe

(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) When a 3-year-old Clayton County boy died in a ritual in the northern New Mexico desert, the other children there were allegedly told he would come back to life as Jesus and tell them who to kill. That’s among the […]

The Wahhaj family compound and their Dem-connected father The open extremists operating in the Democratic Party's midst.

August 13, 2018 Matthew Vadum

(FrontPage) It turns out the man arrested for running a Muslim terrorist training compound in rural New Mexico is the son of an influential Democrat-connected jihadist imam who was close to the Blind Sheikh who orchestrated the bombing of the World Trade […]

Abuse allegation made against Keith Ellison, who denies it

August 12, 2018 Briana Bierschbach

(MPR) Keith Ellison, one of the leading candidates to be Minnesota’s next attorney general, confronted allegations Sunday of domestic abuse of a former girlfriend that surfaced days before the election that will decide the party’s nominee. The allegation that the physical abuse […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) perjury evidence blacked out by Minnesota media

August 12, 2018 David Steinberg

(PJ Media) According to CNN, 100 or more newspapers will publish editorials attacking President Trump on August 16. Meanwhile, Minnesota’s largest newspapers — along with every other mainstream outlet in the country — just whiffed on covering this: signed, notarized court documents […]

Democrat Rashida Tlaib celebrates primary win with anti-Israel tweets

August 12, 2018 Joel B. Pollak

(Breitbart) Democrat Rashida Tlaib, winner of her party’s primary in Michigan’s 13th congressional district, celebrated her win last week with a series of anti-Israel tweets. Tlaib, who is Palestinian-American, will become the country’s first female Muslim member of Congress next year. She […]

Erdogan-linked group asks senators to oppose Turkey sanctions

August 10, 2018 John Rossomando

(IPT) MUSIAD USA sent letters to several U.S. senators last week protesting sanction[s] the Trump administration’s imposed on Turkey over its continuing detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson. MUSIAD is a businessmen’s association connected with Turkey’s ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party […]

Ottawa mosque loses charity status for promoting ‘hate and intolerance’

August 9, 2018 Stewart Bell

(Global News) The federal government has stripped one of Ottawa’s largest mosques of its charity status over “activities that promote hate and intolerance,” Global News has learned. The Canada Revenue Agency took action against the Ottawa Islamic Centre and Assalam Mosque following […]

CAIR Michigan files lawsuit challenging airport monitoring practices

August 9, 2018 Paulette Parker

(Michigan Radio) The Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan is part of a lawsuit filed Wednesday challenging practices used to monitor passengers in U.S. airports. The lawsuit aims to have the no-fly list, watch list, and the new “Quiet Skies” program declared unconstitutional. […]

Muslim org demands Hyatt to cease hosting annual conference

August 9, 2018 Kerry Picket

(Daily Caller) Hyatt Hotels received a call from a Muslim social justice organization demanding that it cancel its agreement to host ACT for America’s annual conference in early September. In the wake of recent online banishments of personalities and organizations deemed “hateful” […]

What binds Muslims to the Democratic Party?

August 9, 2018 Jacob Lupfer

(Religion News) Last year, a minor controversy erupted at the Islamic Society of North America’s annual convention in Chicago. ISNA had allowed two activist groups, the Human Rights Campaign and Muslims for Progressive Values, to co-sponsor a booth. But when convention organizers […]

Advocacy group says ‘anti-Muslim bias incidents’ up 82 percent in California

August 9, 2018 Tal Axelrod

(Hill) A report from the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) showed “anti-Muslim bias incidents” in California surged 82 percent in 2017, during President Trump’s first year in office. The report from CAIR California says the group received complaints of 2,259 “anti-Muslim bias incidents” last year, […]

Conservative senator apologizes for tweet citing Liberal MP’s Saudi background Tweet by Denise Batters, which she deleted, has led to calls for her resignation

August 9, 2018 Brennan MacDonald

(CBC) Conservative Sen. Denise Batters apologized to Liberal MP Omar Alghabra today for her choice of words in what some interpreted as a racist tweet. “My intent was to suggest Mr. Alghabra’s experience living in Saudi Arabia would give him unique insight about the difficult situation […]

Candidate deflects questions on ties to Pakistani cleric

August 9, 2018 Mark Sullivan

(Worcester Telegram) A Democratic primary challenger to U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, in the 1st Congressional District has landed endorsements from progressive groups despite her connection to a Muslim cleric who called the Supreme Court ruling upholding same-sex marriage the “darkest day […]

Patriarch of New Mexico terror center clan called cops on his son and two daughters

August 9, 2018 Emilie Ruscoe and Larry McShane

(NY Daily News) A Brooklyn imam once linked to the 1993 World Trade Center blast steered police to a terrorist training center for kids run by his son in New Mexico. Imam [Siraj] Wahhaj, an unindicted co-conspirator of terrorist bomber Sheik Omar […]

New Jersey Muslims sue over controversial federal surveillance programs

August 9, 2018 Hannan Adely

(Bergen Record) A Syria native from Bergen County and a Middlesex County man are among 20 Americans who filed a lawsuit this week alleging their rights were violated by the federal government’s secret surveillance of travelers. The lawsuit challenges the federal terrorist watch list system […]

Linda Sarsour linked to father of New Mexico jihadi who allegedly trained kids to shoot up schools

August 9, 2018 Katherine Rodriguez

(Breitbart) Left-wing Islamic activist Linda Sarsour reportedly has ties to the father of the man arrested for allegedly training children to carry out school shootings on a New Mexico compound. Police arrested Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 39, last week for allegedly holding a series […]

Brooklyn imam says missing boy found dead in New Mexico compound was grandson

August 9, 2018 Max Jaeger

(NY Post) A controversial Brooklyn imam confirmed Thursday that the decomposing body of a young boy found in a squalid New Mexico compound is his grandson — but denied his mosque had anything to do with the death, or an alleged “conspiracy […]

State Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) swore to apparent falsehoods in court — while divorcing her alleged brother

August 8, 2018 David Steinberg

(PJ Media) Minnesota state Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-60B) is the presumed frontrunner for the MN-5 House seat being vacated by Rep. Keith Ellison (D). The seat is safely Democratic; Hollywood progressives, local party officials, and Minnesota media have all but scheduled the […]

Judge says doctor charged with mutilating genitals can watch religious sermons on Internet

August 8, 2018 Aileen Wingblad

(Oakland Press) A federal judge has eased computer restrictions for the Northville doctor charged in the nation’s landmark female genital mutilation case. Judge Bernard Friedman of U.S. District Court in Detroit on Tuesday changed bond conditions for Jumana Nagarwala, granting her permission […]

Media omits New Mexico compound leader’s Muslim ties

August 8, 2018 Amber Athey

(Daily Caller) Media outlets are leaving out a key detail about the New Mexico compound leaders who were reportedly training young children to commit school shootings. Eleven children were recently rescued from the “filthy” compound, which police say appears to be run […]

Tlaib wins Conyers’ seat; Congress to get 1st Muslim woman

August 8, 2018 Corey Williams

(AP) Former Michigan state Rep. Rashida Tlaib has won the Democratic nomination to run unopposed for the House seat long held by former Rep. John Conyers, setting her up to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress. No Republicans or third-party […]

Congress forces Al Jazeera, other foreign media to disclose ties

August 7, 2018 Adam Kredo

(Free Beacon) Congress recently approved new legislation that would force foreign-owned media organizations such as Qatar’s Al Jazeera to register as a foreign agent under U.S. law. The legislation, included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, would mandate that […]

Muslim group plans to sue US over terror watch list system

August 7, 2018 Unlisted Author

(AP) A Muslim civil rights organization said Tuesday it plans to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s terror watch list system, including a newly disclosed program in which air marshals have secretly monitored air passengers with no known […]

Sickos busted for abusing kids at compound linked to controversial imam

August 6, 2018 Nick Fugallo and Max Jaeger

(NY Post) The five people arrested for child abuse in New Mexico after they were found living with 11 children in “Third World” conditions are related to a controversial Muslim faith leader in Brooklyn who has been linked to the 1993 World […]

‘I was duped’: David Clarke says ex-business partner was a Muslim Brotherhood operative

August 6, 2018 Theo Keith

(WITI) Ex-Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he’s split up with his former business partner, whom Clarke accuses of being a Muslim Brotherhood operative who “duped” him. Clarke made the announcement in a tweet on Sunday, Aug. 5, in which he also […]

Doctor in genital mutilation case at war with feds

August 6, 2018 Tresa Baldas

(Detroit Free Press) The doctor at the center of a historic genital mutilation case has another favor she’s asking of the judge: let me use the Internet. This, on top of — please dismiss more charges against me. More than a year […]

A gubernatorial candidate’s disturbing ties to Linda Sarsour Why has Abdul El-Sayed allied himself with a toxic bigot?

August 6, 2018 Ari Lieberman

(FrontPage) On August 7, Michigan’s citizens will be going to their polling booths to vote in gubernatorial primaries. Attorney General Bill Schuette and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley are vying for the GOP ticket. Democratic candidates have whittled to three; former state Senate […]

Michigan congressional candidate pushes an anti-Israel agenda

August 6, 2018 Emily Benedek

(Algemeiner) The 13th Congressional District in Michigan is one of the state’s poorest and neediest. Still reeling from the departure of longtime US Representative John Conyers, 89 — the “dean” of the House of Representatives and the longest-serving African-American member of Congress […]

Islamic inmates need more religious support, say Muslim prison chaplains

August 6, 2018 Sara Hussein

(Global News) Prison can be a lonely, isolating place. But in some cases, it transforms prisoners completely. For example, an inmate who was a self-declared white supremacist used to walk around the prison with a chip on his shoulder, rattling off racist […]

Muslim-American women hope to make history in midterm elections

August 5, 2018 Meena Venkataramanan

(ABC) Born and raised in Detroit, Fayrouz Saad has always been proud of her Lebanese heritage. “My parents moved from Lebanon and started a halal meat shop in Detroit’s Eastern Market,” she said. “I’m a product of their American Dream. I want […]

Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders work to elect first Muslim governor The progressive icons are going all-in for Abdul El-Sayed, a 33-year-old physician running an underdog campaign for Michigan governor.

August 4, 2018 Daniel Strauss

(Politico) Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are joining forces to elect an underdog but potentially history-making candidate on the ballot in Michigan next week: Abdul El-Sayed, a 33-year-old physician who would be the nation’s first Muslim governor. Sanders is spending the final […]

Idaho House candidate uses Muslim slur, says Facebook posts ‘trigger debate’ on politics

August 3, 2018 Michael Katz

(Idaho Statesman) A Boise Republican legislative candidate wrote he was “happy to delete another American hating muzzie” July 27 as he posted a photo of another Idahoan he apparently blocked on his personal Facebook page. “Of course he lives here and benefits […]

Islamophobic mailers target Democratic congressional candidate Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

August 3, 2018 Shannon Young

(Springfield Republican) Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, a Springfield Democrat running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, spoke out this week against an Islamophobic flier targeting her campaign that has been sent to residents across Western Massachusetts. Amatul-Wadud, who will […]

Are prisons conveyor belts to jihad?

August 3, 2018 Patrick Dunleavy

(IPT) As the United States and its coalition partners continue to squeeze ISIS out of its remaining territory in Iraq and Syria, more and more foreign fighters are returning to their home countries. This migration from the battlefield to the hometown is […]

US immigration agency takes on female genital cutting

August 3, 2018 Victoria Macchi

(VOA) On a few days over the last year, federal agents approached travelers at several U.S. airports — flights bound for or connecting to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Frankfurt, Germany, and Dakar, Senegal. The officials — part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

Abdul El-Sayed gets national boost as progressives look for their next big win

August 3, 2018 Emily Lawler

(MLive) New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez whirled through Michigan last weekend, stopping for selfies, giving impassioned speeches and stumping for gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Ocasio-Cortez is a rock star in progressive circles, maybe only behind Bernie Sanders, who also endorsed […]

Senior MB official touts Linda Sarsour’s Gaza video

July 31, 2018 John Rossomando

(IPT) When Linda Sarsour speaks, a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official apparently likes what he hears. Gamal Heshmat shared an anti-Israel video by Sarsour on his Facebook page last Friday. In it, Sarsour glosses over Hamas’ role coordinating the “Great March of […]

Federal government stalls on release of new Canadian citizenship guide

July 31, 2018 Teresa Wright

(Canadian Press) It’s been more than two years since work began on revising the controversial study guide for Canada’s citizenship test, but the federal government says it needs more time to work on the publication and has no set timeline for release. […]

CAIR Florida activist escorted out of Trump rally in Tampa

July 31, 2018 Ryan Smith

(WFTS) Security officers escorted a local activist out of President Trump’s campaign event in Tampa Tuesday night. “We came in and wanted to voice our concerns on different topics he was actually touching on,” said Aida Mackic. Mackic is the Interfaith and […]