Clothing

CAIR demands changes after Muslim woman was deprived of head covering in Santa Clara County jail Woman said deputies forcibly took her hijab and that she had to resort to substituting with a sweater then a shirt after she didn’t get it back

(Mercury News) One of the region’s preeminent Muslim rights groups is demanding immediate policy and training changes based on a woman’s account that her hijab was forcibly removed while she was booked into a Santa Clara County jail, prompting her to resort […]

Legal

IS supporter Radwan Dakkak hit with more charges for alleged control order breaches A convicted terrorist sympathiser allegedly did something extremely disturbing just a day after he was released from jail, a court has heard.

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist sympathiser … allegedly began looking up material about executions, beheadings and torture just a day after he was released from jail, a court has heard. Radwan Dakkak, who supports views held by Islamic State, has this week […]

Legal

Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika wants to appeal his continuing detention order A convicted terrorist who admired Osama bin Laden is planning another bid to get out of jail — and he wants taxpayers to pay for it.

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terror leader who admired Osama bin Laden wants taxpayers to fund his bid to get out of jail after he was ordered to spend an extra three years behind bars because he was too dangerous. Abdul Nacer Benbrika […]

Law Enforcement

Islamic State supporter Radwan Dakkak slapped with interim control order a day before his release from prison The Sydney man, who was taped pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, was sentenced for two counts of associating with a terrorist organisation earlier this year.

(NCA NewsWire) A Sydney Islamic State supporter who pledged allegiance to a terrorist leader has been slapped with an interim control order a day before he is due to walk from jail. Western Sydney man Radwan Dakkak was handed the order by […]

Legal

‘Unacceptable risk’: Terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika will stay jailed despite finishing sentence A convicted terrorist who plotted terrifying attacks on major Aussie targets will not be let out of jail despite finishing his sentence.

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist will stay behind bars despite finishing his sentence after a judge agreed he was an “unacceptable risk” to the community. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Tinney ruled on Christmas Eve that Abdul Nacer Benbrika will spend a […]