Government & Politics
Tommy Robinson not granted US visa in time for Washington visit (LINK ONLY)
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Speech & Censorship
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Swedish official faces probe for Islamophobic remark Vice mayor of southern town linked Islamic call to prayer to terrorist suicide bombings
(Anadolu) Prosecutors are investigating a top city official in southern Sweden over Islamophobic remarks. Christopher Larsson, vice mayor of the southern coastal city of Karlskrona, is accused of committing a hate crime in a social media posting last year. On Facebook, arguing […]
Demonstrations
London rally for Jews killed in Arab countries disrupted by men shouting in Arabic about killing Jews
(JTA) A vigil held by pro-Israel activists in London for Jews murdered in Arab countries was dispersed after men shouted in Arabic about killing Jews. The event by the Israel Advocacy Movement was held Wednesday on Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park, which […]
Government & Politics
Mosques want populist politician Wilders banned from Twitter
(NL Times) The Turkish-Islamic Cultural Federation TICF, a foundation that speaks for 144 Turkish mosques in the Netherlands, demands that Twitter block the account of PVV leader Geert Wilders. According to the TICF, many of Wilders’ statements are contrary to Twitter’s terms […]
Internet
Make social media firms remove terror attack images, says police chief (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
The ECHR’s ruling on defaming Mohammed is bad news for Muslims
(Spectator) In a monumental irony, the ECHR’s agreement with an Austrian court that offensive comments about the Prophet Mohammed were “beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate” has handed a big victory to both Islamists and Islamophobes — while infantilising believing […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Councillor in racism row welcomed back into national Conservative party (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Charlie Hebdo protection cop suspended over radicalisation suspicions
(Radio France) A police officer charged with protecting the editor of France’s controversial Charlie Hebdo paper has been suspended because of suspicions he might have been attracted to radical Islamism, according to press reports. The officer, who has not been named in […]
Children & Teens
European human rights court backs Sharia blasphemy law
(Gatestone) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that criticism of Mohammed, the founder of Islam, constitutes incitement to hatred and therefore is not protected free speech. With its unprecedented decision, the Strasbourg-based court — which has jurisdiction over 47 […]
Children & Teens
Europe’s blasphemy problem Freedom of speech is the latest casualty of Europe's encounter with Islam.
(Weekly Standard) An international human rights panel agreed with an Austrian court’s decision Thursday to fine a right-wing speaker for suggesting that the Muslim prophet Muhammad was a pedophile. This was, they said, a violation of the country’s statute that criminalizes “disparaging […]
Children & Teens
Defaming Prophet Muhammed not free expression: ECHR Such defamation could stir up prejudice and risk religious peace, says European Court of Human Rights
(Anadolu) Defaming the Prophet Muhammed “goes beyond the permissible limits of an objective debate” and “could stir up prejudice and put at risk religious peace” and thus exceeds the permissible limits of freedom of expression, ruled the European Court of Human Rights […]
Government & Politics
Counter-terror bill is a threat to press freedom, say campaigners (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
Tommy Robinson: Judge refers contempt case to attorney general (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
UK: Anjem Choudary released from prison
(Gatestone) The Islamist firebrand preacher Anjem Choudary, described as Britain’s “most dangerous extremist,” has been released from prison after serving only half of the five-and-a-half-year sentence he received in 2016 for pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. Prison authorities could not prevent […]
Interfaith
Facebook takes down Louis Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic video that Twitter wouldn’t
(Daily Caller) Facebook reportedly took down Louis Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic video on Thursday after it was reported, despite Twitter’s decision to allow the post to stay up. Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, tweeted a video of himself giving a speech […]
Interfaith
Twitter won’t suspend Louis Farrakhan for his tweet comparing Jews to insects The company had previously removed Farrakhan’s special verified status after a previous anti-Semitic tweet.
(BuzzFeed) Twitter will not suspend controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan for a tweet comparing Jews to insects, the company said in a statement to BuzzFeed News. Farrakhan, who has been dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism throughout his career, yesterday tweeted […]
Demonstrations
Tommy Robinson to be tried for contempt of court at Old Bailey (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Rutgers cancels Lisa Daftari speech after accusations of Islamophobia
(Jewish Journal) Rutgers University canceled a speaking event for Lisa Daftari, a regular Fox News contributor and journalist with expertise in the Middle East, foreign affairs and counterterrorism, after some students accused her of Islamophobia. Daftari, a Rutgers alumna and Iranian Jew, […]
Deradicalization
Baroness Warsi: Muslims who ‘made mistakes’ and spread extremism should be forgiven
(Breitbart) Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has said the UK must not “become a country that polices thought” and speech, and Muslims who say potentially “extreme” things should be forgiven. The Tory peer — who has called for a crackdown on “Islamophobia” and last […]
Internet
Man in Denmark fined for hate speech on Facebook
(Local) A 39-year-old man from Aalborg must pay fines totalling 4,000 kroner for posting hate speech on his Facebook page in October 2017. The man was found to have written “macabre and threatening words against Muslims,” local media Nordjyske reports. The man […]
Books
Norway accuses foreign nationals of 1993 ‘Satanic Verses’ attack
(AFP) Norwegian police have formally accused several foreign nationals over a 1993 attack on the Norwegian publisher of “The Satanic Verses,” thus preventing the statute of limitations from closing the case. The National Criminal Investigation Service said Tuesday “foreign nationals who are […]
Academics & Education
Lincoln University defends lecturer who tweeted ‘terror attacks were carried out by Muslims because of Islam’ (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Corona councilman — a pastor — under fire for sermon’s remarks about Muslim candidate
(Corona Press-Enterprise) Less than a week after a controversial video surfaced on Facebook, Corona city councilman and pastor Randy Fox is facing calls for a censure after he said a council candidate “will not say no to sharia law.” The second half of the […]
Government & Politics
Is criticizing terrorism ‘mental illness’?
(Gatestone) On December 16, 2015, a French journalist on a mainstream radio station compared France’s right-wing National Front Party to the Islamic State (ISIS) by saying that there is a “community of spirit” between them and that both push those who support […]
Interfaith
CAIR proves irony is not dead
(IPT) One of our staffers made a mistake on social media Monday involving the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). When CAIR pointed it out, he acknowledged the error and deleted the inaccurate post. But that wasn’t good enough. CAIR likened his position […]
Government & Politics
Austria ridiculed for plan to ban ‘extremist’ hand signals, including one identical to Churchill’s ‘V for victory’ (LINK ONLY)
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Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Hyatt hotels won’t rent to hate groups, CEO says; Muslim group claims a victory
(LA Times) Hyatt Hotels Corp., one of the nation’s largest hotel companies, announced it will no longer host hate groups at its nearly 800 properties, a move that was praised by a Muslim advocacy group. Mark Hoplamazian, chief executive of the hotel […]
Demonstrations
Tommy Robinson contempt of court case adjourned at Old Bailey (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Marine Le Pen ordered to take psychiatric tests for opposing jihad terror She does not yet love Big Brother enough.
(FrontPage) You thought it would stop with the defaming and deplatforming of foes of jihad terror? No. Soviet-style judgments of insanity are next. And what will come after that? The answer is clear enough. The Local reported Thursday that French “far right” […]
Children & Teens
Gerard Batten drags Ukip further right with harsh anti-Islam agenda (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
France’s Le Pen ordered to undergo psychiatric tests over IS tweets
(AFP) French far-right leader Marine Le Pen expressed outrage Thursday after being ordered to undergo psychiatric tests for tweeting pictures of atrocities committed by the Islamic State group. Le Pen shared the gruesome images in December 2015, a few weeks after IS […]
Government & Politics
Belfast councillor Jolene Bunting vows court fight over ‘absolute joke’ suspension (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Belfast councillor Jolene Bunting suspended from duties ‘for criticising Islam’ (LINK ONLY)
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Apostasy
‘There are only two choices, Islam or death’ (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Federal prosecutors using expanded powers to target terrorist propaganda web content
(Globe and Mail) Federal crown prosecutors have, for the first time, used the terrorism-propaganda provision of the Criminal Code in an attempt to remove content from the internet. Under that law, authorities can seek judicial orders that oblige internet service providers and […]
Academics & Education
Hard-line groups are ‘weaponising’ Islamophobia, government’s counter-extremism tsar warns (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Social media have 1 hour to remove terror propaganda: EU bill
(AFP) The European Union on Wednesday proposed steps to force social networks and websites to remove terrorist propaganda within an hour of receiving the order from authorities, or companies like Facebook and Twitter could face massive fines. The legislation proposed by European […]
Government & Politics
Shaken Dutch lawmaker Wilders says no more prophet cartoons, for now
(Reuters) Dutch lawmaker and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders has said he has no plans, for now, to revive a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed after it emerged as a motive for a stabbing in Amsterdam last week. Wilders, speaking on […]
Children & Teens
Pay-off for Scout leader expelled for making ‘Darth Vader’ veil remark (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
York board apologizes for principal’s anti-Muslim postings
(Toronto Star) The York Region school board has publicly apologized for the anti-Muslim, “discriminatory and disrespectful” social media postings of an elementary school principal. “The board would like to apologize to the school community for failing to uphold the shared values of […]
Government & Politics
EU wants to force internet firms to remove terror content
(AP) EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova says the European Commission is set to unveil new rules that could force internet companies to take down suspected terror content. Jourova told reporters Wednesday that “we should have absolute certainty that all the platforms and […]
Apostasy
Ex-Muslim customers kicked out of Houston Starbucks for wearing ex-Muslim t-shirts
(PJ Media) Former Muslims with Ex-Muslims of North America (EXMNA) were kicked out of a Starbucks connected to a Hilton hotel in Houston, Texas, on Saturday. Video shows Lina, an ex-Muslim Syrian woman, physically barred from re-entering the Starbucks after she had […]
Apostasy
Ex-Muslim Christian pastor, refugee from Iran, arrested for sharing his testimony — in Minnesota
(PJ Media) Late last month, Ramin Parsa, a Christian pastor who fled Iran as a religious refugee, was arrested for privately sharing his faith testimony in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. He fled persecution in Iran and Turkey, only to […]
Government & Politics
Man who stabbed American tourists in Amsterdam names Wilders, cites ‘insults’ to Islam
(Reuters) A man who stabbed two American tourists at Amsterdam’s central station last week named Dutch, anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders during police questioning and said he was motivated by perceived insults to Islam in the Netherlands, prosecutors said on Monday. The man, […]
Academics & Education
Wisconsin college outright denies claims it banned 9/11 memorial posters
(Newsweek) A Wisconsin college has outright denied claims it banned a group from posting a 9/11 memorial poster around campus because it would make Muslim students feel “singled out.” The Young America’s Foundation (YAF) claimed that Ripon College told them they cannot […]
Christians
Bible verse campaign sows discord
(Swiss Info) A series of ads that display Bible verses, currently on display on public transport in the city of Biel in canton Bern, is stirring controversy. A local politician has posted questions about the campaign to Facebook, sparking a series of […]
Academics & Education
Campus bans Sept. 11 memorial for ‘bias’ against Muslims
(Washington Examiner) Administrators at Ripon College in Wisconsin have ruled that a Sept. 11 memorial cannot take place on campus because it may offend Muslim students. The private school cited bias reports that were filed during last year’s Sept. 11 memorial project, […]
Crime
Dutch populist Wilders cancels Prophet Mohammad cartoon contest
(AFP) Controversial anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders late Thursday said he was cancelling plans to stage a Prophet Mohammad cartoon competition, a scheme that had angered many Muslims particularly in Pakistan. The Dutch politician’s announcement came after he said he had received several […]
Crime
Dutch police arrest man over alleged plot to kill Geert Wilders
(AFP) The Dutch police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of planning an attack against far-right politician Geert Wilders after he said he intended to hold a Prophet Mohammad cartoon competition. Police said in a statement they arrested the still unidentified suspect […]
Government & Politics
Dutch premier distances govt from anti-Islam cartoon contest
(AP) The Dutch prime minister on Friday distanced his government from a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest being organized later this year by anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders. Wilders “is not a member of the government. The competition is not a government initiative,” Prime […]