Mosques
Isis ‘mentor’ attended Dublin mosque, claims former sympathiser (LINK ONLY)
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Terrorism
Health & Medicine
Alexandr Bekmirzaev: ‘A victim of true Islamic brainwashing’ (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Oslo stabbing investigated as terrorist attack: police
(Reuters) A knife attack in a supermarket in Oslo is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, the head of the Norwegian police’s security service (PST) said on Friday. A woman was knifed on Thursday as she was paying at the […]
News: Europe
Islamist activists promote divide between Muslim and non-Muslim, says Tony Blair Organisations often held overlapping views with extremists according to report
(National-UAE) A number of UK Islamic activist groups proliferate views that align with proscribed extremist groups, a report by the think tank of former prime minister Tony Blair said. It was found that many worldviews held by these organisations, such as the […]
Children & Teens
Police called in after scout group run from mosque is linked to Islamic extremist and Holocaust denier (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Bulgaria makes terror financing arrests across the country
(AP) Police in Bulgaria says they have busted a suspected terrorism financing ring and detained 43 people in raids across the country. Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev told reporters on Friday that one of the suspects was a Syrian citizen permanently residing […]
Legal
France to try 14 people over Jan 2015 Paris attacks: judicial source
(AFP) French anti-terror judges have recommended that 14 people be tried in connection with the January 2015 jihadist attacks in and around Paris, a judicial source told AFP Friday. The attacks against the Paris offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, a […]
Interfaith
Jewish museum attack victim’s mother tells Belgian court of horror
(AFP) The mother of a victim of Belgium’s Jewish museum attack faced her son’s alleged killer for the first time on Friday, as the terror trial turned harrowing when the court was shown footage of the anti-Semitic murders. The accused gunman, Mehdi […]
Government & Politics
Canada to ‘monitor’ case of captured Canadian ISIS fighter, Goodale says
(Global News) Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Friday that Canada will “monitor” the case of an ISIS fighter caught in Syria last weekend amid speculation he may be a Canadian who narrated execution videos. Asked what the government was doing about […]
Academics & Education
Strasbourg: Capital of the EU and ‘the future of Europe’
(Gatestone) “New York, Geneva and Strasbourg are the only cities in the world which are home to international institutions without being national capitals,” an official page of the French city proudly proclaims. “The choice of Strasbourg as the European capital following the […]
Legal
Jihadi defence lawyer arrested for financing terrorism
(Breitbart) A French lawyer, well-known for taking on cases in which he defended radical jihadists, has been arrested by French security services after being accused of helping to finance terrorist activity. Paris lawyer Bruno Vinay was arrested on Tuesday by members of the Directorate-General of Internal Security […]
Crime
ADL demands Tlaib explain her relationship with pro-Hezbollah activist
(Daily Caller) The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish non-government organization that fights hate crimes, has called for Rep. Rashida Tlaib to explain her relationship with a pro-Hezbollah, anti-Israel activist on Thursday afternoon. Abbas Hamideh, the executive director and co-founder of Al-Awda: The Palestinian […]
Health & Medicine
Daesh-supporter Rehab Dughmosh convicted of terror charges over Scarborough Canadian Tire attack
(Toronto Star) A jury has found Rehab Dughmosh guilty on four terrorism-related charges, concluding a brief and bizarre trial in which she refused to participate except to admit she tried to join Daesh in Syria and later used a golf club and […]
Law Enforcement
Man shot by deputy in Fountain Hills accused of terrorism on behalf of ISIS
(Arizona Republic) An 18-year-old man shot by a Maricopa County sheriff’s deputy in Fountain Hills earlier this month now is being charged as a terrorist who was acting on behalf of ISIS, according to a complaint filed by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. The […]
News: North America
Captured Canadian could be long-sought narrator of ISIS propaganda
(Global News) For more than four years, authorities have been trying to identify an ISIS member with a distinctly Canadian accent who was narrating the terrorist group’s English-language propaganda. He voiced videos showing mass executions and may have participated in them. His […]
Government & Politics
CAIR official exposed as avowed Hamas supporter
(Conservative Review) A senior official of the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) who spoke last week at an event celebrating the election of three Muslim members of Congress is an avowed supporter of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas. Jinan Shbat (who goes […]
Government & Politics
Border rancher: ‘We’ve found prayer rugs out here. It’s unreal’
(Washington Examiner) Ranchers and farmers near the U.S.-Mexico border have been finding prayer rugs on their properties in recent months, according to one rancher who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation by cartels who move the individuals. The mats are […]
Interfaith
Nemmouche — the five pillars of the defence case
(Brussels Times) Mehdi Nemmouche, the man accused of carrying out the attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels in which four people died in May 2014, spoke briefly at his trial in Brussels yesterday, as we report elsewhere, and then took a […]
Law Enforcement
Georgia man plotted attack on White House, authorities say
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a metro Atlanta man they said was plotting to attack the White House but instead got entangled with the FBI. Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumming, was taken into custody in Gwinnett County while allegedly […]
Health & Medicine
In highly unusual trial, Rehab Dughmosh admits to attacking Scarborough Canadian Tire ‘for ISIS’ — but refuses to enter plea
(Toronto Star) A year after her plan to leave her husband and two children to join a terrorist group in Syria was thwarted, Rehab Dughmosh entered a Scarborough Canadian Tire in 2017 and shouted “This is for ISIS” as she attacked employees […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib blasts ‘right wing media’ after coverage of get-together with pro-Hezbollah activist Tlaib: 'I am Muslim and Palestinian. Get over it.'
(Washington Times) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, accused “right wing media” Tuesday of picking on her for being Muslim after she was slammed for hosting a pro-Hezbollah activist at her congressional swearing-in ceremony in Detroit. “Right wing media targeting me again rather […]
Interfaith
Accused accomplice to Jewish museum murders denies charges
(AFP) A man on trial as the alleged accomplice to the Jewish museum murders in Brussels denied any role in the 2014 shootings and said he was not a jihadist. Prosecutors told the court that Nacer Bendrer had been flagged years before […]
Health & Medicine
Three out of four returning fighters no longer pose a threat
(Brussels Times) Out of 100 foreign fighters who have returned to Belgium from Syria, the Organ for Coordination of Threat Analysis (known as “OCAM”) believes that only one-quarter still present a serious terrorist threat. The finding is reported in the daily Het […]
News: North America
Canadian caught in Syria was commander of ISIS unit, according to U.S.-backed forces
(Global News) The latest Canadian captured in Syria was the commander of more than a dozen fighters who clashed with U.S.-backed forces in the last remaining ISIS enclave, according to a local official. The former Toronto resident, Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed, was armed […]
Government & Politics
Sen. Rubio’s office: It’s ‘deeply alarming’ Rep. Tlaib was photographed with pro-Hezbollah activist
(Daily Caller) A representative for Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the lawmaker is disturbed by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib apparently associating with a pro-Hezbollah, anti-Israel activist. Abbas Hamideh, executive director and co-founder of Al-Awda, tweeted a photo of himself with […]
Interfaith
Frenchman denies Jewish museum murders
(AFP) The Frenchman on trial accused of murdering four people at the Jewish Museum of Belgium denied Tuesday he was the gunman and alleged the court had robbed him of defence witnesses. Asked by the judge whether he accepted the evidence linking […]
Interfaith
Brussels museum gunman linked to other jihadists
(AFP) The Frenchman accused of murdering four people at the Jewish Museum of Belgium had links with other jihadists, including those behind the Brussels and Paris attacks, investigators say. At least one lawyer wants to see if defendant Mehdi Nemmouche sheds more […]
News: North America
American ISIS member Warren Clark says he wanted to see ‘what the group was about’ 'I’m from the United States, from Texas. They like to execute people, too. So I really don’t see any difference,' he said in an exclusive interview.
(NBC) A Texan who says he offered to work as an English teacher for the Islamic State and was captured earlier this month in Syria by U.S.-backed forces said he witnessed executions and crucifixions during the more than three years he spent […]
Law Enforcement
Spanish police raid Barcelona cell suspected of plotting attack
(AFP) Spanish police staged a counter-terrorism operation in Barcelona and a nearby city on Tuesday against a cell suspected of plotting an attack, a police spokesman said. Fourteen people had been arrested in Barcelona and Igualada, 60 kilometres (40 miles) west of […]
News: North America
Alleged Canadian ISIS member captured in Syria, according to Kurdish forces
(Global News) Another alleged Canadian ISIS member has been captured in northern Syria, according to local Kurdish forces, who posted a video of the man. In the 40-second video clip, the man identified himself as Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed and said he was […]
Arts & Entertainment
Port Authority removes Saudi Arabia ‘Candy Flag’ statue on Ground Zero after backlash
(NY Observer) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will remove an art installation featuring a nine-foot-tall statue of Saudi Arabia’s flag from the World Trade Center campus. “We have been in contact with the 9/11 Memorial and various stakeholders, […]
Government & Politics
Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib photographed with pro-Hezbollah activist who says Israel has no right to exist
(Washington Examiner) Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., was photographed with a Palestinian activist who praised the terrorist group Hezbollah, said Israel did not have the right to exist, and has called for Israeli “Zionist terrorist” Jews to return to Poland, where roughly […]
News: Europe
Second German deported from Egypt over suspected ‘IS’ links Isa El Sabbagh has arrived in Frankfurt after disappearing in Egypt in December. Egyptian authorities held him for weeks without telling his family.
(Deutsche Welle) The Egyptian government announced on Monday that it had deported another man back to Germany, the second suspect deported from Cairo after being detained for terrorist sympathies. Isa El Sabbagh, 18, was allegedly found with several maps of Egypt’s North […]
Internet
Former Cardiff postman admits terror charges
(BBC) A former postman has admitted to spreading terrorist information, on the first day of his trial. Sajid Idris, 36, was sentenced to 21 months, suspended for two years, at Kingston Crown Court. In July 2017, Idris, 36, from the Grangetown area […]
History
Lessons we seem unwilling to learn
(Gatestone) An enormous amount about the hopes and expectations of a society can be learned from the news that people want to report and the stories its readers apparently want to hear. An equally large amount — perhaps even more — can […]
Internet
Moroccan man sentenced to prison after trying ‘to preserve Muslim civilization’ in Spain
(Yabiladi) A Moroccan man who lives in Huelva (southern Spain) was sentenced to two years in prison, reports El Espanol on Saturday. The 33-year-old man was charged [with] “inciting terrorism and planning a terrorist attack,” the same source says. The detainee went […]
Law Enforcement
From Ireland to Isis: The life of Alexandr Ruzmatovich Bekmirzaev (LINK ONLY)
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Interfaith
Defendant at Belgian Jewish museum killings trial inventing conspiracies, Jews say
(JTA) On the opening of a murder trial over the 2014 slaying of four people at the Jewish Museum of Belgium, a leader of Belgian Jewry accused the defendant’s lawyers of spreading conspiracy theories. Yohan Benizri, president of the Coordinating Committee of […]
Legal
US judge recommends overturning California terror conviction
(AP) A federal magistrate on Friday recommended overturning the controversial 2006 conviction of a California man accused of attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan and plotting an attack in the United States. Hamid Hayat, now 36, who was then a young […]
Interfaith
Frenchman’s DNA, fingerprints on Brussels museum attack weapons: prosecutor
(AFP) A Frenchman on trial for shooting dead four people at a Jewish museum in Brussels left his fingerprints and DNA on the weapons used in the terror attack, prosecutors said Friday. Mehdi Nemmouche, 33, listened to the case unfolding against him […]
News: Europe
One German arrested in Egypt deported, another remains in custody Twenty-three-year-old Mahmoud Abdel Aziz has returned to Germany after weeks in Egyptian custody. Eighteen-year-old Isa El Sabbagh remains in detention.
(Deutsche Welle) A 23-year-old German-Egyptian citizen detained by Egyptian authorities at Cairo airport on December 27 has arrived back home in the central German city of Göttingen. Germany’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the man’s return on Friday. Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said that […]
Children & Teens
Captured teen IS fighter not US citizen
(VOA) A man and a teenager captured in separate incidents this past week by Kurdish forces in Syria and identified as U.S. citizens fighting for the Islamic State (IS) terror group are likely not Americans. A U.S. official, speaking to VOA on […]
Interfaith
Jewish museum terror attack trial opens in Brussels
(AFP) A Frenchman accused of shooting four people dead at a Jewish museum in Brussels went on trial on Thursday, allegedly the first Syria jihad veteran to stage a terror attack in Europe. Mehdi Nemmouche, 33, who was in court, faces a […]
Christians
Education needed to tackle Islamic extremism in Ireland — academics
(Irish Catholic) Catholic methods of examining scripture could help tackle radicalisation in Islam, a leading Jesuit academic has said, after it was revealed an Irish citizen was captured having left Ireland to fight for the so-called Islamic State. Originally from Belarus, Alexandr […]
Arts & Entertainment
A sculpture celebrating Saudi Arabia has been erected on Ground Zero
(NY Observer) A sculpture celebrating Saudi Arabia’s place in the G20 Summit was erected on the World Trade Center grounds last week, a stone’s throw away from the 9/11 memorial. Shaped to resemble a piece of candy, the nine-foot-tall statue bears the […]
Children & Teens
Syrian Kurds say American teen among 8 captured foreign ISIS fighters
(Stars and Stripes) U.S.-backed forces in Syria said they have captured eight foreign Islamic State fighters in the town of Hajin, including one American teen, days after announcing they had detained five others. The Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, said Wednesday […]
Interfaith
On supermarket siege anniversary, French Jews resolutely insist they are not afraid (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
New suspect charged in Belgium over Paris 2015 terror attacks
(AFP) Belgian authorities have arrested another suspect in connection with the Paris terror attacks of November 2015, charging him with participating in the activities of a terrorist group, prosecutors said Wednesday. The suspect is believed to have been involved in the supply […]
Crime
Convicted terrorist charged over Belgium attacks data theft
(AP) Belgian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested a man who served jail time on terrorism charges over the theft of a computer hard drive containing autopsy reports about the victims of the suicide bombings in Brussels in 2016. Brussels prosecutor’s […]
News: Europe
Germany introduces extremism counseling service The 'emel' service will mainly target Turkish- and Arabic-speaking families. Germany has seen a dramatic rise in young people becoming radicalized online in recent years.
(Deutsche Welle) A new prototype project was launched in Germany on Wednesday, aimed at counseling parents who are concerned their children may be flirting with extremism. The Turkish Community in Germany (TGD) non-profit established the service primarily for Turkish- and Arabic-speaking parents, […]