(Reuters) Italy’s ruling Brothers of Italy party put forward legislation on Wednesday to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, part of a broader bill aimed at combating what it called “cultural separatism” linked to Islam. The bill, presented to parliament […]
(Radio France) A French woman accused of holding a Yazidi teenager in slavery in Syria in 2015 will stand trial in Paris on charges of genocide. Sonia Mejri, 36, will be the first French citizen ever tried for genocide and the first […]
(BBC) Jihad Al-Shamie was arrested on suspicion of rape and on police bail at the time he launched a deadly knife and car attack on a Manchester synagogue, police have said. Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz were killed in the attack on […]
(BBC) A man who “married” a 15-year-old girl in an Islamic wedding ceremony is among eight men to have been found guilty of sexual offences against her. The victim was groomed and sexually abused by men from the age of 13 and […]
(NL Times) Several parliamentarians in the Netherlands have expressed concern over the conflict between religious and democratic values at certain schools, as reported by Nieuwsuur on Monday. During a debate on primary education, Marleen Haage (GroenLinks-PvdA) and Ilana Rooderkerk (D66) emphasized that […]
(Politico) An EU lawmaker is campaigning to ban the use of the hijab and other Islamic headscarves by people who work for the legislature, according to an email circulated among all members of the European Parliament on Tuesday. Charlie Weimers, head of […]
(NL Times) Several Reformed Christian and Islamic schools are giving lessons that clash with democratic values like equality and tolerance, Nieuwsuur reported after examining mainstream, strictly Christian and Islamic education. Schools are required to teach children about democratic values and to live […]
(Majorca Daily Bulletin) The controversial poster campaign by the far-right Vox Party which features two women, one of them wearing a burqa, could break civic ordinance rules which were approved by the Palma city council in April. The poster has been put […]
(Helsinki Times) A coalition of 40 Finnish Muslim organisations has issued a joint statement rejecting proposals to ban face-covering religious garments in schools and public spaces. The statement, dated 24 September and signed by groups including Finland’s Muslim Forum and Federation of […]
(WCNC) A Muslim woman has reached a settlement with Mecklenburg County over a lawsuit alleging jail officials violated her religious rights by forcing her to remove her hijab for a booking photograph. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced the resolution of […]
(Helsinki Times) The Finnish government is assessing whether it can move forward with legislation restricting face coverings in public places during its current term, according to Interior Minister Mari Rantanen. In a statement released by the Ministry of the Interior, Rantanen said […]
(GB News) Grooming gangs will be given “impunity” to carry out their crimes if a new definition of Islamophobia is passed, the Tories have warned. Shadow Equalities Minister Claire Coutinho warned that the definition risks enhancing the “culture of censorship” by giving […]
(LBC) An Egyptian asylum seeker who was jailed for raping a woman in London’s Hyde Park is a convicted Islamic terrorist, it has emerged. Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela, 42, was found guilty in his absence of being part of a bomb-making cell in […]
(Breitbart) The Labour Party government has argued that allowing Sharia courts to operate in the United Kingdom is a fundamental “British value” and has refused to distance itself from a broad-stroke definition of so-called Islamophobia, which critics say would brand discussions around […]
(Proto Thema) Even claiming to be a member of ISIS, the 32-year-old Palestinian, now in police custody for the Hymettus arsons and sexual assaults against underage girls and a 58-year-old woman in Aigaleo, made shocking statements. In his testimony to the Arson […]
(BBC) An asylum seeker who raped a woman in Hyde Park has been jailed for eight and a half years. Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela, a married father of one, approached her in the central London park as she was walking home alone from […]
(European Conservative) Pro-Palestinian activists preparing for what they describe as the “largest demonstration in Germany” on September 27th in Düsseldorf are promoting travel to the event in gender-segregated buses from Berlin. Several prominent Instagram accounts, including “Freedomaktivist” and “Palestinelobby,” each with tens […]
(CTV) Photos of a Muslim woman in which she is not wearing a hijab are not intimate images, a B.C. tribunal has ruled. The Civil Resolution Tribunal published its decision on the case Friday, dismissing a claim for damages under B.C.’s Intimate […]
(GB News) Britain should ban the burka in public because it poses a “huge impediment to assimilation,” Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf has claimed. Zia Yusuf was quizzed on his position at a fringe meeting at the NEC just four […]
(Sky News) Nigel Farage has confirmed he wants to deport women asylum seekers back to the Taliban in Afghanistan if he becomes prime minister. The Reform UK leader’s position on the topic has not been clear, with him previously saying he wouldn’t […]
(European Conservative) The municipality of Molenbeek, a town in the Brussels metropolitan area known for being a hotbed of jihadists, is once again making headlines. During a city council meeting, a veiled socialist councillor, complaining about derogatory comments made about her online […]
(KPHO) Four Muslim women are suing, among others, the Arizona State University police officers accused of forcefully removing their hijabs when they were arrested on criminal trespassing charges on the Tempe campus. It happened in April 2024 when dozens of pro-Palestinian protestors […]
(Editors) It’s close, but Muslims in New York may now outnumber Jews. It’s a demographic race with political implications. Analysts trying to understand why Canada, Britain, and France are moving to recognize a Palestinian state have pointed to demographic shifts and growing […]
(AP) A second suspect was arrested Friday over a knife attack last weekend on a tram in the German city of Dresden in which an American man was wounded, authorities said. The suspect, a 20-year-old Syrian, turned himself in to police hours […]
(GB News) Two men who are reportedly Afghan asylum seekers have denied charges relating to the alleged abduction and rape of a 12-year-old girl. Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, and Mohammad Kabir, also aged 23, were asked to enter their pleas to allegations about […]
(AP) Switzerland’s highest court has upheld the conviction of noted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan for rape and sexual coercion handed down by a regional court last year. The federal court said Thursday it had rejected Ramadan’s appeal, which had alleged procedural flaws […]
(CityNews) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is questioning the legitimacy of a Quebec committee report that proposes, among other things, that the province extend its religious symbols ban to daycare workers. “What we’re really looking at is recommendations from the […]
(ITV) New measures will be introduced to tackle so-called “honour-based” abuse, the government has announced. Honour-based abuse (HBA) is motivated by the perception that a person has brought shame to themselves, their family or the community. Related crimes include female genital mutilation, […]
(Deutsche Welle) Dresden police and prosecutors said on Tuesday that they had arrested a 21-year-old Syrian in connection with a knife attack on a late-night tram in the city over the weekend. He was detained in the early hours of Tuesday, police […]
(Canadian Press) The Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools and extend the religious symbols ban to daycare workers, says a committee tasked with advising the province on how to strengthen secularism. A nearly 300-page report published Tuesday […]
(GB News) Britain may face social upheaval and deepening perceptions of a “two-tier society” if Labour persists with plans to create a formal definition of Islamophobia, the head of an advocacy group has warned. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has formed a […]
(European Conservative) One of Germany’s largest online retailers has begun selling hijabs for young girls, sparking criticism amid warnings of Islamist pressure on minors. Otto-Versand promotes the veils as accessories that “offer comfort and allow your daughter to move freely.” Security experts […]
(NY Post) An American has been stabbed after confronting a Syrian national in Germany after allegedly stepping in to help two female passengers being harassed on a tram, according to reports. The young man was attacked at around 12:25 a.m. on Sunday […]
(Lexington Herald Leader) A former Lexington imam who previously pleaded guilty to a kidnapping scheme is now charged with sexually assaulting a tenant. Mahmoud Shaker Shalash, 76, is charged with third-degree sexual assault, a misdemeanor, after police say he groped a woman […]
(Euro Weekly) Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s Popular Party (PP), has declared his support for prohibiting the use of the burka and the niqab in public spaces, while clarifying that his position does not extend to the hijab. Speaking on August […]
(Global News) The Conservatives are calling for an inquiry into the government’s “appalling” expenditures on Canadian ISIS women returning home from Syria. A letter signed by Tory MPs on Friday asked the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to convene […]
(European Conservative) The latest political scandal in France is just as absurd as it seems: residents of Muslim background had a free public screening of Barbie shut down for being offensive to their cultural sensibilities, and anyone who thinks this is problematic […]
(Global News) Federal officials spent at least $170,000 bringing Canadian ISIS women home from Syria, according to internal government documents that show expenses for ice cream, candy and wine. The money was for costs incurred when eight women who had traveled to […]
(Yle) Finland’s minister of social security, Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (NCP), has spoken out on social media against the wearing of burkas and niqabs in schools. Posting on X, she said face coverings do not belong in schools. “Burkas and niqabs — scarves and […]
(LBC) A Labour minister has accused Reform MP Sarah Pochin of “singling out” Muslim migrants after she claimed those arriving on small boats held “medieval beliefs” and posed a threat to women’s safety in Britain. Baroness Jacqui Smith criticised the Runcorn and […]
(GB News) Sarah Pochin has declared that Britain “cannot go on like this” as she launched a scathing attack on Labour’s “betrayal” of women’s safety. Speaking to GB News, the Reform UK MP warned of the “invasion on British culture” amid the […]
(NL Times) Fourteen Islamic organizations in the Netherlands have filed a criminal complaint against far-right politician Geert Wilders, accusing him of inciting hatred, discrimination or violence, and of group insult and sedition over a social media post comparing images of women labeled […]
(BBC) A private tutor who sexually assaulted five children has been jailed for 11 years. Umair Iqbal, 38, abused the students, aged between eight and 18, over a 10-year period while tutoring his victims in maths and to learn the Koran, Manchester […]
(NL Times) PVV leader Geert Wilders has sparked more than 2,500 discrimination complaints in just days over a controversial social media post, AD reports. The post, shared earlier this week, shows a split image: on the left, a blonde woman labeled “PVV,” […]
(European Conservative) Germany is grappling with a surge in violent crime, particularly group rapes — and it’s not the Germans getting more prone to commit crimes. The rising share of foreign suspects — up from 34% in 2010 to 51% in 2024 […]
(LBC) A police force at the centre of a controversy have denied accusations of a “cover up” following the alleged kidnap and rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Two men, Ahmad Mulakhil and Mohammad Kabir, both aged 23, have been charged […]
(LBC) The home secretary has called for “greater transparency” from police forces when dealing with serious crimes committed by asylum seekers. It comes as unrest spreads across the country following a number of incidents where alleged asylum seekers were accused of serious, […]
(Breitbart) Brexit leader Nigel Farage and the leader of Warwickshire Council took to the stage on Monday to decry police making a bid to apparently hush up an alleged sex crime by Afghan asylum seekers against a 12-year-old girl in the county […]
(NY Times) As New Yorkers mourned the victims of a mass shooting last week in a Midtown Manhattan office building, Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, inserted himself into the discourse. His comments concerned a photo taken on Thursday of Gov. Kathy […]
(GB News) A pair of Afghan “asylum seekers” have been charged with the rape and kidnap of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton. Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, allegedly raped the child in the evening of July 22 on the town’s Cheverel Street. He was […]
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