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Rabbi condemned for saying Islam ‘has no place in Britain’ (LINK ONLY)
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Women
Apostasy
ISNA convention uses shame, fear to stir Muslims politically
(IPT) In a year in which Muslim political candidates are breaking new ground or falling just short, it’s not surprising to see politics dominate the country’s largest annual gathering of Muslim Americans. But the political sessions at the annual Islamic Society of […]
Children & Teens
Cash grant to help tackle violence against women (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Man and woman plead not guilty to genital mutilation of three-year-old girl The suspects, from Ghana and Uganda, have also been charged over several allegations of possessing indecent images.
(Sky News) A man and a woman have pleaded not guilty to the female genital mutilation (FGM) of a three-year-old girl. The man, a 43-year-old from Ghana, and the woman, a 36-year-old from Uganda — who cannot be named for legal reasons […]
Immigration
One in five vulnerable Syrian refugees are rejected by NL because of their views
(Dutch News) Some of the most vulnerable refugees living in camps in Turkey have been rejected by the Netherlands because they have extremist sympathies or are too conservative, the Volkskrant reported on Wednesday. The Netherlands has agreed to take its “fair share” […]
Arts & Entertainment
‘Sexualised’ niqab hero gets makeover after costume criticism
(BBC) Sara Alfageeh, from Boston, USA, has always loved comics. As a child, she used to “run home from the library with stacks of them.” But the recent depiction of one character annoyed her so much she chose to take matters into […]
Christians
Polish lawmaker backs burqa ban, no Saudi mosques in Europe until Poland can build cathedral in Saudi Arabia
(Breitbart) Polish lawmaker Dominik Tarczyński has waded into the European burqa debate, saying it should be banned partly for security reasons, and partly to make it clear to Islamic radicals that they cannot demand more rights in Europe than Europeans have in Saudi […]
Children & Teens
Female genital mutilation: Number of affected women rising in Germany Women's rights organization Terre des Femmes estimates that 65,000 women affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) are living in Germany. DW's Kate Brady met one Somali woman who is calling for an end to the practice.
(Deutsche Welle) “I was about 11 or 12 years old. Several people held me down. Then they cut me. They laid me on the table. I can still see the image. I had such horrific pain. Then they sewed me together. They […]
Children & Teens
UK Somali teenagers taken ‘on holiday’ and forced into marriage (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Demir: Headscarf has no place in schools
(Brussels Times) The hijab — the headscarf worn by Muslim women as the minimum form of coverage — should be the subject of a ban in schools under the next legislature, according to federal secretary of state Zuhal Demir. “The headscarf has […]
Clothing
Sweden’s far right courts immigrant voters in bid to make historic gains (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
NYPD cop used to tout diversity busted for forcible touching
(NY Post) A Muslim cop who has been held up as a model example of NYPD diversity was arrested for allegedly forcibly touching two people — including the wife of a police sergeant — during one of the department’s “smoker” boxing events, […]
Clothing
Tories need to promote and elect more Muslims, Ruth Davidson says in swipe at Boris’s burka row (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
‘Terre des Femmes’ pushes headscarf ban for girls The women's rights organization 'Terre des Femmes' has launched a petition calling for a headscarf ban for minors in schools and daycare centers in Germany. But the initiative has courted controversy.
(Deutsche Welle) A girl below the age of 18 wearing a headscarf? The human rights organization “Terre des Femmes” believes it is morally wrong and is demanding that the German government ban headscarves for girls in schools and daycare centres. On Thursday, […]
Academics & Education
PQ in favour of accommodating Muslim students: Jean-François Lisée The Commission scolaire de Montréal wants to move a test so that its Muslim students won't have to take an exam during a high holiday.
(Montreal Gazette) Jean-François Lisée says he would be in favour of a plan to postpone a province-wide elementary school exam next year because it interferes with a Muslim holiday. The PQ leader weighed in Wednesday on a recent spat between a Montreal […]
Government & Politics
Still no answers from DNC one week after pledging to review Ellison allegations
(Daily Caller) One week after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced it was “reviewing” domestic abuse allegations against Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, the DNC has yet to provide the public with any updates on the allegations against him. Ellison, the deputy […]
Government & Politics
Keith Ellison, a radical’s radical The leading Democrat has somehow escaped real scrutiny.
(Weekly Standard) The allegations against Keith Ellison are explosive, though at this point unproven. The Minnesota congressman’s ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan alleges that he verbally and physically abused her in 2016. “He looked at me, goes ‘Hey you f—ing hear me’ … and […]
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Scholar under Glasgow fatwa Paigham Mustafa defends Boris Johnson’s burqa remarks (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Government accused of inaction as number of British girls forced into marriages abroad has soared by a third since 2015 (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Citizens’ initiative to ban FGM set for parliamentary consideration A citizens' initiative demanding a law to ban female genital mutilation in Finland has gained 50,000 signatures, meaning Parliament must now consider the motion.
(Yle) A citizens’ initiative demanding that lawmakers draw up a specific law to outlaw FGM in Finland has attracted over 50,000 signatures. This means it has met the threshold enacted in a 2012 Finnish law, and the Finnish Parliament must now put […]
Government & Politics
Ellison secures DFL endorsement for attorney general
(MPR) U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota attorney general who won Tuesday’s primary election, received the endorsement of the party on Saturday amid allegations of domestic abuse. Delegates gathered at a meeting of the DFL State Central Committee in […]
Crime
German prosecutors probe Yazidi woman’s claim about IS man
(AP) German prosecutors said Saturday they are taking seriously a Yazidi refugee’s claim that she ran into her former Islamic State captor twice in Germany, but say they need more information to identify him. The case of 19-year-old Ashwaq Haji Hami made […]
Children & Teens
Girl, 3, ‘needed emergency surgery after FGM in London’ (LINK ONLY)
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Crime
Yazidi woman encounters ‘Islamic State’ captor in Germany The past she was attempting to flee came back to haunt a young Yazidi woman in a small town in Germany. Her former IS tormentor confronted her on the street and 'told me he knew everything about me.'
(Deutsche Welle) A 19-year-old Yazidi woman has fled Germany with her family after encountering the “Islamic State” (IS) fighter who had enslaved her in Mosul on the streets of Schwäbisch Gmünd, a town in Baden-Württemberg. Ashwaq Haji Hamid arrived in the southwestern state with her […]
Government & Politics
Ellison: Ex-girlfriend should produce video of alleged abuse
(AP) Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison said Friday he won’t abandon his campaign for attorney general amid allegations that he once physically abused an ex-girlfriend and said if she claims to have a video of the incident she should produce it. Normally a […]
Government & Politics
Woman accusing Rep. Keith Ellison of abuse speaks out
(CBS) Rep. Keith Ellison — deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a candidate for Minnesota attorney general — has denied allegations that he abused his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan. On Thursday, Monahan, 44, spoke on camera for the first time about […]
Clothing
Germany tolerant of LGBT neighbors, but not Muslim ones While homophobia has seen a drastic decrease in Germany over the years, Islamophobia has remained stubbornly stagnant. A new Playboy poll has found that most Germans are opposed to mosques, hijab, and refugee homes.
(Deutsche Welle) A new poll published on Thursday by Playboy Germany shows that while national hostility to minority sexualities may have taken a nosedive over the years, hostility to Islam remains depressingly stagnant. According to the survey, which polled over 1,000 men […]
Clothing
From France to Denmark, bans on full-face Muslim veils are spreading across Europe
(Washington Post) Earlier this month, Denmark became the fifth country in Europe to introduce a ban on face coverings in public places. The policy is widely viewed as being targeted at Muslim women who wear veils such as the niqab. Despite protests […]
Children & Teens
Minnesota Dem candidate voted against bill to stop insurance payments to convicted terrorists Ilhan Omar accused of being fringe, anti-Israel
(Free Beacon) Ilhan Omar, the former Minnesota legislator who won the Democratic primary for a House seat on Tuesday, once voted against a state bill to stop insurance payments to those convicted of terror acts, adding more fuel to accusations the candidate […]
Government & Politics
Democrats avoid abuse allegations against party leader
(AP) The head of the Democratic Party insisted Wednesday that allegations of domestic abuse against his second-in-command would not hurt his party ahead of this fall’s midterm elections. Yet four days after the first public accusation of physical and emotional abuse emerged […]
Crime
Hague mosque calls for investigation into anti-Islam politician’s death
(NL Times) The As-Soennah mosque in The Hague wants the authorities to do an in-depth investigation into the death of PVV city councilor Willie Dille. Such an investigation is in the interest of Dutch society and can help prevent further polarization, mosque […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Woman wins handshake discrimination case in Sweden
(Local) A Muslim woman whose job interview was cut short when it became known that she would not shake hands with male colleagues for religious reasons, was indirectly discriminated against, the Swedish Labour Court has ruled. The 24-year-old woman had been called […]
Government & Politics
Keith Ellison wins primary in Minnesota, as DNC reviews domestic abuse allegations
(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 […]
Government & Politics
Keith Ellison has a long history of controversies, but can he still win his attorney general primary?
(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 […]
Government & Politics
DNC silent as deputy chair Ellison battles domestic abuse allegations
(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 […]
Academics & Education
Classical scholars turn backs on Boris Johnson over burqa comments (LINK ONLY)
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Muslim leaders urge May to launch inquiry into Tory party Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Keith Ellison denies allegations he abused ex-girlfriend
(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 […]
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‘Morally empty’ Johnson is courting fascism, says peer as Tory crisis mounts (LINK ONLY)
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Burka poll shows Britons back Boris Johnson as MP warns row threatens Tory World War 3 (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Abuse allegation made against Keith Ellison, who denies it
(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 […]
Clothing
Charities drop Christine Hamilton after post likening burqa to KKK costume (LINK ONLY)
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Boris Johnson must face full inquiry, Muslim leaders tell May (LINK ONLY)
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Denmark considers adding jail terms to veil ban Arguments of ruling coalition come after Algerian business executive offers to pay fines for violators
(Anadolu) Denmark has been discussing adding jail terms to a controversial ban on the wearing of face veils in public that came into force on Aug. 1. Rachid Nekkaz, a French business executive of Algerian origin, has launched a fund against the […]
Clerics & Preachers
Muslim women launch equality campaign amid claims of ‘crisis’ at Scottish mosques (LINK ONLY)
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Christians
Bishop calls for burka ban: Pakistani-born Church of England cleric voices support for outlawing veil in public (LINK ONLY)
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Clothing
Girl denied internship in Belgium due to headscarf Turkish-origin social services and pedagogy graduate denied internship by municipality-run retirement home
(Anadolu) Betul Baslik, a Turkish-origin social services and pedagogy graduate, has been denied an internship by a Belgian retirement home due to her headscarf. Born and raised in Belgium, Baslik told Anadolu Agency that she had recently been accepted to pursue her […]
Christians
Europe: Prayer in public spaces
(Gatestone) A few months ago, a global media tempest erupted after Polish Catholics held a mass public prayer event across the country. The BBC deemed it “controversial,” due to “concerns it could be seen as endorsing the state’s refusal to let in […]
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Muslim group joins condemnation of Boris Johnson burqa remarks (LINK ONLY)
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Clerics & Preachers
Taj Hargey interview: ‘The burka is a fifth column … we will wake in the Islamic Republic of Britain’ (LINK ONLY)
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