Government & Politics
Extremists Hizb ut-Tahrir targeting inner-city youth in Birmingham (LINK ONLY)
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Al-Qaeda
Academics & Education
Saudi school dominates TV ads in race for suburban Richmond congressional seat
(Washington Post) The battle for Republican Dave Brat’s suburban Richmond congressional seat has spawned a flurry of TV ads on a subject few saw coming as the midterms kicked off: Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s substitute-teaching job at a Saudi-funded Islamic school in Northern […]
Academics & Education
‘Allahu Akbar’ rules at Minnesota Vikings stadium Super Eid 'rally' features roster of scary speakers with jihadist ties.
(FrontPage) As Islamic leaders with ties to terrorism addressed them, thousands of Muslims chanted the jihadist battle cry “Allahu Akbar” at taxpayer-funded U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis yesterday as part of a huge celebration of the Muslim festival of animal sacrifice known […]
Government & Politics
German court: Bring back deported jihadist
(Gatestone) A court in Germany has ruled that the recent deportation to Tunisia of a failed asylum seeker — an Islamist suspected of being a bodyguard for the former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden — was unlawful and that, at taxpayer expense, […]
Academics & Education
Qatar: France’s generous financer of mosques
(Gatestone) Qatari activism in France should greatly worry those who care about the stability of European democracies. For years, Qatar has been the focus of many claims about its Islamic fundamentalism and its alleged support for the Muslim Brotherhood, Iran, ISIS, elements […]
Government & Politics
Germany: Rise of the Salafists
(Gatestone) The number of Salafists in Germany has doubled over the last five years and now exceeds 10,000 for the first time, according to Germany’s BfV domestic intelligence agency. BfV estimates that Germany is home to more than 25,000 Islamists, nearly 2,000 […]
Government & Politics
Germany’s dysfunctional deportation system
(Gatestone) A court in Gelsenkirchen has ruled that deporting a self-declared Islamist — suspected of being a bodyguard of the former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden — was “grossly unlawful” and ordered him returned to Germany. The case has cast a spotlight […]
Academics & Education
The relentless radicalization of Sweden
(Gatestone) A new study of Salafism in Sweden, conducted by the Swedish Defence University, paints a bleak picture of the ongoing radicalization of Muslims in Sweden. The Salaf are the “pious ancestors” during the first three generations of the followers of Mohammed; […]
Clerics & Preachers
Dar al-Hijrah, Turkish government mosque rally for Tariq Ramadan
(IPT) Two Washington, D.C.-area mosques hosted programs last weekend calling for the release of celebrity Islamist Tariq Ramadan, who has been in a French jail since February on rape charges. He is the grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna. Rallies at […]