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Austria slated to ban Hezbollah and Hamas symbols Austrian media reported this past week that the government’s ban will be expanded to include symbols of Turkey’s ultra-radical nationalist Grey Wolves.

October 6, 2018 Benjamin Weinthal

(Jerusalem Post) Austria’s conservative government plans to impose a ban of Islamic extremist symbols from the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas. The ban is scheduled to go into effect in March. Austrian media reported this past week that the government’s ban will […]

Jewish group seeks ban on Muslim delegation’s trip, citing alleged terrorist ties

September 27, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) The Wiesenthal Center has called on governments in the Americas scheduled to host a 10-member delegation from an Islamic political organization to cancel the programs and deny entry to its members, citing their alleged terrorist ties. Abdur Razzaq, deputy secretary-general of […]

Extremists Hizb ut-Tahrir targeting inner-city youth in Birmingham (LINK ONLY)

September 22, 2018 EoI News

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Saudi school dominates TV ads in race for suburban Richmond congressional seat

September 11, 2018 Laura Vozzella

(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 […]

‘Allahu Akbar’ rules at Minnesota Vikings stadium Super Eid 'rally' features roster of scary speakers with jihadist ties.

August 22, 2018 Matthew Vadum

(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 […]

German court: Bring back deported jihadist

August 19, 2018 Soeren Kern

(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, […]

Qatar: France’s generous financer of mosques

August 15, 2018 Giulio Meotti

(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 […]

Germany: Rise of the Salafists

July 29, 2018 Soeren Kern

(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 […]

Germany’s dysfunctional deportation system

July 18, 2018 Soeren Kern

(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 […]

The relentless radicalization of Sweden

July 13, 2018 Judith Bergman

(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; […]

Dar al-Hijrah, Turkish government mosque rally for Tariq Ramadan

July 3, 2018 John Rossomando

(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 […]