Children & Teens

Two teens arrested for plotting terror attack on synagogues, Eiffel Tower — report Le Figaro reported that the two shared a fascination with ISIS and had connected through a group created on an encrypted messaging service.

(Jerusalem Post) Two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, of Muslim Arab origin, were arrested by French police late last month in Paris, on suspicion of planning an attack against synagogues and the Eiffel Tower in the French capital, French newspaper Le Figaro […]

Clothing

Furore in France over ad featuring Eiffel Tower in hijab Animated advert for modest clothing brand sparks controversy and Islamophobic criticism among social media users and far-right politicians

(Middle East Eye) A new promotional video by a Dutch modest clothing brand featuring the Eiffel Tower draped in an Islamic headscarf has sparked a barrage of anti-Muslim criticism and commentary in France this week. The realistic animation by Merrachi, which caters […]

Children & Teens

Paris Olympics: 16-year-old arrested after he said he wanted to ‘die a martyr’ at Games France previously raised its security alert to its highest level ahead of hosting this summer's Olympic Games amid concerns the event could be overshadowed by security incidents.

(Sky News) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to “die a martyr” at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A spokesperson said on Wednesday the boy was […]

Children & Teens

ISIS propaganda seducing ‘new generation of teenagers’: French domestic intel Security chief warns Islamist ideology is likely to exist for a very long time to come.

(Politico) A new generation of French teenagers is being wooed by the Islamic State terrorist group — infamous for its on-camera immolations of captives in Iraq — and seems ominously susceptible to the group’s propaganda, according to the head of France’s DGSI […]

Government & Politics

Biden tapped this group to fight anti-Semitism. It’s defending Hamas’s attack on Israel Council on American-Islamic Relations executive director Nihad Awad called on the White House to condemn Israel

(Free Beacon) The Biden administration earlier this year tapped the Council on American-Islamic Relations for an initiative to curb anti-Semitism. This week, the anti-Semitic group and its leaders defended Hamas attacks that have killed more than 1,000 Jews. The White House announced […]