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Muslim reform groups praise Rep. Ilhan Omar’s ouster 'Ilhan Omar has no business whatsoever being on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,' co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement M. Zuhdi Jasser told JNS.

February 20, 2023 Bradley Martin

(JNS) Accusations of Islamophobia came almost immediately after the U.S. House of Representatives voted earlier this month to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from its Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote followed repeated promises from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to remove the […]

India condemns Omar’s ‘narrow-minded’ politics, visit to Kashmir

April 21, 2022 Sarakshi Rai

(Hill) India has condemned a recent visit by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to Kashmir, an area that has been the subject of dispute and, at times, violent conflict between India and Pakistan for years. In a strongly worded statement, India’s Ministry of […]

Omar meets with recently ousted Pakistani PM Imran Khan to discuss Islamophobia

April 20, 2022 Sarakshi Rai

(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) met with recently ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on her maiden visit to the country on Wednesday. Omar, who is one of the few Muslim members of Congress, met the recently removed prime minister at […]

‘Hitler was an angel’: YouTube hosts vile Jew hatred with millions of views (LINK ONLY)

June 3, 2021 EoI News

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Charlie Hebdo office attacker ‘radicalised by Pakistani groups’

March 24, 2021 Unlisted Author

(AFP) A Pakistani man who attacked the former offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine last September was radicalised by videos of preachers in his home country and anti-France demonstrations at the time, a report said Wednesday. The 26-year-old had spent the days […]

US envoy ‘concerned’ about religious freedom in France

December 8, 2020 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The US envoy on international religious freedom on Tuesday voiced concern about France, warning against “heavy-handed” measures as President Emmanuel Macron targets radical Islam. “I am concerned, obviously, for what’s happening in France,” Ambassador Sam Brownback told reporters when asked about […]

New York mosques to protest Macron’s ‘blatant disrespect of the prophet’

October 30, 2020 Steven Emerson

(IPT) A consortium of New York mosques plans to protest at the French Consulate in Manhattan this Sunday to express their rage at Emmanuel Macron’s support for publishing caricatures of Islam’s prophet Muhammad. “The French President is directly provoking the Muslim world […]

Erdogan vows action over ‘disgusting’ Charlie Hebdo cartoon

October 28, 2020 Fulya Ozerkan

(AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vented his outrage Wednesday at a “disgusting” cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo depicting him looking up a woman’s skirt while drinking beer in his underpants. Erdogan’s office vowed to take “legal and diplomatic […]

Man sentenced to 8 months in prison for celebrating murder of French teacher

October 26, 2020 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) A 43-year-old man already incarcerated at a French prison in Amiens was sentenced to a further eight months by a court after he praised the terrorist attacker who killed and beheaded French teacher Samuel Paty. The man had previously been found […]

Erdogan doubles down in backlash against Macron’s Islam comments

October 25, 2020 Unlisted Author

(AFP) The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have “mental checks” and protests in Muslim-majority nations. The French foreign ministry meanwhile called on authorities in affected countries to […]

In Pakistan, Paris attacker’s family praise his actions

September 30, 2020 Kaneez Fatima and Joris Fioriti

(AFP) Pakistani farmer Arshad Mehmood has been filled with pride since his son stabbed two people outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris last week, in the latest attack to expose the violent consequences of blasphemy allegations. Zaheer […]

‘Foolish’: Muslim convention criticised for hosting anti-Palestinian politician Attendees criticise decision to host Ontario Premier Doug Ford whose political party has been accused of Islamophobia

December 23, 2019 Umar A. Farooq

(Middle East Eye) Billed as one of the biggest Muslim events in North America, the Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) conference has attracted some high-profile names in recent years, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as Pakistan’s Imran Khan. So […]

US Senator Bernie Sanders’ Kashmir remark influenced by his Pakistani campaign manager?

September 2, 2019 Unlisted Author

(IANS) US Senator and Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders has termed India’s action in Kashmir as “unacceptable” to his cheering Muslim audience in Houston. But according to veteran US Army Colonel Lawrence Sellin, Sanders’ statement was likely influenced by his Pakistani-American campaign […]

At first Muslim presidential forum, Sanders reaps adoration of ISNA attendees

September 1, 2019 Aysha Khan

(Religion News) The Islamic Society of North America attracted some major names to its annual convention in Houston this year, including comedian Trevor Noah, activist Linda Sarsour, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad and (by video) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. But the figure […]

American Islamists’ double standards on Kashmir

August 27, 2019 Abha Shankar

(IPT) American Islamists pushed alarmist rhetoric and double standards following the Indian ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)’s recent action ending autonomy for the Indian portion of Jammu and Kashmir. The Himalayan Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir has been a source of […]