Alcohol & Drugs

Israel blasts French ruling keeping Sarah Halimi’s killer from trial Calling the murder ‘despicable,’ Foreign Ministry says court judgment fails to convey attitude of zero tolerance toward anti-Semitism

(Times of Israel) Israel blasted on Tuesday the ruling by France’s highest court that the murderer of Sarah Halimi was not criminally responsible because he had smoked marijuana before the crime. “Sarah Halimi was murdered for clearly anti-Semitic motivations, for the sole […]

Legal

Ex-Drexel student whose Facebook posts wished ‘death to all Americans’ will be deported for ties to Yemeni rebels Gaafar al-Wazer was suspended from an English-language program at Drexel after staff became concerned about Facebook posts showing him carrying an AK-47 and wishing 'death to all Americans.'

(Philadelphia Inquirer) A former Drexel University student jailed since 2019 for lying about his contact with anti-American insurgents in Yemen will be released from custody and immediately deported under a deal approved Thursday by a federal judge in Philadelphia. FBI agents arrested […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

French ‘separatism’ bill risks discriminating Muslims: Amnesty Rights group says ‘many problematic provisions’ of the draft law, which heads to the Senate on Tuesday, should be scrapped or amended.

(Al-Jazeera) As the French Senate prepares to debate the so-called “anti-separatism” bill, human rights group Amnesty International has made a last-minute appeal for “many problematic provisions” of the draft law to be scrapped or amended. The Senate debate on Tuesday comes after […]

Crime

Muslim groups mourn and raise money for Colorado shooting victims As further details about the suspect began to emerge, many expressed concern and fear over ramped-up Islamophobia.

(Religion News) Muslim organizations are mourning and raising money for the 10 people killed in the mass shooting on Monday (March 22) at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. The Colorado Muslim Leadership Council on Tuesday released a statement in solidarity […]

Government & Politics

Turkey decries Macron’s ‘unacceptable’ remarks Foreign Ministry says ‘unjust, inconsistent' statements made about Turkey, Turkish president during TV program

(Anadolu) Ankara on Wednesday denounced recent remarks by the French president about Turkey and its leader, calling them “unacceptable.” “We find the statements by French President [Emmanuel] Macron, which he gave in response to the deliberate questions asked in the program and […]