(BBC) Author Sir Salman Rushdie has said he is “pleased” the man who tried to kill him in a knife attack in 2022 has received the maximum possible prison sentence. Hadi Matar, 27, was jailed for 25 years earlier this month for […]
(BBC) A barber who admitted sending propaganda videos from the organisation calling itself Islamic State (IS) to a WhatsApp group has been jailed. Liverpool Crown Court heard one of the videos Mohammed Hamad shared in January 2023 was of three prisoners being […]
(BBC) An alleged Hamas supporter who reportedly made antisemitic comments has been jailed for nine months for attempting to enter the UK illegally on a small boat. Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, pleaded guilty on Monday at Canterbury […]
(National Post) A Canadian Islamic preacher with a lengthy history of extremist rhetoric is under scrutiny once again after a sermon calling for the death of Jews. “Oh Allah, destroy the Jews, oh Allah destroy the Jews … oh Allah destroy them […]
(European Conservative) A Catholic priest in southern France was surrounded, insulted, and threatened by a mob of young men shouting “Allahu Akbar” after evening Mass on Saturday, in what he has condemned as a brazen act of anti-Christian intimidation. The attack took […]
(Deutsche Welle) This Friday, many eyes will be on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, for a historic trial: Two men are accused of “improper treatment of a religious scripture.” They are accused of having burned a copy of the […]
(Blaze) Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), a rising star in Republican circles and on TV news, told Blaze News he was married by a radical Muslim cleric but did not realize it at the time. Mills rocketed to the heights of political celebrity […]
(Free Beacon) California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) recently awarded taxpayer funds under a state antiterrorism program to a San Diego mosque that has been linked to 9/11 hijackers and whose imam defended the Hamas attack on Israel. Newsom, considered a top 2028 […]
(RTÉ) A 17-year-old boy who repeatedly stabbed an Army chaplain outside a barracks last year has been sentenced to ten years’ detention with the final two years suspended. The boy had pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Fr Paul Murphy by stabbing […]
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) A former Pennsylvania Air National Guard member already accused of defacing Jewish religious property in Squirrel Hill has been indicted on new charges of possessing homemade pipe bombs and lying during a federal background check for top-secret clearance. The latest […]
(NL Times) The Ulu Mosque in Utrecht is annoyed by a bill by SGP and JA21 to ban amplified calls to prayer. According to the conservative Christian and far-right parties, the Islamic call to prayer causes unrest and alienation. According to the […]
(Free Beacon) The Department of Homeland Security recently awarded anti-terrorism grants to a Florida mosque linked to pro-terror Islamic clerics, 9/11 conspiracy theorists, and an anti-Semitic pastor who claims “the Jews” conduct “secret rituals” at holy sites in Jerusalem. DHS gave nearly […]
(BBC) A Muslim convert who researched military locations and threatened to “flatten” a Birmingham mosque in a terror attack has been jailed for life. Jason Savage, from Small Heath, Birmingham, was found guilty in January of engaging in conduct in preparation for […]
(Newsmax) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro must rescind a $5 million grant awarded in March to the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in Philadelphia, Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, tells Newsmax. “I’m urging the people of Pennsylvania to write to […]
(Christian Post) An Arizona man was found guilty by a federal jury of targeting four churches as part of a hoax bomb threat aimed at disrupting their worship services. Zimnako Salah, a 45-year-old resident of Phoenix, was found guilty on Thursday of […]
(Chicago Tribune) Muslim students who eat halal usually only have a few options in the school cafeteria line once they’ve passed the hamburgers, chicken nuggets and deli sandwiches: a slice of cheese pizza, maybe a salad, fruit, yogurt, a carton of milk. […]
(Breitbart) The vast majority of British Muslims identify with their religion over their nationality, a report has found. A study conducted by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life (IIFL), based on survey data and interviews with 815 British Muslims, has found […]
(Free Beacon) The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is advising non-citizens to take “proactive steps” — like using a burner phone — to avoid deportation after traveling abroad as the Trump administration cracks down on foreigners who support terrorism. During the anti-Israel […]
(Free Beacon) A foreign graduate student and protest leader at Cornell University is suing the Trump administration over its executive order calling to expel pro-Hamas visa holders, arguing that the order has forced him to withdraw from “public engagement” and thus “deprived” […]
(Jewish News) The Metropolitan Police has decided not to pursue charges against an East London imam who delivered a sermon invoking curses on Jews and calling for the destruction of their homes. The Jewish Chronicle reports that the sermon, delivered in the […]
(National Post) Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish has come under fire for posing for a photograph with a controversial local anti-Israel activist who attempted to organize a vigil for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last year. Parrish attended a “multi-religious Iftar celebration” at Anatolia […]
(ITV) Police have arrested an alleged Hamas supporter who appears to have arrived in the UK by small boat last week. ITV News understands Abu Wadei was arrested by Immigration Enforcement on Sunday for entry without leave, and remains in police custody. […]
(GB News) A Hamas-supporting migrant who vowed to “die for the sake of Allah” filmed himself arriving in Britain, prompting fears of a “national security threat” from the Channel crossing crisis. Palestinian influencer Abu Wadei filmed a TikTok video showing his arrival […]
(Toronto Sun) We sure hope someone is still keeping an eye on Daniel Khoshnood. The 33-year-old has just returned to Toronto from a three-year stint in a British Columbia jail on charges he threatened to harm his parole officer. He was arrested […]
(National Post) “Lived a hero and died a hero,” York University student Somar Abuaziza wrote on Instagram following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last October. Last Tuesday, Abuaziza became president of the York Federation of Students (YFS), representing nearly 50,000 […]
(JNS) Thousands of Dutch Islamists gathered in the central city of Utrecht in the Netherlands over the weekend to hear speeches by three extremist imams The Hague had unsuccessfully sought to ban. During the two-day “Ramadan Expo” at the Jaarbeurs Exposition Center, […]
(AP) Four people were in custody Sunday after a deadly stabbing in eastern France that authorities linked to Islamic extremism, according to the national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office. A Portuguese man was killed in the Saturday attack in the city of Mulhouse, near […]
(AFP) A man who went on a stabbing rampage in France, killing one and wounding several others in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist act,” was on a terrorism watchlist and subject to deportation orders, according to authorities. The knife-wielding […]
(Jerusalem Post) Hamas officials starring in online sessions, summer camps for youth promoting radicalizing ideologies, and protests calling to “defeat the European Union” — all of these are led on European soil by Masar Badil, an emerging organization with ties to officials […]
(AFP) A Syrian asylum seeker was arrested after a teenager was stabbed to death and five other people were wounded in southern Austria Saturday, police said, sending shock waves through the Alpine nation. The attack comes just two days after a suspected […]
(Deutsche Welle) On Thursday morning, a young man drove his car into a crowd of demonstrators in the center of Munich. The suspected perpetrator was named by police as 24-year-old Farhad N., an asylum-seeker from Afghanistan. He was arrested at the scene and, […]
(Algemeiner) A senior official of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently shared a post on social media that read in part, “Hamas deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.” Zahra Billoo, the executive director of CAIR’s San Francisco chapter, last week on X/Twitter […]
(AP) The suspect in the car-ramming attack in Munich that injured 39 people appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive, but there’s no evidence that he was involved with any radical network, authorities said Friday. The 24-year-old Afghan, who arrived in […]
(Jewish News) The Home Office is set to block an extremist preacher who has previously expressed support for Hamas from entering the UK to speak at a mosque in Middlesbrough, Jewish News understands. Lebanese-born preacher Mohamed Hoblos was due to appear on […]
(Jewish News) The government “will look carefully” into calls from MPs and community leaders to prevent an extremist preacher who has expressed support for Hamas from appearing at a new mosque in Middlesbrough. MP Luke Myer told the Commons he is “very concerned” […]
(AFP) A Tunisian man went on trial Monday accused of stabbing to death three people in a church in the southern French city of Nice in 2020, but his insistence that he had no recollection of the events provoked anger among relatives […]
(AFP) A Stockholm court on Monday convicted a man of inciting ethnic hatred during four Koran burnings in 2023 that sparked outrage in Muslim countries, a verdict that reignited debate about the limits of freedom of expression. The verdict came just days […]
(Brussels Times) A man suspected of helping to deliver the weapon used in the Brussels terror attack in October 2023 was arrested last week in the Netherlands. The attack claimed the lives of two Swedish football supporters. A person was arrested in […]
(Deutsche Welle) The US Supreme Court cleared the extradition of terror convict Tahawwur Rana, who is wanted by India. The Canadian national of Pakistani origin is wanted by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks […]
(AFP) A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in jail for attempting to murder two people outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo in 2020 with a meat cleaver. When he carried out the attack, 29-year-old Zaheer […]
(Detroit News) A Dearborn imam who had been set to deliver a benediction at President Donald Trump’s inauguration here Monday was left out of the program without explanation but amid criticism from at least one Jewish group. Imam Husham Al-Husainy of the […]
(BBC) A “highly dangerous” inmate tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including a sharpened plastic spoon, a court has heard. Aklakar Rahman, 38, allegedly repeatedly attacked staff at HMP Swaleside in Kent and Belmarsh prison in London in September […]
(Türkiye Today) In an unprecedented move aimed at fostering societal harmony and security, the Grand Mosque of Paris Director Chems-Eddine Hafiz sent a message to 150 mosque imams across France. Known for his close ties to French President Emmanuel Macron, Hafiz urged […]
(Free Beacon) The Biden White House and Senate Democrats have touted their funding for an anti-terrorism initiative they say “has been critical to the security of Jewish institutions.” But the program has given hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent months to […]
(LBC) The world’s most wanted ISIS woman terrorist is alive and living freely in Syria, 10 years after taking part in a notorious attack in Paris. Hayat [Boumeddiene], 36, and her lover Amedy Coulibaly, then 32, were also part of the Charlie […]
(National Post) An Islamic group facing a withering reception to plans for a conference dedicated to overthrowing governments to start a Muslim caliphate has issued a rare media statement denying it poses a security risk, and accusing critics of creating fake news. […]
(Radio France) The attack on Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine on 7 January 2015 triggered a wave of violence against Muslims across France and called into question the country’s approach to freedom of expression. The 2015 attack by the Paris-born Kouachi brothers, of Algerian descent, was […]
(AP) A decade after Islamic extremist gunmen stormed the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in a deadly assault that shook France to its core and ignited a global outcry in defense of freedom of speech, the nation paused on Tuesday […]
(Radio France) A decade after jihadists stormed its Paris newsroom killing eight staff members, satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo is charting an ambitious course for its next 10 years. Chief editor [Gérard] Biard tells RFI the paper remains resolute in its mission to […]
(Jerusalem Post) Dyab Abou Jahjah, the man behind the Hind Rajab Foundation, which has been doxxing Israeli soldiers and seeking legal action against them in foreign states, admitted to joining Hezbollah as a youth and implied that he was returning to Lebanon […]
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