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(PolitiFact) The U.S. House race in California’s 50th district has gotten nasty. Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter represents a solidly Republican district, but he was indicted in August for misusing campaign funds. This has given a boost to his previously longshot Democratic challenger, […]
(Economist) The word “Salafism” is often used loosely, especially in continental Europe. When the relationship between Islam and jihadist violence is discussed in, say, France or Germany, the assumption is often made that the problem begins and ends with the Salafis — […]
(Reuters) Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, a professor of Islamic studies, said on Monday he had engaged in “sex games” with two women in France who accuse him of rape, but said the “submissive-dominant” relationships were consensual. It is the first time in […]
(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 […]
(IPT) The Austrian government is considering outlawing a four-fingered salute representing support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan popularized it and began using it after Egypt’s military toppled the Brotherhood in 2013. Muslim Brotherhood members and sympathizers around the […]
(Canadian Jewish News) New York resident Linda Sarsour may be a darling of the progressive movement south of the border, but her impending presence at a Muslim community convention on Oct. 6 has prompted calls for organizers to dis-invite her and has […]
(Times of San Diego) A new 30-second commercial, appearing on Rep. Duncan Hunter’s YouTube channel and shared via Twitter, depicts his Democratic opponent as a security risk bankrolled by the Muslim Brotherhood. “Ammar Campa-Najjar is working to infiltrate Congress,” the narrator says. […]
(AFP) Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan faced one of his rape accusers for more than eight hours in a French court Tuesday as he seeks bail after seven months in custody on charges he furiously denies. Ramadan, a frequent TV commentator, was […]
(Canadian Jewish News) The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) says it is “disgusted” and “alarmed” that a Toronto-based Arabic-language newspaper glorified Palestinian mothers who “sacrifice” their sons as suicide bombers and terrorists. CIJA said the Aug. 3 issue of Meshwar […]
(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 […]
(WITI) Ex-Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he’s split up with his former business partner, whom Clarke accuses of being a Muslim Brotherhood operative who “duped” him. Clarke made the announcement in a tweet on Sunday, Aug. 5, in which he also […]
(IPT) When Linda Sarsour speaks, a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official apparently likes what he hears. Gamal Heshmat shared an anti-Israel video by Sarsour on his Facebook page last Friday. In it, Sarsour glosses over Hamas’ role coordinating the “Great March of […]
(Middle East Monitor) The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK has revealed details about the deportation of an Egyptian Islamic preacher who is opposed to the Egyptian regime by the Spanish authorities. Spain handed over Alaa Mohamed Said, 45, who […]
(AFP) French judges have rejected a request by lawyers for Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to drop charges of raping two women, a source close to the inquiry told AFP on Friday. Ramadan, a Swiss citizen and Oxford University professor whose grandfather founded […]
(Al-Arabiya) Experts who recently testified at a US Congressional hearing looking into the Muslim Brotherhood have lauded Republican efforts into reviving a bill designating the group as a terrorist organization but said that much more needs to be done. Last week, several […]
(CNS) The U.S. should designate the Muslim Brotherhood — or at least some of its factions — for terrorism, experts told a congressional panel on Wednesday, weighing in on a long-running debate about the threats posed by the Islamist movement. Experts testifying […]
(Conservative Review) On Wednesday, the Texas Court of Appeals, affirming the trial court’s ruling, dismissed entirely the defamation lawsuit filed by Mohamed Mohamed on behalf of himself and his 15-year-old son, Ahmed Mohamed. Ahmed caused a bomb scare by bringing a hoax […]
(IPT) A who’s who of anti-Israel radical leaders in the U.S. Muslim community mourned last week’s death of Ishaq al-Farhan, the co-founder of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF). “May God have mercy on the thinker, the Islamic […]
(Washington Times) The Muslim Brotherhood still poses a significant global threat and ought to be officially designated a terrorist group by the Trump administration, a trio of experts told Congress on Wednesday. The Islamist group has long been a polarizing force in […]
(Free Beacon) Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are renewing a years-long push to designate the international Muslim Brotherhood organization as a terrorist organization due to its support for terror organizations that threaten U.S. security interests across the globe, according to conversations with U.S. […]
(Clarion) The 55th Annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) convention is scheduled to take place in Houston from August 31 to September 3 and, as in years past, its appealing moderate theme is contradicted by its choice of extremist speakers. ISNA was […]
(Gatestone) French-bashing is one of the few pleasures still allowed in Europe nowadays, and it seems a bit unkind to deprive you of it. Sadly, a recent piece, by Peter Oborne, accuses the entire French justice system of treating Tariq Ramadan, the […]
(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 […]
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