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Confidential report unearths Tariq Ramadan’s foul past Students and former colleagues of Mr Ramadan testify to sexual misconduct in Switzerland

November 29, 2018 Unlisted Author

(National-UAE) A devastating new report summarising Swiss investigations into Tariq Ramadan sets out a series of alleged sexual assaults and contacts with underage girls. The Oxford professor was arrested in France in February on charges of sexual assault, and has since faced […]

French Muslim youth the dominant group seeking isolation from society Senior Catholic figure says mainly 15-year-olds to 30-year-olds rejecting French values

November 11, 2018 Colin Randall

(National-UAE) French Muslims between the ages of 15 and 30 form the main group seeking isolation from society and rejecting its vaunted values of freedom, equality and fraternity, says a senior Catholic figure with knowledge of Islamic affairs. Father Vincent Feroldi, director […]

Ecquevilly: The ‘quiet Salafist’ town resisting French integration While there are signs of hope in this commune west of Paris, a radical preacher’s influence lingers

November 11, 2018 Colin Randall

(National-UAE) Barely 30 kilometres from the renowned Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, France’s perpetual search for harmonious relations with its post-colonial Muslim population has its own reflection in the troubled recent history of one small town. On first encounter, […]

Arab Americans double down on democracy in US midterms More than 60 Arab American candidates are running on Tuesday’s congressional ballots and local races

November 5, 2018 Joyce Karam

(National-UAE) For more than three million Arab Americans, tomorrow’s US midterm elections are not just about Republicans or Democrats. Amid racist attack ads and hate crimes, there is a sense that their future status in the country could be at stake. Their […]

Dozens of Muslim charities probed in UK Cases include mosques under investigation for promoting extremism

September 17, 2018 Paul Peachey

(National-UAE) Regulators have opened dozens of investigations into UK Muslim charities over the last five years following weapons discoveries, the unmasking of extremists in religious schools and allegations of terrorist financing, analysis of official data shows. The Charity Commission publicly announced some […]

French Muslims must resist Islamist extremists: Hakim El Karoui French author calls for mobilisation against Islamists in bold call on President Macron to champion reform

September 13, 2018 Damien McElroy

(National-UAE) The role of a revolutionary from within is never an easy one but for Hakim El Karoui that is exactly the challenge he has set himself as he seeks to change the place for Islam in French life. The banker turned […]

Comedian Eshaan Akbar on trying to highlight the humour in Islam 'There’s no representation on TV of Muslims having a laugh. There isn’t anything out there that allows white British people to see Muslims just being normal,' he says

August 19, 2018 Claire Corkery

(National-UAE) Most comedians have to put up with a fair degree of heckling in their careers, but British comedian Eshaan Akbar has received violent threats for his new stand-up routine at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In Prophet Like It’s Hot, the 34-year-old […]

Britain’s teachers of terror: How extremists infiltrated classrooms Authorities failed to prevent members of banned group from extending their influence over children

July 28, 2018 Paul Peachey

(National-UAE) Twenty-four hours after Khuram Butt led his last Quranic class for the young children of an English Islamic school in June 2017, he strapped on a fake suicide vest, pumped himself up with steroids and committed a terrorist atrocity. The dedicated […]

Khamenei-linked cleric to head German Islamic centre Mohammad Hadi Mofateh was controversially awarded a visa earlier this month

July 27, 2018 Gareth Browne

(National-UAE) An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-linked cleric is to head one of Germany’s largest Islamic centers, after being controversially awarded a visa this month. Ayatollah Mohammad Hadi Mofateh was awarded a three-month visa by German authorities earlier this month, and will […]

UK commission to probe output of ‘intellectual’ extremists Head of counter-extremism body tells the National she will make decisions after major research project

July 11, 2018 Paul Peachey

(National-UAE) A UK government-appointed body is to consider new laws to tackle increasingly professional extremist groups that harness the power of social media to disguise divisive messages as mainstream political campaigns. Sara Khan, the group’s head, cited the work of the international […]

Campaigners decry attack on Tory plan to tackle Islamophobia Conservative efforts to root out Islamophobia defended against Baroness Warsi's complaints

July 4, 2018 Damien McElroy

(National-UAE) Campaigners against Islamophobia distanced themselves from Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the former chairman of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party, as she reignited her feud with its leadership over Islamophobia. Weeks after the Conservative chairman Brandon Lewis announced it would work with campaigners to […]