News: Europe
Tooba Gondal: Turkey deports London Isis ‘matchmaker’ (LINK ONLY)
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Turkey
Demonstrations
Greek government drops plan to criminalize blasphemy
(AP) Greek officials Tuesday scrapped plans to criminalize blasphemy as a law-and-order debate intensified between the country’s new conservative government and the left-wing opposition. Justice Minister Costas Tsiaras said the proposal has been removed from draft legislation that’s being debated in Parliament. […]
Government & Politics
Angered at EU, Turkey threatens to release IS prisoners
(AP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday issued a veiled threat suggesting Turkey could release the Islamic State group prisoners it holds and send them to Europe, angered at a EU decision to impose sanctions on his country over its drilling […]
Government & Politics
American Isis suspect stuck on border ‘not our problem,’ says Erdoğan (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Danish court jails repatriated Islamic State fighter
(AP) A foreign fighter from Denmark has been jailed in pre-trial custody for 27 days, a day after the man was deported from Turkey, which has begun to send home people who fought for the Islamic State group. Prosecutor Sidsel Klixbull told […]
Government & Politics
Defence Forces not sent to extract Irish Isis supporter Lisa Smith — Coveney (LINK ONLY)
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Law Enforcement
Germany: 3 Islamists detained over suspected attack plot
(AP) Authorities in Germany detained three alleged supporters of the Islamic State group Tuesday on suspicion of preparing a deadly attack against non-Muslims. Frankfurt prosecutors said some 170 police officers searched three apartments in the nearby city of Offenbach and detained the […]
Government & Politics
CAIR’s Awad describes his ‘formula’ for Islamist political power
(IPT) Nihad Awad has a vision for America’s future. Awad, a co-founder and executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), calls it “the formula.” “A strong CAIR equals a strong community,” he said Saturday during CAIR’s national fundraising banquet. “A […]
Government & Politics
Lisa Smith’s media interviews may form basis for criminal charges (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Danish jihadist arrested at Copenhagen Airport PM didn’t mince her words upon hearing of his return to Denmark
(Copenhagen Post) The Danish-Palestinian jihadist Ahmad Salem el-Haj was arrested in Copenhagen Airport yesterday afternoon after being sent back by Turkey, where he had been serving a four-year sentence for joining the ranks of Islamic State (IS). El-Haj, 28, will be questioned […]
Law Enforcement
Donation campaign funneled money to ISIS; six arrests in Netherlands, Belgium
(NL Times) A group of six people was being held in connection with raising at least 200 thousand euros in donations, much of which was allegedly distributed to help finance terrorism. Four men were arrested in the Netherlands, and two were taken […]
News: Europe
Lisa Smith allegedly tried to secure passage home by providing info on ‘extremist family living in Dublin’ (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
Dutch state must repatriate children of Islamic State mothers, court rules
(Reuters) The Netherlands must actively help repatriate the young children of women who joined Islamic State in Syria, a court in The Hague ruled on Monday. The mothers themselves do not need to be accepted back in the Netherlands, the court said. […]
Government & Politics
Lisa Smith and daughter due to be deported to Ireland from Turkey (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Deportation of suspected ‘IS’ fighters forces Germany to take action Turkey will deport 10 men, women and children with suspected ties to 'Islamic State' back to Germany this week. The move is making several countries address how to repatriate suspected terrorists and their families.
(Deutsche Welle) The repatriation of “Islamic State” (IS) deportees is bound to spark domestic and international debate: Public opinion in Germany is moving against the repatriation of suspected terrorists, and countries around the world continue to shy away from bringing suspected fighters and […]
Government & Politics
Turkey: US citizen Daesh terrorist repatriated ‘Total of 3 foreign national terrorists to be deported from our country today,’ says Turkish Interior Ministry spokesman
(Anadolu) Turkey has repatriated one Daesh/ISIS terrorist from the U.S. and this week will deport several more terrorists back to Germany, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Monday. “A U.S. citizen Daesh terrorist has been repatriated after the completion of legal procedures,” […]
News: Europe
French IS suspects want to go home, and ‘go on with my life’
(Reuters) Three French women who escaped from a camp for suspected jihadists in northern Syria say they want to go home and face whatever legal action France requires over their alleged links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The three, interviewed […]
Citizenship
U.S.-born ISIS bride says ‘everyone deserves a second chance’ Hoda Muthana says in an interview with NBC News that she worries for the future of her 2-year-old son, Adam, and wants to return home to Alabama.
(NBC) An American-born woman who once urged jihadists in America to “go on drivebys, and spill all of their blood,” says she “regrets every single thing” and believes she should be given the option to return to the United States with her […]
Government & Politics
Turkey accuses Greece of ‘inhumane practices,’ ‘annihilation’
(Kathimerini) Turkey’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy has accused Greece of “inhumane practices” against Turkish minorities and of “taking sides” with “hostile circles against Turkey.” Reportedly responding to comments made by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on the Armenian Genocide during a recent […]
Government & Politics
Turkey to start extraditing Daesh/ISIS members Nov. 11 Turkey to send back Daesh/ISIS members even though home countries do not want them back, says interior minister
(Anadolu) Turkey will start extraditing captured Daesh/ISIS terrorists Nov. 11 to their home countries, according to Turkey’s interior minister. “PYD[/PKK terror group] releases Daesh[/ISIS] terrorists and we capture them,” Suleyman Soylu told an opening ceremony in Ankara. “We tell Europe that we […]
Children & Teens
Detained Islamic State members turn to Europe’s courts to come home Widows and fighters held in camps in Syria lodge cases in Belgium, France, Germany and Netherlands to force resistant governments to repatriate them
(Wall Street Journal) Jessie Van Eetvelde was a Belgian supermarket cashier who heard the Muslim call to prayer on a vacation in Morocco 11 years ago and converted to Islam. Back home she married a Dutch Muslim man, and in 2014 the […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Outrage as Greek nationalists plot offensive event near migrants The group wants to hold a barbecue with alcohol and pork next to a migrant camp
(National-UAE) A Greek nationalist organisation has sparked outrage after plotting to hold a barbecue with alcohol and pork near a migrant camp. United Macedonians planned an event for this Sunday next to the Diavata camp, near Thessaloniki in northern Greece, in protest […]
Clerics & Preachers
Greece: Elected Muslim religious leader gets prison Elected mufti of Komotini Ibrahim Serif to serve 80 days in jail for usurping authority
(Anadolu) An elected Muslim religious leader in Greece’s Western Thrace region was given 80 days of prison sentence for usurping authority. Ibrahim Serif is the elected mufti of Komotini (Gumulcine) which is one of the three major cities of the Western Thrace […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Outrage in Denmark after EU-funded report brands it ‘Islamophobic’
(Local) An EU-funded report from a Turkish thinktank has caused outrage in Denmark after it accused the country of widespread Islamophobia, with “exclusionary” political campaigns, and “a normalisation of everyday discrimination of Muslims.” The “European Islamophobia Report 2018” was put together by […]
Academics & Education
‘Importing’ foreign-trained imams can cause problems
(Swiss Info) Around 130 imams are active in Switzerland, mostly Sunnis, and many of whom receive their religious training abroad in the Balkans, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, an in-depth university study has reported. Research by the Swiss Centre for Islam and […]
Clerics & Preachers
Islamic scholar questions state efforts to repatriate Lisa Smith (LINK ONLY)
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Arts & Entertainment
Yusuf Islam invites Turkey’s Erdogan to attend Cambridge Mosque opening ceremony
(Middle East Monitor) Renowned British singer Yusuf Islam last week invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the opening ceremony of the Cambridge Mosque next month. The invitation came during a meeting between the two men in Istanbul, the Anadolu Agency […]
Clothing
British taxpayers’ cash is spent by the EU to fund a ‘ridiculous’ report branding Boris Johnson as a central figure in Islamophobia (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Omar comes under scrutiny for ‘present’ vote on Armenian genocide
(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is drawing criticism for echoing language used by Turkey to deny the Armenian genocide took place. Omar is one of two Democrats who voted “present” on a House resolution recognizing the systematic massacres of Armenian Christians that […]
Legal
Adelaide woman found guilty of Islamic State membership has conviction overturned
(ABC-Australia) A former Adelaide student found guilty of being a member of Islamic State (IS) has had her conviction overturned on appeal, despite the state’s chief justice accepting she had pledged allegiance to the terror group. Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif was convicted at trial […]
Government & Politics
Migrants on Greek islands ‘on edge of catastrophe’: Council of Europe
(AFP) The situation for migrants in camps on Greek islands is “explosive” and “on the edge of catastrophe,” the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights said Thursday. Greece has once again become the main point of entry for people seeking asylum […]
Military
Greek club punishes Turkish goalie for military salute AEK handball team's Turkish goalkeeper Ozmusul performs military salute after Turkey's win over Belgium
(Anadolu) Greek sports club AEK Athens penalized their Turkish goalkeeper Yunus Ozmusul on Wednesday for performing a military salute after [the] Turkish national handball team won against Belgium. AEK said on [its] website that Ozmusul, 30, was fined by his club and […]
Government & Politics
EU sees risk as inmates possibly radicalized in prison walk free
(Reuters) Thousands of inmates about to be freed from European prisons at the end of their terms may have been radicalized as Islamist militants in detention and pose a risk, the European Union security chief said on Wednesday. Returning fighters from Syria […]
Government & Politics
Erdogan ally made campaign contribution to Ilhan Omar, who faces scrutiny over pro-Ankara votes
(Daily Caller) The co-chairman of a Turkish-American advocacy group with close ties to Ankara contributed $1,500 last month to the campaign for Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is under fire this week over votes she cast supporting Turkish government positions, campaign finance records […]
Legal
Belgian jihadists in Syria ask to return to Belgium for the third time
(Brussels Times) A court in Brussels on Wednesday examined the case brought by two Belgian fighters in Syria, Tatiana Wielandt (27 years) and Bouchra Abouallal (26 years), against the Belgian state. Currently in northern Syria, the women demand that the Belgian state […]
Government & Politics
Ilhan Omar votes ‘present’ on bill condemning Armenian genocide
(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Tuesday refused to support a congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide, saying it was important first to condemn the preceding “mass slaughter” of “hundreds of millions of indigenous people,” as well as the “transatlantic slave trade.” […]
Government & Politics
NBA’s Enes Kanter calls out Ilhan Omar over Turkey sanctions vote
(Hill) Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter tore into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday night for not voting in favor of a bill to place economic sanctions on Turkey for its military campaign against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Kanter, who is Turkish and has […]
Government & Politics
Feds leave national-security level at medium following ISIL leader’s death
(Canadian Press) The federal government showed no signs Monday of changing Canada’s national-threat level from its current classification of “medium” despite fears in some countries that the Islamic State group will launch retaliatory strikes over the killing of its shadowy leader during […]
Law Enforcement
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi death: Monitoring of Islamist extremist suspects in Britain stepped up The move is precautionary amid warnings of potential reprisal attacks after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself in a US raid.
(Sky News) Security officials are increasing monitoring of high-priority Islamist extremist suspects in Britain following the death of the leader of Islamic State, according to Sky sources. The move is precautionary amid warnings of the potential for reprisal attacks by supporters of […]
Children & Teens
UK to accept children of jihadi brides (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Isis martyrs ‘radicalised as medical students in Galway’ (LINK ONLY)
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Internet
UK Turkish groups ‘using anti-Kurdish [propaganda]’ (LINK ONLY)
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News: Europe
Shamima Begum: I fear psychotic Isis women (LINK ONLY)
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Citizenship
UK government considered repatriation of British Isis members (LINK ONLY)
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Government & Politics
Prosecutor wants to bring 29 suspected jihadists back to NL for trial
(NL Times) The public prosecutor submitted a list of 29 suspected Dutch jihadists that it wants to bring back from Syria to the Netherlands to face justice, the Ministry of Justice and Security confirmed to NRC. That is a significant increase from […]
Citizenship
Another jihadist suspect set to lose Swiss passport
(Swiss Info) Moves are underway to strip a Geneva-based woman suspected of supporting militant Islamic organisations of her Swiss nationality. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) launched proceedings against a woman with triple Swiss, French and Tunisian nationality, according to a note in the latest edition of the Federal Gazette. […]
Crime
Tragedies deepen Jewish-Muslim bonds to fight hate crimes
(AP) Muslim groups helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue recover after a gunman killed 11 people there, one year ago this week. The Jewish congregation mounted its own fundraiser for New Zealand’s Muslims after […]
Government & Politics
‘Greece must recognize Turkish minority in W Thrace’ 'Nobody is talking about it but it is one of most serious violations of minority rights in EU,' rights group says
(Anadolu) A minority rights group on Wednesday called on Greece to recognize the Turkish minority of Western Thrace. The Western Thrace region of Greece is home to a Muslim Turkish minority of around 150,000 people. In a report published Wednesday, the Minority […]
Citizenship
Shamima Begum begins appeal against loss of UK citizenship (LINK ONLY)
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Demographics
Turks, Poles and Syrians lead Denmark’s immigration statistics Every seventh resident either an immigrant or a direct descendant
(Copenhagen Post) According to the latest figures from the national statistics keeper Danmarks Statistik, every seventh resident in Denmark is either an immigrant or a direct descendant of an immigrant. The group accounting for the highest number of immigrants and their descendants […]