Government & Politics

US Muslims react to Biden’s nomination of first Muslim woman to be federal judge Nusrat Choudhury has been praised for her commitment to defending marginalised communities and fighting for civil rights

(Middle East Eye) Muslims across the United States are celebrating President Joe Biden’s judicial nomination of Nusrat Choudhury, who, if confirmed by the Senate, will be the first Muslim woman to be appointed as a US federal judge. Choudhury, a Bangladeshi American among […]

Employment

US: Justice Department urged to probe anti-Muslim group’s alleged spying More than 80 groups call on US government to determine whether the Investigative Project on Terrorism violated any federal laws in an alleged espionage campaign

(Middle East Eye) More than 80 Muslim organisations, including rights groups, mosques and charities, have sent a letter to the US Department of Justice, calling on the administration to launch an investigation into whether an anti-Muslim group violated federal laws by allegedly […]

Demonstrations

Islamist groups waged misinformation campaign to free terrorist Aafia Siddiqui in months before Texas synagogue attack Advocates for Siddiqui claim, without evidence, she was tortured in CIA blacksite, beaten in federal prison

(Free Beacon) Islamist groups in the United States and abroad waged a months-long propaganda campaign to free convicted terrorist Aafia Siddiqui from a Texas prison before a British national attacked a nearby synagogue in her name this weekend. The Council on American-Islamic […]

Interfaith

F.B.I. director calls Texas synagogue attack an act of antisemitism Christopher A. Wray said the hostage taker targeted the Jewish community, contrary to the agency’s initial statement.

(NY Times) The F.B.I. is treating the attack on a suburban Fort Worth synagogue on Saturday as “an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community,” Christopher A. Wray, the bureau’s director, said on Thursday. “This was not some random occurrence,” Mr. Wray […]

Interfaith

‘Lady al Qaeda’ blamed Jews for her conviction. Her allies can’t figure why a gunman attacked synagogue in her name CAIR and Siddiqui attorney scramble to avoid blame for terrorist attack on Texas synagogue

(Free Beacon) The Council on American-Islamic Relations denied any connection between the terror attack at a Texas synagogue and its campaign to free imprisoned terrorist Aafia Siddiqui, one day after a fanatical gunman took Jewish congregants hostage to demand Siddiqui’s release. CAIR […]

Government & Politics

Michigan’s Dana Nessel speculates ‘white supremacy’ to blame for Texas synagogue terrorist attack Attacker was British citizen, demanded release of ‘Lady Al Qaeda’

(Free Beacon) As the hostage situation at a Texas synagogue developed on Saturday, Michigan’s attorney general, Democrat Dana Nessel, raised the possibility that white supremacists were behind the attack. Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, about an hour after it had been […]

Children & Teens

Judge sentences Corey Johnson to life in prison for killing 13-year-old at 2018 sleepover Corey Johnson apologized to the family of Jovanni Sierra and denounced ISIS. His lawyers had claimed the group's teachings had radicalized Johnson.

(Palm Beach Post) Corey Johnson apologized Thursday for killing 13-year-old Jovanni Sierra at a 2018 sleepover. He even denounced ISIS — the militant Islamic group that his lawyers say influenced his thinking before the murder — at his sentencing. “I know I […]