CAIR Report Exposes FBI’s Secret Watchlist Targeting Muslims

The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) [fn]The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, founded in 1994 to enhance the understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims. CAIR works to fight discrimination, bigotry, and Islamophobia, and to ensure that American Muslims can…

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LAPD to alter policy on data possibly related to terrorism

Reports on suspicious activity determined to be harmless will be deleted. They had been stored in a database for a year, sparking fears that the information could wind up with the federal government. In the face of privacy concerns, the Los Angeles Police Department has agreed to change the way it collects information on suspicious…

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Abdulmutallab’s radicalization began in Togo, continued on in London, but solidified in Yemen

According to authorities, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s radicalization began during his days in private school in Togo, and continued on during his time in London. But the crucial point in his radicalization process occurred on his trip to Yemen earlier this year to study Arabic for six months at the Institute for the Arabic Language. Students…

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Banned extremists will be named and shamed

Extremists banned from entering the UK will be “named and shamed” under plans to be announced by the Government this week. In the last three years, 230 people have been barred from entering the country because of their extreme views but they are not currently named publicly. However, the Home Office is expected to issue…

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