Safe Bourada, an Algerian with a part terrorism conviction, and eight suspected accomplices face charges for plotting attacks in Paris will stand trial in October. They are facing charges of financing terrorism and links to a « terrorist enterprise ». Bourada has previously served eight years in prison for his role as recruiter in a…
A proposal to turn the Commenda di Pre, a medieval palace in Genoa into an inter-faith prayer center for Christians, Jews, and Muslims, has run into opposition from local politicians stating that the Muslim worshippers are not welcome. Members of the anti-immigrant Northern League, said the plan was unacceptable, and regional councillor Francesco Bruzzone stated…
Barack Obama’s national Muslim outreach coordinator resigned amid a controversy over his connections to man whom the Justice Department named as a co-conspirator in the racketeering trial of several alleged Hamas fundraisers. Mazen Asbahi joined Obama’s campaign just last week, and resigned in a letter to the campaign less than two weeks later, saying that…
According to Spanish newspaper Cadena Ser, Spanish police have discovered an internet handbook for a European al-Qaeda cell, detailing the use of remote-controlled bombs against international troops in Afghanistan and Lebanon. The 8-page handbook containing instructions on non-suicide bombs, was the first time that Spanish police discovered such detailed instructions, including tips on how to…
A Rotterdam man originally from Pakistan was sentenced to one month in jail and one month suspension for engaging in polygamy. The unnamed man had lived in the Netherlands for the past 25 years and received Dutch citizenship in 1992, and had married two Pakistani women. The man’s bigamy was discovered when the man applied…
