A new extremist video featuring a German speaker was released Thursday on a jihadist website, German officials said. Federal prosecutor Marcus Koehler said authorities including his office and the Interior Ministry were evaluating the video, called Islam and the Financial Crisis. He would not give any details about its contents. According to the U.S.-based SITE…
Spain has told the United States that in principle, it is open to accepting some prisoners currently being held at Guantanamo Bay when the military base shuts down, according to a recent edict by president Barack Obama. Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos stated that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked for his country’s help….
A 44-year old Ohio man who worked under at least three different aliases, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, namely explosive devices against targets in Europe and the United States. The sentence was handed down in a court in the Southern District of Ohio. The…
A festival bringing knowledge, art, and understanding about the Arab world will take place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts from February 23-March 15th, and is being cited as a groundbreaking event in the United States. The festival, titled “Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World” is the first event of its size…
A retired judge from Windsor, ON, Paul Staniszewski, who funds scholarships at two Canadian universities requested that those scholarships not be awarded to any students “of Islamic background,” calling his decision a form of “retaliation” against the Taliban. Staniszewski, 84, says he made the request after learning of the beheading of Polish engineer Piotr Stanczak…
