Op-ed compares homegrown radicalism situation in Europe, US
This Op-ed compares US and European Muslims, and calls upon the US Congress to establish a commission for investigating homegrown radicalism.
December 14, 2009
The legality of practicing law with Islamic headscarves
A lawyer of Moroccon origin, Oubida Barik, presented an administrative appeal against the president of the Criminal Division, Javier Gomez Bermudez because he wouldn’t allow her to remain in the courtroom while wearing her Islamic headscarf or hijab. The lawyer was wearing her gown and hijab while sitting on the lawyers bench helping a colleague,…
17 years in prison for man linked to the Toronto 18 terrorism group
An Atlanta man with ties to members of the so-called Toronto 18 terror cell has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for conspiring to support terrorists by videotaping US landmarks. Twenty-three-year-old Ehsanul Islam Sadequee could have received as many as 60 years in prison at Monday’s hearing. Sadequee, a US citizen, was convicted of…
Prison for Islamists who attempted an attack on Barcelona subway system
The National High Court has sentenced eleven people to prison for between 8 and 14 years. Ten Pakistanis and one Indian, who were arrested in 2008 for plotting a suicide attack on the Barcelona subway, have been condemned for being part of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an Islamic organization suspected of terrorism.
National debate on French identity marginalizes French Muslims
A French debate on defining the values constituting national identity is sparking controversy amid warnings that the discussions are particularly targeting the Muslim presence. France is home to nearly seven million Muslims, the biggest Muslim minority in Europe. In early November, the French government started a three-month debate on French national identity. Some claim that…
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