‘I wear the veil and Adore Queen”

Sumaya Abdel Kader wears the hijab, adores Queen, speaks Italian perfectly and is even planning to take her second degree. She strongly opposes the common idea that veiled women are jinxed hidden under a curtain. She is a 32 years old woman that wears the veil according to the new Islamic fashion which respects young…

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Apparent anti-semitic attack in Nimes, France

A man suspected of playing a major role in the attack of an elderly Jewish man in southern France is being held for questioning by police. The “No. 1 suspect” in a May 2 attack in the town of Nimes on a 78-year-old Jewish man was arrested and is being questioned, a Nimes police commissioner,…

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Le Figaro profiles French burqa-wearing women

This article from Le Figaro Magazine includes passages from a new book Sous Mon Niqab [Under my Niqab] by Zeina (Plon, 2010), a young Muslim woman who sought to be liberated from her niqab in France.

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Time Square Incident and Timeline

On May 1st, a smoking vehicle parked in NYC’s Times Square raised alarms. Times Square was evacuated and investigations confirmed that the vehicle was set to explode. The law enforcement agencies immediately engaged in tracking back the vehicle and identifying the suspect(s). President Obama reacted and speculations began about potential international links. The investigation led…

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The Memoirs of a German Jihadist

It is a document from the heart of the jihad: Eric Breininger, a German homegrown terrorist recently killed in Pakistan, worked on his memoirs until just days before his death. On Wednesday, the document was posted on the Internet. Turning to jihad marks the end of a long path from a German youth trying to…

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