The Swedish Suicide Bomber might have had a Collaborator

23 December, 2010 The recording sent out to police and media 10 minutes before the Suicide bombing in Stockholm December 11 suggests that the perpetrator was not alone. After analyzing the tape, Swedish media have reported that what might be a second man can be heard in the background. Pictures from the crime scene also

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Swedish Secret Police Publishes Report on Islamism in Sweden

December 15, 2010 In the beginning of 2010, the Swedish Secret Police (SÄPO) was assigned by the Swedish government to investigate and describe “violence inclined Islamist extremism in Sweden, discernable processes of radicalization in violence inclined Islamist environments in Sweden, and tools and strategies to be used in obstructing radicalization.” The report was finally published

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More than 100 Canadians named on Al-Qaeda-affiliated website

December 20, 2010 More than 100 Canadian-Arab Christians are listed on an Al Qaeda-affiliated website, apparently targeted because of their alleged role in attempting to convert Muslims. Some of those named say concerned Canadian intelligence officials have contacted them. The Shumukh-al-Islam website, often considered to be Al Qaeda’s mouth piece, listed pictures, addresses and cellphone

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Debate continues about French Muslim prayer space

December 18, 2010 The comments French far-right spokesperson Marine Le Pen have sparked condemnation from politicians from President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party and from the opposition Socialists and the Greens. “This is the true face of the far right which has not changed in the slightest, and Marine Le Pen is just as dangerous

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Prayer in the streets not an issue in Strasbourg, France

December 22, 2010 The Muslim community in Strasbourg is waiting for the inauguration of its large mosque, expected in 2011 after several years of construction. The president of the Regional Council of the Muslim Faith, Driss Ayachour, notes that “to my knowledge, there aren’t any issues, with the exception of certain holidays when the prayer

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