February 15, 2014 The case of Soumaya S – given a four year jail term in 2008 for terrorism, and about whose conviction there are now serious doubts – is now being heard in an Amsterdam court, according to the Telegraaf. The Supreme Court ordered a retrial of her case in 2011, following claims…
February 24, 2014 The terrorist threat in the Netherlands remains ‘substantial’, according to the latest threat report from the Dutch counter terrorism body NCTV. The risk remains at this level due to ongoing concerns about residents traveling to Syria to engage in armed conflict. NCTV says some 100 Dutch nationals have so far travelled to…
February 28, 2014 The pope’s idea: to be accompanied by a representative from each monotheistic religion during his visit in May to the Holy Land Pope Francis wants to be accompanied by a leading Jewish person and one Muslim on his next trip to the Holy Land. He confirmed this during a meeting…
March 2, 2014 A 14-year-old French girl was stopped at Lyon Airport, apparently heading for Syria to wage jihad. She is the third French minor to be found trying to fight holy war against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Earlier this week the girl, from the French city of Grenoble, told her parents via text message…
February 28, 2014 A book review of The French Intifada: The Long War between France and its Arabs by Andrew Hussey (publication date March 6, 2014) ‘’ Going well beyond news reports, the book shows just how hot and fierce a vein of hatred for France runs through the Muslim populations that have experienced…
