Euro-Islam

Shamima Begum, who joined ISIS and returned to the UK, loses first stage of appeal over her British citizenship

Shamima Begum, the British born woman who, at the age of 15, left the UK to join the Islamic State, and then asked to return in 2019, has lost the first stage of appeal over her citizenship. In the midst of fierce public debate then, Former Home Secretary Sajid Javid stripped her of her UK…

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Mosques used for first time as Caucus sites in Iowa’s Democratic primary contest.

The State of Iowa, the location of the first Democratic primary contest last week saw Mosques being used for the first time as caucus sites. The Iowa Democratic party approved five mosques to be used in the area of Des Moines, to serve as official satellite caucus locations; where party gatherings can take place for…

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Streatham attack intensifies debate in the United Kingdom on how to deal with those convicted of terror offences

The United Kingdom experienced its second terrorist attack in three months, and the third at the hands of someone convicted of terrorism. On Sunday 2nd February, 20-year-old Sudesh Amman stabbed two people in a South London Borough, on Streatham High Street, after seen entering a shop where it is believed he stole the knife which…

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Possibility of an expansion of Trump’s ‘Muslim’ Travel ban evokes reaction and opposition

An internal government document that has been circulating the White House, has revealed plans of the U.S. government to expand the so called “Muslim” Travel Ban, by including additional countries. The current ban as it stands includes restrictions on travel from five Muslim majority countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Venezuela and North Korea…

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U.S Air Force commissions its first Muslim Woman chaplain

The U.S Air Force has made history by commissioning its first Muslim woman chaplain candidate last month. Second lieutenant Saleha Jabeen received her Ecclesiastical Endorsement from the Islamic Society of North America and commissioned into the Air Force as a chaplain candidate, which, after she finishes training, will allow her to get a duty station…

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