Radicalization
An ex-Guantanamo detainee rebuilds his life in France
(This article reposted from Al Jazeera) For days, the rain had battered the sides of the prison, pattering incessantly on its sheet metal walls. A hurricane was on its way that much Mourad Benchellali had gathered. But no one had come to get him, and from what he could tell, it seemed unlikely that…
2 men arrested near Paris planned terror attack, wanted to join ISIS
Two men who were arrested following the discovery of explosive materials and components at an apartment in a Paris suburb of Villejuif wanted to make a bomb to commit a terrorist attack, Paris’ prosecutor has said. “They had agreed to commit an attack on the [French] territory to take revenge on the coalition but…
Muslim workers at Paris airport sue after fired for refusing to shave beards
An industrial tribunal will hear the case of four Muslim former security guards at Orly airport who say they were discriminated against when sacked for refusing to shave off their beards in the wake of the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris. Soon after those jihadist attacks that left 130 dead, management from the Securitas…
German Muslim leaders react to Barcelona attacks
Following the recent attacks in Barcelona and the Catalan town of Cambrils that left 15 dead, Muslim figures in Germany have expressed their condemnation of the events and their solidarity with the victims. Germany’s main Islamic associations condemn the attacks DİTİB, the country’s largest Islamic association, issued a press release rejecting all forms of terrorism….
Prominent Muslim clerics form national council
Senior Muslim Imams are creating a national body to promote an understanding of Islam that reflects British values. Qari Asim, a prominent British Imam of a Leeds mosque, said the community needs a central authority to deal with doctrinal, theological, and social issues. Asim said, “The attempt is to embed Islam in a 21st-century British context….