A 34-year-old man was jailed for 16 years on Wednesday following Britain’s first conviction for the largely hidden practice of forced marriage. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted making a 25-year-old devout Muslim woman marry him against her will. The already-married Welsh businessman, who claimed to follow Islam, systematically raped his…
An Atlanta man with ties to members of the so-called Toronto 18 terror cell has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for conspiring to support terrorists by videotaping US landmarks. Twenty-three-year-old Ehsanul Islam Sadequee could have received as many as 60 years in prison at Monday’s hearing. Sadequee, a US citizen, was convicted of…
The European Assembly of Muslim Imams and Spiritual Guides, headed by Sheikh Wanis Al-Mabrouk, visited the European Union headquarters in Brussels, on January 30, 2009. The assembly met with the European Commission Advisor for Dialogue with Religions, Churches and Communities of Conviction, Jorge César Das Neves. Shiekh Wanis Mabrouk briefly introduced the visions and goals…
Three Iraqis who plotted to kill then-Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during a 2004 visit to Germany are appealing their convictions. The state court says Tuesday the defense is appealing the July 15 conviction of the trio on charges of attempted participation in murder and membership in terrorist organization Ansar al-Islam. Prosecutors say ringleader Ata…
