Good Muslim charities are being undermined by unfounded allegations of support for terrorism

Today is a difficult time for Muslim charities in Britain. For all the hard work, there is a high risk of being reviled, smeared and branded a terrorist organisation. The Palestinian Relief and Development Fund, known as Interpal, is one such charity. Interpal provides humanitarian aid, education, health and community development in Gaza, the West…

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IS Tweet: Dutchman commits suicide attack

According to information from the website Intelligence Group, an online jihadmonitor, a Dutch jihadi committed a bombing attack. The attack is said to be committed at the entrance of a police head quarter in Syria or Iraq and to have caused tens of victims. The National Coordinator counter-Terrorism and Safety (NCTV) cannot confirm the news…

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Support centre for families of jihadis

The National Coordinator counter-Terrorism and Security (NCTV) has plans to establish an independent support centre for families of jihadis and potential jihadis. According to Karima Sahla, who work for ‘Sabr’, an organization in city of The Hague that supports parents of (potential) jihadis, this is needed. Parents are extremely worried about their children and afraid…

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Spain and Morocco Arrest 9 on suspicion of terrorism

Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement officials have arrested nine people suspected of being part of a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Friday. In Spain, the leader of the cell was reported to be the brother of Zakaria Said Mohamed, a Spaniard who was suspected of fighting in…

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Spanish Muslims against ISIS

Spanish Muslims raised already earlier this month against terrorism remembering, through a statement issued by the Union of Islamic Comunities of Spain, yhat Islam conveys a message “of peace and coexistence.” “We are now facing the self-denominated Islamic State, which proves to be neither a state nor Islamic, and that steals the name of a…

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