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The oppression of women and girls in the Islamic State's 'caliphate'
Long War Journal 24 December 2014
By Mallory Shelbourne

European officials estimate that about 300 women from the United States and Europe have joined the various jihadist groups fighting in Syria's civil war. Women from countries including Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom, Austria, France, the Netherlands, and the US are known to have joined the Islamic State. 
Driver in France shouting 'Allahu Akbar' mows down 11 pedestrians
Sunday World 24 December 2014
A motorist shouting "Allahu Akbar” ("God is greatest”) ploughed into pedestrians in eastern France yesterday, injuring 11 of them, just a day after a man yelling the same words 
New FBI Hate Crime Stats: ‘Islamophobia’ Claims are Pure Muslim Fiction
Muslim Statistics 24 December 2014
By David J. Rusin
The FBI’s newly released hate crime statistics for 2013 offer a fresh example of how reality refuses to conform to the dubious narrative of widespread Muslim victimization at 
French knife attacker Bertrand Nzohabonayo was Islamic convert
The Telegraph 24 December 2014
By Rory Mulholland
French police investigating a young man shot dead after he attacked officers with a knife while shouting "Allahu Akbar” ("God is great" in Arabic), say that he was a convert to 
Plans for burka ban win ground
Swiss Info 24 December 2014
A large majority of citizens is apparently in favour of introducing a nationwide ban on burkas for Muslim women in Switzerland, according to an opinion poll. More than 60% of 
Prominent French journalist and TV personality fired for 'Islamophobia'
DW 24 December 2014
Polarizing French journalist and writer, Eric Zemmour, has been sacked from his recurring gig on a French chat show for the iTELE channel following remarks widely seen as 
EU Gives Hamas Green Light to Attack Israel
The Gatestone Institute 24 December 2014
By Khaled Abu Toameh
The EU court's decision represents a "severe blow to the Palestinian Authority and Egypt," according to Palestinian political analyst Raed Abu Dayer. Any victory for Hamas, 
Germans Tire Of Muslim Immigrants
Cherson And Molschky 24 December 2014
By Y. K. Cherson

Germans feel like strangers in their own country and fear one day to wake up in an Islamic ghetto. Although the local media do all they can to keep it quiet, over 75% of Germans support the ideas of the new national movement PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West). 
Talking About ‘the Moroccan Issue’ Is Not a Crime
geertwilders.nl 24 December 2014
By Geert Wilders
Four years ago 1 was taken to court in the Netherlands on hate-crime charges. After a trial that lasted almost two years, T was finally acquitted. But the case cost me a lot 
The German Awakening
Gates of Vienna 24 December 2014
By Baron Bodissey
The past two months have seen the meteoric rise of PEGIDA and related anti-Islamization groups in Germany. The largest marches have occurred in Dresden, where tens of thousands 
Sweden's Christmas Present: New Laws Curbing Free Speech
The Gatestone Institute 24 December 2014
By Timon Dias
The problem is that within the extremely politically correct culture of Sweden, questions, insults and criticism are often viewed as one and the same. "Swedes who 
EU Ambassador Reassures Israel: Hamas is Still a Terrorist Group
Israel National News 24 December 2014
By Hillel Fendel
The European Union's Ambassador to Israel is hard at work trying to convince Israeli leaders that the recent decision by the EU General Court to remove Hamas from its terrorist 
What Islamophobia #Illridewithyou Tops Global Trend
Breitbart 24 December 2014
By Joel B. Pollak
If the irrational fear of Muslims–"Islamophobia”–is a significant problem in the wake of widespread Islamist terror attacks against non-Muslims, the evidence is somewhat 
Video: Islamic State Jihadi demands attacks against France
The Jihad Watch 24 December 2014
A video from Islamic State, published on the 19th December which sheds a little light on the attacks of the past few days. 
On Syrian border, Belgian father tracks his wayward son
Christian Science Monitor 24 December 2014
By Dominique Soguel
Europe’s anguish over the rise of homegrown jihadis – young Muslims and Muslim converts who flock to the banner of foreign extremist groups, especially the Islamic State – was 
Who Represents German Muslims?
The Gatestone Institute 24 December 2014
By Veli Sirin
The most serious and crushing harm to those Muslims who respect their non-Muslim neighbors and detest the extremists is that many Western commentators appear utterly uninformed 
Two Car Bombs Rock Malmo, Sweden
Israel National News 24 December 2014
By Tova Dvorin
Two car bombs rocked the southern Swedish city of Malmo, local police spokeswoman Linda Pleym stated Saturday, in a district known for its high immigrant population from 
France: Mayor of town where jihadi slashed cop says it was "isolated incident”
The Jihad Watch 24 December 2014
"The mayor, Frédéric Augis, described the attack as ‘an isolated event in a peaceful town’. ‘There are good relations here between all religious communities. This is a town of 
Turkey: Erdogan vs. Gulen
Frontpage Mag 24 December 2014
By Joseph Puder
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his campaign to shut down all opposition to his authoritarian rule. The latest outrage occurred last weekend when Ekrem 
Morocco to Train 50 French Imams
Morocco World News 24 December 2014
The trainings, which will cover the Quran and the life of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), will include supplementary lessons in science and information technology. France plans 
Iran Accelerates Arming of Hizbullah and Hamas for Possible Clash with Israel
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs 24 December 2014
By Michael Segall
Even as it engages in nuclear negotiations, Iran continues to arm and train Hizbullah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Central to the Iranian effort are rockets and 
Video shows Boko Haram killing captives
UT San Diego 24 December 2014
By Haruna Umar
A new video from Nigeria's home-grown Boko Haram extremists shows gunmen mowing down civilians lying face down in a dorm, and a leader saying they are being killed because they 
Source of shoe bomber’s cash unclear
Money Jihad 24 December 2014
Today is the thirteenth anniversary of failed shoe bomber Richard Reid’s attempt to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight. Reid purchased his plane ticket with $1,800 in cash. He is 
Muslim Charities Forum Loses UK Government Grants; Government Cites Links With Extremism
The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Watch 24 December 2014
UK media is reporting that two Islamic charities have lost their grants after the government claimed they had links with Islamist extremism. According to the BBC report, one of 
UK Ignores Links to Hamas by Islamic Charities
The Clarion Project 24 December 2014
By Sam Westrop
Muslim charities in Britain today, writes journalist and broadcaster Peter Oborne in the Daily Telegraph, "risk being reviled, smeared and branded a terrorist 
Home Office powerless as legal loophole leaves underage child brides free to join husbands in Britain
The Mirror 24 December 2014
By Nigel Nelson
Child brides from overseas can legally enter Britain because of a legal loophole. If the girl is wed lawfully in her homeland her husband cannot be prosecuted under UK law, 
Muslim women not used to drinking walk free after attack on woman
The Telegraph 24 December 2014
The four women - three sisters and their cousin - were told the charge of actual bodily harm, which carries a maximum sentence of five years, against 22-year-old care worker 
Armenian Genocide centennial to be commemorated in Diyarbakir
ARMR Radio 24 December 2014
The Gomidas Institute, with the support of the Turkish Human Rights Association, is organizing a series of commemorative events in Diyarbakir between April 22 and 24, 2015 to 
Polygamy Partly to Blame for Islamic State's Violence
Breitbart 24 December 2014
Science writer Matt Ridley argues in today’s Times that polygamy has a long-established link to violence, saying that much of the violence in Islamic society can be explained 




