 | EN Roundup |
Networks
Suicide Sisterhood: Al-Qaida's Female Bombers
Post Chronicle 3 February 2010
A female suicide bomber killed 54 people, mainly pilgrims, in an al-Qaida attack on a Shiite shrine near Baghdad Monday. Days earlier, U.S. officials warned that female kamikazes, possibly linked 
Bosnian police raid radical Muslim stronghold
Reuters India 2 February 2010
SARAJEVO - Bosnian police launched on Tuesday a major raid on a village which is home to followers of the radical Wahabbi branch of Islam, targeting people whom authorities suspect of
Dutch Supreme Court overturns acquittal of 7 men cleared on appeal of terror group membership
Metro Canada - Ottawa 2 February 2010
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch Supreme Court has overturned the acquittals of seven men who were cleared on appeal in 2008 of being members of a terrorist organization. The reversal is a
Nigerian Nobel Laureate says England is a ‘cesspit of Islamists’
Thaindian News 2 February 2010
London - Nigerian Nobel Laureate political activist Wole Soyinka has described England as a "cesspit” and breeding ground for fundamentalist Muslims. In an interview, according to the
Hamas 'ready for Fatah unity deal': Egypt
France24 2 February 2010
Egypt on Tuesday welcomed statements by Hamas leaders that they were ready to seal a unity deal with the rival Fatah faction but said Cairo's blueprint for Palestinian reconciliation was not up for
Somalia: Notorious Islamist Guerrilla Leader Joins Al Shabaab
AllAfrica.com 2 February 2010
A top Somali Islamist official has led his group to join Al-Shabaab, Somalia's hard-line insurgent group. Sheikh Hassan Abdullahi Al-Turki, Hizbul Islam's second in command who also leads
The Problem With Islamic Broadcasting Networks And Islamic Schools In The Netherlands
PipeLineNews.org 1 February 2010
By Emerson Vermaat
A new Islamic broadcasting network, the Netherlands Muslim Broadcasting Foundation or SMON, has recently been granted permission to broadcast in the Netherlands. There were lots of problems with
Spain Calls for Action on Somalia, Discusses Hostages
Latin American Herald Tribune 1 February 2010
ADDIS ABABA – The Spanish government called Sunday on the international community to prevent Somalia from becoming a cultivation zone for terrorism and piracy, and it analyzed with Mauritania and
Libya clears Swiss of immigration violations
Radio Netherlands 1 February 2010
A Libyan appeals court has overturned a 16-month jail term handed down to Swiss businessman Rachid Hamdani on immigration violations. Mr Hamdani and fellow Swiss businessman Max Göldi were
Police find Islamic extremist 'training' video for children
Manchester Evening News 1 February 2010
A video which shows children as young as three being encouraged to hold guns has been seized by counter-terrorism police in a raid in Manchester. Officers say it is evidence of attempts by Islamic
Censorship by Intimidation
Family Security Matters 1 February 2010
By Melanie Phillips
A study by the University of Exeter’s European Muslim Research Centre claims that a rise in the number of hate crimes against Muslims in London is being encouraged by mainstream politicians and sections of the media. In the Guardian, Vikram Dodd has written:
HAMAS Reaffirms Ties to the Muslim Brotherhood
Right Side News 1 February 2010
By InvestigativeProject.org
If there was any doubt about the current state of the relationship between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, a recent report published in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm makes the issue crystal clear.
Germany convicts Islamist of helping al-Qaeda associates
Earthtimes 28 January 2010
Frankfurt - German judges convicted a Turkish-born man Tuesday of helping a foreign terrorist group by buying electronic gadgets over internet and sentenced him to community service. Under a plea
Mohamed Ali Harrath, Islamic TV chief, is held over terror claims
This is London 28 January 2010
By Jonathan Clayton & Dominic Kennedy
The head of the Islam Channel, Britain’s most popular Muslim television station, has been arrested in South Africa and faces deportation to Tunisia over terrorism allegations. The Times disclosed
A big question at London conference: What to do about Yemen?
Christian Science Monitor 28 January 2010
By Howard LaFranchi
How to battle Al Qaeda-affiliated extremists in Yemen has been added to a London conference on Afghanistan. The Fort Hood shooting and Christmas Day airline bombing attempt have made Yemen's
Islam and Islamism: Are Hijackers Extremists
Weekly Blitz 27 January 2010
By Barry Rubin
One of the most controversial issues today is the relationship of the political doctrine of Islamism (including revolutionary activity and terrorism) and the religion of Islam.
Given the desire of too many people to distort this discussion with slogans, insults, and name-calling, it is a very dangerous one. Yet the importance of the issue requires it be analyzed.
Crown says Toronto 18 member found guilty participated in plot, wasn't entrapped
AFP 27 January 2010
By Romina Maurino
BRAMPTON, Ont. — A Toronto 18 member found guilty in a plot to bomb Canadian targets was a clear participant in the terror plan and not a bystander used by police to reach one of the group's leaders,
PA Kids Taught to Die in Battle Against Israel
Arutz Sheva 27 January 2010
By Hana Levi Julian
A Hamas television program for children once again is promoting martyrdom as a positive goal for Palestinian Authority children in Gaza. The latest episode of "Tomorrow's Pioneers,” broadcast last
Intelligence from Tehran Elevates Concern in the West
SPIEGEL 27 January 2010
By Dieter Bednarz, Erich Follath and Holger Stark
The West has long been suspicous of Iran's nuclear program. SPIEGEL has obtained new documents on secret tests and leadership structures that call into question Tehran's claims to be exclusively
Mohamed Ali Harrath, Islamic TV chief, is held over terror claims
Times Online 27 January 2010
By Jonathan Clayton, Dominic Kennedy
The head of the Islam Channel, Britain’s most popular Muslim television station, has been arrested in South Africa and faces deportation to Tunisia over terrorism allegations. The Times disclosed
