Extremism

Germany: Far-right protesters clash with leftists after Chemnitz stabbing
August 29, 2018 By Faith Matters

Germany: Far-right protesters clash with leftists after Chemnitz stabbing

Far-right groups spread “fake news” on social media to mobilise their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, said officials in the eastern German state of Saxony where they took place. German police have arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man and a 21-year-old Iraqi man over Sunday’s stabbing in […]

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UK: Imam Muhammad Yasir Ayub openly promotes sectarianism
August 29, 2018 By Faith Matters

UK: Imam Muhammad Yasir Ayub openly promotes sectarianism

We have written before on many occasions about Imam Muhammad Yasir Ayub. His abuse against the small but beleaguered Ahmadi Muslim community in the U.K. has been documented by us, as we have also done so regarding his anti-Shia rants. However, one would assume that he may have changed his mind over the last year, but […]

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Germany: Merkel’s conservatives under fire over right-wing radicalism
August 24, 2018 By Faith Matters

Germany: Merkel’s conservatives under fire over right-wing radicalism

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives faced accusations on Thursday of ignoring the rise of far-right groups in the eastern German state of Saxony after an incident there involving an off-duty police employee at an anti-Islam rally. Saxony’s interior ministry confirmed late on Wednesday that the police employee had attended a march by anti-Islam group PEGIDA last […]

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Vietnam: Two Vietnamese-Americans jailed for bomb attacks
August 23, 2018 By Faith Matters

Vietnam: Two Vietnamese-Americans jailed for bomb attacks

A Vietnamese court found two Vietnamese-Americans guilty of terrorism on Wednesday and sentenced them to 14 years in prison for masterminding a series of bomb plots earlier this year, a court official told Reuters. James Nguyen and Angel Phan were convicted, along with 10 accomplices who received short jail terms, after a two day trial. […]

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UK: Why is the Home Office letting sectarian preachers into the country?
August 21, 2018 By Faith Matters

UK: Why is the Home Office letting sectarian preachers into the country?

What would you say, if you found out that a preacher who promoted anti-Ahmadi hate in Pakistan, just walked into our country? Worse still, what if you found out that he was advocating violence against the buildings of a minority group in his country, simply because of their identity? What would you then say if […]

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UK: Westminster terror suspect arrested for attempted murder
August 16, 2018 By Faith Matters

UK: Westminster terror suspect arrested for attempted murder

A 29-year-old man detained over a suspected terrorist attack outside parliament has been further arrested for attempted murder, police said on Wednesday. He had initially been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after he appeared deliberately to drive his car at cyclists and pedestrians before ramming it into barriers outside the parliament building on Tuesday […]

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New Mexico: Muslim suspects granted bail; judge receives threats
August 16, 2018 By Faith Matters

New Mexico: Muslim suspects granted bail; judge receives threats

A New Mexico judge received death threats and Islamophobic abuse on Tuesday a day after she granted bail to five Muslims charged with child abuse and accused of training children at their compound to carry out attacks, court officials said. Police raided the compound in Taos County on Aug. 3 following a tip-off that children […]

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Charlottesville: Hundreds take to streets a year after far-right rally
August 13, 2018 By Faith Matters

Charlottesville: Hundreds take to streets a year after far-right rally

Hundreds of students and left-wing activists took to the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, as a rally to mark the anniversary of last year’s white nationalist gathering turned largely into an anti-police protest. With chants like, “Cops and Klan go hand in hand,” the protesters’ criticisms of both police and the University of Virginia […]

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Apple monitors Infowars app for content violations
August 10, 2018 By Faith Matters

Apple monitors Infowars app for content violations

Apple Inc. said on Wednesday that an app belonging to popular conspiracy theorist Alex Jones remains in the company’s mobile App Store because it has not been found to be in violation of any content policies. The Infowars Official app has become the App Store’s third most-downloaded news app this week after Apple removed access […]

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Bereaved Charlottesville mother keeps daughter’s cause alive
August 2, 2018 By Faith Matters

Bereaved Charlottesville mother keeps daughter’s cause alive

Every few weeks, Susan Bro walks down 4th Street in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, until she gets to a brick wall covered in chalked messages like “Love over hate” and “Gone but not forgotten.” “I come just to absorb the energy of the place,” Bro, 61, said on Tuesday as she stood on the block now […]

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