A headteacher at an academy school has labelled members of his staff “racist Islamophobes” for not supporting an open doors policy on migration in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. Writing anonymously, she details how junior staff reported senior
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, which he called fundamentally weak with “more Twitter accounts than fighters”. Calls have been mounting in Canberra
From The Fiscal Times: Should we keep 10,000 Syrian refugees from coming into the United States? It’s all anyone can seem to talk about in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Which is odd. I figured the political discussion
Brussels will stay at the highest security threat level for another week over fears of an imminent attack, the Belgian government said, as the US issued a worldwide terror alert for its citizens. On the third day of an unprecedented
A Newspoll survey published November 22 shows that three in four Australians believe their gun-controlled country will face a large-scale terror attack.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Monday that the United States already vets refugees entering the country, and she has no specific plan to make the vetting process more stringent.
The big social media services have been generally aggressive about purging ISIS content—if sometimes unable to keep up with the sheer volume of it. One example is the “Khilafah News” page on Facebook. The social media giant initially hesitated to take it down, but upon review, concluded that it does violate their community standards.
In a strongly worded homily, Pope Francis is calling Christmas a “sham” in the face of recent terrorist attacks and wars.
It has been revealed that as many as 450 would-be British jihadis have returned to the U.K. and have not been detained when re-entering the country. Returning jihadis pose a “significant” risk to the safety of the U.K. according to the
The elusive eighth Paris attacker and one of three brothers implicated in the atrocity reportedly frequented gay clubs before the attack. He may have backed out of his mission at the last minute, and is possibly on the run from
A French Muslim blogger has called upon his fellow Muslims to rise up against radical Islam within their midst – directly opposing the mainstream narrative that Muslims cannot be held responsible for combatting extremism in their midst. The warning of
Following the recent Paris attacks the Chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party has called for European Islamic extremists to be put into a Guantanamo-style island prison. Heinz-Christian Strache (pictured above) leads the anti-mass migration Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ). He has called for a
Fractures are emerging in Anonymous’s war on ISIS. We previously covered the hacking group’s alleged takedown of thousands of ISIS-affiliated social media accounts. But rival factions in Anonymous are now at odds over a list of alleged “ISIS targets” released
So Brussels is on lockdown due to the heightened terror threat. Trains have been cancelled, people have been told to stay away from crowded areas, meaning that the centre is deserted and sporting events have been postponed. It’s no surprise
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign invoked the war crimes of Adolf Hitler to justify her position that the United States should take in thousands of Syrian refugees.
In a public manifestation in Rome on Saturday, several hundred Muslims came from all over Italy to protest the actions of the Islamic State, calling it a “cancer” and insisting that it did not represent the position of Islam.
From the AP: Belgian prosecutors announce they have detained 16 people in raids linked to possible attacks in Belgium but said Paris fugitive Salah Abdeslam was not among them.
Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes broke down as he gave a first-person account of the shooting rampage that left at least 89 people dead inside the Bataclan theater during the terrorist attacks that struck Paris last week.
The most senior bishop in the Church of England has said the Paris terror attacks made him “doubt” the presence of God. Justin Welby, who as Archbishop of Canterbury is de facto head of the Anglican Communion, the world’s third
PARIS (Reuters) – There were multiple chances to stop the men who attacked Paris. In January, Turkish authorities detained one of the suicide bombers at Turkey’s border and deported him to Belgium. Brahim Abdeslam, Turkish authorities told Belgian police at
Paris is on alert amid fears Islamist terrorists could be plotting to poison the city’s water supply. The French Army is guarding water facilities around the French capital while scientists carry out tests following the theft of equipment used to
France calls itself “the homeland of human rights” but has focussed in the past week on limiting them as the government pushed through sweeping curbs on basic freedoms in the wake of the Paris massacre. In the edgy days since
Columnist Pat Buchanan argued that “the countries of Europe are going to go very much to the right” and open borders and mass immigration of Muslims is “going to stop” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Buchanan said, “Let me tell you
Authorities in Turkey announced Saturday that they have arrested three suspected Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadis, including a 26-year-old Belgian of Moroccan origin, with possible ties to last week’s attacks in Paris.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s capital entered a security lockdown Saturday as the government warned of a threat of a repeat of Paris-style attacks, with subways in Brussels closed and heavily armed police and soldiers deployed. At least one suspect from
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a French-sponsored resolution Friday calling on all nations to redouble and coordinate action to prevent further attacks by Islamic State terrorists and other extremist groups. The resolution says the Islamic
Last Friday’s terror attack in Paris which killed 129 and injured hundreds more may have cost less than $10,000 to plan and execute. The budget-terror claim was made by an unnamed counter terror expert speaking to NBC News, who said the total cost
This week, Iran arrested cartoonist Hadi Heidari and sent him to Evin – the Islamic Republic’s most notorious prison – to complete a suspended jail sentence stemming from a conviction he had received two years ago. Heidari’s arrest arrives on the heels of an aggressive crackdown by Iran’s hardliners on journalists, artists, and U.S. citizens.
The mastermind behind the Paris terrorist attacks entered Europe posing as a Syrian refugee, it has emerged. At least two of the terrorists who carried out the attack are also thought to have slipped in among the hundreds of thousands
Paris attacks ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud was implicated in four thwarted French terror plots this year, a minister said Thursday, deploring the fact that no-one had flagged his presence in Europe. “Six attacks have been avoided or foiled by the French
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Commission called Friday for the establishment of an EU-wide intelligence agency in the wake of the Paris attacks, as interior ministers held emergency talks on boosting security. The proposal comes amid concerns about how the
More armed police are to be deployed in London after the Paris attacks, but the move is unlikely to herald a shift toward providing weapons to most officers in the largely unarmed British force, experts said. Britain is proud of
In the wake of the November 13 terror attacks in Paris, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) suggests the U.S. ban the sale of all “assault weapons” to civilians.
The threat of Islamic State radicals carrying out chemical attacks on Western targets is real and must be taken seriously by law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and across Europe.
PARIS, Nov 19 – France’s lower house of parliament extended a state of emergency imposed after attacks in Paris for three months on Thursday and toughened a series of security measures which date back to 1955. France imposed the state
The French Ministry of Education has cancelled all school field trips within France following last week’s terror attacks in Paris. A press release on the ministry’s website says that until Sunday all school trips, including field trips to places such
Britain’s National Counter Terrorism Security Office has set out advice on how to respond to a Paris-style attack on British soil, advising bystanders to run and hide rather than play dead. In as sign that the government is taking the threat of a
PARIS (AP) — The Belgian extremist suspected of masterminding the deadly attacks in Paris died a day ago along with his female cousin in a police raid on a suburban apartment building, French officials said Thursday, adding it was still
TEL AVIV – French Jews are divided about their future as they face an ever-growing threat from radical Islam. Yet, for most, even the attacks that killed 129 people on Friday have not been sufficient for them to consider emigration. Anti-Semitic attacks
French police have stormed and dismantled a migrant camp near the French city of Calais over fears it was being used to recruit extremists. Around 200 officers descended on the camp at Téteghem, clearing out all the residents before local
