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Alleged co-founder of neo-Nazi group coined term ‘white jihad’, court hears
November 3, 2021 By Faith Matters

Alleged co-founder of neo-Nazi group coined term ‘white jihad’, court hears

The alleged co-founder of a neo-Nazi terror group dedicated to starting a race war in Britain has been likened to the Third Reich’s propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, a court has heard. Ben Raymond, 32, is accused of setting up the “unapologetically racist” National Action group to wage a “white jihad” and race war in Britain. […]

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Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
October 31, 2021 By Faith Matters

Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country

For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan.” He charged reporters for interviews and held court in Kabul’s only remaining synagogue. He left the country last month for Istanbul after the Taliban seized power. Now it appears he was not the last one. Simentov’s distant cousin, Tova Moradi, was born and […]

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Pakistan’s government reaches deal with Islamists to end protest
October 31, 2021 By Faith Matters

Pakistan’s government reaches deal with Islamists to end protest

Pakistan’s government and an outlawed radical Islamist party reached an agreement to end a 10-day long, and at times deadly violent, rally calling for the closure of France’s embassy and the release of the party’s leader. Neither foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi nor religious leader Mufti Muneebur Rehman, who took part in the talks, gave […]

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Satanic teenager jailed for life for murdering sisters
October 28, 2021 By Faith Matters

Satanic teenager jailed for life for murdering sisters

A teenager has been jailed for at least 35 years for murdering two sisters as part of a Satanic blood pact. Danyal Hussein, 19, savagely stabbed Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, to death in a Wembley park in June last year. The Old Bailey heard he had embarked on a “campaign of vengeance” […]

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At least 11 killed as ‘so-called Islamic State’ gunmen launch attack in Iraq
October 27, 2021 By Faith Matters

At least 11 killed as ‘so-called Islamic State’ gunmen launch attack in Iraq

Gunmen from the so-called Islamic State extremist group attacked a village northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 11 civilians and wounding six others, Iraqi security officials said. The officials said the attack occurred in the predominantly Shiite village of al-Rashad northeast of Baqouba in Diyala province. The circumstances of the attack were not immediately clear, […]

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Social media giants under pressure over Satanist linked to Wembley murders
October 20, 2021 By Faith Matters

Social media giants under pressure over Satanist linked to Wembley murders

A Satanist whose work is believed to have influenced double killer Danyal Hussein has been removed from Facebook and Instagram following an investigation by the PA news agency. Hussein, 19, stabbed sisters Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, to death in a Wembley park after making a blood pact with a demon. Since his […]

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Patel: MPs will not be ‘cowed’ by terror-linked killing of Sir David Amess
October 16, 2021 By Faith Matters

Patel: MPs will not be ‘cowed’ by terror-linked killing of Sir David Amess

The Home Secretary has said politicians will not be “cowed” following the fatal stabbing of MP Sir David Amess, which police believe may be linked to Islamist extremism. Priti Patel visited the scene at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea on Saturday morning alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Commons Speaker […]

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French schools pay tribute to teacher beheaded by radical Islamist
October 15, 2021 By Faith Matters

French schools pay tribute to teacher beheaded by radical Islamist

French schools have paid tribute to a teacher beheaded by a radical Islamist last year after he showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class. Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was murdered on October 16 near his school in a north-west Paris suburb by an 18-year-old of Chechen origin who had […]

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Terrorist will not answer questions if forced to attend, Arena bomb inquiry told
October 14, 2021 By Faith Matters

Terrorist will not answer questions if forced to attend, Arena bomb inquiry told

A convicted terrorist accused of grooming Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi will not answer any questions if he is forced to attend the public inquiry into the atrocity, a court has heard. The bereaved families of the 22 people killed in the explosion want Abdalraouf Abdallah, 28, to explain his links to Abedi and explore […]

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German city allows mosques to broadcast call to Friday prayers
October 11, 2021 By Faith Matters

German city allows mosques to broadcast call to Friday prayers

The German city of Cologne will start permitting mosques to broadcast muezzin calls for prayer, the city said. The calls can be broadcast for five minutes every week for the Friday prayer around noon and audible outside the Muslim houses of prayer, city spokeswoman Katja Reuter said. Cologne mosques need to apply for a special […]

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