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Texas Governor Greg Abbot has designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as terror organizations in a proclamation dated November 18, 2025. The decision prohibits both groups from owning property in the state.
FWI News
Texas Draws a Line Against the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Governor Abbott Designates Islamist Non-Profit and Muslim Brotherhood as Terror Organizations
November 18, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Hamas official Marwan Abu Ras addresses the Diyanet's conference in Istanbul
FWI News
Diyanet’s Terror Conference Needs Strong Western Response
November 18, 2025
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Nathaniel Miller
Protesters defend the right to free speech at a rally in London on September 13, 2025. Such protests appear to be having an impact on policies in the United Kingdom as a judge recently ruled in favor of an actuary who was punished by his professional organization for criticizing Islam on social media.
FWI News
U.K. Judge Upholds Right to Criticize Islam in Landmark Ruling
Final Disposition of Case in February 2026
November 13, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Anwar Ibrahim, prime minister of Malaysia and a top official of a Virginia Islamist network, meets and embrace the late terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh in 2024, just months after Haniyeh and his terror group planned, conducted and broadcast the murder from house to house of over a thousand Israelis, including children, during the October 7 attacks. Fellow Hamas terror leader Khaled Mashal was also present.
FWI Research
U.S. Government Provides Millions to Malaysia’s Muslim Brotherhood
Hamas’s Top Allies in the Far-East Receive Defense and State Department Contracts and Grants
November 12, 2025
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Sam Westrop
In 2018, four years before he became Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud condemned U.S. President Donald Trump immigration policies at a rally in the city. In this photo, taken when the future mayor was serving in the Michigan House of Representatives, Hammoud stands next to Mohammad Elahi, the imam at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights with close ties to the Iranian regime.
FWI News
Dearborn Mayor Jokes About ‘Jihad’ Days Before FBI Raid of Suspected Jihadis
Suspects Allegedly Planned Attack on LGBTQ Bars in Nearby Ferndale
November 6, 2025
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Tom Gantert
German taxpayers have funded Sukkat Salam, a Stuttgart-based NGO that presents itself as a Jewish-Muslim peace initiative but has been accused of promoting antisemitic narratives, supporting BDS, and mourning Islamist terrorists under the guise of “dialogue” and “solidarity.”
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German Government Agency Whitewashes Extremism of Left-Wing Jewish-Muslim Group
Sukkat Salam Promotes Islamist Agenda under Guise of Interfaith Progressivism
November 5, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
Imam Husham Al-Husainy, photographed at the Karbala Islamic Center in Dearborn, Michigan in September. Despite his long record of controversial statements, including open support for Hezbollah, Al-Husainy displayed an affable and friendly demeanor and spoke with genuine gratitude for the safety and freedom he has found in the United States. Nevertheless, in his interview with Focus on Western Islamism, he revealed himself to be more inclined to excuse Islamist excesses than to challenge them.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Interview with Dearborn Imam Who Loves Trump—And Lost His Moment
Husham Al-Husainy Was Headed to D.C. Until His Past Caught up with Him
November 3, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
A teacher at a Church of England school has been banned from the teaching profession—for life—after the government’s Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) found him guilty of offending adherents of an unnamed religion.
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U.K. Teacher Banned for Life for Offending Adherents of Unnamed Religion
Islam is the Faith that Must Not Be Named in Government Ruling
October 30, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim-rights organization that regularly accuses its critics of "Islamophobia," is suing Northwestern University over its efforts to students about the evils of antisemitism. In late 2023, CAIR's leaders applauded the October 7 massacre, portraying the attack on civilians as an act of legitimate resistance.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Muslim Rights Group Assails Efforts to Protect Rights of Jews at Northwestern
Council on American-Islamic Relations Sues School Using its “Anti-Hate” Materials
October 30, 2025
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Michael Teplitsky
An E.U. parliamentarian has raised concerns over the construction of a Turkish-funded mosque in Strasbourg, France, with ties to Millî Görüş, a pan-European Islamist organization.
FWI News
E.U. Parliamentarian Raises Alarm Over Islamist Funding for Europe’s Largest Mosque
French Intelligence Report Confirms That Turkish Islamist Outfit Behind Mosque is Linked to Muslim Brotherhood
October 28, 2025
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Jules Gomes
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Free speech, a historic principle of Western democracies, is under attack in the U.K. Where law enforcement officials made more than 12,000 arrests over “offensive” social media posts in 2023.
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When Fear Replaces Freedom: Britain’s Slide Toward a Soft Blasphemy Law
Policy Exchange Conference Pushes Back against Failure of U.K. Elites
October 27, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib had a tough time at the October 23, 2025, hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senators did not appear to buy his attempt to repackage his previous praise for Saddam Hussein as proof of his hostility toward Iran, nor did they give much credence to his complaints that his offensive posts on social media were taken out of context or "mistranslated."
FWI Opinion & Interview
Mister Ghalib Goes to Washington to Rebrand Himself; Senators Don’t Buy It
October 24, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
A Spanish court has grudgingly affirmed the right to critique Islam by clearing a Catholic priest who faced a three-year prison sentence for alleged “Islamophobic” remarks made years ago.
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Spanish Court Acquits Priests Charged with ‘Hate Speech’ Against Islam
October 22, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee convenes tomorrow, Thursday, October 23, 2025, to consider Hamtramck, Michigan Mayor Amer Ghalib’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearings for Disgraced Michigan Mayor Amer Ghalib
Foul-Mouthed Bigot and Med School Dropout Could Be Next Ambassador to Kuwait
October 22, 2025
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Benjamin Baird
Multiple sources indicate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has distributed information about Raheel Raza—a prominent Pakistani-Canadian journalist and human-rights activist known for her outspoken criticism of Islamist extremism and pro-Israel stance—to its network. Experts fear the IRGC has flagged Raza as a target for intimidation and harassment.
FWI News
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Targets Canadian Counter-Islamist Raheel Raza
Cyber Leaks Reveal Surveillance and Intimidation of Outspoken Dissident
October 22, 2025
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Joe Adam George
The Ahlul Bayt Mosque in Windsor, Canada, hosted an event memorializing the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in late September.
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Controversial Shiite Mosque in Canada Holds Nasrallah Memorial
Mosque in Windsor Previously Hosted Pro-Iranian Events
October 17, 2025
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Joe Adam George
The city council of Spain’s autonomous region of Aragon has sparked widespread condemnation for conferring a top honor on an organization founded by a leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, an organization that has bragged of participating in the October 7 massacre.
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Spanish City Honors Group Founded by Leader of Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
House of Palestine Founder Named City’s “Favorite Daughter”
October 17, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Shaykh Asrar Rashid delivers a sermon at the Nottingham Islamic Centre in which he calla for “offensive jihad” against the inhabitants of the U.K.
FWI News
Radical British Cleric Calls for ‘Preemptive’ Jihad Against the ‘White Man’
Police Fail to Investigate Multiple Islamist Preachers for ‘Hate Speech’
October 16, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Southwark Crown Court, where Justice Joel Nathan Bennathan overturned the conviction of Hamit Coskun, ruling that “there is no offense of blasphemy in our law.” Coskun was convicted of burning a Qur’an earlier this year.
FWI News
U.K. Court Overturns ‘Blasphemy’ Verdict Against Qur’an-Burning Activist
Shadow Justice Secretary Calls for Guidance Against ‘Criminalizing Heresy’
October 16, 2025
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Jules Gomes
According to a growing cadre of intellectuals in Canada, this protester raising his fist at a rally in Toronto is a potential victim of anti-Palestinian "racism." Activists have used the concept of “anti-Palestinian racism” to portray criticism of Hamas and other extremist movements as racial discrimination.
FWI News
Canadian Scholars Unveil New ‘Islamophobia’—Anti-Palestinian ‘Racism’
Concept Will Stifle Free Speech, Criticism of Violence
October 15, 2025
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Joe Adam George
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into EPIC City, a development project backed by the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) led by Yasir Qadhi, an Islamist who promoted hostility toward Jews and gays, and has promoted the "Dancing Israelis" conspiracy theory about 9/11.
FWI News
Texas Attorney General Accuses Muslim Residential Project of ‘Fraudulent’ Conduct
Leader of Islamic Center Behind Project Has Promoted Hostility Toward Jews, Gays
October 14, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
The Home Office has done little to show that it is enforcing the much-touted Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, introduced under the United Kingdom’s National Security Act in 2023. Proper enforcement could prevent Sheikh Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki, a radical Shia cleric from Bahrain, from promoting hateful, anti-Western ideologies.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Britain Sheltering Bahraini Cleric Who Supports Hamas and Hezbollah
Sheikh Hasan Al-Taraiki Portrays Jihad as Religious Duty
October 14, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
The European Commission has funneled millions of euros into projects that promote the spread of Islamism.
FWI News
European Commission Spends Big Money on Islamist Projects
October 14, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Cenk Uygur, host of “The Young Turks,” a news and commentary outlet named after the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide, interviewed U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) at ArabCon late last month.
FWI Research
ArabCon: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s Hostile, Hypocritical Annual Convention
October 9, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
The Turkish Embassy in London was the scene of a knife attack in February. Judge Adam Hiddleston allowed the assailant, Moussa Kadri, to go unpunished after the Crown Prosecution Service declined to file “religiously aggravated” charges. Kadri had expressed outrage that his victim was burning a Qur’an.
FWI News
Knife-Wielding Islamist Avoids Jail Thanks to Friendly Prosecutors, Compliant Judge
October 9, 2025
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Jules Gomes
A Catholic priest in Barcelona, Spain, is facing jail time for offending Muslim sensibilities.
FWI News
Spanish Priest Faces Three Years in Prison for Article on Radical Islam
October 6, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Spanish and Palestinian protesters held signs and flags in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla as it passed by Spain's Canary Islands in late August. Numerous reports indicate that the vessels, which were blessed by an Italian archbishop, carried no humanitarian aid.
FWI News
Italian Bishops Backed Flotilla Despite Links to Radical Islamists
October 5, 2025
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Jules Gomes
In a May 2024 report, France’s Interior Ministry identified the Forum of European Muslim Youth Organizations (FEMYSO) as a ‘training structure for high-potential leades within the Muslim Brotherhood movement." Nick Timothy, a member of the U.K. Parliament, is attempting to put this information onto the radar of decision makers in London.
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U.K. Lawmaker Calls Out Islamist Links in Pan-European Youth Forum
October 3, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The British Muslim Heritage Center of Manchester condemned a jihadist attack that resulted in the death of two Jews and the serious wounding of two others at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, also in Manchester. The attack took place on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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Muslim Council of Britain Offers Crocodile Tears over Stabbing at Manchester Synagogue
October 2, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, seen during a patrol in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jan 26, 2020. U.K. officials maintained a close collaboration with Hamas even after designating it a terrorist organization in 2021 according to internal Hamas documents declassified by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and published by the human rights organization NGO Monitor.
FWI News
U.K. Government Colludes With Hamas Contravening Its Ban on Terror Outfit
October 1, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Protesters associated with American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) rally against Israel in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 2023. The Department of Justice today filed suit against AMP and the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) for their involvement in a protest in New Jersey in late 2024, where American Jews were bullied and harassed.
FWI News
Breaking: Feds Sue Leftist Foot Soldiers for Hamas in New Jersey
September 29, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
In 2018, four years before he became Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud condemned U.S. President Donald Trump immigration policies at a rally in the city. In this photo, taken when the future mayor was serving in the Michigan House of Representatives, Hammoud stands next to Mohammad Elahi, the imam at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights with close ties to the Iranian regime.
FWI Research
The New Jim Crow in Dearborn
September 24, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Activists in Berlin condemn violence in Al-Suwaida, Syria where Druze have been massacred by gunmen associated with the government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former member of Al Qaeda. Mohammad bin Shams al-Din, a prominent "influencer" based in Germany, has taken to the YouTube to promote for Druze and other non-Muslims for his European audience.
FWI Research
Mohammed bin Shams al-Din: A Germany-Based YouTube Preacher of Hate
September 22, 2025
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Youssef Hisham
Leaders of the La France Insoumise (Indomitable France), which has the largest number of legislators in the leftist bloc of the National Assembly, have objected to the October publication of a book documenting the party’s collaboration with radical Islamists in the country. Members of the party, also referred to as LFI, protest in Marseille in 2019.
FWI News
Leftist Party in France Tries To Suppress Exposé On Islamist Ties
September 19, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, whose leaders applauded the October 7 massacre, issued a restrained response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk the day after it assailed Israel for attacking Hamas leaders in Qatar.
FWI News
CAIR Issues Restrained Statement on Kirk Assassination After Demonizing Israel
September 19, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
French authorities disbanded the European Institute of Human Sciences, citing its legitimization of jihad and Sharia, propagation of hatred against non-Muslims, and long-standing links with the Muslim Brotherhood.
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France Shuts Down Islamist Seminary for Legitimizing Jihad and Sharia
September 16, 2025
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Jules Gomes
For now, most Islamist organizations seem to be keeping a low profile in the aftermath of yesterday's assassination of conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. Some individual commentators, however, have been aggressive in their public comments.
FWI News
Islamists Respond to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
September 11, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
FWI Opinion & Interview
Homegrown Islamism: The Inconsequence of the Muslim Brotherhood
September 8, 2025
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Sam Westrop
The U.K.'s Department of Education recently announced that under the new Shariah-compliant finance system, Muslim students will no longer be required to pay interest on government loans.
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Government to Offer Sharia-Compliant University Student Loans in U.K.
September 8, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Focus on Western Islamism
Hamas-Aligned CAIR Outraged after DHS Cuts Funding to Terror-Linked Islamist Groups
September 4, 2025
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Benjamin Baird
The Austrian Parliament granted Islam official status within the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1912. In 2015, Parliament allowed for the celebration of Islamic holidays while at the same time banning the foreign funding of mosques in the country.
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Rightists and Turkish Secularists Oppose Shariah in Austria
September 4, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Human Appeal staff member Bilal Shehadeh, killed in an Israeli strike in June 2025, welcomed Hamas's October 7 attacks
FWI Research
Terror-Aligned Charity ‘Human Appeal’ Should Be Prosecuted, Not Publicly Funded
August 26, 2025
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Sam Westrop
Didsbury Mosque in Manchester, once attended by Salman Abedi and three other jihadis responsible for the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing that killed 23 and injured 113, recently advertised a position for a "Shariah Law Administrator" through the Department for Work and Pensions’ portal. The mosque removed the posting after a public outcry.
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U.K. Mosque Deletes Ad for Islamic Law Administrator after Outcry
August 25, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The City Council in the Spanish city of Jumilla has banned the use of municipal facilities for religious and cultural activities "alien" to the city's identity. The passage of the ban coincided with anti-immigrant protests that erupted in response to the assault of a sixty-eight-year-old many by three men from Morocco in the nearby city of Torre Pacheco.
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Spanish Christians Back Islamists in Row over Worship in Public Spaces
August 20, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The reach of the Islamic Republic of Iran into the United Kingdom extends far beyond the walls of its embassy in London.
FWI News
Islamist Summer Camp Canceled; Another Iran-Promoting Institution Discovered in U.K.
August 18, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
The German government shut down the Imam Ali Mosque—also known as the “Blue Mosque”—in 2024, citing its role as an outpost for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s harassment of dissidents.
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Germany Fails to Protect Iranian Dissidents from Regime Violence
August 12, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
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