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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
Critics Warn of ‘Parallel Justice’
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
U.K.-Headquartered Charity Finances Hamas Terror Proxies
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
U.K. Site Displayed Ad from Mosque Attended by Manchester Arena Jihadi Bomber Who Killed 23
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
Immigrant Attack on Elderly Man Provokes Fallout
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.
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Islamist Summer Camp Canceled; Another Iran-Promoting Institution Discovered in U.K.
Center Director Who Lamented Soleimani Death, Lauded Khomeini, Deletes Post Soliciting Donations
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
Anti-Regime Protesters Stand Ground Against Khamenei Supporters
August 12, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
CAGE International, a U.K. Islamist group with a track record of defending Muslim terror suspects, has organized demonstrations in four English cities in support of Majid Freeman, accused of instigating violence against Hindus in Leicester in 2022.
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U.K. Islamists Champion Terror Suspect Charged with Promoting Anti-Hindu Hostility
CAGE Rallies Behind Leicester Riots ‘Influencer’ Ahead of Trials
August 8, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Defenders of Muhammad Qatanani, an imam at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in New Jersey (lower right), assert that his call for a "new intifada" at a Times Square rally in December 2017 was not an appeal for renewed violence, but a peaceful expression of opposition to the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The First and Second Intifadas, which cost hundreds of Israeli lives, were marked by confrontations between Palestinians and IDF soldiers, such as one near Ramallah in October 2000.
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New Jersey Mosques Celebrate Legal Victory of Pro-Intifada Imam
Biden and Trump Appointed Judges Let Imam Stay, Trump Judge Dissents
August 6, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
U.K. officials have failed to confront the willingness of Muslim institutions, many of them in Scotland, to advance the interest and agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
FWI Opinion & Interview
How Many More Outposts Are We Going to Let Iran Establish in the U.K.?
Time to Confront ‘Cultural’ Centers that Promote Islamism
August 1, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
The U.K. government will allocate millions of pounds to the British Muslim Trust (BMT) to monitor anti-Muslim hatred. BMT's CEO Akeela Ahmed serves on a working group charged with creating an "Islamophobia" definition.
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U.K. Government Funds New Anti-Muslim Hatred Monitor with Islamist Links
Labour Accused of Conflict of Interest for Appointing ‘Islamophobia’ Advisor to Run Watchdog
July 28, 2025
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Jules Gomes
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Thirty-seven members of the House of Lords have warned that an a working group called to write a definition of "Islamophobia" could have a negative impact on free speech in the U.K. They add that the group's recommendations should be made available to the general public.
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U.K. Lords Raise Alarm Over Labour Government’s Push for ‘Islamophobia’ Definition
Working Group’s Report Will Remain Private, Lords Fear
July 25, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The parent company of the Islamist radio station Salaam BCR has protested a £3,500 fine imposed by U.K. media regulator Ofcom, which penalized the station for broadcasting an antisemitic speech by Shujauddin Sheikh, a leader of the Pakistan-based Islamist group Tanzeem-e-Islami.
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U.K. Media Regulator Fines Islamist Broadcaster for Hate Speech
July 22, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Focus on Western Islamism
The Curious Case of Mouaz Moustafa
July 16, 2025
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Gregg Roman
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
French Report Accuses Muslim Brotherhood of Using Youth Consortium to Train Its Officials
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
Groups Whose Leaders Defamed Israel Now Issue Statements Condemning Antisemitic Attack in U.K.
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.
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U.K. Government Colludes With Hamas Contravening Its Ban on Terror Outfit
Cache of Declassified Documents Reveal Details of Funding After U.K. Proscribed Hamas
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
Lawsuit Opening Salvo Against Funders of Extremism?
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
Dearborn Mayor Tries to Put Critic in His Place With ‘Islamophobia’ Accusation
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
Syrian-Born Islamist Incites Contempt for Infidels Among Muslims in Europe
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
Bombshell Book reveals Islamist Infiltration into French Politics
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
Groups that Lauded October 7 Condemn Attack on Hamas Leaders
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.
FWI News
France Shuts Down Islamist Seminary for Legitimizing Jihad and Sharia
Seminary’s Dissolution Declared ‘Unprecedented Victory Against the Islamists’
September 16, 2025
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Jules Gomes
FWI News
Bangladeshi Fury After U.S. Visa Granted to Dangerous Hate Preacher
August 17, 2023
FWI Research
Iran’s Pistachio Proxies
August 17, 2023
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Kara Hashemi
Western Islamists portray Rached Ghannouchi, currently in prison, as a savior of Tunisian democracy.
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Western Islamists Lionize Muslim Brotherhood Leader in Tunisian Prison
August 16, 2023
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Susannah Johnston
Winfield Myers
FWI Opinion & Interview
Georgetown University’s Bridge Initiative Opposes Free Speech
August 16, 2023
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A.J. Caschetta
Winfield Myers
FWI Opinion & Interview
Georgetown University’s Bridge Initiative Opposes Free Speech
August 16, 2023
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A.J. Caschetta
Senator Charles (Chuck) Grassley (R-IA) is investigating World Vision for alleged terror finance. (YouTube screenshot)
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Iowa Senator Investigating World Vision for Terror Finance
August 15, 2023
Ahnaf Kalam
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Islamists Taking New Approach to Qur’an Burnings
August 15, 2023
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Dexter Van Zile
Ahmed Ahmed who formerly directed the Ibn Taymiyah Masjid and Islamic Center in Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced on Thursday for embezzling, fraud. (YouTube screenshot)
FWI News
Former Ohio Mosque Director Sentenced for Embezzling, Fraud
August 11, 2023
Winfield Myers
FWI Government Funding of Islamism
Maryland Legislators Boast of Securing Taxpayer Funding for Hostile Turkish Regime Institution
August 9, 2023
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Sam Westrop
Imam Mohamed Hag Magid.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Biden Appoints Problematic Islamist With Muslim Brotherhood Ties To Religious Freedom Commission
August 8, 2023
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Dexter Van Zile
Winfield Myers
FWI News
Islamists Legitimize Terror-Supporting Charity in South Florida Schools
August 8, 2023
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Joe Kaufman
Protesters in Iran burn the Swedish flag to express their outrage over the desecration of the Quran in July. (YouTube screenshot.)
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Scandinavia Prepares to Submit to Blasphemy Bullying
August 7, 2023
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Soeren Kern
Winfield Myers
FWI Research
Turkey’s Islamist Rulers Expand Their Influence Operations in U.S.
August 3, 2023
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Abdullah Bozkurt
Winfield Myers
FWI Islamist Dissent
What’s Next for American Islamism (And Its Opponents)?
August 2, 2023
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Sam Westrop
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Government Funding of Islamism
U.S. Taxpayers Donated $391K to Terrorist-Defending Imam’s Two Organizations
July 28, 2023
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Dexter Van Zile
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI News
California Assembly Looks to Honor State’s Most Radical Islamists
July 20, 2023
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Benjamin Baird
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI News
Belgium Welcomes ‘Butcher of Tehran’ to Summit, Sparking Outrage
July 17, 2023
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Majid Mohammadi
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Opinion & Interview
Canada’s ‘Islamophobia’ Witch Hunt Will Soon Come to an End
July 12, 2023
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Dexter Van Zile
Last year's attack on Salman Rushdie by a jihadist incited by an Iranian fatwa calling for the author's death demonstrates the ongong threat to free speech in the West posed by blasphemy violence, writes Liam Duffy.
FWI News
London Analyst: ‘A New Blasphemy Battle’ Looms
July 11, 2023
Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy’s uniform rules for girls
FWI News
Lawsuit Filed against Philadelphia Islamist School, Alleging ‘Overt’ Anti-Black Racism
July 10, 2023
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI News
Erdoğan’s Shills Lobby U.S. Congress
June 30, 2023
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Susannah Johnston
Dilawar Syed, left, poses for a photograph with Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Masood Khan, who "very clearly supports terrorist," in the words of three U.S. Congress members. The pair would meet at least four times in nine months while Syed served at the State Department’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.
FWI Research
Senate Dems Ram Through Islamist-Linked Biden Nominee After 2-year Blockade
June 30, 2023
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Benjamin Baird
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan relies on a network of academics and researchers to assist in his campaign to destabilize Western democracies with the publication of an annual "Islamophobia" report.
FWI Research
Why Türkiye Sponsors a Fake Academic Report on ‘Islamophobia’
June 30, 2023
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Soeren Kern
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Opinion & Interview
NIAC Alumni Promote Tehran’s Agenda
June 29, 2023
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Majid Mohammadi
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