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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.”
FWI News
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.
FWI News
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
The Lawsuit That Turned Northwestern into Ground Zero for America’s Antisemitism Wars
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
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.
FWI News
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
Nominee for Ambassador’s Post in Kuwait Backtracks on Abraham Accords, Won’t Acknowledge Israel’s Legitimacy, Loathe to Admit Error on Saddam Hussein
October 24, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
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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.
FWI News
Spanish Court Acquits Priests Charged with ‘Hate Speech’ Against Islam
Clergymen Stand by Statements against Islamism and “Radical Jihadism”
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
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
October 22, 2025
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Joe Adam George
Children at the Islamic Education Center in Houston, which has received almost half a million dollars from the Texas state government, perform a song pledging allegiance to Iran's Supreme Leader
FWI Research
Texas Faces a Far Broader Islamist Threat Than Just the Muslim Brotherhood
Gov. Abbott’s Designation of CAIR Is Welcome, but There’s More to Be Done
November 20, 2025
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Sam Westrop
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
The Ahlul Bayt Mosque in Windsor, Canada, hosted an event memorializing the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in late September.
FWI News
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.
FWI News
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
Children at the Islamic Education Center in Houston, which has received almost half a million dollars from the Texas state government, perform a song pledging allegiance to Iran's Supreme Leader
FWI Government Funding of Islamism
Texas State Government Gives $13 Million to Islamist Mosques and Community Groups
June 10, 2025
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Sam Westrop
Hamit Coskun was convicted of public disorder at Westminter's Magistrates' Court in a ruling that is a likely victory for people intent on silencing open debate about Islam, Islamism, and their impact on British society.
FWI News
U.K. Court Uses Public Order Law to Protect Muslim Sensibilities
June 9, 2025
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Jules Gomes
FWI Government Funding of Islamism
Plano, Texas, Hands $1.2 Million to Radical Terror-Aligned Charities, Including Controversial EPIC City
June 5, 2025
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Sam Westrop
Lord Wajid Khan kissed the ring of a Deobandi extremist during the imam’s visit to Khan’s Burnley constituency in late February.
FWI Research
FWI Special Report: Renewed Effort to Stifle Free Speech in U.K.
June 5, 2025
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Hannah Baldock
FWI Research
Did New Gaza Aid Effort Utilize U.S. Hamas-Aligned Islamist Charities?
May 27, 2025
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Sam Westrop
The city of Mississauga, Ontario, could host a conference this upcoming weekend where attendees advocate for the establishment of a Caliphate that would impose Sharia law on its inhabitants. Hizb ut-Tahrir, the organization hosting the conference, has been banned in the United Kingdom.
FWI News
Canadian Muslim Group Features Radicals at Annual Conference
May 23, 2025
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Joe Adam George
Tarek Mehanna, a prominent extremist who was convicted in 2011 of conspiring to kill his fellow U.S. citizens and sentenced to seventeen years in federal prison for his crimes, is reportedly teaching the Qur'an to young people at a mosque on Staten Island.
FWI News
Staten Island Mosque Enlists Felon, Antisemite, and Pro-Jihadist to Teach Children Qur’an
May 13, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
FWI News
Ex-Human Rights Chief Sues Canadian Muslim Organization for Defamation
May 1, 2025
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Joe Adam George
Regulators in the United Kingdom are giving a charity with close ties the Islamic Republic of Iran free rein. Despite a growing body of evidence, the U.K. Charity Commission has dragged its feet in shutting down Labaik Ya Zahra, a charity whose trustee, Syeda Umme Farwa, has expressed support for the regime's founder, Ayatollah Khoemeni.
FWI Opinion & Interview
When Will U.K. Charity Commission Act Against Pro-Iran Charity?
April 30, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Islamist organizations are using fear of "Islamophobia" and hostility toward Israel to stoke Muslim support for liberals in the national election taking place in Canada today. Outrage over "Islamophobia" was used to generate a protest in front of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on February 4, 2017.
FWI News
Will Islamists Play Kingmaker in Canadian Election?
April 28, 2025
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Joe Adam George
Mousa Abu Marzouk, head of Hamas’s International Relations and Legal Office—a terrorist organization responsible for the October 7 massacre and the brutal killing of Palestinians who speak out against its policies—has hired Riverway Law to advocate for its rights in the United Kingdom.
FWI News
U.K. Law Firm Advocating for Hamas Has History of Defending Jihadis
April 25, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Government Funding of Islamism
Terror Subsidizers to Receive Billions of Surviving USAID Dollars
April 23, 2025
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Sam Westrop
U.K. Health Minister Wes Streeting, above,  begged 300 Muslim community leaders for forgiveness on behalf of the Labour government at the inaugural meeting of the British Muslim Network in March.
FWI News
U.K. Labour Minister Begs Forgiveness from New Muslim Organization
April 11, 2025
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Hannah Baldock
Fiyaz Mughal, the founder of TellMAMMA, a publicly funded organization that documents incidents of anti-Muslim hostility in the U.K. has been attacked by Islamist organizations for not doing enough to fight "Islamophobia." Mughal also founded Muslims Against Antisemitism.
FWI News
U.K. Islamists Celebrate Cuts to Hate Crime Monitor
April 10, 2025
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Jules Gomes
While women's rights activists, like those above protesting in London in 2022, condemn Iran for requiring women to wear hijabs in public, lawmakers in the United Kingdom are considering a law that would criminalize possession of images of unveiled women, even when such images are taken in public.
FWI News
U.K. Panel Calls for Ban on Images of Unveiled Muslim Women
April 8, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Britain’s most controversial Islamist television station faces an investigation from Ofcom, the nation’s broadcasting authority, which received complaints that the channel continues to promote jihadist terrorism, Jew-hatred, and Wahhābī-Salafi Islamism.
FWI News
Media Regulator Cracks Down on U.K.’s Biggest Islamist Television Network
April 4, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The Iranian government scored a propaganda victory when protesters celebrated Al-Quds Day in London in late March.
FWI Opinion & Interview
U.K. Allows Al-Quds Rally Despite Laws Against Foreign Influence
April 1, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Lord Wajid Khan kissed the ring of a Deobandi extremist during the imam’s visit to Khan’s Burnley constituency in late February.
FWI News
U.K. Faith Minister Kowtows Before Fundamentalist Pakistani Cleric
March 21, 2025
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Hannah Baldock
A picture of Georgetown academic Badar Khan Suri (far right) celebrating with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left).
FWI News
Georgetown Condemns Trump ‘McCarthyism,’ Defends Son-in-Law of Hamas Leader
March 21, 2025
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Anna Stanley
An angry mob threatened to kill a Christian preacher when they heard him preaching against Islam in Walsall town center in the West Midlands, England, on January 14, 2023. The preacher was charged with blasphemy. A judge threw out the chargers earlier this month.
FWI News
U.K. Court Acquits Christian Preacher Accused of ‘Blaspheming’ Islam
March 20, 2025
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Jules Gomes
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance lambasted European leaders for their failure to protect their countries' borders at the Munich Security Conference in February.
FWI News
Germany’s Tolerance of Mass Migration Opens the Gates for Islamist Terror
March 18, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
Rouzbeh Parsi, left, speaks at the European Parliament about the European Union's strategy toward Iran in 2015.
FWI News
Swedish Think Tank Stonewalls Before Investigating Staffer’s Links to Iran
March 18, 2025
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Anna Stanley
Islamist organizations in the United Kingdom have condemned an accord signed by Muslim and Jewish leaders Drumlanrig Castle in late February.
FWI News
U.K. Islamists Condemn Moderate Muslims for Signing Interfaith Peace Pact
March 10, 2025
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Jules Gomes
FWI News
MEF’s Gregg Roman: Taxpayer Funds Reached Terror-Linked Organizations
March 7, 2025
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John Rossomando
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