Most Important Islamism Stories: July 2018

For many years now, Islamist Watch’s senior research fellow David Rusin has maintained an archive of links and excerpts to stories relating to Islamism both at home and abroad. Here are 31 of the most important picks from July 2018 you won’t want to miss:

  1. Kathimerini, July 31: Debate in Greece brewing over Thrace muftis
  2. Metro, July 30: Twitter hires experts in Islam and right-wing populism to banish ‘intolerant discourse’
  3. London Times, July 29: No Christians in UK’s Syrian refugee intake
  4. The National, July 28: Britain’s teachers of terror: How extremists infiltrated classrooms
  5. Sheffield Star, July 27: Forced Marriage Protection Order issued for Sheffield teenager
  6. Houston Chronicle, July 26: Jury finds Jordanian immigrant guilty of capital murder in Houston ‘honor killings’
  7. Breitbart, July 25: Number of Radical Islamic Salafists Tops 10,000 in Germany for the First Time
  8. Arab News, July 24: OIC blasts Prophet Muhammad cartoon competition
  9. Teesside Gazette, July 23: Counter-protest planned against Gays Against Sharia UK and Standing For Britain joint rally in Stockton
  10. PJ Media, July 22: SPLC Ignores Muslim Anti-Semitism, Warns About Danger to Muslims From Holocaust Denial
  11. Deutsche Welle, July 21: Media and migrants: How journalists help fuel populist momentum
  12. Daily Mail, July 20: The Islamic school run from the home of a rapist
  13. Israel National News, July 19: Turkish man beats Jews in front of kosher shop in Vienna
  14. JTA, July 18: Jewish man, 69, attacked in Paris by assailant shouting about Allah and Hitler
  15. The Age, July 17: Terror accused’s wife banned from wearing niqab in court
  16. Charity Today, July 16: Arrests and prosecutions alone will not end the problem of FGM
  17. USA Today, July 15: Polls show European politicians with anti-immigrant message remain as popular as ever
  18. Oxford Times, July 14: Hidden Harm: Police bust the myths around honour-based abuse
  19. Gatestone Institute, July 13: The Relentless Radicalization of Sweden
  20. Jerusalem Post, July 12: ‘No Jew in Germany': German police assault Israeli professor
  21. Sky News, July 11: Those who stand up to extremism ‘vilified’ in UK, says commissioner Sara Khan
  22. Al-Arabiya, July 10: President Macron promises to reform practice of Islam in France
  23. San Francisco Chronicle, July 9: Why we support rescinding CAIR leader’s award
  24. AFP, July 8: German police arrest 10 in alleged anti-Semitic attack
  25. Politico, July 7: Frontex chief: Increase in migrants reaching EU via Spain
  26. Christian Science Monitor, July 6: The vicious circle of Islamist terrorism and far-right extremism
  27. Reuters, July 5: Thousands of FGM cases recorded in Britain
  28. Associated Press, July 4: Germany deports 69 failed asylum-seekers to Afghanistan
  29. The Hill, July 3: SPLC makes reparations for its own defamation and inaccurate framing of a religious group
  30. Slough Observer, July 2: ‘Honour based’ abuse is targeted by police after shock number of cases in Slough are revealed
  31. New York Times, July 1: In Denmark, Harsh New Laws for Immigrant ‘Ghettos’

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