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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
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
Radio Station Accuses Watchdog of ‘Islamophobia’
July 22, 2025
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Jules Gomes
Focus on Western Islamism
The Curious Case of Mouaz Moustafa
Does He Advocate for Freedom or Islamism?
July 16, 2025
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Gregg Roman
University campuses in Canada have become epicenters of anti-Israel activism and radicalism, driven in part by Islamist organizations that promote anti-Zionist rhetoric.
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Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrating Canada with Help of Nonprofits
Think Tank Declares Funding of Islamist Groups ‘A National Security Failure’
July 16, 2025
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Joe Adam George
The Centre for Media Monitoring, a watchdog group established by the Muslim Council of Britain, has sought to bully journalists into remaining silent about Islamists and their ideology in the U.K.
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Report: Watchdog Bullies Journalists into Silence over Extremism, Islamist Supremacism in U.K.
Mouthpiece of Muslim Council of Britain Seeks to ‘Change Narrative’ about Islam
July 15, 2025
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Jules Gomes
According to the Jewish Chronicle, an imam at Al Furqan Mosque and Islamic Center in Manchester, England, prayed for protection and victory against the "usurping Jews" in the weeks after the October 7 massacre in Israel. These and other sermons in London and Bradford were cited in a report by the Counter-Extremism Group about the role Islamism plays in promoting antisemitism in the United Kingdom.
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Report Highlights U.K.'s Failure to Confront Islamist Antisemitism
Islamist Antisemitism Mistaken for Liberation Theology by Leftists, Author Warns
July 14, 2025
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Jules Gomes
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Nafeez Ahmed, a researcher who has labeled counter-Islamist voices—conservatives especially—as “extremists,” is well-positioned to influence the U.K. government’s new initiative to define anti-Muslim hatred.
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How Much Influence Does Nafeez Ahmed Wield over Anti-‘Islamophobia’ Working Group?
Researcher Who Presented Anti-Israel Paper at 2001 Hate Fest in Durban Condemns Conservatives as ‘Extremists’
July 9, 2025
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Hannah Baldock
Anti-Israel leftists protest against Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems in Manchester, England in November 2023, weeks after Hamas murdered 1,200 Israelis, many of them peace activists, during the October 7 massacre. Islamist organizations in the United Kingdom have come to the defense of Palestine Action, a group which has targeted Elbit with protests and vandalized U.K. military equipment.
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U.K. Islamists Come to Defense of Leftist Vandals
July 2, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to help Israel destroy the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program.
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CAIR Supports Iran Over Peace in Middle East
June 30, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
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
Mohammed Elahi, the imam at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn, Michigan, took to Facebook last week to call on President Donald Trump to pursue dialogue with the Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime that has been describing the United States as "The Great Satan" for decades. Elahi, who has long standing ties to the Iranian regime, leads a mosque whose online library included texts that promoted notions of Islamic supremacism over non-Muslims.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Dear Imam Elahi: Stop Spreading Hate, Tell Iran to Surrender, and Warn Sleeper Cells to Stand Down
Shia Imams Who Have No Influence over Trump Need to Tell Khamenei to Surrender
June 23, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Ahnaf Kalam
FWI Opinion & Interview
NIAC Has Lost Its Mojo
Group’s Pro-Regime Propaganda Not Getting Much Traction in U.S.
June 20, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
A report about the rape of mostly white working-class British girls on an industrial scale lacks any reference to motivations of the overwhelmingly Muslim perpetrators.
FWI News
U.K. ‘Grooming Gangs’ Report Omits Role Islamist Superiority Played in Rapes of Thousands
Sikhs, Hindus, and Christians of Pakistani Heritage Offended by Use of ‘Asian’ Moniker
June 19, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The Canadian chapter of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is building a mosque in Yellowknife, Canada. ISNA Canada has received substantial public funding and enjoys easy access to government officials despite its troubling history of financial mismanagement and alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood organizations.
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Canadian Charity with Alleged Terror Ties Builds $6.5M Islamic Center Amid Financial Mismanagement Concerns
Critics Alleged ISNA Canada Given A Pass by Government
June 18, 2025
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Joe Adam George
CAGE, an advocacy group with a track record of supporting Muslim terrorism suspects, is invoking European human rights legislation to contest the U.K. government’s designation of Hamas as a terrorist organization. Above Hamas fighters stand watch during the handover of hostages taken on October 7, 2023, to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on February 8, 2025.
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U.K. Islamists Defend Hamas, Again
CAGE Invokes Free Speech to Allow Open Support for Terror Organization
June 17, 2025
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Jules Gomes
The Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM), which is headquartered in the Cricklewood neighborhood of London, supports many of the worst enemies of Western democracies. For example, its Facebook page features the above image which lionizes numerous terrorists including Sheikh Ahmed Yassin from Hamas, Emad Mughniya from Hezbollah, Abu-Mahdi Al-Muhandis from the Popular Mobilization Force, and Qassem Soleimani from the Quds Force of the IRGC. Despite its support for pro-Islamist terrorists, the organization runs an annual summer camp for Muslim campers outside of London. AIM posted the above image on Facebook in 2020.
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Pro-Iran Islamists Running Summer Camp Outside of London
Camp’s Sponsoring Body Supports Regime that Has Targeted U.K. Citizens for Murder, Kidnapping
June 13, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Nick Timothy, a Conservative Member of Parliament has introduced a bill to stop judges from using laws against disturbing the public order to stifle criticism of Islam.
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U.K. Parliamentarian Files Bill to Protect Free Speech
Told Not to Mention Qur’an Burners by Name in Parliament
June 12, 2025
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Jules Gomes
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
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Texas State Government Gives $13 Million to Islamist Mosques and Community Groups
Officials of the Grantee Organizations Include Open Advocates of Hamas and the Iranian Regime
June 10, 2025
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Sam Westrop
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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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U.K. Islamists Condemn Moderate Muslims for Signing Interfaith Peace Pact
March 10, 2025
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Jules Gomes
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MEF’s Gregg Roman: Taxpayer Funds Reached Terror-Linked Organizations
March 7, 2025
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John Rossomando
The Reach Educational Fund hosted a fundraising event at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center in Washington’s Puget Sound region in late January 2025.
FWI Research
Puget Sounders Give Thousands to Terror-Linked Charity
March 6, 2025
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Susanna Rose
A few posts on X by Elon Musk have generated renewed interest in the failure of U.K. officials to prosecute sexual predators in numerous cities throughout the country for fear of being called racist. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is feeling the heat as a consequence.
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U.K. Muslim Confronts Rape-Gang Scandal with Honesty, Gathers Support
March 3, 2025
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Hannah Baldock
The Academic Quadrangle at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Canadian Universities Normalize Islamist Extremism
February 27, 2025
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Joe Adam George
The United Arab Emirates has placed several U.K.-based businesses on a terrorist list as part of a longstanding campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Emiratis Place U.K.-Based Companies on Terrorist List
February 12, 2025
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Anna Stanley
Wajid Akhter, the newly elected general secretary of the Muslim Council of Britain, is taking a conciliatory approach to British-Muslim relations.
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Islamist Leader Who Promoted Division in U.K. Now All Sweetness and Light
February 11, 2025
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Hannah Baldock
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee known for his public Quran burnings in Sweden, was fatally shot on January 29, 2025, in his apartment in Södertälje, near Stockholm.
FWI Opinion & Interview
The Islamist Threat to Free Speech in Sweden and the U.K.
February 10, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Trita Parsi serves as the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, a well-known think tank that agitates for Iranian and Qatari interests in the U.S. He was scheduled to speak in Berlin on February 17, 2025 but his talk was cancelled after complaints from human rights activists in the Iranian diaspora.
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German Think Tank Cancels Talk by Pro-Iran Regime Lobbyist
February 7, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has initiated an advocacy campaign to obstruct the efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport criminal aliens. ICE has suggested that such campaigns put U.S. citizens at risk.
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Islamists Obstruct Efforts to Deport Criminal Aliens
February 6, 2025
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Anna Stanley
Mohammed Hijab, a U.K.-based Islamist who has argued that “pedophilia is relative” and has condoned sex with minors who have “huge hips and huge breasts and a huge body,” will be speaking near Toronto on February 9, 2025, at the invitation of the i3 Institute, a Canadian charity that promotes Islamic revivalism in Muslim communities. Hijab, notorious for inciting anti-Hindu hostility in Leicester, England, in 2022, is shown above at an event in London in 2018. The i3 Institute has not responded to inquiries about the event.
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Islamist Provocateur to Speak near Toronto
February 5, 2025
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Joe Adam George
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Terror Finance at the State Department and USAID
February 1, 2025
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Sam Westrop
Protesters at a January 20, 2025 rally in London demonize Israel, adding fervor and strength to the Islamist cause in the United Kingdom.
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Eyewitness Report: U.K. Islamists Reveal True Agenda by Demonizing Israel after Ceasefire
January 31, 2025
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Hannah Baldock
Winfield Myers
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German Official Condemns Think Tank for Hosting Defender of Iranian Terror
January 30, 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which portrays itself as a mainstream human rights and civil society organization in the United States, could not be bothered to offer words of solace for the families of Israelis who have been held hostage in brutal conditions by Hamas since October 7, 2023.
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U.S. Islamists Use Ceasefire to Blame Biden, Praise Trump, Demonize Israel
January 22, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
President Trump with Samraa Luqman, co-chair of the Islamist-aligned Abandon Biden campaign
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Michigan Islamists Applaud Trump’s Pressure on Israel, Meet With FBI Director Nominee
January 17, 2025
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Sam Westrop
The Islamic Center of Federal Way has sent funds to Baitulmaal, a Texas-based aid charity that has distributed funds in Hamas-controlled Gaza. It has also sent funds to the Islamic Center of Tacoma (ICT), which is led by Abdul Hakim Mohamed, former director of the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), pictured above. The Muslim Brotherhood named IMANA as a potential ally in its efforts to subvert Western democracies in a 1991 document.
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Media Ignores Islamist Ties of Puget Sound Mosque Targeted by Rock Thrower
January 16, 2025
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Larry Estavan
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.
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Hizb ut-Tahrir Cancels Pro-Caliphate Event in Canada
January 14, 2025
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Joe Adam George
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