Most Important Islamism Stories: May 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. Don’t miss out on the 31 most important picks from May 2018:

  1. National Review, May 31: Tommy Robinson Drew Attention to ‘Grooming Gangs.’ Britain Has Persecuted Him
  2. The Atlantic, May 30: I Talked to Zionists—Then I Was Disinvited by a Major Muslim Group
  3. Guardian, May 29: UK couple found guilty of trying to force daughter to marry
  4. Algemeiner, May 28: Belgian Jews Live in ‘Permanent State of Siege,’ Says Head of Antisemitism Watchdog
  5. Breitbart, May 27: French Shopkeeper Prosecuted for Asking Woman to Remove Islamic Chador
  6. Guardian, May 26: Ed Husain: from Islamist radical … to champion of liberal Muslims
  7. Daily Express, May 25:French mayor refuses to dismantle makeshift Ramadan tents despite court order
  8. Reuters, May 24:German rightist calls for fasting Muslims to be banned from work during Ramadan
  9. Nottingham Post, May 23:Imam found guilty of indecent assault of boy in mosque 25 years ago
  10. YLE, May 22: Justice Minister: “No room in Finland for Sharia law”
  11. FrontPageMag, May 21:Leftist Privilege: Poisoned in Iceland a Year Ago, No One Arrested
  12. Deutsche Welle, May 20: Many jihadis from Germany have German citizenship: Report
  13. New York Post, May 19: Parents outraged at school’s silent tribute for Gaza victims
  14. Bloomberg, May 18: Orban Accuses Soros of Fueling Anti-Semitism, State News Says
  15. Jewish News, May 17: British Muslims write letter opposing anti-Semitism: ‘The time has come to speak out’
  16. Algemeiner, May 16: Anti-Islamophobia Conference Only Tells Part of the Story
  17. Investigative Project, May 15: Egyptian Terror Supporters Canvass Capitol Hill
  18. KNXV, May 14:Peoria school apologizes for ‘most likely to bomb the U.S.’ yearbook superlative
  19. Times of Israel, May 13: Meet Sajid Javid, UK’s top Muslim, pro-Israel politician, who just may become PM
  20. Anadolu Agency, May 12: Europe’s Muslim population to hit 8 pct by 2030: Report
  21. Atlanta Business Chronicle, May 11: First nonprofit surgical center for female genital mutilation opens in Metro Atlanta
  22. Detroit News, May 10: ‘Islamophobia’ charge rocks Michigan governor debate
  23. JTA, May 9: A Dutch mosque says it converted a Holocaust survivor to Islam. Local Jews are skeptical
  24. New York Daily News, May 8: Advocates want reports by NYPD’s Muslim spying program destroyed
  25. London Times, May 7: Islamophobia is a fiction to shut down debate
  26. Independent, May 6: How a Muslim community overcame disinformation linking vaccines to autism
  27. Telegraph, May 5: Facebook accused of introducing extremists to one another through ‘suggested friends’ feature
  28. Daily Caller, May 4: Farrakhan Supporter Linda Sarsour Makes CNN’s Top 25 ‘Influential American Muslims’
  29. Investigative Project, May 3: Court Brief: San Diego Schools Still Give CAIR Preferential Treatment
  30. Dhaka Tribune, May 2: Muslim woman protests discrimination at her local mosque in New York
  31. Morocco World News , May 1: Tariq Ramadan: “In Real Life, He Is a Real Barbarian Towards Women”
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