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Monday, July 13, 2026
Civilization Jihad, Terrorism, and Islamic Social Norms in the News July 10, 2026
USA vs Iran
https://www.islamtimes.com/en/news/1290625/mourners-in-tehran-display-we-will-kill-trump-banner
Islam Times reported on the funeral for
Ayatollah Khamenei who died not in jihad in Iran, but they call him a martyr. Mourners
at the funeral procession carried a multimeter banner that said, “We will kill
Trump!”
[Retaliation is a requirement in
Islam. But is a man who stays home or hides in a bunker a jihadi?]
USA
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/arson-attack-northeast-philadelphia-mosque-211748189.html
Channel 6 ABC News in Philadelphia reported
that elected officials and faith leaders joined community members on Wednesday
to stand in solidarity with Philadelphia's Muslim community.
An Interfaith Unity Press Conference was held
to condemn the recent arson at
the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center.
Officials say someone targeted the building
early Sunday morning. The mosque was damaged in an apparent arson attack early
Sunday morning, according to police. Some are making a statement that this was
a hate crime.
"The attack that happened on this mosque
was an attack on those fundamental beliefs that everyone here should be
celebrated," said said Pa. Rep. Anthony Bellmon (D). The Council on
American-Islamic Relations is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading
to a conviction.
The ATF also announced a $5,000 reward.
Fox News reported that Sneako, a streamer who
broadcasts to more than 1 million followers on a popular online platform set
off a viral firestorm after invoking Mayor Zohran Mamdani's name as he
declared Islam would take over New York City last Friday.
"Allahu Akbar!" Sneako, whose
real name is Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy, yelled amidst a group of Egypt soccer fans
while drums were banged and horns were blown. Egyptian flags waved among the
crowd as they chanted along. After Egypt
dethroned Australia in
the World Cup, Sneako may have made his most controversial splash yet while
live broadcasting on the streets of New York City on the video streaming
platform Kick.
"This is the Islamic Republic of New
York-istan," he continued. "Islam will be in every household.
Inshallah the whole world will be Muslim. … Welcome to Mamdani's New York. You
see this city? You see how it looks? Inshallah, your city looks just like this
too," he shouted among the crowd.
CANADA
https://www.memri.org/tv/tara-al-alami-terrorism-settler-colony-sinwar-nasrallah
MEMRI caught the video of Montreal-based
Palestinian writer and activist Tara Al-Alami said in a June 9, 2026 in a YouTube
podcast that the very "premise" of terrorism must be rejected because
it is "racialized" and manipulated against people who resist
colonialism and imperialism. She said that "every single Israeli,"
including civilians living within Israel’s 1948 borders, is part of the
"settler colony" built on stolen Palestinian land that is actively
engaged in genocide and ethnic cleansing. She praised Hamas Gaza leader Yahya
Sinwar, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas military commander Muhammad
Deif, and Hamas spokesman Abu Obayda, all of whom were killed by Israel, saying
that they had provided "comfort" and "direction" to the
people on the ground.
[Quran 5:20-26
20 And when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the grace of Allah on you when he made prophets among you. And he made you kings, and he gave you what he did not give anyone of the world. 21 O my people, enter the holy land which Allah has prescribed for you, and do not turn away on your backs so you will be turned back losers." 22 They said, "O Moses, surely in it are powerful people, and surely we will not enter it until they come out of it. So if they come out of it, so surely we will enter." 23 Two men among the fearers, Allah graced on them, said, "Enter on them the door. So when you enter it, so surely you will be victorious. And on Allah, so depend, if you were believers." 24 They said, "O Moses, surely we will never enter it as long as they are in it. So go, you and your lord. So engage in war. Surely we are sitting down right here." 25 He said, "My lord, surely I do not own anything except myself and my brother, so separate between us and the transgressing people." 26 He said, "So surely it is forbidden to them forty years; they will be lost on the earth. So do not grieve on the transgressing people."]
https://www.jns.org/news/antisemitism/jewish-man-attacked-in-toronto-by-self-identified-houthi
Jewish News Syndicate reported that the police
in Toronto arrested a man on June 30th on suspicion of attacking a Jewish man
while yelling antisemitic slurs against the victim.
Around 12:10 in the afternoon, the accused
approached the victim at a commercial property that the victim manages.
The suspect, identified as Abdulkadir
al-Jelani, 58, from Toronto, started yelling and throwing rocks “and other
items” at the victim, causing him minor wounds.
Al-Jelani is charged with three counts of
assault with a weapon and one count of uttering death threats, the Toronto
Police Service said. He appeared in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre
on July 1. “It is believed that the victim was targeted because of their
religious attire,” the police added. The victim was named as Joseph Bitton by
the National Post.
A real estate agent and lawyer, Bitton told the
newspaper that the assailant swung a parking pylon at him, shouting that Jews
are “baby killers committing genocide.” “He said he was from Yemen and a Houthi.”
UK
https://hounslowherald.com/man-arrested-in-west-london-jailed-over-minute-threat-call-p33078-249.htm
The Borough of Hounslow reported that a
convicted sex offender has returned to prison after spending 14 minutes telling
a police call handler he was going to attack British Transport Police known as
the BTP.
Mansoor Ahmed, 31, of west London, launched his hate-filled tirade after
calling BTP’s First Contact Centre on Wednesday the 27th of May.
He had previously pleaded guilty to threatening
communications, possession of cannabis, and a public order offence. Ahmed
called at 2.30pm and provided a reference number for his own case. It related
to a BTP investigation into him sexually assaulting two women on the London
Underground in late 2020.
BTP detectives brought him to justice for those sexual assaults, and he was
jailed for two years and two months.
Angry that his crimes and custody photo were made public after he was
convicted, Ahmed hurled abuse at the call handler for nearly 14 minutes. He
threatened graphic violence on BTP officers, stating he would attack them at
rail stations. During his monologue he said, “I’m coming to stab all of you […]
I’m coming to stab a transport police officer.” Ahmed also made a series of
sexually violent threats towards women and children, before adding, “When I
find one of your transport police officers, I’m going to put acid on his face.”
Ahmed was arrested two days later, on 29th May, in west London.
Last week on July 3rd, Ahmed was jailed for six
months for the threats.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15958895/Muslim-teacher-pupils-Ukrainians-Nazis-gay.html
The Daily Mail reported that a Muslim teacher
who told students 'Ukrainians are Nazis' and that 'gay and transgender people
are mentally ill' has been banned from teaching.
William Garwood, 60, told a misconduct
investigation that he was 'entitled to his religious belief in Islam and
to the philosophical belief of anti-Nazism'.
The teacher made the comments during a 11th
grade history class just days after starting at St Mary's Menston Catholic
Voluntary Academy in West Yorkshire, when he was asked, 'are there any
just wars?' by one of his students, to which he replied: 'Yes.'
Garwood then told the class that he was
'happy' that Russian President Vladimir Putin was
killing 'satanic Nazis' in Ukraine, and that the
world was run by billionaires who created 'evil Ukrainians'. During the same
class, the teacher also made comments to the effect that 'gay and transgender
people are mentally ill.'
Mr Garwood said that he did not give an opinion
on gay people 'but asserted that he is a Muslim and that this position is known.
The review panel considered that the comments
were not only out of line with the educational purpose of the lesson but were
also delivered without any attempt to provide balance or explore alternative
perspectives. 'As such, the panel concluded that the conduct was clearly
inappropriate and significantly outside the bounds of acceptable teaching
practice.' He was removed from his position and he was banned from working as
an educator.
FRANCE
https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/france-sudanese-migrant-stabs-three-clermont-ferrand/ https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/07/05/sudanese-migrant-arrested-after-three-people-stabbed-in-france/
The Hungarian Conservative reported that
a 34-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker stabbed three people on Sunday, 5 July in
Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Around 2pm, police started receiving
calls from the public about a man threatening people with a knife. Once law
enforcement arrived, the suspect also attempted to stab a responding police
officer in the neck, but he was shot by another officer on the scene. The perp
survived his injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital.
His three victims, although severely
wounded, are expected to survive.
The police also shared that the suspect
had prior convictions and that they do not believe, at this stage of the
investigation, that he has ties to any terrorist organizations. Despite his
prior crimes, he was never deported.
GERMANY
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/german-police-suspect-custody-battle-191259137.html
DPA
and Breitbart reported that Fatih G.
(45) killed 6 people on June 29th in Hamburg.
Prior to murdering people in
Germany, he was imprisoned in Turkey in 2021 while facing trial for multiple
crimes, including suspicion of a serious sexual offence in 2007. While awaiting
trial, he is said to have escaped from prison and is reportedly still wanted by
Turkish authorities for sexual
assault against his own daughter in the city of Gaziantep.
He
is now facing a possible life sentence for killing 6 people in Germany.
PAKISTAN
India Today reported that four men
including a relative of Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
Ishaq Dar, have been arrested in Lahore over the alleged gang rape of two
foreign women from the Netherlands and Venezuela, police said. A Lahore court
sent the suspects to five-day police remand on Friday.
The women were allegedly abducted
and gang raped by five men on June 29 after arriving in Pakistan on business
visas arranged by the main accused, Muhammad Raza Dar. Police said one suspect
is still absconding and raids are underway to arrest him.
The other arrested suspects were
identified as Hassan Raza, Sikandar Khan and Sajid Ali. Raza Dar was identified
as the prime suspect and is linked to Ishaq Dar. "Since it is a very
sensitive matter as a close relative of Deputy PM Ishaq Dar is involved in this
high-profile case, police are investigating it from all aspects."
The Hindu reported that Pakistan police said on
Wednesday (June 24, 2026) they rescued a French woman and her five
children after she told authorities she had been held captive by her husband
for more than a decade and subjected to years of domestic abuse in the
country’s northwest.
The woman, identified as 54-year-old Sylvie
Yasmina, was rescued earlier this week from a mud-brick home in Bara, a
town near the Afghan border.
Yasmina’s husband, Ahmad Khan, had been
arrested and investigations are underway. According to
police, Ms. Yasmina was rescued after one of her sons managed to leave the
house and reach the local police station. She and her children were transferred
to a women’s police station for protection. Sylvie said she left France for true love and
moved to Pakistan. She got 12 years of imprisonment by her husband.
Mr. Ahmad, the police chief, said the woman had
expressed a desire to return to France, and authorities were coordinating with
relevant officials and the French embassy regarding her repatriation. There was
no immediate comment from the French embassy.
Morning Star News reported that more than two
dozen Christian families were forced to flee their homes in Pakistan last week
after allegations of blasphemy against a pastor living in the United States
triggered fears of mob violence.
Tensions reportedly escalated in the Jhulan
village on July 3 after announcements from mosque loudspeakers accused Pastor
Sajeel Robin of posting videos on social media considered offensive to Islam
and its prophet Muhammad. The pastor a native of the village is now residing in
the U.S and has been for a couple of years.
“Pastor Sajeel Robin frequently posts
videos featuring religious debates with Muslims and discussions on Islam.” “His
uncle, Shamaun Masih, and younger brother, Nabeel Robin, who still live in the
village, reportedly shared some of those videos in WhatsApp groups. After local
clerics became aware of the content, they began making announcements from
mosque loudspeakers calling on people to act against what they described as
‘blasphemous content.’”
About 35 to 40 Christian families live in
Jhulan village. Shortly after the mosque announcements, law enforcement officers
arrived and advised Christian residents to leave their homes as a precaution
against possible violence, according to Nayyar.
“Most of the Christian families fled with only
the belongings they could carry.” Meanwhile,
police took Pastor Sajeel’s father, Robin Masih, and his maternal uncle,
Shamaun Masih, into protective custody, while his brother, Nabeel Robin, went
into hiding to avoid arrest.”
NIGERIA
https://dailytrust.com/mpac-appeal-courts-ruling-against-hijab-assault-on-religious-freedom/
The
Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has condemned the ruling of the Court of
Appeal in Nigeria, setting aside an earlier court judgement recognising the
right of female Muslim students to wear hijab.
The
judgement, delivered on Friday by a three-member panel of the Ibadan Court of
Appeal set aside the May 22, 2024 judgement of the Oyo State High Court, which
upheld the right of 11 Muslim female students of the International School,
University of Ibadan (ISI), to wear hijab as part of their uniform.
The
Court of Appeal held that ISI is a private school because it does not receive
government subventions and ruled that the Supreme Court’s earlier judgment
recognising the right of Muslim students to wear the hijab applies only to
publicly funded schools.
It
also ruled that the students had voluntarily waived their right to wear hijab
by accepting the school’s code of conduct during their admission.
Friday, July 3, 2026
Civilization Jihad, Terrorism and Islamic Social Norms in the News July 3, 2026
USA
MEMRI found a video of Dearborn, Michigan
Shi’ite Usama Abdulghani given at the Hadi Institute on June 16th.
Abdulghani, is the spiritual leader of the Hadi Institute and its associated K-5
school, said that according to hadiths every Muslim is supposed to dream about
the opportunity to engage in jihad against the enemy. He added that he hoped
his audience was raising their children with this concept.
The Justice Department announced on June 30th
that Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, New York, was arrested and
charged with attempting to provide material support and resources, namely
currency, to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) the Palestinian
Islamic Jihad (PIJ) also known as Al-Quds Brigades. The charge carries a
maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The criminal complaint states that Washburn is
a leader of the Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation (DAMPL), an
extremist organization formed in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on
Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023. DAMPL rejects the idea of peaceful protests
and engages in “direct action” — including acts of sabotage and property
destruction — in support of the Palestinian cause and against entities that it
associates with Israel.
“As alleged, Washburn repeatedly voiced support
for violence against Israeli civilians and attempted to provide material
support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad by sending cryptocurrency to an
individual who claimed to participate in its attacks,” said Assistant Attorney
General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “Those who aid foreign
terrorist groups will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
This is a follow up on a story we reported back
on September 26th, 2025, where Muhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman was found
guilty of plotting mass casualty attacks on multiple locations in the
Philadelphia region. ABC 6 Action News reported that Abdul-Rahman has been
sentenced to spend 20 to 40 months in prison.
https://www.memri.org/tv/abdul-el-sayed-michigan-aipac-two-masters-israel-most-egregious-example
MEMRI reported that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed who is
running for the Democratic US Senate primary nomination in Michigan, discussed
what he described as “foreign government” influence in American politics. In a
June 24th interview on the Ansari Podcast. He said that the
Democratic establishment fears that he will win the nomination because he is
“coming for the system,” under which the way to run campaigns is to take money
from special interest groups like American Israel PAC and then sell half-truths
to the public that are inconsistent because politicians are serving two
masters. Dr. El-Sayed said this after receiving almost 2 million dollars
from ActBlue, which investigators claim does not say no to foreign donations.
https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862557723
https://www.memri.org/tv/shayan-parsai-jews-wailing-wall-child-sacrifice-usuli-institute
MEMRI caught a video of Ohio Immigration
Attorney Shayan Parsai given at California Usuli Institute as a Friday Sermon
on June 5th. In the sermon he claimed that Jews use the Wailing Wall
as a pretext to “sneak closer and closer to the Al-Aqsa Mosque” and are trying
to remove it. He asserted that the wall was never important in Jewish history,
and that Jews pray and wail there because they are digging beneath it in an
effort to enter the Al-Aqsa compound.
https://1819news.com/news/item/sacrifice-their-blood-for-the-sake-of-allah-former-huntsville-islamic-academy-imam-uah-lecturer-calls-for-bloodshed-to-spread-islam https://x.com/YossiBenYakar/status/2070183868573856033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2070183868573856033%7Ctwgr%5E636bdba3fbc5443cf2e37414e60121f9aa13bcfc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F1819news.com%2Fnews%2Fitem%2Fsacrifice-their-blood-for-the-sake-of-allah-former-huntsville-islamic-academy-imam-uah-lecturer-calls-for-bloodshed-to-spread-islam
Yossi BenYaker posted on X that “an imam in
Alabama, Ragab Abdelmoneim of the Islamic Academy of Huntsville, openly told
his audience that Muslims must be ready to sacrifice their lives through their
money and their blood in order to establish “the religion of Allah” in the
United States.
He claimed that victory over America is closer
than ever. This isn’t being preached in some remote village overseas. This is
being said openly on American soil.”
BenYaker asks, “At what point does this stop
being protected “religious speech” and become a national security threat? How
is he not arrested?”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/religion/2026/06/28/ashura-march-dearborn-shia-muslims/90713047007/
The Detroit Free Press reported that Shia Muslims
waving religious flags and holding signs calling for justice gathered and
walked on Ford Road in Dearborn in a colorful display Sunday, June 28, that
marked Ashura, a holiday recalling the death of a leader whose message
resonates today with the faithful.
The procession started at Fordson High School, led by a group of young men who held red flags that read "Ashura," referring to the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, when a revered leader who is the grandson of Muhammad, Imam Hussain, died in battle against an unjust ruler.
CANADA
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-mosque-prayer-call-backlash-9.7251117
The CBC reported that in Regina, Saskatchewan,
the downtown, Regina City Jamia Masjid, obtained a permit to broadcast the
three minute call to prayer over the noon hour on Fridays, and this permit was
to stay in place until July 10th when the policy would be reviewed
by the police and city officials. However, the Mosque’s director, M. Anisur
Rahman, said it has been put on hold due to threats that were received after
the first broadcast.
Rahman claims the Muslim community is not
feeling safe after broadcasting the Adhan.
Canada has freedom of religion, he noted.
"We are not here like to dominate
anything, right … We are here to follow our religion. So there are other
religions also, right? And we have a religion of freedom in Canada, right? We
are free to follow our own religion."
UK
Great Britain News reported that a man from
Somalia, who is now a British citizen, has been charged with five counts of
attempted murder after a car hit multiple people in west London, the
Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
Timir Ahmed Mohamed, 34, of Grange Park,
Ealing, was charged after a car struck pedestrians on Ealing Broadway. Three
people were taken to hospital at about 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon after the
crash.
Beyond the attempted murder charges, other
charges include dangerous driving, failing to stop, failing to provide a
specimen of breath for analysis, and criminal damage. A law enforcement spokesman earlier said: “Due to the nature of the
incident, local officers were in contact with officers from Counter Terrorism
Policing London. He continued, "While investigators are keeping an
open mind as to any potential motive, the incident is not being treated as
terrorism.”
Many of England’s news sources are
dropping the name Muhammad when reporting this story, why is that?
https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/man-admits-threatening-to-behead-jewish-schoolchildren-v5qmsgsw https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/man-admits-threatening-jewish-schoolchildren-5HjdcCg_2/
Mohamed Ullah,
35 admitted threatening to “kill Jewish schoolchildren.” Ullah, is from
Hackney, east London, made the remark to Avani Hari on February 13, threatening
to “decapitate” the youngsters.
Ullah, who is
in custody, pleaded guilty at Wood Green Crown Court to making a threat to
kill, as well as racially aggravated harassment on the same day.
He has also
admitted damaging a water dispenser and causing a flood at Homerton Hospital in
Hackney that day. Ullah first admitted the offences on June 5, but a judge
imposed a reporting ban as he denied three assault allegations from the same
day. Reporting restrictions were lifted on Friday after Ullah pleaded guilty to
assaulting a woman, Janet Chukwu, and prosecutors agreed to drop the other two
assault charges.
Judge Daniel
Fugallo ordered the probation service to make an assessment of dangerousness of
Ullah, before his sentencing hearing on August 5. The Defence lawyer told
Friday’s hearing: “The defendant at the time of the offending was about to be
discharged as a patient from a mental institution, and he has been assessed as
fit to plead.”
Ullah will
remain in custody until his sentencing.
The Daily Mail reported that a grooming gang ringleader
who was convicted of 30 child rapes reportedly cannot be deported - despite
being stripped of his British citizenship.
Shabir Ahmed, 73, a key figure in the Rochdale
grooming gangs, was released from prison on July 2nd. Ahmed was
jailed in 2012 for concurrent sentences of 22 and 19 years. Yet he was released
early after only 14 years.
Ahmed immigrated to the UK from Pakistan and his
British citizenship was revoked during his prison sentence - but he will stay
in the country thanks to a rule in the Immigration Act 1971. A clause protects
Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK before 1973 from removal.
Instead, he will be allowed to live in the
community under a number of curfews and exclusion zones.
He was one of nine men convicted of sexual
offences against multiple children, who they groomed at two takeaway
restaurants in Rochdale. Prosecutors identified Ahmed as one of the
ringleaders.
GERMANY
https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/06/28/islamism-poses-a-clear-threat-to-german-public-life/
Spiked
Online wrote a story on a BILD news article, that revealed a secret German
intelligence report that stated that Islamists, and the Muslim Brotherhood in
particular, are focused on a long-term strategy aimed at ‘gradually
transforming social and political decision-making processes’.
Spiked
Online asked tough questions about the report being secretive. They wrote, “It
is difficult to know what’s worse: the threat posed by Islamists itself, or the
fact the German state wanted to keep this threat secret? By refusing to make
these insights public, the government implies that citizens cannot be trusted with
them.”
This
is a follow up to a story we reported on December 27, 2024. BBC News reported
that a court in Germany has sentenced 51-year-old Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen to
life in prison for an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024, in
which six people were killed.
Taleb
Al-Abdulmohsen, a psychiatrist from Saudi Arabia, killed six people and
injuring hundreds, after he rammed a rented BMW into crowds at a historic
market in the eastern city of Magdeburg December 20, 2024.
Officials claimed that he had a history of anti-Islamic rhetoric and far-right sympathies. But Holger Muench, president of the federal criminal police office, said Germany had received a warning from Saudi Arabia as far back as 2023 about the defendant, which authorities investigated but found vague
SWEDEN
SAMNYTT reported that on Monday,
38-year-old Mokhtar Darabi, born in Iran and an Iranian citizen, who murdered a
50-year-old mother of many children who had fled Ukraine in connection with
Russia's invasion. Had originally came to Sweden claiming asylum in 2015 on the
grounds that he is a homosexual. Despite the claim he lived with a woman for
three years. His application for permanent residence was granted after previous
rejections on June 19, 2024.
TURKEY
https://www.memri.org/tv/mona-sobhy-blood-libel-matzah-damascus-affair-turkey-muslim-brotherhood
MEMRI found a video of an interview with Dr.
Mona Sahy, an Egyptian family therapist, given on June 21st, on Hiwar
TV recorded in Turkey, a London based Muslim Brotherhood channel. She claimed
that the Damascus Blood Libel Affair demonstrates Jewish hatred toward Islam
and Christianity. She alleged that according to Jewish tradition, the blood of
a non-Jewish child must be kneaded into the Matzah during Passover.
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