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Germany: Holy War Erupts in Hamburg
By October 15, 2014 Read More →

Germany: Holy War Erupts in Hamburg

Supporters of the jihadist group Islamic State and ethnic Kurds have engaged in bloody street clashes in Hamburg.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
A Month of Islam in Britain: September 2014
By October 12, 2014 Read More →

A Month of Islam in Britain: September 2014

A review of some of the main stories involving the rise of Islam in Britain in September 2014.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe
Belgium: Jihad Mega-Trial Begins
By October 6, 2014 Read More →

Belgium: Jihad Mega-Trial Begins

Belgium’s largest-ever terrorism trial has begun under tight security in the port city of Antwerp.

Posted in: Belgium, Islam in Europe
Anjem Choudary, In His Own Words
By September 30, 2014 Read More →

Anjem Choudary, In His Own Words

The British Islamist Anjem Choudary has been released from police custody after he was arrested for allegedly being a member of a banned terrorist group.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe
Switzerland: Land of Jihad
By September 26, 2014 Read More →

Switzerland: Land of Jihad

Swiss lawmakers have filed a motion calling on the Swiss Parliament to ban the jihadist group Islamic State from operating in Switzerland.

Britain’s Female Jihadists
By September 21, 2014 Read More →

Britain’s Female Jihadists

Great Britain is now the leading European source of female jihadists in Syria and Iraq.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe
Portugal’s Jihadists
By September 14, 2014 Read More →

Portugal’s Jihadists

Jihadists are becoming increasingly strident in their vows to reconquer Al-Andalus—of which Portugal is a key component—for Islam.

Germany’s “Sharia Police”
By September 8, 2014 Read More →

Germany’s “Sharia Police”

Muslim radicals have begun enforcing Islamic Sharia law on the streets of Wuppertal, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, the state with the largest Muslim population in Germany.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Why Europe Must Not Be Trusted to Disarm Hamas
By September 2, 2014 Read More →

Why Europe Must Not Be Trusted to Disarm Hamas

European leaders are calling for a greater European role in enforcing the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.

Austria: Springboard for Global Jihad
By August 26, 2014 Read More →

Austria: Springboard for Global Jihad

Austria figures prominently in a map produced by the Islamic State that outlines the group’s five-year plan for expanding its caliphate into Europe.

Posted in: Austria, Islam in Europe
Islamic State: We Will Take Spain Back
By August 17, 2014 Read More →

Islamic State: We Will Take Spain Back

Jihadists have vowed to reconquer Spain from non-Muslims and make it part of their new Islamic Caliphate.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Spain
Holy War Arrives in Germany
By August 10, 2014 Read More →

Holy War Arrives in Germany

Supporters of the jihadist group “Islamic State” have clashed with Kurdish Yazidis in North Rhine-Westphalia, the state with the largest Muslim population in Germany.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe