Germany: Afghan Stabs Syrian to Death

It just keeps happening in Germany, as well as in the rest of Western Europe. On Tuesday evening in the town of Strausberg, near Berlin, a 44-year-old Syrian man was stabbed to death on a street in a residential area. Police have arrested a  37-year-old Afghan man for the crime. As yet, the motive is not known.

Strausberg

The article below from Welt is translated by Fousesquawk.

Brandenburg

Knife attack in Strausberg- Man collapses bleeding on sidewalk

Updated 11:51

In Strausberg near Berlin, a 44-year-old man has died after a knife attack. The police arrested a 37-year-old Afghan the same evening.

Bloody crime in the Berlin area. A 44-year-old man was killed in Strausberg. As police reported, witnesses found the man injured on a street on Tuesday evening.

According to an East Police headquarters spokesperson speaking to the Maerkischen Allgemeinen, "the 44 -year-old was stabbed and seriously injured, apparently by a 37-year-old  Afghan with a knife in a residential area in the Hegermuehle district.

Emergency services took the injured man to the Berlin-Marzahn Accident Hospital. The 44-year-old, a Syrian, died later in the hospital, however.  According to initial findings, as a result of his stabbing injuries.

The events caused a commotion in the Hegermuehle district, (and) the police and emergency services reacted with a massive response. According to the Maerkischen Oderzeitung, the operation began around  8 pm on the Am Annatal Street, where the 44-year-old was reportedly attacked in front of a residential house.

Witnesses told the newspaper that the man was bleeding heavily and finally collapsed on the sidewalk. The 37-year-old quickly became the focus of the investigation, according to the spokesperson.

Police searched for the alleged perpetrator

Police searched the area around the scene of the crime for the fleeing attacker with the aid of a helicopter. According to the Maerkischen Oderzeitung reports, the suspect reportedly fled to a nearby apartment after the attack. Special [police) forces subsequently stormed the apartment in Strausberg and took the man into custody the same evening.

According to the police, it will now be investigated whether the alleged perpetrator is solely responsible for the crime. "As to the motive of the perpetrator and as to the background of his act, there is, as of right now, no knowledge," the Frankfurt (Oder) police stated Wednesday morning. It is not known what happened before the attack and what motive lies behind it, said the spokesperson.

Wacko College Courses (5)

This is our 5th posting on Wacko College Courses. A big hat tip to Minding the Campus, The College Fix, and Campus Reform for the below links.

Since I just posted something on Texas A&M and the linguistic skills of one student there, let's start this cavalcade with Texas A&M's San Antonio campus, where one (required) English course teaches that standard English is part of social oppression.  And when you take this course, there is also The Pledge:

“We acknowledge the land we are on, the Yanaguana, named for the life-giving waters of the San Antonio River … We acknowledge the physical and cultural violence of colonialism … We acknowledge the complex history of the U.S. university system, which has expanded access to education but which has also profited from the dispossession of Indigenous land and from the labor of enslaved people. In the face of this history, we commit to decolonial work… We pledge to learn about and act in solidarity with Indigenous struggles for social justice.”

Staying on the topic of language, Leo Krubner has a post in Minding the Campus describing composition classes he took at an unnamed state university, in which the professor, also unnamed, tied it all in with racism, marginalized communities of color, and all that jazz.

Syllabus: "In this class, we will continue to explore issues of composition theory,” it says, “all through the lens of anti-oppressive, antiracist ‘critical’ approaches to assessment.” Further, the class “will focus on social justice” and investigate “how merit and assessment are socially constructed at various levels.”

Meanwhile, at the University of Virginia, founded by Thoams Jefferson, there is an "eco-feminist" course that teaches our kids all about how listening to birds and plants can teach us about-you guessed it-oppression. 

"The syllabus defines ecofeminist research as 'any mode of inquiry guided by critical ecological feminism, the idea that women and the more-than-human world share a political fate determined by a master model that divides up the world into unequal and antagonistic dualisms.”

"Hunh?!?"

And for those of you who are into pornography, Georgetown University has just the course for you. It's called, "Understanding the pornographic", which I guess means that after taking this invaluable academic course, you can understand just what it is you are watching. You can read about it here on Campus Reform.

Georgetown student learning to understand pornography

Getting serious again, Minding the Campus has an interesting report on how all this junk fits into the "progressive ideology" mold that so many universities are classifying as required general education classes.

In reference specifically to the last article, so much for the claim often heard that universities are teaching our kids how to think as opposed to what to think. It's bad enough that so many of these courses are ideology-driven, which means they are based on the personal opinions of the professor. If they were electives, that would be bad enough. To make them required is nothing less than indoctrination. 

Students Supporting Israel Harassed at Texas A&M

 "Guys, look who I’m with! Yo, it’s the genocide supporters right here, y’all!”  “Yo, what’s up stinky Zionist?”

"Yo! What's up, Y'all?"

The never-ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to infect our college campuses. The impact on Jewish students has been something that should trouble every decent-thinking American. I am cross-posting an article from The College Fix that has a disgusting video showing a pro-Palestinian student harassing two students sitting at a Students Supporting Israel (SSI) table on campus and throwing out some of the old tropes about "Zionists"-read Jews- controlling the world.

The student in question is identified by The College Fix as Yousef Mahdy. You can watch the video of his rant on the above link. 

Just as a side comment, I had always thought that attending college would teach young students how to speak proper English. After watching this guy in the video, I'm not so sure.

Netherlands: Another Anti-Jewish Bombing Attack

Nijkerk

In the past couple of weeks, there have been a series of bombs set off at Jewish sites in Belgium and the Netherlands. The explosions go off in the wee hours of the morning, and to date, there have been no injuries. Early Saturday morning, the Israel Center, the offices of Christians for Israel, was the target. Again, there were no injuries, but the implications are obvious and fit the pattern of the earlier attacks. Police are investigating, but as yet, no one is in custody. Hopefully, the perpetrators of this and the other despicable and cowardly attacks will be brought to justice.

Below is our translation of the statement by Christians for Israel. Note that we have inserted (sic) after the reference to Passover.

Christians for Israel target of attack

4 April 2026

In the early morning hours of April 4, there was an explosion at the Israel Center in Nijkerk. The blast was heard over a wide area. The damage was limited, but the impact is large. The attack fits into a troubling pattern of earlier attacks on Jewish and pro-Israel targets in the Netherlands and Belgium. The police are investigating as to who is responsible.

As Christians for Israel, we are shocked that our Israel Center is a target of an attack. That it occurred on the eve of Passover, the most important celebration for Christians (sic), makes it more poignant. This attack is not only directed at us but is also directed at the Jewish community in the Netherlands, which has long seen itself confronted with threats and intimidation. This causes us great concern.

Attacks are meant to cause fear. We will not submit to that; we go on with our work, we have a Biblical message of God's faithfulness to His people, and we are committed to fighting anti-Semitism. In a free society, there may be differences of opinion, and there are many, but that is no excuse for violence. This is a line that may not be crossed.

We are thankful for all the support we have received in the past months from our supporters, who have helped us with the security of our premises. Today demonstrates once again that this is necessary.

Italy: Imam Given the Boot

Imam in Brescia advocated child bride marriages

The Italian Ministry of Interior has just announced that a Pakistani imam, residing in the northern Italian town of Brescia (just outside Milan), has been expelled from the country for making public statements advocating the marriage of girls as young as 9 years old. Ali Kashif was put on a plane from Milan's Malpensa Airport directly back to Pakistan.

Ali Kashif

-Il Tempo

The article below from Il Tempo is translated by Fousesquawk.

Brescia: Imam and comments on child brides: Expelled

Caption: "In our Islam, after age 9, a girl becomes a woman."

Shocking document: Brescia imam says yes to child brides.

He said that according to Islam, after the age of 9, girls are suitable to marry. These words, spoken by Brescia imam Ali Kashif into the microphones of the program, "Out of the box", have cost him expulsion from the country. It was the Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi who made the notification: "He had claimed that a girl, after the age of 9, could be considered an adult and therefore could marry, in effect, legitimizing the phenomenon of so-called child brides. Subsequent to the expulsion order, he was placed on a flight from Milan's Malpensa Airport and sent back to his country of origin."

Originally from Pakistan, Kashif had emphasized the legitimacy, according to the Koran, of marriage with young girls: "The Islamic religion says that if the parents are happy and both are in agreement, they can marry even at the age of 9. In our Islam, after 9 years, a girl becomes an adult. In the Koran, it says that it can be done."  The order was carried out by the police headquarters of Brescia on the instruction of the Ministry of Interior, which made the decision citing reasons of security, the lack of a residence permit of the person in question, and his incompatibility with constitutional values.

From Brothers of Italy (party), Member of Parliament Riccardo De Corato expressed "full support for the measure" in the face of "very serious statements", to which the State must react "with firmness and without any hesitation". And he added: "Whoever thinks they can justify, in our country, barbaric practices, contrary to the dignity of the individual, the rights of minors, and fundamental principles of our legal system, needs to know that in Italy, there is no room for fanaticism, for extremism, and for whoever disseminates messages incompatible with our legal system. The action taken by the police commissioner is an act that is just, necessary, and in accordance with his duty. The protection and care of minors, the security of citizens, and the defense of the law come before all."

Rima Hassan and La France Insoumise

This article first appeared in New English Review.

Here in the United States, most of us have been shocked and disgusted that people like Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) could be elected to Congress. In France, they seemingly have their own version of these two characters. The French political party, La France Insoumise, is arguably even further to the left than our own Democratic Party. La France Insoumise is led by Jean-Luc Melenchon, a leftist whom many consider an anti-Semite, and a man who aspires to be president of France someday in the near future.

But the woman who is really causing a stir in France at the moment is a French-Palestinian by the name of Rima Hassan (33). She represents her party in the European Parliament. She now stands criminally charged with justifying terrorism. In recent days, she posted a quotation by Kozo Okamoto, the lone surviving Japanese terrorist who participated in a terrorist attack in 1972 at Tel Aviv’s Lod Airport that killed 26 people, including 17 Americans.

Back in February, Hassan, who is a vociferous opponent of Israel, was appearing at a political event in Lyon. Outside, a group of conservative feminists was protesting against her. A young man who was acting as security for the protesters was viciously attacked and beaten to death by 6 people, subsequently identified as members of La Jeune Garde (The Young Guard), an Antifa-like group closely tied to La France Insoumise. In fact, two of those charged have been identified as Parliamentary assistants of a La France Insoumise Parliamentarian from Lyon, Raphael Arnault.

How did we get to the point that in countries like the US and France, we have elected officials in the Congress, European Parliament, and French National Assembly, respectively, who more or less openly stand on the side of terrorists like Hamas? Of course, the easy answer is to point to where they came from and who their constituents are. IlahnO Mar, originally from Somalia, represents a district in Minneapolis, often referred to as “Little Mogadishu”. While I don’t want to defame all Somali immigrants (one of my heroes is Ayaan Hirsi Ali), it goes without saying that this community is controversial, to put it mildly. Tlaib, who was born in the US of Palestinian background, represents districts in and around Dearborn, Michigan, often called “Dearbornistan”. Again, not to paint all Muslims in Dearborn as being bad actors, but the area has had its share of radical activity and hate speech emanating from some of its mosques.

Hassan was born in Syria and immigrated to France at the age of 9. She went on to achieve higher education and became active in working with Palestinian refugees. She was elected to the European Parliament in July 2024 as a member of La France Insoumise. She enjoys the unqualified support of Mélenchon. Both he and his party have expressed outrage at her arrest.

Of course, in the US, Hassan would not be facing charges for her post regarding Okamoto. We have the First Amendment protecting free speech, even hateful speech. France and the rest of Europe have stronger restrictions on speech than we do. Speech that is deemed hateful toward other groups of people can be prosecuted, and people can lose their money, their jobs, and even their freedom if what they say or write is considered hate speech. I come down on the side of free speech, which I am free to condemn and respond to. At the same time, I consider people like Hassan to be contemptible.

Perhaps, the larger lesson is that if democratic countries can elect people like Omar, Tlaib, and Hassan to public office, our democracies are more fragile than we ever imagined.

 

 

 

France: French Member of European Parliament Charged With "Justifying Terrorism"

Rima Hassan

French member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan, of the left-wing La France Insoumise political party, has been charged with justifying terrorism this week. She surrendered to French police Tuesday morning and was held in custody until Thursday evening.

Hassan, a controversial Palestinian-French woman, who has made a series of controversial statements in recent years, mostly regarding Israel, was also in the news recently after a man was beaten to death by the left-wing group, La Jeune Garde  while he was participating in a protest at an event in which Hassan was speaking.

This most recent charge against Hassan involves a posting she made on X, citing the words of a Japanese terrorist, Kozo Okamoto, a man who participated in the 1972 massacre at Tel Aviv's Lod Airport that resulted in the deaths of 26 people, including 17 Americans.

The below article in France 24 is translated by Fousesquawk.

Note: CBD is a natural hemp product while 3MMC (3-Methylmethcathinone) is a synthetic "designer drug", which is illegal in France.  

French-Palestinian European Parliament Deputy, Rima Hassan, will be tried for "defending terrorism"

At the end of her custody Thursday evening, La France Insoumise Euro Deputy, Rima Hassan, was issued a summons to appear in court for "justifying terrorism online", within the framework of an investigation regarding a posting. A small quantity of what appeared to be a synthetic drug was found in her purse, the prosecutor's office indicated.

Posted April 2, 2026 at 15:45

Updated on April 3, 2026 at 08:46

By France 24

Caption: Rima Hassan at a rally in her support at Place de Republique in Paris on June 12, 2025

European Deputy Rima Hassan was released from custody on Tuesday, April 2, during the evening and "was issued a summons to appear before the criminal court on July 7 to be tried for justifying terrorism online", the Prosecutor's Office of Paris has announced.

On Tuesday morning, French-Palestinian European Parliament Deputy from La France Insoumise (party) presented herself to the Judicial Police in response to a summons to be placed in custody. "This placement in custody is possible without it being necessary to lift parliamentary immunity, within the framework of a preliminary investigation," the prosecutor's office pointed out.

The 33-year-old European Parliament deputy is charged with a posting on March 26, 2026, on her X account, referencing Kozo Okamoto. This man is the sole survivor of three perpetrators of the March 30, 1972 massacre perpetrated in the name of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (FPLP) at the Israeli airport of Lod-Tel Aviv, which produced 26 deaths, including one Canadian, 8 Israelis, and 17 American citizens from Puerto Rico.

Accompanied by Japanese and Palestinian flags, Rima Hassan's post quoted remarks attributed to him: "Kozo Okamoto: I have dedicated my youth to the Palestinian cause. Where there is oppression, resistance will not just be a right, but a duty". She also reposted a text in English on Kozo Okamoto, "recalling that he took part in this attack and a photo in which he was being carried on the shoulders of men dressed in fatigues and keffiyehs," the prosecutor's office stated.

The posting had been reported to the prosecutor's office by the Interior Minister, then by the European Jewish Organization (OJE) and Licra (International League Against Racism and Antisemitism).

CBD and 3MMC

"No comment today, there will be a press conference tomorrow," Rima Hassan told the press Thursday evening upon leaving custody, in which, "everybody was very correct and professional".

The Euro-deputy then wrote on X that, "on the basis of illegal leaks, I have had to endure accusations that I was in possession of several drugs. These accusations are totally false," she thundered, noting that only the presence of CBD had been found, "which is perfectly legal."

A source close to the case had indicated that a small quantity of synthetic drugs had been found in the bag of the Euro-deputy. "The search of Rima Hassan's effects revealed the presence of substances, one resembling CBD, and the other 3MMC (a synthetic drug-Editor note), of which she was questioned, "the prosecutor's office indicated after her release from custody. "These elements are separate and will be the object of a separate procedure."

"Political police" and "judicial harassment"

The detention of Rima Hassan has sparked outrage within the ranks of La France Insoumise. Jean-Luc Melenchon denounced "political police", while Manon Aubry, another Euro-deputy of the movement, condemned "judicial harassment".

Rima Hassan is implicated in 6 other procedures, which the prosecutor's office won't comment on because they are "still ongoing". Thirteen other procedures led by the National Unit Combatting Online Hate have been dismissed "after having investigated the context in which the contested remarks were made, interviewing the person concerned, and the combination of explanations she gave within the framework of similar procedures, and the analysis of all the elements". Most of them involved the postings or other comments reported by OJE, other organizations, or members of Parliament.

A leading figure for the Palestinian cause, Rima Hassan does not hide her very radical positions on the State of Israel, which she calls "terrorist" and (makes) numerous controversial statements. She had been brought to the forefront by LFI during the European elections of 2024, where sending her to Brussels became one of the principal arguments of the Insoumise campaign.

She also made headlines by twice boarding ships headed to the Gaza Strip while denouncing a humanitarian blockade. She was temporarily detained by Israeli forces after the boat was intercepted.

-With  Agence France-Presse

Sweden: Syrian Home Care Services Worker Accused of Abusing Elderly Patients

Hat tip Fria Tider and Samnytt

Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh

- Fria Tider

A 22-year-old Syrian home care worker in Örebro, Sweden is charged with physically and verbally abusing elderly patients whom he was supposed to be caring for. The suspect, Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh, allegedly videotaped himself torturing prisoners while shouting, "Allahu akhbar" at them. Even while under suspension, the agency that hired him allowed him to return to work after only a 30-day suspension.

The article below from Fria Tider is translated by Fousesquawk.

Caption: Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh's own films show the abuse. In total, at least 15 elderly people were subjected- but two of them have now died

"Eat shit, Whore":  Allowed to keep working in home care services 

Posted 2 April, 2026 at 15:39

Domestic: A home care service worker in Örebro made videos as he tortured, humiliated, and threatened a long line of elderly Swedes. In the video clips, he calls them, among other things, "f-ing whore" in Arabic and shouts, "Alalhu akhbar" right in the ears of an elderly man. In spite of the police investigation, he was allowed to continue working in home care services. "Since we don't know more about the investigation, we can't suspend him more than one month," says the unit manager.

22-year-old Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh came to Sweden during the asylum crisis of 2015, Samnytt writes.

Now he stands accused, suspected of having subjected a large number of elderly Swedes to serious abuse. 

Almasalmeh has already been previously convicted of, along with other Arabs, having humiliated, threatened with a pistol, and brutally abused Swedish Epa*-youths in Värmland.

Despite that, he got a job in home care services in Örebro, which allowed him to continue even after the current police investigation began.

According to the prosecutor, there are 13 claimants, after two of the victims died during the period of investigation. The oldest is 99 years old.

Footage secured by police shows how the 22-year-old repeatedly filmed situations where elderly Swedes were subjected to humiliating treatment. In one case, he targeted a 90-year-old woman.

"You look like a monkey, " he says in Arabic.

Caption: More screenshots from video clips

He continues to direct insults and threats at the elderly person.

"Oh, you whore. I swear I will curse you," he says.

"Eat shit, Whore!"

"I swear to Allah, I will let you freeze!"

Another clip shows an elderly man lying in his bed. Almasalmeh films him up close, aiming at his face. At the same time, he says in Arabic:

"How can we tell how it is with this bastard? Is he alive or dead? I swear to Allah I don't know (sighs). Are you here? (Pats the old man), are you here?

In another case, an elderly man is showered with ice-cold water after one can hear that he is "a son of a whore".

"I swear to Allah I will let you freeze!" Almasalmeh can be heard telling the old man.

Allahu akhbar torture

In another video, the suspect makes a hand movement in front of an elderly man, which, according to the preliminary investigation, "is similar to the movement for pulling a trigger on a weapon."

"Goodbye, (the Swedish man's name)", he says immediately afterward.

One clip shows an elderly man sitting in the kitchen wearing headphones. Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh uses a microphone connected to the headphones.

"Allahu akhbar!" he screams again and again into the microphone, and the sound goes directly into the ears of the elderly man. 

The phrase, "Allahu akhbar" also appears in other films in similar situations.

Allowed to return

Although the suspicions were known for a period of time, the 22-year-old was allowed to return to work on January 2 after a short suspension, according to Samnytt.

"Since we don't know more about the investigation, we cannot suspend him more than one month," states the Örebro Municipal unit chief, Maid Prnjavorac, in an interview.

Prnjavorac referred to the activities chief, Sahra Strandberg, for comments. She, in turn, referred to Annika Roman, municipal area chief for elderly care, but she has not answered Samnytt.

Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh continued to work until he was finally arrested later in January and subsequently remanded to custody.

He denies the crime. 

*Epa-Refers to a Swedish program that refitted vehicles to tractor-type vehicles that could be operated by rural minors in Sweden.

 

 

More UC Berkeley Blues

UC Regents settle lawsuit

I am cross-posting an article in Algemeiner describing a video shown by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in which a now-deceased Palestinian terrorist, Farouk Salameh of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (a terrorist organization), is calling for murder against Israelis. A Jewish advocacy group, SAFE Campus  first revealed the video.

This is just the latest reminder of why SJP should be banned permanently from every American campus.

This comes just as the UC Board of Regents is settling a lawsuit brought by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under the Law against UC Berkeley for not responding to anti-Semitism on its campus. Here is how the Daily Californian (campus newspaper) is reporting it.

And here is another fun fact: SJP was co-founded by a charming fellow named Hatem Bazian-who just happens to be a professor at UC Berkeley.

Netherlands: Suspected ISIS Member Arrested in Eindhoven

-Eindhovens Dagblad

On Saturday night, Dutch police raided a residence in Eindhoven and arrested a 21-year-old man, not further identified, on suspicion that he has ties to the Islamic State.

The below article, from Eindhovens Dagblad, is translated by Fousesquawk. We are also working on providing English subtitles to the video in the article.

Eindhoven resident (21) arrested in terrorism investigation: suspected of link with Islamic State (IS)

The raid and arrest by the heavily armed units of the Special Interventions Service (DSI) on Saturday evening in Eindhoven was related to an investigation into terrorism.

-Wout van Arensbergen

Source: ED

29 March 2026, 15:58  Last update: 17:58

 

The arrested Eindhoven resident (21) is suspected of having a link with the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS). This is confirmed by the national unit of the police in response to an inquiry from Eindhovens Dagblad. It is being investigated whether he has ties with Islamic State (IS)," said the national unit in a written response.

The police declined to give more information due to the ongoing investigation.

On Saturday evening, the DSI raided the corner house on the Ruysdaelbaan, near North Canal Dike within the ring road, in Eindhoven with a great show of force. Not much later, a blindfolded young man in a black robe was brought out handcuffed and in flip-flops. Local residents were kept at a distance. The 21-year-old from Eindhoven was taken from Eindhoven to a jail facility in Houten.

According to local residents, he is reportedly a son of the family. What exactly the Eindhoven resident did, how he came into the sights of the investigative services, and what his possible plans were, are not yet known.

While police officers searched the house, a company that specializes in transporting hazardous substances arrived. Whether anything was found in the house is unknown.

Television images

Through the window of the living room could be seen how police officers were viewing images from a phone or a laptop on a TV screen. Images and videos of a firearm, masked men, and the IS logo were shown.

On Tuesday, the suspect will be brought before the examining magistrate.

*Update (March 30, 2026):

Here is the above-referenced video from the Eindhovens Dagblad article with English subtitles added. Hat tip Vlad Tepes, and Gates of Vienna for subtitling. Translation by Fousesquawk.

Orange County Board of Supervisors Issues Proclamation on Eid al-Fitr

Hat tip RAIR Foundation USA and Counter Jihad Coalition

-RAIR Foundation USA

I am cross-posting an article running on RAIR Foundation USA, which reports that the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors has held an event featuring local Muslim leaders (like CAIR) on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. A proclamation was issued to mark the occasion. I have little to add except the below details, which concern CAIR and Imam Muzammil Siddiqi of the Islamic Center of Orange County in Garden Grove, California. He was one of the Muslim officials attending. 

Out here in Orange County, I have heard Muzammil Siddiqi speak on many occasions and have asked him several questions about Islam. He has convinced the powers that be in OC that he is a bridge builder. The OC Board of Supervisors honored him several years ago with a humanitarian "Bridge Builder" award-as several of us protested peacefully outside. Yet, Siddiqi is the imam who hosted Omar Abdel Rahman, the Blind Shiekh, to give a sermon at his Garden Grove mosque in 1992. He also allowed his mosque to be used by the UC Irvine Muslim Student Union to construct their "Apartheid Wall" for use at their annual anti-Israel week at UCI. I personally observed it and confronted him with it in 2017 at an "anti-hate" event at UCI in which he sat on a dais with some prominent OC rabbis.

 As for the participation of the Southern California chapter of CAIR, a despicable Muslim Brotherhood-linked, Hamas-supporting organization headed by Hussam Ayloush (who was not present), the Board of Supervisors has shamed itself by inviting this organization. If they wanted to issue a proclamation to the local Muslim community on one of their major religious holidays, that's one thing. What is more troublesome is that the OC BoS chose Siddiqi and CAIR to headline the event.

Obviously, nobody has gotten the message-because they don't want to.

France: Prosecution Requests 18 Years in Prison for Tariq Ramadan (Update: Convicted)

Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan, grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hasan al-Banna, has been convicted of rape in absentia by a Paris court and sentenced to 18 years in prison. Ramadan, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, is in Switzerland, where he was born. He is known throughout the world as an expert, philosopher, and scholar on Islam. I have heard him speak twice in California and was able to ask him a question in a brief one-on-one setting. 

It is unclear what will happen now since Ramadan, who has always protested his innocence, is a Swiss citizen and is not currently in France.

The below article in Le Figaro is translated by Fousesquawk. Just as we were finishing the translation, the news broke that Ramadan had been convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison as requested by the prosecutor.

Rape trial: 18 years in prison requested for Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan

The preacher, who never appeared at his trial, is accused of raping three women. The criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for him.

-Le Figaro and AFP

One day ago

A prison sentence of 18 years was requested Tuesday in the rape trial of Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, in the Paris Departmental Criminal Court, which has tried him in absentia and behind closed doors for the rapes of three women, a judicial source indicated.

The Public Prosecutor's Office also asked for an arrest warrant for the accused, who has not appeared before French justice since the beginning of his trial, as well as a permanent ban from French territory once his sentence is served. "The prosecutor, over the course of three hours, demonstrated the immense culpability of Tariq Ramadan. Whether he is present at the hearing or not, I think that the demands would have been the same: implacable," Attorney David-Olivier Kaminski, lawyer for Henda Ayari, told Le Figaro.  

A "parody of justice" according to his 4 attorneys

The trial of Tariq Ramadan began on March 2 without him being present in the courtroom. His attorneys then explained that he had been hospitalized in Geneva, Switzerland 2 two days earlier due to what, according to them, was a "flare-up" of multiple sclerosis. The president of the criminal court, Corinne Goetzmann, then ordered a medical examination by two neurologists designed to evaluate his state of health in order to decide upon a postponement of the trial to a later date or not.

In this report, read in the court by the magistrate on March 6, the experts concluded that "the multiple schlerosis (which the Islamic scholar had suffered from for several years), was stable, without signs of a recent flare-up, and stated that he could appear before the criminal court. The president then rejected a request for a postponement of the trial and decided that the 63-year-old accused would be tried in absentia behind closed doors as requested by the civil party. She also indicated that an arrest warrant to" be executed and disseminated immediately" would be issued against him. His four attorneys left the courtroom, stating that they could not defend their client in this "parody of justice".