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London Terror Attack: Khalid Masood Was A Criminal With Terror Links
Before he killed at least four people in Britain's deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat. A British-born former teacher and Muslim convert, Masood had shown up on the periphery of previous terrorism investigations that brought him to th...
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I'm A Muslim, Not A Terrorist. So Why Did The NYPD Spy On Me For Years?
A couple of weeks after I began lecturing on Islam at New York City mosques, something strange happened. Acquaintances and congregants told me they'd been approached by law enforcement officers, who asked about me and my talks. Soon after, I began to notice suspicious people in the audiences. One gentleman stood out - he was the most frequent atten...
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NSA and FBI Spied on Prominent Muslim-Americans: Report
The report said the targets included an attorney, a Republican political operative, a university professor and two civil rights activists.
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Reports of US Spying on BJP 'Serious'; Government Cross-Checking Facts: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
Stating that reports of spying on BJP by the USA were "serious", Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government would take up the matter.
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In 2010, a US Court Allowed Agency to Spy on BJP: Report
America's top spy agency was authorised by a US court in 2010 to carry out surveillance on the BJP along with five other political organisations across the globe, including Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Pakistan Peoples Party, according to a classified document.
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New York police disband unit that spied on Muslims
A special New York Police Department unit that sparked controversy by tracking the daily lives of Muslims in an effort to detect terror threats has been disbanded, police officials said on Tuesday.
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Spying on Muslims by New York police legal: lawyers
A federal judge has ruled that the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey was a lawful effort to prevent terrorism, not a civil rights violation.
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Pakistanis shot dead in mosque attack, says Kabul
Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Thursday that its spies shot dead two Pakistanis who opened fire on Afghan worshippers before dawn at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Kabul.
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New York police labels mosques as terrorist organisations
The New York Police Department has secretly labelled all mosques as terrorist organisations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
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Egypt to keep former president Mohamed Morsi under detention for another month
An Egyptian court today extended the detention of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi for 30 days. Morsi is being held at an undisclosed location on allegations of murder and spying, besides collaborating with Palestinian group Hamas.
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London Terror Attack: Khalid Masood Was A Criminal With Terror Links
Before he killed at least four people in Britain's deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat. A British-born former teacher and Muslim convert, Masood had shown up on the periphery of previous terrorism investigations that brought him to th...
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I'm A Muslim, Not A Terrorist. So Why Did The NYPD Spy On Me For Years?
A couple of weeks after I began lecturing on Islam at New York City mosques, something strange happened. Acquaintances and congregants told me they'd been approached by law enforcement officers, who asked about me and my talks. Soon after, I began to notice suspicious people in the audiences. One gentleman stood out - he was the most frequent atten...
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NSA and FBI Spied on Prominent Muslim-Americans: Report
The report said the targets included an attorney, a Republican political operative, a university professor and two civil rights activists.
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Reports of US Spying on BJP 'Serious'; Government Cross-Checking Facts: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
Stating that reports of spying on BJP by the USA were "serious", Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government would take up the matter.
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In 2010, a US Court Allowed Agency to Spy on BJP: Report
America's top spy agency was authorised by a US court in 2010 to carry out surveillance on the BJP along with five other political organisations across the globe, including Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Pakistan Peoples Party, according to a classified document.
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New York police disband unit that spied on Muslims
A special New York Police Department unit that sparked controversy by tracking the daily lives of Muslims in an effort to detect terror threats has been disbanded, police officials said on Tuesday.
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Spying on Muslims by New York police legal: lawyers
A federal judge has ruled that the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey was a lawful effort to prevent terrorism, not a civil rights violation.
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Pakistanis shot dead in mosque attack, says Kabul
Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Thursday that its spies shot dead two Pakistanis who opened fire on Afghan worshippers before dawn at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Kabul.
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New York police labels mosques as terrorist organisations
The New York Police Department has secretly labelled all mosques as terrorist organisations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
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Egypt to keep former president Mohamed Morsi under detention for another month
An Egyptian court today extended the detention of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi for 30 days. Morsi is being held at an undisclosed location on allegations of murder and spying, besides collaborating with Palestinian group Hamas.
