Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 28 Mar 2013 20:02

The Afghan 'green-on-blue' attacker seen as a hero

An Afghan border policeman who killed two US soldiers in a so-called "green-on-blue" attack in 2011 has been venerated after his death by many in his community. His family have given the BBC's Firuz Rahimi and Johannes Dell a rare insight into what motivated him to carry out the attack.

On 4 April 2011, Samaruddin opened fire on two US soldiers in the northern province of Faryab, killing them both before fleeing.

It was one of dozens of "green-on-blue" attacks in which Afghan security personnel have targeted their Western allies since 2007. More than 100 soldiers in have been killed in one of the gravest security threats to Nato in recent years.

Samaruddin was tracked down three days later.

Nato said that "in the course of conducting an operation to detain him, he was shot and killed while trying to escape from the house he was hiding in".
Diligent soldiers

Samaruddin's victims were named as 32-year-old Sergeant Scott Burgess and 26-year-old Sergeant Michael Lammerts.
They had been in Afghanistan for two months and were in Faryab to provide security at a meeting of US commanders and officials of the border police post in the provincial capital Maymana.

Colleagues have described them as diligent soldiers always ready to help fellow troops. Each left behind a wife and two children.

arun · Post by **arun** » 29 Mar 2013 10:10

Attempt to impose Mohammadden religious shariah law on our Military via the backdoor of the National Cadet Corps ( NCC ):

Students take NCC to court over beard

Arunkumar · Post by **Arunkumar** » 29 Mar 2013 11:17

^IIRC there was a case of a IAF person on the same issue 3-4 years back. The case is still with supreme court I think.

Sachin · Post by **Sachin** » 29 Mar 2013 12:33

x-Posted from Psy.Ops and Media thread..

Sachin wrote:Seven cadets sporting beards get court nod to appear for exam
This is about Seven NCC Cadets appearing for their 'C' Cert. examinations while sprouting a beard. At least when I wrote the exams, moustache was okay and proper hair cut was neccessary and beards were not allowed (unless you were a Sikh). Overt religious marks (including Tilak, Vibhoothi) also were NOT allowed. The Hindu report does not mention which community/religion these 7 cadets were from. But I have my own suspicions. NCC is okay, but need to see if this gets spread to other uniformed forces as well.

Anindya · Post by **Anindya** » 30 Mar 2013 11:30

Are Muslim Lives Worth More Than Hindu or Christian Lives?

Anindya · Post by **Anindya** » 30 Mar 2013 14:05

Long article with lots of interesting snippets...

Muslims vanish as Buddhist attacks approach Myanmar's biggest city

joygoswami · Post by **joygoswami** » 31 Mar 2013 10:22

Has anybody seen this before ?

Australian Muslim mob turns violent, one gets bitten by a dog in return

Q: How many of these were Pakis ??

Haresh · Post by **Haresh** » 01 Apr 2013 01:28

I have just found this page on FB.
A pretty useful one to see what is happening in the UK with regards to the RoP (MA)

https://www.facebook.com/blonde.zionist?fref=ts

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » 01 Apr 2013 20:35

The racist menace? Muslims declare victory in fight over ‘anti-Islamic’ Lego

“This sort of thing does not belong in a child’s bedroom,” said Melissa Gunes, a spokeswoman for Austria’s Turkish Cultural Association. Critics also claimed that the palace had an uncanny resemblance to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia mosque. “The game is pedagogical dynamite. It depicts Muslims as terrorists,” the TCA complained, adding that Jabba was shown to be a “terrorist who likes to smoke hookah and have his victims killed”. It appealed to Lego to withdraw the product immediately.

The game, which is aimed at children aged from nine to 14, features Jabba the Hutt in his intergalactic lair. Jabba, the slug-like villain who first appeared in the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, lives in a domed, oriental-looking building equipped with rockets and machine guns. He also smokes a water pipe and keeps Princess Leia in chains for use as his personal slave.

Agnimitra · Post by **Agnimitra** » 01 Apr 2013 23:11

BBC decides to run this today for some reason:
In pictures: Inside India's oldest Muslim university (Aligarh)
This link was immediately propagated across British Islamist fora, especially Paki-dominated.
The first picture shows Nuradeen Sahdee, a Thai Moslem undergrad, posing in his dorm room.
Part of the mounting campaign for Burmese/Thai/Lankan Moslem issues.
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Misleading title:
Is political Islam in Indonesia in decline?

Some observers such as Andrew Steele (“The Decline of Political Islam in Indonesia” — Asia Times, March 28, 2006) have discussed and signified the fall of political Islam in Indonesia. In addition to the trend of the nose-diving electability of Islamic parties indicated by the polls, they specifically attributed this decline to the shifting political orientation of the nation’s phenomenal Islamic party — PKS (the Prosperous Justice Party) — from endorsing a purist Islamic agenda to that of a more moderate agenda that highlights the importance of building a clean government and combating corruption.

However, when it comes to electoral politics, the tendency of Islamic parties to transform into what political scientists often refer to as “catch-all” parties in an attempt to appeal to a broader segment of voters is not only happening in Indonesia, but also in many parts of the Muslim world. In Turkey, the ruling Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) is widely recognized as the successor of the already-banned Welfare Party that had stronger Islamic leanings. Yet, unlike its predecessor, the AKP translates its Islamic aspiration into common yet appealing watchwords such as “democratization” and “clean government”, striking a chord with people of diverse backgrounds.

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Egypt issues arrest warrant for popular TV satirist for allegedly insulting Islam
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Surely related to 'rape culture' of south asia:
How Afghanistan Is Beginning to Deal With Workplace Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment at the workplace — as well as lack of mechanisms to address complaints arising from it — is one of the main impediments to female participation in the workforce. And the behavior is rampant. In civilian institutions, there are constant reports of verbal and physical harassment, blackmailing for sexual favors and the use of authority to coerce sex, according to interviews with several female workers, activists as well as independent studies. A report by Women for Afghan Women found “a complete lack of policies and procedures with respect to sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination” in government ministries. It is no surprise that women make up less than 1% of the police force: senior staff demand sexual favors for women to receive promotions and grants of leave. Junior police officers have, in private conversation with activists, reported groping and touching by male superiors, but they can’t officially file complaints fearing repercussion.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 03 Apr 2013 18:45

http://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/musli ... -increase/

Islam is not a religion nor is it a cult. It is a complete system.

Islam has religious, legal, political, economic and military components. The religious component is a beard for all the other components.

Islamization occurs when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their so-called ‘religious rights.’

When politically correct and culturally diverse societies agree to ‘the reasonable’ Muslim demands for their ‘religious rights,’ they also get the other components under the table. Here’s how it works (percentages source CIA: The World Fact Book (2007)).

As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness:

United States — Muslim 1.0%
Australia — Muslim 1.5%
Canada — Muslim 1.9%
China — Muslim 1%-2%
Italy — Muslim 1.5%
Norway — Muslim 1.8%

At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs:

Denmark — Muslim 2%
Germany — Muslim 3.7%
United Kingdom — Muslim 2.7%
Spain — Muslim 4%
Thailand — Muslim 4.6%

From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population.

They will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves — along with threats for failure to comply. (United States ).

France — Muslim 8%
Philippines — Muslim 5%
Sweden — Muslim 5%
Switzerland — Muslim 4.3%
The Netherlands — Muslim 5.5%
Trinidad &Tobago — Muslim 5.8%

At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world but to establish Sharia law over the entire world.

When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions ( Paris –car-burnings) . Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats ( Amsterdam – Mohammed cartoons).

Guyana — Muslim 10%
India — Muslim 13.4%
Israel — Muslim 16%
Kenya — Muslim 10%
Russia — Muslim 10-15%

After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning:

Ethiopia — Muslim 32.8%

At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare:

Bosnia — Muslim 40%
Chad — Muslim 53.1%
Lebanon — Muslim 59.7%

From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels:

Albania — Muslim 70%
Malaysia — Muslim 60.4%
Qatar — Muslim 77.5%
Sudan — Muslim 70%

After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide:

Bangladesh — Muslim 83%
Egypt — Muslim 90%
Gaza — Muslim 98.7%
Indonesia — Muslim 86.1%
Iran — Muslim 98%
Iraq — Muslim 97%
Jordan — Muslim 92%
Morocco — Muslim 98.7%
Pakistan — Muslim 97%
Palestine — Muslim 99%
Syria — Muslim 90%
Tajikistan — Muslim 90%
Turkey — Muslim 99.8%
United Arab Emirates — Muslim 96%

100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ — the Islamic House of Peace — there’s supposed to be peace because everybody is a Muslim:

Afghanistan — Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia — Muslim 100%
Somalia — Muslim 100%
Yemen — Muslim 99.9%

Of course, that’s not the case. To satisfy their blood lust, Muslims then start killing each other for a variety of reasons.

Anindya · Post by **Anindya** » 03 Apr 2013 21:09

Norway, Canada, US, China, Australia have visible Muslim problems - so, the first bucket is incorrect.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 03 Apr 2013 21:35

Why dont you think it over and tell us why the model does not apply to those countries?
Consider the stats could be wrong (missed or excluded segments etc), the presence of high number of liberals in majority population, votebank politics, international complusions etc which change the buckets.

Agnimitra · Post by **Agnimitra** » 03 Apr 2013 22:36

Islam is ‘Europe’s reality’, says Turkey’s EU minister

Responding to recent controversial comments by French far right politician Marine Le Pen, Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bağış said Monday that "Islam is a reality for the European Union" and Europe against "burying their heads in the sand".

“It is Islamophobia rather than Islam that is visible in France and across Europe,” Bağış said, referring to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s recent statement that Islam was “more visible” than before in France. “We know Ms. Le Pen’s statements on Turkey and our values but we don’t care too much."

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After fiasco, Mumbai police get 'schooled' in Islam

The Mumbai police, with the aim to sniff out 'undercurrents' as well as understand and appreciate the cultural nuances of the Muslim community, enlisted the help of a former Intelligence Bureau officer to take classroom lectures on Islam. The orientation exercise comes at a time when the city police has drawn flak for an internal circular that directed its officials to keep an eye on certain Islamic organisations.

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Russian Court Bans ‘How to Accept Islam’ Book

A court in south Russia has banned as “extremist” a book entitled “How to Accept Islam,” officials said on Tuesday.

The Krasnoyarsk district court ordered all copies of the book to be confiscated and destroyed.

Investigators, citing linguistic experts, said the book, by Muhammad Suleiman Ashkara, encouraged religious hatred.

The court said the book was discovered during a May 2011 raid at the Krasnoyarsk home of a man suspected of links to an extremist Islamic organization.

The book had not, however, been added to the Justice Ministry’s extensive list of extremist materials as of Tuesday afternoon.

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Three arrested in Bangladesh for defaming Islam

Three atheist bloggers in Bangladesh were today arrested here on charges of defaming Islam, as the government set up the country's first cyber crime tribunal to prevent exploitation of religion on the Internet.

The crackdown as well as the announcement came two days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged stern action against people found guilty of defaming Islam using the Internet.

"We are amending both the Right to Information Act and the Penal Code toughening punitive measures for hurting the people's religious sentiments," Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed told a press conference also joined by Home Minister Mahiuddin Khan Alamgir and two state ministers.

The trio, who were paraded in hand-cuffs at today's press conference, could face 10 years in jail if convicted under the country's cyber laws, which outlaw "defaming" a religion, deputy commissioner of Dhaka police Molla Nazrul Islam said.
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The existing 2006 Right to Information Act prescribes 10 years of imprisonment and penalty up to Taka 1 crore for hurting people's religious sentiments using the Internet.

The century-old Penal Code, on the other hand, suggests two years of imprisonment besides penalty for defaming religion and hurting people's religious sentiment.

Bangladesh authorities earlier banned the YouTube to prevent the viewing of a defamatory video which sparked worldwide protests in late 2012.

In February this year, they closed 12 blogs and Facebook pages for carrying out "malicious publicity" by suspected Islamists amid an intensified nationwide campaign against their leaders for 1971 war crimes.

But the mostly fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami and several other Islamist outfits have been alleging that young "anti-Islamic bloggers" were defaming Islam.

The young bloggers initiated a massive street campaign enforcing a round-the-clock vigil at Dhaka's Shahbagh Sqaure for over a month since February this year demanding toughest punishment for perpetrators of 1971 "crimes against humanity" siding with Pakistani troops in the name of protecting Islam.

The youngsters earlier rejected the allegation, calling it an effort to thwart the ongoing war crimes trial.

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Islamic headscarf debate rekindled in France

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arun · Post by **arun** » 04 Apr 2013 10:02

X Posted from the “Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan” thread.

A demonstration of the supremacist instincts of a society that adheres to the Mohammadden religion.

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan there is no such thing as a “secular” parliamentarian. Each and every parliamentarian has the constitutional obligation to accept the primacy of Mohammadden ideology:

Opponents of Islamic ideology face election ban

Ansar Abbasi
Thursday, April 04, 2013
From Print Edition

ISLAMABAD: A considerable number of former members of the parliament, senior politicians and lawyers etc, who openly negate and oppose the Islamic ideology of Pakistan, are vulnerable to be declared unfit to contest the upcoming polls.

It is not only the article 62 of the constitution but the nomination paper of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that bounds every aspirant of the parliament and provincial assemblies to respect, protect and preserve the Islamic ideology.

The constitution and the nomination paper make it clear that the Islamic ideology has been the very basis for the creation of Pakistan. According to article 62(g) a person is not qualified to become member of the parliament/provincial assembly if “he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or opposed the ideology of Pakistan”.

The nomination paper seeks from every candidate to solemnly swear that: “I will be faithful to the declaration made by the Founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah that Pakistan would be a democratic state based on Islamic principles of social justice. I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan and uphold the sovereignty and integrity of Pakistan and that I will strive to preserve the Islamic ideology which is the basis for the creation of Pakistan.”

Although in the past those negating the Islamic ideology of Pakistan have been penetrating into the parliament, now any voter could challenge the qualification of any candidate who is known or have publicly made any statement against the Islamic ideology of Pakistan. …………………………

The News

Agnimitra · Post by **Agnimitra** » 05 Apr 2013 04:41

Why We Are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret, by Dr Bill Warner

[youtube]t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1

I wonder about some of his stats, though. He says Akbar massacred 500,000 Hindus. Pardon my ignorance, what is he referring to here?

member_19686 · Post by **member_19686** » 05 Apr 2013 05:01

Carl wrote:Why We Are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret, by Dr Bill Warner

[youtube]t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1

I wonder about some of his stats, though. He says Akbar massacred 500,000 Hindus. Pardon my ignorance, what is he referring to here?

I haven't seen the video.

There are no total statistics of the Hindus massacred by the Ghazi Akbar in his early life before he most likely ended up an apostate.

At Chittor's fall he massacred 30,000 Hindu civilians, so you do the math for all his other campaigns & it can easily approach that total.

http://manasataramgini.wordpress.com/20 ... ification/

http://bharatendu.com/2009/07/06/akbar-transition-5/

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 05 Apr 2013 05:11

And he had the title Ghazi which has some minimum numbers of kafirs killed personally.

akashganga · Post by **akashganga** » 05 Apr 2013 06:13

Carl wrote:Why We Are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret, by Dr Bill Warner

[youtube]t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1

I wonder about some of his stats, though. He says Akbar massacred 500,000 Hindus. Pardon my ignorance, what is he referring to here?

Overall a good presentation. Some numbers may be questionable. He says total 80 million hindus killed in last 1400 years, nalanda library destroyed, books burnt, how sati started when hindu widows started this practice to escape mohammedians, etc.

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 05 Apr 2013 11:07

Does it indicate somewhere the email to use to request the presentation? He says we can get the presentation if we email him...

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 05 Apr 2013 11:40

Not Safe For Work
against islamism
Updated on Wednesday

Tunisian FEMEN activist Meriam burned a salafist flag in front of the Grande Mosquée de Paris today at 4PM as a symbol of women's fight against wild religious extremism. More info to come. A 16h aujourd'hui devant la Grande Mosquée de Paris, Meriam, activiste FEMEN tunisienne a brûlé un drapeau salafiste, comme symbole du combat des femmes contre la sauvagerie de l'extrémisme religieux. Plus d'infos à venir

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 546&type=1

shiv · Post by **shiv** » 05 Apr 2013 17:07

Carl wrote:Why We Are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret, by Dr Bill Warner

I appreciate this this man's effort at understanding, but he is hobbled by lack of history and an Islam like belief that Christianity was benign. Perhaps Jesus and his teachings were benign but Christianity as adopted by Rome was vicious.

He asks "Why did Islam convert so many people who were Christians?" What he fails to ask is the failing all all Westerners hobbled by the weight of Christian history. Christianity had been around for a mere 600 years before Islam. Places like Eastern Europe would not be Christianized for another 1000 years. Christianity itself had been busy destroying earlier pagan faiths when Islam rose up as a sort of "anti-Christianity". Iran was Zoroastrian up to about 500 BC. Greek and Rome were pagan. Zoroastrianism had lasted 1500 years from the time it split away from the Vedic civilization around 2000 BC. Christianity itself came at a time of flux, and Islam followed rapidly thereafter.

But Christianity self corrected by massive murder of fellow Christians. Christianity underwent the latest correction after Hitler, Islam has not undergone any self correction yet.

akashganga · Post by **akashganga** » 05 Apr 2013 17:57

shiv wrote: I appreciate this this man's effort at understanding, but he is hobbled by lack of history and an Islam like belief that Christianity was benign. Perhaps Jesus and his teachings were benign but Christianity as adopted by Rome was vicious.

He asks "Why did Islam convert so many people who were Christians?" What he fails to ask is the failing all all Westerners hobbled by the weight of Christian history. Christianity had been around for a mere 600 years before Islam. Places like Eastern Europe would not be Christianized for another 1000 years. Christianity itself had been busy destroying earlier pagan faiths when Islam rose up as a sort of "anti-Christianity". Iran was Zoroastrian up to about 500 BC. Greek and Rome were pagan. Zoroastrianism had lasted 1500 years from the time it split away from the Vedic civilization around 2000 BC. Christianity itself came at a time of flux, and Islam followed rapidly thereafter.

But Christianity self corrected by massive murder of fellow Christians. Christianity underwent the latest correction after Hitler, Islam has not undergone any self correction yet.

I agree. This guy claims repeatedly he is a scientist but he comes of us christian rightwinger from the west. The christian right wing is very good at fighting islam and also portraying christianity positively. Christianity wipes out native culture just like islam. Christianity wiped out entire native american culture and religions from north america completely. Spanish catholics killed of whatever was left of maya, inca, and aztech civilizations from south and central america. Most prominent catholic church in mexico city is sitting on top of ruins of aztech religious site. Even in goa and north east they have destroyed with some success hindu/buddist past. Our dharmic civilization was progressing very well until the first muslims started invading 1200 years back and then followed by christian invaders from britan, france, and portugal. These invaders came precisely because of the wealth and prosperity we had. For bharatiyas to start shining again we have to make sure that influence of both islam, and christianity is at least contained and if possible rolled back from the bharatiya culture. Islam will reduce us to the same status as pakistanis are right now and may be worse. Christianity will make us rootless and forever looking to christian west.

Atri · Post by **Atri** » 05 Apr 2013 18:24

Carl wrote:Why We Are Afraid, A 1400 Year Secret, by Dr Bill Warner

[youtube]t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1[/youtube]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y&NR=1

I wonder about some of his stats, though. He says Akbar massacred 500,000 Hindus. Pardon my ignorance, what is he referring to here?

Falls short of facts, but I loved the slides..

We can make similar slides about known conflicts between Hindus and Muslims in India during Islamic rule.. fascinating way to visualize how ravaged the country side was.. I am more interested in those time-slides of islamic attacks on west.

Jambudvipa, a note to remember..

anmol · Post by **anmol** » 05 Apr 2013 19:20

Investigation ordered into blasphemy charges against actress
Wed, 03/04/2013 - 16:23

The Public Prosecution has ordered an investigation into a complaint accusing actress Raghda of blasphemy after she had allegedly insulted Aisha, the wife of Prophet Mohamed.

Mohamed Rashad, the lawyer who filed the complaint, said in his petition that Raghda, “Crossed all lines of politeness by describing the Mother of Believers as a one raised by the Jews of Bani Quraydha”, referring to a Jewish tribe that had fought against the first Muslims. He added that Raghda’s remarks “provoked viewers” at an event at the Cairo Opera House.

According to Rashad, Raghda’s remarks “violated the Holy Quran’s account of the Prophet’s wives, and also breached the penal code by committing an action of libel.”

Late March, Raghda was reportedly assaulted by attendants at a poetry night at Cairo’s Opera House after delivering a poem supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime has been leading a bloody crackdown against pro-democracy protests since 2011.  

Born to a Syrian father and Egyptian mother, Raghda starred in several Egyptian movies, TV series, and theatrical performances in the 1980s and 1990s. 

The period following the Egyptian Revolution in January 2011 has seen a rise in legal actions over blasphemy accusations against artists and intellectuals, concerning advocates of free speech. That coincided with the growing political influence of Islamist groups and the election of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsy as president.  

Prominent comedian Adel Imam was acquitted last year of similar charges.  

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Anindya · Post by **Anindya** » 08 Apr 2013 04:46

More on skirmishes between the Buddhists and Muslims

brihaspati · Post by **brihaspati** » 08 Apr 2013 08:22

There are indeed reports of connections between Aisha and Banu Quraiza. When the men and boys were being executed [the first known instance of lungi check - however this was to check for signs of puberty to be eligible for beheading] ]after they surrendered to the sudden attack by the founder [fleeing from the Battle of the trench and being "informed by firishta Gabriel" about treachery in the mind of Banu Quraizah - with whom his early Muslim group had an "alliance"], one woman chatted with Aisha since they knew each other from before as friends - before being called off and dragged to be executed. Only one woman was recorded to be executed on this occasion [the rest were partly divided as slaves between the jihadis and others sold off] -because she had fought by throwing a millstone on the head of the attackers.

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 08 Apr 2013 10:54

Gaza police shaving heads of long-haired youths

Police in Hamas-ruled Gaza have started grabbing young men with long or gel-styled spiky hair off the streets, bundling them into jeeps, mocking them and shaving their heads.

It is the latest sign that the Islamic militants are imposing their strict practices on the population.

Hamas has been slowly forcing its fundamentalist interpretation of the religion on already conservative Gaza since it overran the territory in 2007, but the new crackdown on long hair and tight or low-waist pants - in several cases accompanied by beatings - appears to be one of the most aggressive phases of the campaign so far.

The crackdown began last week, and two of the victims told The Associated Press they were rounded up in separate sweeps in Gaza City that included more than two dozen young men.

House painter Ayman al-Sayed, 19, had shoulder-length hair before police grabbed him and shaved his head on Thursday.

"The only thing I want to do is leave this country," said Mr al-Sayed, who despite his ordeal defiantly wore stylish but outlawed narrow-leg tan khakis. "I am scared. They just take you from the street without reason. I don't know what they are going to do next."

anupmisra · Post by **anupmisra** » 08 Apr 2013 21:18

jamwal wrote:Gaza police shaving heads of long-haired youths

Happened in Iran as well soon after the islamic revolution.

Agnimitra · Post by **Agnimitra** » 08 Apr 2013 22:56

Independent Catholic News:
Syria: Christians flee rebel areas as fatwa authorises rape of non-Sunni women

The conquest of the Cheikh Maksoud district in Aleppo, by the anti-Assad militia, could mark a turning point in the battle for the city, a priest has reported.

Father David Fernandez, a missionary of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, said the neighbourhood is located in a very strategic position on a hill overlooking central Aleppo where there are many government buildings.

Fr David said many downtown streets have been closed and noboby can pass through them, because snipers hidden in the buildings are shooting at everything that moves.

"In Cheikh Maksoud, Christians once represented the majority. In recent years the Kurdish population had become dominant, but many Christian families were still gathered around the Armenian Catholic and the Greek-Orthodox Church." Fr David said. Lately, he added, more than three hundred Christian families have fled the area captured by the rebels. "At least 120 Christians have found refuge in the house of the Marist Brothers."

Among the fugitives, there are many stories circulating about murders and the rapes of women from families linked to the army or government circulate.

Fr David said: "Yesterday, Yasir al-Ajlawni - a Jordanian Salafi sheikh, resident in Damascus, released a fatwa on Youtube, declaring that it is lawful for opponents of the regime of Bashar al-Assad to rape "any Syrian woman not Sunni. According to the sheikh, capturing and raping Alawi or Christian women is not contrary to the precepts of Islam."

From the Kurdish-Turkish entente, its becoming clear that the dominant Kurdish trend is to align with Islamism. The Islamist Turks and their American backers seem to have convinced the Kurds of this. The Zoroastrian/Yazidi heritage of the Kurds will only be used as a distinguishing ethnic factor, that's all. The Kurds have lent themselves as ghazis of Islam earlier also, against Christians in the ME/Asia Minor. the Armenian genocide was perpetrated by Kurdish tribes at the behest of their Ottoman masters, in return for being allowed to expand and settle in the lands of the Armenians. Today, all traditional Armenian areas such as those around Lake Van, etc are Kurd populated.

Agnimitra · Post by **Agnimitra** » 08 Apr 2013 23:46

Coptic Christians under siege as mob attacks Cairo cathedral
Alastair Beach sees gunfire exchanged as armed gang descends on funeral of five Christians killed in recent sectarian clashes..

Hundreds of Christians were under siege inside Cairo’s Coptic cathedral last night as security forces and local residents, some armed with handguns, launched a prolonged and unprecedented attack on the seat of Egypt’s ancient Church.

At least one person was killed and at least 84 injured as Christians inside the walled St Mark’s cathedral compound came under a frenzied assault from their assailants in the main road outside.

The fighting erupted after a mass funeral for five Copts who were killed during violent clashes in a north Egyptian town on Saturday. A Muslim man also died in the clashes, which happened after an Islamic institute was daubed with offensive graffiti.

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The Independent: Coptic Christians: The minority who are an easy target in tough times

The Egyptian military’s crackdown on Coptic Christian protesters 18 months ago was one of the most chilling attacks on the country’s Christian minority in recent years.

As protesters marched against the burning of a church, the army rammed the demonstrators with an armoured car and opened fire into the crowds. State television whipped up anti-Christian sentiment, calling on “honest Egyptians” to help quell the Christian “mobs”.

A total of 29 people, mostly Copts, were killed in the incident.

...Christians – said to make up 10 per cent of Egypt’s 84 million-strong population – have proved themselves adept at playing down their faith when necessary.

Attacks in the past couple of years, such as the January 2011 bombing of a Coptic church in Alexandria that left 23 dead, have stoked fears of growing sectarian strife. And since the fall of Mubarak, Islamists have been emboldened, sparking more clashes.

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Sharia courts in the UK:
Video in the linked report:
Secret filming at Sharia council shows women at risk

BBC Panorama has uncovered fresh evidence of how some Sharia councils in Britain may be putting Muslim women "at risk" by pressuring them to stay in abusive marriages.

An undercover female reporter was told by Dr Suhaib Hasan of the Leyton Islamic Sharia Council that going to the police with her case of domestic violence was a "last resort".

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Putting Pakistan’s Politicians to a Piety Test: Are You Muslim Enough?
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Friends, there is a chasm between the Religion of Love and the Religion of Peace.
Not Peace but a Sword- The Great Chasm between Christianity and Islam
- about a book by Robert Spencer.

The problem with this is that Muslims have a totally different view of their scripture compared to how Catholic view scripture such as detailed in the Second Vatican Council’s Dei Verbum. Muslim’s consider the “Qur’an was dictated by Allah word for word, miraculously protected from scribal error, and contains no human element whatsoever.”

While on the other hand regarding Holy Scripture Dei Verbum says:
(1) In composing the sacred books, God chose men and while employed by Him (2) they made use of their powers and abilities, so that with Him acting in them and through them, (3) they, as true authors, consigned to writing everything and only those things which He wanted. (4) Therefore, since everything asserted by the inspired authors or sacred writers must be held to be asserted by the Holy Spirit, it follows that the books of Scripture must be acknowledged as teaching solidly, faithfully and without error that truth which God wanted put into sacred writings (5) for the sake of salvation. Therefore “all Scripture is divinely inspired and has its use for teaching the truth and refuting error, for reformation of manners and discipline in right living, so that the man who belongs to God may be efficient and equipped for good work of every kind” (2 Tim. 3:16–17, Greek text).

This contrasting view provides a very different view concerning how Muslim read the Qur’an and how the various semi-official schools of interpretation view the Qur’an in general and specifically what we would call the difficult passages. Adding to that those vary same passages which usually occur later in the Qur’an are given more weight over earlier less violent ones.

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Definition Of Marriage; What Can We Learn From Islam?
- by Nonie Darwish. In this case she's using an 'Islamophobic' analogue to bash gay marriage. But many other Western converts find in Islam a solution to the perverted excesses of lefty liberalism and moral relativism.

Before America embarks on changing the concept of marriage, I hope they will at least agree on examining cultures that do not define marriage as a covenant between one man and one woman. In their eagerness to achieve their goals, the pro gay marriage enthusiasts are marching towards what they perceive as progress and modernity while ignoring lessons from other cultures, history, basic human nature and the horrific and negative unintended consequences of redefining "marriage".

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An example of common support for Hamas types:
'Islam not sexist'

Our reader feels that the views expressed in the article “ I’m surrounded by assholes” doesn’t give the right perception of Hamas, which is a new rule that will see the separation of male and female students in Palestinian schools.

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Let me explain. I am a Muslim woman. I am educated. I am currently studying a few psychology subjects. One of them is called Career psychology.

It is amazing that many of the theorists point out that "careers are constructed differently but developed the same even though men and women experience different challenges."

This is a section devoted to understanding the challenges a woman has to overcome in her career, to point out that as much as we don't say it, her journey will always be different to a man.

Now, Islam, co-incidentally supports this! We as Muslims are taught that women are different, we are delicate. Why then do we have to endure the experiences of men?

It is clear from western theorists that this is the fundamental problem in society. So why do we critique, without research, actions that are anything but sexist?

Actions that are sensitive to the needs of women!

There are many schools that separate females and males, even in South Africa. Look them up.

Tell me, why no mention of young nuns at convent school? Is that not the same principle that Hamas is practising?

Is it not the same principle that should allow young girls to receive the education specific to them, comfortably?
I must tell you, I would prefer that, I really felt uncomfortable in a mixed school, during biology discussions of the female hormonal system and organs at school.

Whilst I do not approve of Hamas, let us be fair and not misinterpret them unnecessarily.

Though this may be her opinion, it shouldn't be mixed with unsupported facts. News is factual not opinionated.

anupmisra · Post by **anupmisra** » 09 Apr 2013 07:47

How did you guys miss this International Topless Jehad Day April 4?

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 10 Apr 2013 02:41

anupmisra wrote:
jamwal wrote:Gaza police shaving heads of long-haired youths
Happened in Iran as well soon after the islamic revolution.

Lest we forget, during the 1975-1977 INC imposed Emergency in India the police would sterlize random youth from the streets to fill their quotas.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 10 Apr 2013 19:35

Russian MPs back harsher anti-blasphemy law

Some human rights activists warned that "insults to believers" might include the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution or the Big Bang theory about the universe

All Abrahamic religions are blasphemy on humanity to begin with

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 10 Apr 2013 20:25

Father Reportedly Locked Out of Daughter’s Swim Practice to Accommodate Muslim Sensibilities

A Toronto area father is upset after being locked out of his daughter’s swim class for what he was told are “religious reasons,” according to the Toronto Sun.

“I spoke to a staff member and she told me that it’s because of Muslim women, that we’re not allowed to look at them or whatever,” 38-year-old Chris said Friday (he declined to give a last name). “I don’t think religion has a role to play in a public pool.”

The single father knew when he signed his daughter up for the 9-week course at the community center that it was a female class, but didn’t realize the gender segregation also reached the stands, apparently.

“She doesn’t have a lot of friends and I wanted her to swim with girls. I don’t know what parent wouldn’t want to watch their child participate,” he said, adding: “There were other fathers there who weren’t too happy.”

The Toronto Sun reached out to Local Councillor John Parker, who hadn’t heard of this specific case but called the complaint “legitimate,” adding that it raises a “fair issue.”

Agnimitra · Post by **Agnimitra** » 10 Apr 2013 22:54

Expert Translation Presented at Bulgaria's Radical Islam Trial

A Bulgarian court is to hold a new hearing Wednesday in the trial against thirteen religious leaders accused of preaching radical Islam.

The defendants face up to five years in prison in a criminal trial, which is viewed abroad as a test for the limits of religious freedom and tolerance in the country.

A translation of religious literature from Arabic to Bulgarian, done by expert Alexander Shurin, will be presented before the magistrates. The documents have been found on the defendants' computers.

At the end of 2012, the defense council requested from Shurin to translate all texts instead of only those listed by the prosecution on grounds the latter could be considered intentional selection of evidence. This forced the translator to ask for two extensions of the deadline over the huge volume of literature.

Experts have commented it would be extremely difficult to establish the level of accuracy of the translation. In addition, at the last session, the defense lawyers said the designated experts were not competent enough.

Bulgaria's Chief Mufti, Mustafa Hadzhi is yet to take the witness stand.

Deputy Chief Mufti Birali Myumyun faced the court at a hearing at the end of December, when it emerged that he featured on the list of preachers who have received money from the Islamist organization Al Waqf Islami.

He said it was difficult to identify Salafism separately from other aspects of Islam. However, the court found inconsistencies in his testimony and the accounts given in the pre-trial proceedings in 2009.

Prosecutors say the Saudi-financed activities of the imams have been spreading religious extremism and that they have used a local soccer team to indoctrinate boys.

Prosecutors allege that three of the imams were undermining the state by encouraging people to boycott parliamentary elections and spreading religious hatred.

The other 10 are implicated in working with Al Waqfal Islami, a Saudi-financed charity that built mosques, sent boys on trips to the Middle East and financed religious education in Bulgaria that prosecutors say embraced the Salafist brand of fundamentalist Islam.

The Bulgarian government closed Al Waqfal Islami in 2003, but prosecutors say the 13 accused continued its work without a license.

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Harun Yahya (Turkish publisher of popular Islamist books) writes in the Huffington Post:
Islam Encourages Scientific Progress

Haresh · Post by **Haresh** » 11 Apr 2013 17:01

Harun Yahya (Turkish publisher of popular Islamist books) writes in the Huffington Post:
Islam Encourages Scientific Progress

Muslim Inbreeding: Impacts on intelligence, sanity, health and society

http://islammonitor.org/index.php?optio ... s&Itemid=6

joygoswami · Post by **joygoswami** » 11 Apr 2013 17:01

Did anyone see this before ?

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 11 Apr 2013 20:05

^any idea of the context, where is it? they're brutalising two women it's clear, but any indication what for?

Looks like Iraq or Yemen or something, more likely the former.