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Tag Archives: Islam
Tunisia: Some Portents
Cross-posted over at the Corner: This demonstration in Tunis (report from AFP; extract follows) obviously reflects growing unease: TUNIS — Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated Saturday for a secular state following the murder of a Polish priest, verbal attacks on Jews … Continue reading
Tolerance, Lost
Cross-posted over at the Corner. As so often, ‘blasphemy’ is the excuse. Via AFP: A Muslim mob burned churches and clashed with police in Indonesia on Tuesday as they demanded the death penalty for a Christian man convicted of blaspheming … Continue reading
Posted in culture
Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, Fundamentalism, Indonesia, Islam, persecution of Ahmadiyah Muslims, Persecution of Christians
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Secular Egyptian Muslims are like Christian Reconstructionists
At Discover I report some of the attitudes in Muslim nations in relation to particular crimes or infractions against social mores: Support for harsh punishments (affirm action) Stone adulterers Whip & amputate hands of robbers Death penalty for apostates … Continue reading
Here Come The Bolsheviks
Count me unsurprised by this: Tunisia’s underground Islamic movement has emerged at the forefront of nationwide protests against its leadership and appears set to emerge as the strongest political force in elections. Al-Nadha is lead by the London-based exile Rachid … Continue reading
Sherry Rehman
Via the Guardian, another story that only should only increase fears for the future of Pakistan: All Sherry Rehman wants is to go out – for a coffee, a stroll, lunch, anything. But that’s not possible. Death threats flood her … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, Fundamentalism, Islam, Pakistan, Salman Taseer, Sherry Rehman
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Salman Taseer
The tragic events in Arizona are a hideous conclusion to a week already scarred by the assassination in Pakistan of Punjab governor Salman Taseer. The ominous implications of Taseer’s killing have only been underlined by its aftermath. Writing in the … Continue reading
Europe sans Frontières
Cross-posted over at the Corner: Via the Daily Telegraph: An Islamic suicide bomber who attacked Christmas shoppers in Sweden at the weekend is a British university graduate and was living in [the UK] until two weeks ago. Taimur Abdulwahab al-Abdaly … Continue reading
Bringing Back the Blasphemy Laws (ctd)
Cross-posted over at the Corner: Via the Daily Mail: A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of inciting religious hatred after allegedly burning an English language version of the Koran – and then posting it on Facebook. The 15-year-old, … Continue reading
Omar Bakri Mohammed
Cross-posted over at the Corner: The Lebanon has taken action against Omar Bakri Mohammed, a formerly UK-resident Islamic extremist who famously managed to extract some $500,000 in British welfare benefits while busily railing against the wickedness of, well, Britain. The … Continue reading
Marching Through The Institutions
Cross-posted over at the Corner: The Sunday Telegraph reports: An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has established that the education watchdog [Ofsted] has published positive reports praising Muslim schools for their contribution to community cohesion — even in the case … Continue reading