Posts Tagged ‘islam’

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel’s internal security agency issued a rare public warning on Monday, saying that terrorist groups were using popular social networking Web sites like Facebook to recruit, and possibly kidnap, Israeli citizens.

ALIABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The bearded Afghan army officer dropped off bundles of pens and notebooks at the school and asked one boy which he preferred: The Americans or the Taliban?

Harsh interrogation techniques authorized by top officials of the CIA have led to questionable confessions and the death of a detainee since the techniques were first authorized in mid-March 2002, ABC News has been told by former and current intelligence officers and supervisors.

A Danish press freedom group said Wednesday it is selling copies of a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad that caused outrage across the Muslim World.

Today, the UK Independent reports that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has signed the new Shia Family Law, which women’s groups believe will essentially legalize rape. Specifically, the measure “negates the need for sexual consent between married couples, tacitly approves child marriage and restricts a woman’s right to leave the home.” Shinkai Karokhail, a woman MP [...]

Snoop Dogg is among several rappers attending the Nation of Islam’s annual convention in a Chicago suburb. Snoop gave a $1,000 donation to the Nation of Islam, then sat on stage as Farrakhan spoke for more than three hours. Rapper Doug E. Fresh also attended but didn’t speak publicly. Rapper T.I., whose real name is [...]

Yasmin Fostok, the daughter of a radical Islam clerk who praised the hijackers of September 11, 2001, is pole dancing topless in London strip clubs. Fostok is the daughter of Omar Bakri Mohammed, a Muslim clerk who was thrown out from Britain after several controversial statements about the 9/11 attacks and the London Bombings on [...]

Islamic Cleric Urges Peace in Pakistan

Posted: 20th February 2009 by Veritas in Politics, Religion
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Islamic cleric Sufi Muhammad promised to use his influence to push the Taliban in the former mountain resort region of Swat to stop fighting in exchange for a public vow by the government to impose Islamic law in the region, where a brutal insurgency has killed hundreds and sent up to one third of the [...]

Critics say the freedom to criticize Islam in Europe has been put in jeopardy after Dutch politician Geert Wilders was banned last week from entering Britain because of his attacks on Islam. But while the controversial politician may have failed to enter the United Kingdom, the Dutch public has rallied around Wilders, and support for [...]

Islamic Subliminal Messages in Video Games

Posted: 9th February 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Randomness
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KNIGHTSVILLE, Ind. (WTHI) – Months ago, Rachel Jones was shocked to discover her 4-year-old’s baby doll seemed to have a hidden message: Islam is the light. Imagine her surprise when a game for her 8-year-old daughter’s Nintendo DS had the same message. Rachel said she bought the Nintendo game, Baby Pals, as a gift for [...]