Denmark: Broadcaster refuses to broadcast satire on Muslim terrorists You can watch the show trailer here (English subtitles, viewer discretion advised) Danish broadcaster SBS owns the right to a satiric show about a cell of bumbling European Muslim terrorists created by Omar Marzouk, but the show has been on the shelf for the past two years.
Wikileaks: “Relations with Islam” top priority for Sarkozy Via Wikileaks : On January 16, [2008] Joseph Wood, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, met with Philippe Errera, strategic affairs adviser to FM Kouchner, and Francois Richier, strategic affairs adviser to President Sarkozy. Errera and Richier provided their views on NATO, ESDP, Russia, the Iran NIE, and President Sarkozy’s own guiding principles. (….) Finally, Richier noted that “relations with Islam” and climate change were two immediate priorities of President Sarkozy’s that would nevertheless remain on the French agenda
Wikileaks: Assange hiding in London mosque Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, was interviewed by Israeli TV about a month ago. The clip is mostly in English , but can be a bit difficult to view on the site.
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and he handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said: For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: $0.50 Babysitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25 Taking out the garbage: $1.00 For getting a good report card: $5.00 For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00 Total owed: $14.75 Well, his mother looked at him standing there, the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote: For 9 months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No Charge
Switzerland: Foreigners alarmed by expulsion vote SwissInfo also summarized the various media responses . Via SwissInfo : Swiss voters’ decision to adopt tough new regulations on the deportation of non-Swiss convicted of serious crimes has provoked widespread concern among foreigners. (…) Second and third-generation immigrants are exposed, as the children of immigrants do not automatically get Swiss citizenship, so the rule would mean sending some people who were born and brought up in Switzerland to countries they know nothing of.
Denmark: Non-Western immigrants live longer than Danes (Mortality for non-Western immigrants by age group.
Germany: New Protestant leader says European Islam needed for dialogue Via Eurasia Review : A European form of Islam needs to develop before a meaningful interfaith dialogue can take place on the continent, the new leader of Germany’s 24 million Protestants has said.
Russia: Islamist rebels mull new “state” language Via Reuters (h/t FaithWorld ) Militants waging an Islamist insurgency in Russia’s mainly Muslim North Caucasus region have proposed using either Arabic or a Turkic language as a lingua franca for their affairs.
US: Turkish AKP wants to spread Islam in Europe I’ve mentioned in the past that comments by Turkey’s current leaders show they have neo-Ottoman aspirations .
Germany: Doctor disciplined for anti-Muslim sign Via EarthTimes : A German public health agency disciplined a doctor Thursday for hanging a sign in his surgery that demanded Muslim women remove their headscarves. The sign made headlines in September, at the same time as a bestselling book was attacking German Muslims for their alleged unwillingness to adopt German ways and learn to speak German. A demerit notice will be attached to the doctor’s name for the next five years in the German medical register, said Cornelia Kur, a spokeswoman for the agency that oversees medical practices in the Frankfurt region.
