Syria: Mufti threatens Europe with suicide attacks Via Reuters : Syria’s most senior Sunni Muslim cleric has warned the United States and Europe that his country would unleash suicide bomb attacks in their countries if they launched military strikes against Syria. Mufti Ahmad Hassoun, whose son was shot dead by gunmen in the northern province of Idlib a week ago, made the comments to a visiting Lebanese delegation late on Sunday. “I say to the whole of Europe, I say to America: We will prepare our suicide bombers who are already with you if you bombard Syria or Lebanon,” Hassoun said in remarks broadcast by Al Jazeera television.

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Oslo: Pakistani uses religion to justify rape Via FreeThoughNation : The Oslo police recently came out with their annual report on rapes in the city. In a TV discussion on the report, a Norwegian girl described being raped by a Pakistani man: “He said that he had the right to do exactly as he wanted to a woman.

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‘Islamophobia in Europe is deep-seated’ Via Teheran Times : Islamophobia in the United States is shallow and temporary while Islamophobia in Europe is deep-seated because of Europeans’ long history of warfare with the Muslim World, Dr. Muqtedar Khan says. Muqtedar, an associate professor at the University of Delaware who teaches Arab and Middle Eastern politics, politics of development, globalization, and Islam in world affairs, made the remarks in an email interview with the Tehran Times on Sunday.

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Congratulations to the three winners of the Elenany Eid Giveaway .

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Book Review: The Future of Islam LibertyPhile posted a review of The Future of Islam by John L.

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Germany: A closer look at the demographics A couple of days ago I published a news article about a recent comprehensive report on the immigrants in Germany. According to this report, immigrants (and their descendants) make up about a third of the population in the 0-5 age group

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Kosovo: Man seized, linked to North Carolina terror plot A Kosovar man was arrested overseas and faces charges of participation in a terror plot involving several suspects from North Carolina , federal authorities said Thursday. Bajram Asllani, 29, a resident of Mitrovica, Kosovo, is charged with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure people abroad, the Department of Justice said in a statement

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Netherlands: Dutch Hamas leader one of Gaza flotilla organizers The Dutch Amin Abou Rashed (43), who was arrested by Israeli commandos on the ‘freedom flotilla’ by the coast of Gaza, is a top official in the Hamas terror organization, according to intelligence services. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com Yesterday Israel announced that all 600 foreign activists would be freed within two days. These include two Dutch: Rashed and Anne de Jong (29).

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France: Muslim intellectuals criticize Obama’s hijab statement In his June 4, 2009 Cairo speech, U.S. President Barack Obama emphasized that Muslim women in the U.S.

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The Muslims are coming! Is it Islamophobic to say that Europe would be overrun by Muslims? This article was written by Aijaz Zaka Syed, a journalist from Dubai. Less than 20% of the people living in Dubai have citizenship, and the foreign workers, who make up the overwhelming majority, can forget about settling down.

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