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Erdogan’s Troubling Friends
FrontPageMagazine 9 June 2010
By Robert Ellis
In 1974, when Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was president of the Istanbul youth group of the MSP (the Islamist National Salvation Party), he wrote, directed, and starred in a play called Mas-Kom-Ya, which addressed subversive elements in Turkish society:
masons, communists and yahudi (Jews). This very same performer has managed to convince gullible Western politicians that Turkey is committed to EU membership. Equally convincingly, he has played to the Arab gallery since his AKP (Justice and Development Party) came to power in 2002. 
Muslim teens enraged by pop star’s name
The Copenhagen Post 9 June 2010
Muslim teens at a Copenhagen concert threw eggs at pop icon who shares a name with a holy city of Islam It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. Denmark’s answer to Lady Gaga, decided 
Britain will struggle to handle 'catastrophic' population growth unless changes are made
Daily Mail 9 June 2010
Britain will struggle to handle 'catastrophic' population growth in future unless urgent action is taken, a report has warned. The predicted increase to 70million by 2029 will put unsustainable 
Riots must be brought under control: Reinfeldt
The Local 9 June 2010
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt cautioned that the riots that blighted the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby on Monday and Tuesday needed to be brought quickly under control. 
Turkey: Jihadi State Rising
FrontPageMagazine 9 June 2010
By Anav Silverman
Scanning news reports this week, I was surprised to learn that according to much of the press, Turkey had been Israel’s "staunchest ally in the Muslim world,” until the Gaza aid flotilla debacle. 
Top 100 'women friendly' mosques revealed
Manchester Evening News 9 June 2010
A directory of the 100 most 'women-friendly' mosques in England has been launched today. The list has been compiled inter-faith, community cohesion and conflict resolution organisation, Faith 
New Islamic Facebook, Millatfacebook, launched in wake of Mohammed controversy
NYDailyNews.com 9 June 2010
By Joe Tacopino
Will you 'friend' the new Islamic Facebook? After outrage among Muslims over a Facebook page that invited users to draw the Prophet Mohammed, a 25-year-old Pakistani man has launched 
FBI: Texas man accused of trying to help al-Qaida referred to terror network as his 'brothers'
FOXNews 9 June 2010
HOUSTON — A Texas man who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he tried to help al-Qaida referred to members of the terrorist group as his "brothers," was eager to prove his dedication to 
Vatican says world ignores Christians in Mideast
Las Vegas Sun 9 June 2010
The Vatican said Sunday that the international community is ignoring the plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and political instability 
An Open Letter to the Turkish Embassy
American Spectator 9 June 2010
By Edward Sisson
Dear Embassy of Turkey
In early 1995 as an associate lawyer at Arnold & Porter (I was later elected a partner, and eventually left practicing law in early 2006), I had the pleasure and honor 
Turkish journalist sentenced to 15 months for 'terrorist propaganda'
Hurriyet Daily News 9 June 2010
By Devrim Sevimay
Journalist Irfan Aktan has been sentenced to a 15-month prison term for "making terrorist propaganda” based on his quoting of members of an outlawed organization in a news story about the country’s 
Egypt's climate of sexual harassment persists, and police don't seem to care
MinnPost.com 9 June 2010
By Justin D. Martin
CAIRO — Women must be allowed to hold up "half the sky" for poverty to be challenged, wrote Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn in their powerful 2009 book of the same name. But when many women 
Europe court rules against Turkey in book dispute
Hurriyet Daily News 9 June 2010
Turkey was punished by the European Court of Human Rights because of the seizure of a book about a pop star that discussed his sexual orientation, the court said Tuesday. "Tarkan - Anatomy of a 
Nigeria: Muslim youth attack churches and house
Mission Network News 9 June 2010
There has been yet another attack against Nigerian Christian: this time in Kano state, north of Jos where January and March violence took place. Two churches and a pastor's home were 
Poland: Mosque, Paediatrician and Radical Islamists
Rzeczpospolita.pl 8 June 2010
By Agnieszka Rybak & Aleksandra Rybilska
Translation: Jan Wójcik, EuroIslam.pl
Contrary to the assurances of the president of Muslim League in the Republic of Poland, the Ministry of Interior and Administration (MSWiA) does not know who finances the building of the Centre of Islamic Culture in Warsaw.
In this year’s spring, Samir Ismail became very popular after it had turned out that the organisation he presides – the Muslim League in RP – has been building a mosque in Warsaw’s Ochota district. 
Mohammed believed in women's rights, says poster campaign. Oh, really?
Telegraph 8 June 2010
By Douglas Murray
This week sees the launch of a hilarious new campaign called "Inspired by Muhammad” (as we are now all expected to spell Mohammed). It claims to want to "improve the public understanding of Islam and 
Vilks takes fight to Facebook foes
The Local 8 June 2010
Swedish artist Lars Vilks has joined a Facebook group entitled Kill Lars Vilks in order to engage in discussion with his antagonists as part of his ongoing art project to explore the bounds of free 
Turkey is calling for a jihad against Israel
The Guardian 8 June 2010
By Joshua Teitelbaum
Erdogan's bellicose support for the flotilla has sacrificed Israeli relations in the service of retrograde east-facing aspirations.Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called the Israeli 
UK: Sharia.com Lights Up The Internet
Middle East Events 8 June 2010
Since its recent launch companies and individuals from many Muslim Communities around the world have used Sharia.com to advertise their products and services online for free. Sharia.com aims to 
Islamist Turkey Overreaches: Ankara’s irresponsible behavior reveals the weaknesses of Islamism 2.0.
National Review 8 June 2010
By Daniel Pipes
As typical Islamist-leftist theater to delegitimize Israel, late May’s Turkish-sponsored "Free Gaza” flotilla was tediously repetitious. As an illustration that Israelis don’t understand the kind of 
FGM activists threaten victims
Sierra Express Media 8 June 2010
By Isata Mansaray
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains widely practiced in Sierra Leone in spite of frantic efforts made by NGOs and human rights activists to eliminate the scourge because of its dreadful 
Prisoners convert to Islam to win perks and get protection from powerful Muslim gangs
Daily Mail 8 June 2010
Prisoners are converting to Islam to win benefits and gain the protection of powerful Muslim gangs inside jails, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned. Up to a third of Muslim prisoners 
Muslim Murders Vatican Cleric in Turkey
Arutz Sheva 8 June 2010
By Hillel Fendel
Contrary to earlier reports, it has now been confirmed that the Muslim who murdered a Vatican official in Turkey last week did so for religious reasons. Luigi Padovese, who represented the Vatican 
Great Britain’s Standard Chartered to Enter Saudi Shariah Banking Market
Shariah Finance Watch 8 June 2010
Standard Chartered Bank, one of the United Kingdom’s largest and oldest financial institutions is set to enter the Saudi market to promote Shariah-Compliant Finance. If any non-Muslim Standard 
TURKEY - VATICAN Funeral of Mgr. Padovese. Murderer, "I killed the great Satan!"
AsiaNews 8 June 2010
By Geries Othman
The bishop was stabbed in the house and beheaded outside. He cried help before he died. The murderer shouted "Allah Akbar!". The alleged insanity of the murderer is now to be excluded. There is no 
Liberal leader set for historic success in Dutch election
Expatica Communications 8 June 2010
Dutch centre-right leader Mark Rutte hit the campaign trail Tuesday pressing his case for radically reduced public spending on the eve of an election expected to make him the premier from his party 
Hamas refuses to allow aid for "starving" Gaza to enter over land route
Jihad Watch 8 June 2010
All the more proof that this is not about the aid, and never was. "Hamas refuses to allow aid supplies into Gaza," by Hanan Greenberg for 
More Documentation on Gaza Flotilla Charity IHH
Counterterrorism Blog 8 June 2010
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has released two new documents relating to the Turkish Muslim charitable group Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH), sponsor of the Gaza freedom flotilla. 
Italy: 'Drunk' Moroccan 'tries to steal' ambulance
AKI - Adnkronos International 8 June 2010
Reggio Calabria - A drunk Moroccan immigrant tried to make off in the ambulance that was called to help him in the southern city of Reggio Calabria, according to police. Abdelmjid El 
When Secularism Is Not Enough
FrontPageMagazine 8 June 2010
By William Kilpatrick
Can Islamic jihad be resisted simply on the basis of Western secular values? Some readers of my posts on the role of Christianity in resisting Islam have objected that bringing Christianity into the 



