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Polish Disc Jockey Threatened By Islamic Fundamentalists
Eastern European Review 18 January 2010
Warsaw - Islamic fundamentalists posted death threats against a Polish disk jockey soon after he published a song that he says was supposed to be a tribute to the Muslim culture. It started on Christmas Eve. 
IfI on the Discussion Concerning Islamophobia: Distinction Between Criticism of Islam and Xenophobia is Necessary
Institute for Islamic Studies of the German Evangelical Alliance 18 January 2010
By IfI Press Release
- Download: Discussion Concerning Islamophobia PDF
BONN – On the occasion of the trial beginning on Monday, October 26, 2009, in the Marwa el-Sharbini murder case, the scholar of Islam Christine Schirrmacher, from the Institute of Islamic studies, speaks out in favor of the necessary distinction to be made between legitimate criticism of the ideology of political Islam and justified criticism of deficits in integration on the one hand, and a general rejection of all Muslims or even xenophobic offenses against Muslim fellow citizens on the other. 
Austria: Majority of Turks want Sharia personal law incorporated into legal system
Islam in Europe 18 January 2010
A new study shows alarming results. More than half of Austrian Turks want to see Sharia law implemented. The study, commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and carried out by Gfk 
Geert Wilders On Trial
GalliaWatch 18 January 2010
By Tiberge

A reminder to those interested in participating once again in a SITA action, that the trial against Geert Wilders will begin on January 20. The following was posted on December 4, 2009 at the Dutch blog devoted to his case:
The 20th of January 2010 will be a crucial day for defending our freedom. This is the day when the political trial against Geert Wilders will start. Yesterday, Geert Wilders was summoned by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) on behalf of the Court of Justice of Amsterdam. The indictment reads: group insult of Muslims, incitement to hatred and discrimination against Muslims due to their religion and incitement to hatred and discrimination against non-western immigrants and/or Moroccans due to their race. 
The Wilders trial: Torquemada would be proud
International Free Press Society 18 January 2010
By Arthur Legger
Any one who still claims that the trial against Geert Wilders MP, leader of the Party for Freedom (9 seats in Parliament and 27 in the polls), which starts on the 20th of January, is not a political process: get a grip.
Accused by the Dutch ‘Openbaar Ministerie’ exactly a year ago for insulting Islam, comparing the Koran to Mein Kampf and delivering hate speeches, the coming trial against Wilders suddenly got a Kafkaesque and potentially murderous twist. Finally, seven days before his first day in Court, all fangs were out and faces off. 
Austria: The Cultural Background of Attempted Murder
Gates of Vienna 18 January 2010
By Baron Bodissey
The following article, which is from the Vienna News section of ORF, describes the sentencing of a Turkish immigrant for trying to kill his estranged wife. It also explains the reasoning behind the court’s decision to treat the convicted man leniently. 
Finland: Airport considering religous profiling
YLE News 18 January 2010
Airport security may soon start scanning travellers based on their religion or citizenship. A syndicate of regional papers reports that a policy of passenger profiling may be adopted if Finland 
Finnish State Media Censors Honor Violence Stories
The Tundra Tabloids 18 January 2010
By KGS
The Tundra Tabloids received the following hat-tip from fellow Finnish blogger, Vasarahammer, about Finnish state news YLE practicing self-censorship yesterday, after it published the following news 
Islam4UK Ban - Why So Late?
The Centre For Social Cohesion 18 January 2010
By Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
Yesterday, Home Secretary Alan Johnson banned Islam4UK in what seemed a knee-jerk reaction to their planned march in Wootten Bassett. Although the ban has come late and was quite clearly done with 
Immigration set to be key theme in UK marginal seats
istockAnalyst.com 18 January 2010
By MARK HENNESSY
THE BRITISH government has ruled out introducing immigration limits, although the issue could be a key one in dozens of marginal seats that could decide the result of the next election. The Labour 
Double standards row as Ed Balls refuses to ban smacking at mosque schools to avoid 'upsetting Muslim sensitivities'
Dailymail.co.uk 18 January 2010
By Brendan Carlin
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has been accused of refusing to ban Islamic schools from smacking children for fear of upsetting Muslim 'sensitivities'. Mr Balls was last week urged to close a legal 
Britain joins debate over the burqa
National 18 January 2010
By David Sapsted
LONDON - A British political party has joined the growing clamour across Europe for the burqa to be banned in public places. With France poised to become the first EU country to impose such a 
UK Islamists in bid to be removed from terror list
ITN 18 January 2010
The Government is supporting a bid by a number of British-based Islamists to be removed from the United Nations terror list. A report in The Sunday Telegraph claims that seven people in the UK are 
Six-year farce of asylum seeker who wants to go home and has been trying to escape FROM Britain
Dailymail.co.uk 18 January 2010
By Rebecca Camber
Unlike the many asylum seekers desperate to remain in Britain, all Rashid Ali wants is to leave and get out of the cold. The 31-year-old Moroccan has spent the past six years trying to escape and 
The burka is a symbol of division, but it should not be banned
Spectator.co.uk 18 January 2010
By David Blackburn
On the face of it, Nigel Farage is right: "There is nothing extreme or radical or ridiculous” about banning the burka. It is a manifestation of many British Muslims’ indifference to society; it is an 
UKIP chief Nigel Farage calls for burka ban
Telegraph.co.uk 18 January 2010
The burka and other face-covering veils worn by Muslim women should be banned, the UK Independence Party says. Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who leads UKIP's 13 MEPs in Brussels, told the BBC's 
Speaker with extremist links to address Detroit bomber's former student group
Telegraph.co.uk 18 January 2010
By Andrew Gilligan
The London student Islamic society where the Detroit aircraft bomber was believed to have been radicalised is to host a series of talks by speakers with links to extremism and alleged terrorism. 
Victory for Free Speech in Texas
FrontPage Magazine 18 January 2010
By Robert Spencer
In a major victory for the increasingly embattled freedom of speech, the Texas Supreme Court has just denied a petition by the Islamic Society of Arlington, Texas and six other Texas-based Islamic organizations to review their case against human rights activist (and FrontPage Magazine writer) Joe Kaufman. 
B'nai Brith Canada denounces 'blood libel' article
Ynetnews 18 January 2010
By Dan Verbin
British Columbia newspaper pulls article from website, issues apology after being condemned by B'nai Brith Canada for publication of article headlined 'Ukrainian kids, new victims of Israeli organ 
Jewish news site attacked by Turkish-speaking hackers
Hurriyet Daily News 18 January 2010
The Web site of Britain's flagship Jewish newspaper has been attacked by Turkish-speaking hackers, its editor said Monday. The site of the London-based Jewish Chronicle, the world's oldest 
Mashaal: If IDF attacks Gaza again, Hamas will turn Israel into a cemetery
Jerusalem Post 18 January 2010
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Friday warned Israel against further strikes on the Gaza Strip, according to an Israel Radio report. If Israel attacks again, Mashaal was quoted as saying, Gaza will 
Syria allowing Hizballah to train with advanced anti-aircraft missiles on Syrian territory
Jihad Watch 18 January 2010
And remember: Syria has a great friend in the Oval Office. "Report: Hezbollah trains on missiles," from UPI, January 17 
Court Opens Door to Sue Gaza Terrorist Groups
Arutz Sheva 18 January 2010
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
The Jerusalem District Court, in an unprecedented decision, has ruled that legal papers can be served against individuals representing terrorist groups without having to deliver the suit personally 
Hizb ut-Tahrir activists detained in Kyrgyzstan
Interfax-Religion 18 January 2010
Bishkek - Six suspected members of the outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir organization have been detained in the Issyk-Kul region in northern Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz National Security 
Indonesian Muslims protest Egypt's Gaza wall
AFP 18 January 2010
JAKARTA — More than 200 Indonesian Muslims protested in Jakarta Sunday against an underground wall being built to block a network of tunnels crossing Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. The 
Mumbai court acquits imam in terror case
Trading Markets 18 January 2010
In a major setback to Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), a local court on Saturday acquitted Maulana Ghulam Yahya Baksh, the imam of the mosque at Haj House in Mumbai, of charges that he 
National Movement for Muslim Reservation holding strategic meet in Delhi
TwoCircles.net 18 January 2010
New Delhi - The National Movement for Muslim Reservation (NMMR) is holding a daylong strategic national meet for implementation of the recommendations of Ranganath Mishra Commission specifically 
Yemen sentences first female journalist to prison
Khaleej Times 18 January 2010
SANAA - A Yemeni court on Sunday handed out a prison sentence to a female journalist for the first time, ordering her to spend three months in prison for insulting the country’s president. In 
Religious violence claims 20 lives in N Nigeria
Press Trust of India 18 January 2010
Abuja - At least 20 people have been killed in clashes between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria's northern town of Jos, forcing the government to declare a dusk to dawn curfew. The 
Two Christians Critically Wounded at Wedding in Pakistan
Compass Direct News 18 January 2010
Two Pakistani Christians who were shot at a wedding on Dec. 26 for refusing to convert to Islam are still receiving treatment at a hospital intensive care unit, but doctors are hopeful that they will 




