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U.S. sees homegrown Muslim extremism as rising threat
Los Angeles Times 7 December 2009
By Sebastian Rotella
Reporting from Washington - The Obama administration, grappling with a spate of recent Islamic terrorism cases on U.S. soil, has concluded that the country confronts a rising threat from homegrown 
Campbelltown Council recommend Islamic school’s application is rejected
The Age - Australia 7 December 2009
By Oliver Murray
CAMPBELLTOWN Council planners have recommended councillors reject an Islamic school’s application to build a new mosque in Minto. Qibla College has lodged an application to build a new mosque,
Hamas: Children Indoctrination
MEMRITVVideos 7 December 2009
Children Show on HamasTV, Al-Aqsa TV (Palestinian Authority)
New type of rocket fired into Israel from Gaza
Khaleej Times 7 December 2009
JERUSALEM - A new type of Russian-made rocket was fired into southern Israel from the Islamist Hamas-run Gaza Strip for the first time on Sunday, but it caused neither casualties nor damage, military
Jordan's Queen joins fight for action on honour killings
The Age 7 December 2009
Politicians oppose harsher penalties for men who slay relatives. Richard Spencer reports from Amman. ON ONE side is the fashionably dressed Queen Rania of Jordan, a symbol of progressive values
Interview with Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff "I Am Against Dialogue"
EuropeNews 6. December 2009
Interview with Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff
By S.M. Steinitz for profil
I Am Against Dialogue
A criminal complaint is being filed against Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff for “hate speech” under Austrian law, essentially the same thing that Susanne Winter was convicted of early this year.
Elisabeth gave a presentation about Islam at an FPÖ-organized seminar, and said some of the usual things that anti-jihad advocates say when they talk about Islam. A left-wing magazine, which had planted someone in the audience, caused charges to be brought against her at the same time as they publicized it in their magazine.
Elisabeth held the controversial Islam Seminar at the FPÖ-political academy. Charges of defamation of a religious group have been filed against the daughter of a diplomat. This is her only interview in which she explains her views.
Mrs. Sabaditsch-Wolff, are you afraid of Muslims?
Welcoming the minirets
By Henrik R Clausen 04 Dec 2009
After the Swiss voted overwhelmingly to ban the construction of minarets in their country, it is time to examine possible alternative solutions. This essay proposes, in the spirit of dialogue and compromise, to replace the traditional design with a modern, resource-saving alternative.
Minaret ban favoured by one in four Swedes: poll
The Local 3 December 2009
By David Landes
One in four Swedes is in favour of prohibiting the building of more minarets in the country, a new poll shows. According to a poll conducted by the Sifo polling firm in conjunction with Sveriges Television
Swiss men to have second trial in Libya
World Radio Switzerland 3 December 2009
The two Swiss men held in Libya will have a second trial on December 15. Earlier this week, 54-year-old Max Goldi and 69-year-old Rachid Hamdani were sentenced to 16 months in prison. A court in
Germany: Mili Görüs suspected of donation fraud
Islam in Europe 3 December 2009
Police and customs raided 26 offices of the Mili Görüs religious organization in Germany. The justice department in Cologne suspects the leadership of the Islamic movement of fraud with
Intellectual Honesty
Brussels Journal 3 December 2009
Dr. Andrew Bostom, the author of the well-researched books The Legacy of Jihad and The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism, has reviewed Fjordman's book Defeating Eurabia, which is now available in a cheaper printed version:
"Fjordman’s collection of short works, 'Defeating Eurabia' marks his emergence as a uniquely informed European essayist. Remarkably curious and erudite, the author’s lucid essays are ultimately a testament to that rarest and most desperately needed attribute in our era—intellectual honesty. An unapologetic defender of the Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian values of Western civilization, and their apotheosis in Western Europe, Fjordman expresses alarm at Europe’s supine Islamization, and condemns the demonization of ordinary non-Muslim indigenous Europeans who have the 'temerity' to voice their objection to this ongoing cultural jihad. 'Defeating Eurabia' is a brilliantly argued, passionate critique of Western Europe’s contemporary utopian 'multiculturalist' governing elites—avatars of the latest fanatical European politico-religious creed—a bizarre, toxic brew of statism and unreformed, Shari’a-compliant Islam."
Dutch MPs cancel Turkey visit over Wilders ban
NRC International 3 December 2009
Dutch members of parliament have cancelled a scheduled visit to Turkey after the Turkish government refused to meet with the delegation if anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders was part of it.
Former Muslims United Applauds Swiss referendum Victory banning Minarets-"the bayonets of Isla
Canada Free Press 3 December 2009
Nonie Darwish, executive director and co-founder of Former Muslims United (FMU) applauded the results of a Swiss Republic referendum banning the construction of minarets among the approximately 150
Mina Ahadi "A Justifiable Fear of Political Islam"
Gates of Vienna 3 December 2009
By Baron Bodissey
A German-Iranian ex-Muslim gives her opinions about the Swiss minaret ban, and its meaning in the larger context of creeping sharia. Thanks to reader JLH for translating the interview from the Leipziger Volkszeitung, November 30, 2009:
Canadian man gets four years in France for terror links
AFP 3 December 2009
PARIS - A French court on Thursday sentenced a Moroccan-born Canadian man to four years in prison for providing fake identity papers to Islamic extremists who allegedly plotted terror
Bosnia: Religious leader deplores European stance on Muslims
AKI - Adnkronos International 3 December 2009
Sarajevo - Bosnian Muslim spiritual leader Reiss-ul-Ulema Mustafa Ceric has criticised European policies towards Muslims, claiming they are treated as second-class citizens. His comments came
Switzerland: The Government v The People
Brussels Journal 3 December 2009
By George Handlery
George Handlery about the week that was. Even in small countries, major trends can unfold early. About noble leaders and their reluctant peons that refuse to follow.
International protest and its use to the tottering local leadership. Security, fear and freedom. Radicalization as a face saving device. Immigration then and now. Imported prejudices, failure and the allegation of discrimination.
Shame On Switzerland
GalliaWatch 3 December 2009
By Tiberge
As I'm sure you have heard, the Swiss people, in a referendum, have voted against the construction of minarets (though apparently NOT against the presence of Islam).
This significant, though inadequate vote, has resounded in the universe of the MSM with thunderous cries of racism, Islamophobia, right-wing extremism, and similar standard accusations hurled against any country or individual who does not bow down in abject servility to the world-conquering ideology.
Why the Swiss Were Right to Prohibit Construction of Minarets
Pajamas Media 3 December 2009
By Hege Storhaug
Islam, unlike Christianity, has a political dimension that the West must reject
The European media are crowded with editorials condemning the Swiss for voting to prohibit the construction of any more minarets in their country. Here in Norway, the newspaper Dagsavisen went furthest of all, devoting its entire front page on Monday to a comparison of the entire nation of Switzerland with Nazi brownshirts. The front-page illustration did not admit to misinterpretation: the Swiss were Nazis, period.
Italy: Moroccan would-be convert 'hangs himself'
AKI - Adnkronos International 3 December 2009
Civitavecchia - Prosecutors are probing the death of a 22-year-old Moroccan immigrant who wanted to convert from Islam to Catholicism. Said Bouidra was found hanged in the central
Six years of AsiaNews. Hope in the midst of denunciation
AsiaNews.it 3 December 2009
By Bernardo Cervellera
The site has grown annually by 10%. The demands of Pakistan; the gratitude of the martyrs of Orissa; the initial commitment of Muslims to the freedom of Christians and the dignity of women. Our thanks for the support – also economic - of our readers and friends.
Conservatives say Muslims must show restraint with mosques
The Local 3 December 2009
Following a controversial Swiss referendum to ban mosques with minarets, Christian Democratic state interior ministers in Germany on Thursday recommended Muslims show restraint when building houses
Serbia assails Kosovo independence at UN court
Expatica Communications 3 December 2009
The Hague - Serbian experts argued at the International Court of Justice that the move by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority would set a dangerous precedent.
NATO chief urges allies to fill Afghan troop shortfall
Expatica Communications 3 December 2009
Brussels - With Washington sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next six months, NATO warned that the Afghan mission must not become an American operation.
Islam and the Rise of Violent Anti-Semitism
Gates of Vienna 3 December 2009
By Baron Bodissey
This is the third in a series of articles by John J. O’Neill exploring the role that Islam played in the destruction of classical European civilization. Previous articles: • Islam and the Dark Age of Byzantium • How Muslim Piracy Changed the World
Bury Park Muslims shun extremists who attacked Tory peer
Luton Today 3 December 2009
The body that represents Muslims in Luton has condemned the actions of a group of Islamic extremists who threw eggs at a Tory shadow minister. The Luton Council of Mosques said it "strongly
State Secretary meets East End Muslims tackling radicalisation
East London Advertiser 3 December 2009
By Mike Brooke
THE Secretary of State for Communities is visiting London's East End this-afternoon on the first anniversary of the Government's campaign to tackle extremist violence and radicalism among Muslim
UK architects criticise Swiss minaret ban
Architects' Journal 3 December 2009
By Rufus Jay
British architects have slammed a vote in Switzerland blocking the construction of minarets In a referendum organised by the nationalist Swiss People’s Party (SVP), 57.5 per cent of voters
Switzerland may have acted badly, but is the Church truly free in Turkey, Turkish journalist asks
AsiaNews.it 3 December 2009
By Geries Othman
Turkish leaders react to Swiss referendum that bans minarets. Muslims are asked to withdraw their money from Switzerland. But some wonder whether the Turkish government should look into its own
Turkey warns on EU sanctions over Cyprus
Financial Times 3 December 2009
By Tony Barber
Turkey warned on Thursday that its European Union membership talks could suffer irreparable damage if EU leaders imposed new sanctions next week in retaliation for Ankara’s refusal to open its ports
