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Islamic fundamentalism to be topic at Vatican synod

Washington Post 20 January 2010

VATICAN CITY - A Vatican meeting of Roman Catholic bishops from the Middle East next October will discuss Islamic fundamentalism and attacks on Christians in the region, a preparatory

Belgium: Mosque withdraws request for loudspeakers

Islam in Europe 20 January 2010

There will be no loudspeakers on the minarets of the mosque in Beringen. The mosque association decided to withdraw their request for calls to prayer. The reason is the 'great opposition'

Toxic Islam - A Food Theory of Culture

Brussels Journal 20 January 2010
By Fjordman

I have been developing a "food theory of culture" with one of my friends. A good meal should consist of a variety of foods.

Even excellent ingredients will become boring if you rely on just one or two of them all the time. What makes a fine meal is not just fine ingredients and a competent cook but the overall balance between the various ingredients, where the totality is greater than the sum of the parts.

University of Birmingham invites Hamas supporter to speak to students

The Birmingham Post 20 January 2010
By Jonathan Walker

The University of Birmingham has been accused of allowing "a notorious Jew-hater and supporter of terrorist attacks” to speak to students at an event on campus. MP Denis MacShane has written to

Alan Johnson justifies his ban on Islam4UK

Guardian 20 January 2010
By Alan Johnson MP

Last week you published several articles criticising my decision to ban al-Muhajiroun, Islam4UK, and the other offshoots of what is essentially one organisation (Media-savvy designer Islamists must

Islamic finance hub opened at Aston Business School

The Birmingham Post 20 January 2010
By Anna Blackaby

Birmingham’s hopes to position itself as a centre for Islamic finance have moved up a notch after Aston Business School launched a ground-breaking Islamic Finance and Business Centre – the first of

Honour and secrecy for families of gay Muslims

PinkNews.co.uk 20 January 2010

Last week, the LGBT homeless charity Albert Kennedy Trust warned it was seeing an increase in the numbers of gay Muslims fleeing from forced marriages and family violence. However, for one gay

Department of Communities appoints Muslim activist as faith adviser

The Centre For Social Cohesion 20 January 2010
By Heidi Blake, Martin Beckford and Duncan Gardham

A Muslim activist advising the Government on religion is the former president of an Islamic student society, which has been linked to extremists.

'Mega mosque' initiative abandoned

The Centre For Social Cohesion 20 January 2010
By Robin Simcox

This is a guest post by CSC Research intern, Deborah Garel. The program to build a huge mosque next to London's Olympic site was brought to an end by Newham council yesterday. The Mosque was

Video: Islamic Imam explains why "Jihad is good for you"

MuslimsAgainstSharia 20 January 2010

Egyptian Muslim Cleric Promote "The Love to Death", Egyptian TV Channels, January 2-11 2009

Russia forms new mostly Muslim district

Canada.com 20 January 2010
By Antoine Lambroschini

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Tuesday a powerful new envoy to the North Caucasus tasked with boosting development in a new district that groups the country's most violent

EU citizens will think ‘three times’ before buying in the north

Cyprus Mail 20 January 2010
By Stefanos Evripidou

PRESIDENT DEMETRIS Christofias yesterday welcomed the "important” Orams ruling but remained low key in his response to what most parties applauded as a legal victory for Greek Cypriot

Three Years on, Still No Convictions in Murder of Turkey’s Hrant Dink

IPI: International Press Institute 20 January 2010
By Colin Peter

Three years ago today, a young man approached renowned Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor Hrant Dink in an Istanbul street, and shot him dead. Today – two-and-a-half years into

Turkey willing to lift visa requirement with Saudi Arabia

Worldbulletin.net 20 January 2010

Asked if mutual visa requirement between Turkey and Saudi Arabia would be ended, Erdogan said that a development would take place involving diplomats and businesspeople.

Turkey shifting toward radical Islam, says Israeli intelligence official

Hurriyet Daily News 20 January 2010

Turkey’s recent diplomatic moves are indicative of its shift away from the West and toward radical Islam, Israel’s chief intelligence official said Tuesday, according to the Jerusalem Post. In his

Erdogan voices support for Palestinians

Peninsula On-line 20 January 2010

Riyadh -Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for the Palestinians and called on Saudi businessmen to invest in his country during a trip to the Middle Eastern oil

Israeli intel: Hamas has amassed 5,000 rockets since 2009 war

World Tribune 20 January 2010

TEL AVIV — Israel's intelligence community has determined that Hamas was developing a capability to fire rocket salvos. The sources said Hamas, with increased help from Iran and Hizbullah, was

Syria's Mufti: "If Mohammed had commanded us to kill people, I would have told him he was not a prophet"

Jihad Watch 20 January 2010

Here is a particularly audacious exercise in deception from Sheikh Ahmed Hassoun, the Mufti of Syria. I say deception because his assertions are so flagrantly at variance with the Qur'an and Sunnah

Radical Yemeni Cleric's Extensive American Contacts a Source of Major Concern

Family Security Matters 20 January 2010
By Steve Emerson

U.S. intelligence officials believe there are dozens – perhaps hundreds – of Americans who have been in e-mail contact with the radical Yemeni cleric who is believed to have inspired and directed

Walid Shoebat talks CIA infiltration, Fort Hood, and Islam in U.S. on Savage Nation

OccidentalSoapbox 20 January 2010

Former terrorist Walid Shoebat was a guest on the Tuesday 1/5/09 Savage Nation.

The Educated Muslim Terrorist

FrontPage Magazine 20 January 2010
By Wm. B. Fankboner

East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. ––Rudyard Kipling Nidal Hasan, Abdulmutallab and Humam al-Balawi are jihadists who were educated and came from privileged middle-

Muslim groups lose 'lawfare' battle - Islamic leaders employ U.S. legal system to silence journalist

WND.com 20 January 2010

A group of Islamic organizations has lost another battle in its "lawfare" against freedom of speech across the nation with the rejection by the Texas Supreme Court of a demand that it review the

Muslim physicians join Latinos and OSU in free medical clinics

La Prensa 20 January 2010

COLUMBUS - A free medical clinic for economically challenged families opens Jan. 20, 2010, at The Ohio State University. The clinic, operated by Muslim physicians and health care professionals,

'Illegal' Saudi women's gym shut: media

AFP 20 January 2010

RIYADH — Health authorities in Jeddah have shut down an "illegal" women's fitness centre attached to a hospital, closing one of the few venues where Saudi women are able to exercise, local media said

The Rotten Heart of the Union

Henrik R Clausen 20 January 2010

Book essay: Brussels laid bare

There's a lot invested in the European Union. Not only money (to the tune of €100 billion a year), also massive amounts of confidence from Europeans towards the Union, assuming that it will protect citizens / consumers from the evils of dangerous products, exploitative business and the dangers of the independent nation-state, all while protecting democracy and citizens' rights. Former Chief Accountant Marta Andreasen has a discouraging tale to tell.