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Half of Turks Say Erdogan Is Becoming Authoritarian
Wall Street Journal 18 June 2013
By Ayla Albayrak
ISTANBUL–Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, often reiterates his goal of making Turkey "an advanced democracy.” But a recent poll 
Saudi prince's luxury jet sale to Colonel Gaddafi focus of London trial
The Guardian 18 June 2013
By Owen Bowcott
Ten years after Saudi Arabia's Prince al-Waleed bin Talal sold his customised Airbus A340 – fitted with a double bed, silver leather sofas and a whirlpool bath – to Colonel
Scottish Police Worry Breakup of 2 Muslim Paedophile Rings Will "Increase Community Tensions”
FRONTPAGEMAG.COM 18 June 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
There’s so much tiptoeing around this story that you might get the impression that you’re at the Bolshoi Ballet instead of reading an article about the breakup of two major
Doncaster man jailed for two and a half years for sex assault
TheStar 18 June 2013
Bizimana Moussa from Hyde Park has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for a sexual assault he committed in June last year. On Saturday, 16 June, 2012, Moussa
Erdogan blames foreign press, social media and plunderers for protests
Famagusta Gazette 18 June 2013
THE TURKISH Prime Minister Tayipp Erdogan has thrown scorn at the international media for their coverage of events in Turkey, saying: "If international media want a picture of
Turkey Police Escalate Crackdown as Erdogan Rallies Support
Businessweek 18 June 2013
By Firat Kayakiran and Selcan Hacaoglu
Police in Istanbul stepped up their attacks on protesters, detaining hundreds amid some of the worst violence this month, as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a mass
Suspected rapist had tried to lure others into his flat
independent 18 June 2013
By JIM CUSACK
A NUMBER of women have contacted gardai about a man who attempted to lure them into a ground-floor flat in the same area of Dublin where a young girl with special needs was
Génération Identitaire Group Attacked by Antifa Mob - French Media Not Interested
Islam versus Europe 18 June 2013
This happened in Angers to some members of Génération Identitaire, the group that made international headlines when they occupied the roof of the (future) Poitiers mosque last
The part of London that is not safe for Gays and Jews
O-Blog-Dee-O-Blog-Da 18 June 2013
By Melanie Nathan
Two men were arrested in January after a series of incidents in London saw members of the public harassed by self-styled vigilantes who posted footage of their activities online
One included a clip showing a man being subjected to homophobic abuse. The incidents are believed to be linked to a group claiming to be behind "Muslim patrols” of Whitechapel. In the latest video in which a group of men described themselves as "vigilantes implementing Islam upon your own necks”, a man is followed and told: "Get out of here you fag … Don’t stay around here any more.” His pursuers tell him that he is "walking through a Muslim area dressed like a fag.”
Erdogan blaming Israel for riots in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News, June 3:
elderofziyon. 18 June 2013
Hurriyet Daily News, June 3: Turkish intelligence is looking into possible links between the incidents in Taksim Square and foreign powers, Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Is Turkey ready to join the European Union?
Salon 18 June 2013
By Alexander C. Kaufman
When Yanos Gramatidis, the president of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, looks west from his homeland, he sees an economically ravaged European Union. To the east, he
Qatar Sells Back 10% Porsche Stake To Founding Families
Gulf Business News 18 June 2013
Qatar Holding, the investment arm of the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, has sold its 10 per cent stake in Porsche SE to the luxury carmaker’s family shareholders, four
Report: Taliban to open Qatar office on Tuesday
Ynetnews 18 June 2013
The Afghan Taliban plans to open an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, an Afghan diplomatic source in the Gulf Arab state told
Syria rebels 'beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs' as fears grow over Islamist atrocities
UK Daily Mail 18 June 2013
By Nick Fagge
Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs, according to a nun who says the West is ignoring atrocities committed by Islamic extremists. The nun said
Australian Muslim Mentor Convicted of Whipping Convert
clarionproject.org 18 June 2013
A Muslim man in Australia was sentenced to prison for a minimum of at least 16 months for whipping a Muslim convert who he was mentoring. The whipping was carried out as a
Jordanian newspaper: "Let’s kill the Jews everywhere” with reference to Quran
Most Intolerant Religion 18 June 2013
This article (IN ARABIC), by Dr. Muhammad Qasem Batayena writing in Jordanian newspaper Assawsana. is the worst one I have ever read. And that’s saying something. Batayena
Islam in Russia faces threat of radicalism
Russia & India Report 18 June 2013
By Daria Gonzales, RIR
Farid Hazrat Salman, the head of the Ulema Council of the Russian Council of Muftis, talks about ways of fighting Wahabi propaganda and the contradictions inside Russia's Islamic community.
The PLO admits it hasn't made any concessions since 1988 and doesn't plan any
Elder of Ziyon 18 June 2013
I found this in a paper at the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department site, in a paper where they try to spin their reasons for avoiding negotiating with Israel: What are
Terrorists still making money without Iran
Money Jihad 18 June 2013
Despite the loss of Iranian sponsorship, "Hamas does not suffer a serious financial difficulty,” according to the Gulf News. Political analyst Hani Habib is quoted as saying
Kenya: Parents Know Little of FGM
AllAfrica 18 June 2013
By Joyce Chege
Failure to educate parents on the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation in Nakuru is the main reason why the vice has never been curbed. Gilgil children's officer Eunice
Free Speech Goes Down in Defeat Down Under
FamilySecurityMatters 18 June 2013
By ANDREW E. HARROD
Student newspaper members at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra have recently learned the hard way how various Muslims do not accept criticism and condemnation like adherents of other faiths
Amidst the ecumenical satire of ANU's Woroni, the outrage and disciplinary threats provoked by the school newspaper's mocking of Islam suggests that this faith shall enjoy a privileged position among all beliefs.
Hamas urges former ally Hezbollah to leave Syria
Salon 18 June 2013
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has urged Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a former ally, to withdraw its fighters from Syria, signaling growing sectarian tensions over the war
NYPD Sergeant Convicted of Misusing Terror Database Now "Integrity" Officer in Brooklyn Precinct
villagevoice.com 18 June 2013
By Graham Rayman
ive years ago, NYPD Sergeant Haytham Khalil was indicted for illegally accessing the FBI criminal records and terrorism database on behalf of a friend in a child custody
Hamas to Hezbollah: Leave Syria and focus on fighting Israel instead
JPost.com 18 June 2013
GAZA - The Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement on Monday urged Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to withdraw its forces from Syria, where they are battling for Syrian President
Indonesian police under pressure over ban on headscarf
The Borneo Post 18 June 2013
JAKARTA: Muslim and human rights groups have called on Indonesian National Police chief Gen Timur Pradopo to revoke a 2005 ban on the ‘hijab’ (Islamic headscarf) for women
