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Germany Closes Afghan Military Base Early
Spiegel Online 24 February 2012
Germany's military announced Friday they have closed a base in Talokan in northern Afghanistan several weeks earlier than planned in response to deadly protests sparked after members of the NATO-led 
Proper Koran Disposal, Apologies, and Murdering Innocent Infidels in Afghanistan
andrewbostom.org 24 February 2012
By Andrew Bostom
The Naval Chaplaincy School and Center (NCSC), The U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School (USACHCS), and the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Service Institute (AFCSI) were united several years ago in Fort Jackson, SC to form the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center AFCC. Colonel Chet Lanious, USACHCS’ director of the Center for World Religions Chaplain Center and School, composed an erudite and ecumenical document with the self-explanatory title, "Handling and Disposal of Sacred Texts, Spiritual Writings and Religious Items.”
Video: 2 U.S. troops killed in Koran backlash
CBS News 24 February 2012
Two U.S. troops have been shot to death and four more wounded by an Afghan solider who turned his gun on his allies in apparent anger over the burning of Korans at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, an Afghan official tells CBS News.
Why Is the U.S. Apologizing for Scorched Qurans
Townhall Conservative 24 February 2012
By Diana West
I've got it.
We've come a long way since the days of the Global War on Terror. Frankly, the GWOT -- whatever that was supposed to mean (how do you fight against a tactic?) -- is so 10 years ago. "Terror," meanwhile, has morphed into "extremism," but that's only made things more unclear. We still don't know what it's all supposed to be about.
Qur’an Burning Rage in Afghanistan
FrontPage Magazine 24 February 2012
By Arnold Ahlert
The United States embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is on lockdown and violent protests are spreading throughout the nation. The impetus for the unrest was the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO military base on Monday. The books, including Qur’ans, had been removed from a detention center library adjoining Bagram air base, 40 miles north of Kabul, because they were being used by Afghan detainees to disseminate "extremist” messages. While that fact is being left largely untold by the Obama administration and our mainstream media, Washington is now offering repeated apologies.
US apologizes for Quran burnings in Afghanistan
seattlepi.com 23 February 2012
By DEB RIECHMANN
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. apologized Tuesday for the burning of Muslim holy books that had been pulled from the shelves of a detention center library adjoining a major base in eastern
Quran-Burning Protests in Afghanistan Turn Deadly
WSJ.com 22 February 2012
By DION NISSENBAUM And HABIB KHAN TOTAKHIL
KABUL—Deadly anti-American protests spread across Afghanistan Wednesday as demonstrators armed with guns, iron rods and rocks attacked Afghan government and Western targets, venting their outrage
Nato apologises for Koran burning 'error'
IBNLive.com 22 February 2012
By Matthew Green
Islamabad: The commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan was forced to apologise after the burning of copies of the Koran in a rubbish pit sparked a furious protest outside a military
What Is Female Genital Mutilation
Medical News Today 16 February 2012
Female genital mutilation, also known as FGM refers to all procedures which partially or completely remove the external female genitalia. FGM also includes any other injury to a woman's or girl's genitalia for reasons other than medical ones. In most parts of the world, FGM is done by non-medical practitioners who also attend childbirths and carry out male circumcisions. According to WHO (World Health Organization), over 18% of all female genital mutilation procedures are carried out by health care professionals in clinical setting, a trend which appears to be growing.
Afghan female TV presenters asked to wear headscarves and remove make-up
Telegraph.co.uk 16 February 2012
Afghan and US officials have been seeking peace negotiations with the Islamist group ousted over a decade ago as a means to ensure stability after foreign combat troops leave, though the talks are in
Taliban will not talk peace with Karzai government, spokesman says
CNN.com Blogs 15 February 2012
The Taliban have met with U.S. officials to discuss possible peace talks, but do not want to negotiate with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. The
STOP ACTA! Say NO to ACTA
The signature of ACTA by European countries does not mean the deal is done, needs to be ratified by the European Parliament.
They will vote on june 2012 to either ratify or reject ACTA. Please read more how to act and call your MPs, tell them tovote against ratification. This would disarm ACTA in Europe.
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140 million girls have undergone Female Genital Mutilation worldwide – Group
Ghana Business News 7 February 2012
Statistics at the World Health Organization (WHO), indicate that an estimated number of 140 million girls in the world have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Mrs Florence Ali, President of the Ghana Association for Women’s Welfare (GAWW) who disclosed this, said female genital mutilation is a violation of several human rights including the right to life, physical integrity and that three million girls and women are at risk of being subjected to the practice.”
Muslim Firsters and Israel Firsters
Canada Free Press 2 February 2012
By Daniel Greenfield
If you were to suggest in a public forum that just possibly Israel’s failure to reach a peace agreement with a terrorist organization, run by kleptomaniacs and homicidal maniacs, which still continues to applaud the murder of Israeli children, might possibly be due to the terrorists and not because of Israel, then, according to the consensus of the left, you are an Israel Firster.
Afghan family convicted of murdering 4 relatives in Canadian honor killing case
CBS News 31 January 2012
KINGSTON, Ontario - A Canadian jury on Sunday found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
worldandmedia.com 30 January 2012
6 February 2012
The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed each year to raise awareness about this practice.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons
Canadian jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings
Tampa Bay Times 30 January 2012
A jury on Sunday found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman in 2009 in what prosecutors called "honor killings." The jury in Kingston, Ontario,
The Islamic Paradise of the Needle and Powder
FrontPage Magazine 27 January 2012
By Daniel Greenfield
The world’s largest drug field was formerly in the Bekaa Valley where the land is warm and moist. Reflecting the poor state of agriculture in the Muslim world, some of the most arable land in Lebanon where the Romans raised acres of wheat was turned over to cannabis and opium production. In the ’90s the situation was so bad that 80 percent of the world’s cannabis came out of the valley. The valley helped finance the PLO, Hezbollah and the Syrian army which invaded Lebanon partly to get in on the drug trade.
Video: Child Brides
British Freedom 26 January 2012
Girls Not Brides is an international partnership of organisations working to end child marriage throughout the world. They aim to give a voice to girls at risk of child marriage, to defend their rights to health and education, and to give them the opportunities they need to fulfil their potential.
Supporters of Taliban peace talks are delusional
The Daily Caller 25 January 2012
By Patrick Knapp
When a YouTube video featuring Marines urinating on Taliban corpses surfaced earlier this month, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta responded quickly and clearly: "I condemn it in the strongest possible
