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Geert Wilders’ Speech in the House of Lords
Gates of Vienna 8 March 2010
Thank you. It is great to be back in London. And it is great that this time, I got to see more of this wonderful city than just the detention centre at Heathrow Airport.
Today I stand before you, in this extraordinary place. Indeed, this is a sacred place. This is, as Malcolm always says, the mother of all Parliaments, I am deeply humbled to have the opportunity to speak before you. 
Geert Wilders to show anti-Koran film in Lords
Times Online 5 March 2010
By David Charter
The Dutch anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders arrives in Britain today on the crest of an electoral triumph that could mean him entering government in a matter of months. Mr Wilders’s Freedom
Baseless Case Against Turkish Christians Further Prolonged
Compass Direct News 5 March 2010
SILIVRI — Barely five minutes into the latest hearing of a more than three-year-old case against two Christians accused of "insulting Turkishness and Islam,” the session
Hamas Military Court Extends Detention of British Journalist - IPI Concerned at Continued Detention on Vague Charges
IPI: International Press Institute 5 March 2010
A Hamas military court has decided to extend the detention of British freelance journalist Paul Martin for at least another 15 days. Martin, who has worked for both the BBC and London newspaper,
Christian Couple touches Koran with Dirty Hands; Gets 25 Years in Prison
Family Security Matters 5 March 2010
By Fareed Khan
A court in Kasur district, Punjab, convicted a Christian couple, Munir Masih and Ruqqiya Bibi, to 25 years in prison. According to the Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS), Judge
Saudi Bloggers Shatter the Kingdom's Silence and Censorship
Fox News 5 March 2010
By Judith Miller
For Ahmed Al-Omran, a 25-year-old Saudi blogger, this has been a particularly frustrating week. To begin with, an ultra-conservative cleric issued a fatwa concluding that people who oppose
US: A Brief Taxonomy of Campus Free Speech Foes
Islamist Watch Blog 1 March 2010
By David J. Rusin
Efforts to suppress politically incorrect speech on campus continue apace, as seen in the hostility directed toward Michael Oren, Israeli ambassador to the U.S., during a lecture on February 8 at the University of California, Irvine. Based on this and other recent events, one may identify four general villains in the struggle to uphold the rights of speakers:
Poll: PVV wins big in Almere
De Telegraaf March 1 2010
In the municipal elections in Almere, the Party for Freedom (PVV) may become by far the largest party. TNS NIPO predicts this result from a poll commissioned by newspaper De Volkskrant and the University of Amsterdam.
In the poll, which was conducted just before the fall of the Balkenende Cabinet, the PVV receives 30 percent of the votes. The PvdA follows with 20 percent as the second party.
Danish newspaper apologises in Muhammad cartoons row
guardian.co.uk 27 February 2010
By Lars Eriksen
Politiken widely condemned for agreeing to publish apology in return for Muslim organisations dropping legal action.
A Danish newspaper apologised today to eight Muslim organisations for the offence it caused
Brigitte Gabriel On The Savage Nation
The Savage Nation 27 February 2010
By Brigitte Gabriel
Founder of ACT for America and author of "They Must Be Stopped", Brigitte Gabriel, discusses the Obama administration's politically correct approach to radical Islam on The Savage Nation.
U.N. presses for more investigations into Israel-Gaza war
CNN 27 February 2010
By Michaela Yisrael
The United Nations' General Assembly on Friday passed an Arab League-backed resolution calling on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to further investigate alleged war crimes during the Israel-Gaza
Gaddafi calls for jihad against Switzerland
First Post 27 February 2010
By Tim Edwards
Holy war is in response to Swiss ban on minarets - but UN chief tells Libyan president to put a sock in it.
Libyan president Muammar
Islam’s role in an ethical society
iqra.ca 27 February 2010
By Tariq Ramadan
Let us agree on this: we live in pluralistic societies and pluralism is an unavoidable fact. We are equal citizens, but with different cultural and religious
A Day of Infamy: The "Field Mattress” Reborn
Gates of Vienna 27 February 2010
By Kepiblanc
Early this morning, Editor-in-Chief Tøger Seidenfaden of the Danish newspaper Politiken — "The New York Times of Denmark” — announced that his paper had reached a settlement with the "descendants of the Prophet Mohammed”.
The Jackboots of the “Anti-Fascists”
Gates of Vienna 21 February 2010
By Baron Bodissey
We’ve seen what happens when the people of Europe attempt to mount peaceful protests against the Islamization of their countries. They are vilified in the press and by government spokesmen, denounced as “fascists” and “racists”, and subjected to arbitrary arrests, interrogations, and whatever administrative punishments the authorities can cobble together under anti-incitement laws.
The Turban and the Swastika 1 of 5
I am very excited to be able to upload the first 9 minutes of a 45 minute German documentary called, 'The Turban and the Swastika'. Over the course of the week I hope to have all 45 minutes uploaded and in a playlist for you all. Think of this as a teaser.
Europe moving away from Freedom of Speech
EuropeNews 19 February 2010
By WFT
This is a follow-up to the article of November 3rd last year Finland moving away from Freedom of Speech. Less than three months later, the title of that piece is more true than ever. But unfortunately it doesn't stop there - hence the gloomier title in this piece.
'Islamophobes' unwelcome at Fox News
OneNewsNow 17 February 2010
By Chad Groening
A former member of the Palestine Liberation Organization who has converted to Christianity says a Saudi prince is now the second-largest shareholder in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the parent
Iran's disruption of Deutsche Welle and other media ends
Deutsche Welle 13 February 2010
International broadcasters like Deutsche Welle are broadcasting again in Iran and the surrounding region, after their programming was jammed, apparently by the government in Tehran. The Iranian
