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Minorities' rights
"Moderate" Turkey
Gatestone Institute 7 March 2013
By Ali Uyanik
Minorities have been classified by the political elite as dangerous for the nation. "We did not want to leave because the mob would then have gotten what it wanted: to 
Psychological Consequences of Islam's Views on Women
Jihad Watch 7 March 2013
Nicolai Sennels is a Danish licensed psychologist known for his writings about the psychology of Islam and Muslim culture. Sennels is author of the book, "Among Muslim Criminals: a Psychologist's Experiences from the Copenhagen Municipality," based on his work in Danish capital's youth prison Sønderbro
He has also published a high number of articles on the subject, which are spread widely on the internet. Together with renowned writers on Islam such as Ibn Warraq, Hans Jansen and Bat Ye'or and others, Sennels contributed a chapter to the Dutch book Islam: Critical Essays on a Political Religion.
Turkish-Armenian journalist to face trial for insulting Prophet Mohammed
News.Az 7 March 2013
A Turkey-based Armenian journalist is going to face a court proceeding for using an insulting remark against Prophet Mohammed on his personal website. According to the
There is no excuse for domestic violence except in Islamic Shari’a Law
faithfreedom.org 7 March 2013
By Louis Palme
Sharia Law reveals an impassible gulf between Islamic and Western law. Western societies believe that every individual is endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable
Egyptian Muslim Scholar Says Christian Copts Will Pay Jizya
AINA (press release) 7 March 2013
During a recent interview, Dr. Mahmoud Shu'ban, a professor at Al Azhar University, made clear that the Copts, Egypt's Christian minority, will pay the jizya--what is often
Turkish PM Erdog(an continues harsh criticism of media
Hurriyet Daily News 6 March 2013
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today maintained his angry criticism toward a Turkish daily after it published the reported minutes of a Feb. 23 meeting between the
Hatred of Christians Unleashed in Libya
FrontPage Magazine 6 March 2013
By Raymond Ibrahim
Last Thursday, a Coptic Christian church located in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked by armed Muslim militants. Initial reports indicate that at least one priest, Fr. Paul Isaac,
The Genex: New movie on Armenian genocide to feature Hollywood stars, due for release in 2015
armenianow 5 March 2013
Plans for a new movie dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide have been revealed, with a number of Hollywood stars expected to be involved in the
Activist groups hold Queer Muslim Gathering in Detroit
The Washington Times 5 March 2013
By Jessica Chasmar
A two-day gathering aimed at educating and liberating Muslims in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community opened in Detroit on Friday. Muslims for Progressive
Anti-gay Muslim cleric's Reading university talk cancelled
BBC News 1 March 2013
A talk by an Islamic cleric who has called for gay people to be punished with death has been cancelled at the University of Reading. The student-run Muslim Society had
The myth of Palestinian innocence
The Times of Israel 1 March 2013
By Lyn Julius
My organisation, Harif, aims to tell the story of 2,500 years of Jewish history and culture in what is known as the Arab world. It’s a story with a dramatic ending: 99 percent of these Jews – numbering a million in 1948 – have fled in the space of one generation
When people learn about the Jewish expulsion, they usually respond with sympathy. Jews from Arab countries are entitled to recognition and redress, they acknowledge.
But that recognition and redress must come from Arab countries, they say.
Turkey’s National Action Party Resists Peace With PKK
Al-Monitor 1 March 2013
By Caleb Lauer
ISTANBUL —Two dozen retired men, most in woolen blazers, turned their chairs to the café’s center table. A grey-haired member of parliament in a black overcoat had taken a
Muslims Behead Another Christian Pastor
AINA (press release) 27 February 2013
A Christian pastor was recently slaughtered in the Muslim-majority African nation of Tanzania. While butchering Christian minorities is becoming increasingly common in that
BBC Radio 4 program Beyond Belief features heated debate on Islam and homosexuality
Gay Star News 26 February 2013
By Anna Leach
An at times heated debate between a traditional Imam, a gay Muslim and an Islamic scholar on BBC Radio 4 yesterday shed light on the religious and ethical debates about
Controversy on University of Manchester campus as speaker condones killing of homosexuals
The Commentator 25 February 2013
The University of Manchester Student Union Executive team has launched an investigation into a meeting which recently took place on the university’s campus. The meeting,
Interactive map: Growth of language diversity in the Helsinki region
YLE News 22 February 2013
A fresh forecast from the city of Helsinki shows how the capital city region is set to become even more international over the next twenty years. Russian, Estonian and Asian
Uni should take urgent action against anti-gay Muslim extremists
Gay Star News 22 February 2013
By Omar Kuddus
GSN reported on Tuesday (19 February) about a Manchester student who secretly filmed an extremist Muslim at his Students’ Union saying gays should be executed. Colin
Egyptian Christians: Where can they turn to?
Right Side News 22 February 2013
By Dr. Ashraf Ramelah
One solution for the Copts of Egypt is to give up their country and migrate to free and democratic states as the Egyptian Jews did years ago. I have included some reasons for
Swedish artist to paint Mohammed after death threats
FRANCE 24 21 February 2013
A Swedish artist who received death threats after depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog said Wednesday he would display new paintings of the prophet at an exhibition in the
BBC incite religious hatred against Buddhists
Allvoices 21 February 2013
Glen Jenvey London The BBC has had a number complaints made against their reporting on Sri Lankan Buddhists and Monks ,The BBC called Buddhists and monks hardline Sinhalese
