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Report points to 100 million persecuted Christians
Deutsche Welle 9 January 2013
The non-denominational Christian relief organization Open Doors has said about 100 million Christians face persecution around the world. The group pointed to an increase in 
Why Have The Islamic Countries Failed To Develop Even With Resources Like Oil, While Countries With No Resources Like Switzerlan
Forbes 9 January 2013
By Ryan Lackey
It’s true. Outside of oil and gas projects and a few specific infrastructure projects (ports like Jebel Ali and airports like Dubai), far less real economic development has
Video: Muslim slave market footage from the 1960`s
The Muslim Issue 8 January 2013
From Africa to Qatar, this old documentary show footage of a Muslim slave market. In the clip African Muslims themselves are buying and selling other Africans as slaves.
Sharia banks that fund terrorism
Money Jihad 8 January 2013
The relationship is simple. Jihadists know they can trust sharia-compliant banks to maintain their anonymity, not ask too many questions, and facilitate high-dollar transactions on behalf of their terrorist groups.
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Some Islamic financial institutions, such as National Commercial Bank and Islami Bank Bangladesh, have taken the relationship a step farther by donating a portion of their bank profits in the form of zakat as an act of corporate "charity” to terrorist organizations, or in the case of Al Rajhi, through private zakat donations of leading bankers. Saudi Arabia and Iran are key bases for these activities, but this is a global phenomenon. Here’s Money Jihad’s short list of the worst offenders:
Child flees after marriage to 90yo Saudi
The West Australian 8 January 2013
A 90-year-old Saudi Arabian is suing his 15-year-old child-bride after she locked herself in her bedroom on their wedding night. The Daily Mail reports this morning that the
90-yr-old Saudi man marries 15-yr-old girl
TruthDive 8 January 2013
A 90-year-old Saudi Arabian is charging his 15-year-old child-bride’s family because the frightened 15-year-old bride locked out her husband refusing him entry to the bedroom
Drunk Saudi in Vegas Claims He "Accidentally” Raped 13 Year Old Boy
FrontpageMagazin 8 January 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
Pleas like that probably work better in Saudi Arabia. Mazen Alotaibi is a Sergeant in the Saudi Royal Air Force and the Royal part is literal. The Saudi air force tends to
Qatar must not return ex-diplomat to Saudi Arabia amid torture fears
Amnesty International 8 January 2013
A former Saudi Arabian diplomat is at grave risk of being detained and tortured or otherwise ill-treated if Qatari authorities follow through with plans to return him forcibly
Saudi to record $93 billion budget surplus in 2013
Al-Bawaba 8 January 2013
The Kuwait-based Global Investment House (Global) has predicted that Saudi Arabia will record a budget surplus of SR 349 billion in 2013, based on its assumption of a base case
The Penalty For Creating Open Conversations is Death
Citizen Warrior 7 January 2013
Follow the link below and read and participate in an open conversation about a Saudi blogger facing the death penalty for trying to create open conversations: Saudi Blogger
Indonesian president meets with religious leaders from Saudi Arabia
Global Times 7 January 2013
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday met with religious leaders from Saudi Arabia at the palace in Bogor town of West Java. Among the religious leaders
OIC Urges France to Act Against Muhammad Cartoon Magazine
Businessweek 4 January 2013
By Dana El Baltaji
The French government should take "appropriate” action against a magazine that’s publishing new caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, according to the secretary general of the
Mali, Wahhabis, and Saudis: Following the Money Trail
Foreign Policy Journal 4 January 2013
By Thomas C. Mountain
A well-armed and supplied Wahhabi movement in the African country of Mali, funded by the Saudis, has taken over most of northern Mali and has begun to, amongst other Wahhabi
Lockheed Wins $253 Million in Saudi F-15 Work
DailyFinance 3 January 2013
By Rich Smith
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it has awarded Lockheed Martin a $253.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to modernize F-15SA fighter jets for Saudi
Video: Saudi Arabian Study: 23% of Arab Children Have Been Raped; 46% of Arab Students Are Homosexual
The Rape Jihad 2 January 2013
Video translated from 2008. Clip originally aired on the Arabic-language satellite station ‘al-Hurra’, on the program ‘Misawa’. For additional information,
Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa Allowing Gang Rape of Syrian Women
Radical Islam 2 January 2013
A Saudi Arabian imam, who is a very influential cleric in jihadist circles, has issued a fatwa (religious edict) that essentially allows all jihadists fighting in Syria to rape
• November 21st 2012: The day we lost the "War on Terror"
EuropeNews December 23 2012
By Henrik R. Clausen
It may have escaped the attention of most, but on November 21st 2012, we suffered the final defeat in the War on Terror declared by President George W. Bush on September 20th 2001. After more than 11 years of fighting, 56,900 American causalties, cumulutative expenses of between 1.2 and 2.7 trillion dollars and a very complicated series of diplomatic & military alliances, the aim to defeat terror was abolished in Cairo, Egypt on that day.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Egypt FM Mohammed Kamel Amr
Here, the triumvirate of Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal announced a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel following a week of intense fighting between the terrorist organisation and the army of Israel.
A first for Saudi schoolbooks: photos containing actual women
Daily Caller 6 December 2012
From the earliest beginnings of its state-run education system in 1926 until this year, Saudi Arabia has forbidden photographs of women in all school textbooks. Only drawings
Germany mulls new tank deal with Saudis
Deutsche Welle 5 December 2012
A news magazine has provided new insight into the secret committee, chaired by Angela Merkel, that approves Germany's weapons exports. Germany is selling more arms to the
Saudi Arabia grants Jordan $787 million to finance development projects
Al-Shorfa 5 December 2012
By Ali al-Rawashdah in Amman
Jordanian economists welcomed Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah Ensour's recent announcement that Saudi Arabia would grant Jordan as much as $787 million to fund development
