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Qaddafi, Wilders, and the Jihad Against Switzerland
PajamasMedia 15 March 2010
By Andrew G. Bostom
Ever since the triumphs of Islam’s prophet became the ultimate inspiration for jihadism almost 14 centuries ago, Muslims have especially revered the bellicose, conquering Muhammad of Medina. (For a pious contemporary example, see Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s "The Prophet Muhammad as a Jihad Model.”) According to a canonical hadith (Sahih Muslim, Book 001, Number 0272), Islam in essence belongs to Medina, as a serpent to its lair, the specific words being, "Verily the faith [i.e., Islam] would recede to Medina just as the serpent crawls back into its hole.” 
Mosque foes now angry over Buddhist ceremonies
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 13 March 2010
By Shane Blatt
The same Lilburn residents who protested a giant neighborhood mosque in November are now seething over what they say is a Buddhist temple that has sprung up on Hood Road. More Gwinnett news »
Libya demands an U.S apology and enforces Swiss embargo
ecPulse 5 March 2010
Libyan officials have demanded a formal apology from the United States following comments regarding Libya's President Muammar Gaddafi, when he called for "Jihad" against Switzerland. The Libyan
EU Neighbourhood Policy Funds € 5.7 billion
ANSAmed 02 March 2010
EU resources to strengthen cooperation policies and promote economic integration with neighbouring countries, in the south like in the east, are increasing: over the next three years funds allocated for this purpose will reach 5.7 billion euros.
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
Switzerland Unruffled by Qaddafi’s Call for ‘Jihad’ in Wake of Its Ban on New Minarets
NYTimes 27 February 2010
By STEVEN ERLANGER
The Swiss government reacted blandly on Friday to the latest rhetorical sally from the eccentric Libyan leader, Col.
Gaddafi vs. Switzerland: The Leader's Son on What's Behind the Feud
TIME 27 February 2010
By Vivienne Walt
It's tempting to dismiss Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi's call this week for a jihad against Switzerland as just another round in the feud between the two countries. But it would be a
Analysis Of Al Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Eurasia Review 22 February 2010
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM, also known as Al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb or AQLIM) and its offshoots or autonomous cells pose the main terrorist threat in North Africa and the Sahel.
HRW to Libya: Stop blocking websites
Bikya Masr 4 February 2010
Libya’s moves in late January, 2010, to block access to at least seven independent and opposition Libyan web sites based abroad and to YouTube is a disturbing step away from press freedom, Human
Libya clears Swiss of immigration violations
Radio Netherlands 1 February 2010
A Libyan appeals court has overturned a 16-month jail term handed down to Swiss businessman Rachid Hamdani on immigration violations. Mr Hamdani and fellow Swiss businessman Max Göldi were
Swiss man goes to court in Libya
World Radio Switzerland 25 January 2010
One of the two Swiss men being held in Libya appeared in court yesterday . Rachid Hamdani is appealing the 16-month prison sentence handed down to him, as well as another Swiss businessman Max
Gaddafi to visit Malta in March
Times of Malta 20 January 2010
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is to visit Malta in March, Libyan Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa said today. He was speaking at a press conference at the Vivaldi Hotel with Foreign Minister Tonio
Lockerbie Bomber Had Secret Swiss Bank Account
FoxNews 21 December 2009
The Lockerbie bomber had £1.8m ($2.9 million USD) in a Swiss bank account when he was convicted eight years ago, it has been revealed. The Crown Office, Scotland’s equivalent of the Crown
Libya: Guarantee rights of Swiss nationals caught-up in diplomatic dispute
Amnesty International USA 16 December 2009
Amnesty International is greatly concerned that Max Goeldi and Rachid Hamdani, two Swiss nationals now reportedly accused of commercial and tax offences, may not receive fair trials. Both men have
Human Rights Situation in Arab World Getting Worse
AllGov 16 December 2009
Efforts to improve the human rights situation in Arab countries have amounted to little more than broken promises since Sept. 11, according to the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.
Al-Qaeda killing mostly Muslims: 85% of casualties non-Westerners, report says
National Post 15 December 2009
By Peter Goodspeed
Most victims of al-Qaeda terrorist attacks are Muslims living in Muslim countries, says a new report from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The study, by the academy's Combatting Terrorism
Rights group demands Libya free prisoners
World Radio Switzerland 14 December 2009
Human Rights watch is demanding the release of the two Swiss men held there, and says the men can count on the support of one of Mummar Gaddafi’s sons, Saif al-Islam. Human Rights Watch says the
Italian hotel pursues Gaddafi’s son over unpaid hotel bill
Thaindian News 14 December 2009
Genoa - A hotel in the northern Italian port city of Genoa is taking legal action against Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi’s footballer son Al-Saadi for leaving an upaid bill of 300,000
Arab countries fail on human rights—report
The INQUIRER 10 December 2009
By Samer al-Atrush
• Report Summary - EN
• Report Intro - EN
• Annual Report - Arabic
Human rights deteriorated across the Arab world in 2009 with torture widely practiced in several countries, an Arab watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday
CAIRO - The report by the independent Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies surveyed 12 countries and said that most of them repressed human rights activists, press freedoms, and discriminated against religious minorities. The state of human rights in the 12 countries—Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen—"has worsened compared to 2008," the report said.
Minaret ban in Switzerland beneficial for Al Qaeda - Qaddafi
RIA Novosti 7 December 2009
Switzerland's ban on the construction of minarets is a present to Al Qaeda and all those the West considers Islamist terrorists, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi said Sunday. The Alpine country held
