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Persecution of Christians
Egypt: Two Christians condemned to death
AfricaNews 19 November 2009
By Kingsley Kobo
Two men believed to be Christians have been sentenced to death in Egypt for killing a Muslim man who married one of their relatives. Rami and Raafat Khella, the brother and uncle of Mariam Atef 
Manifesto: Do German Islamic Organisations Sign Against Sharia?
Manifest gegen Scharia (Press Release) 18 November 2009
German Islamic Organisations Against Sharia
A Common position of the Islamic organisations of Germany?
Cologne - This Manifest was signed by Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland (ZMD) (Central Council of Muslims in Germany) and ten other Islamic oganisations in Germany. In this way the ZMD wishes to ease the dialogue ”among Muslims, with other religious societies and with the society at large”.
Islamabad asks for "suggestions" from Christians to repeal blasphemy law
AsiaNews.it 9 November 2009
By Fareed Khan
The abolition of the blasphemy law in Pakistan. This is what Christians have asked delegates and members of civil society, in a meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on 6 November in
Yusuf al-Qaradawi: spiritual advisor to the stars
The Centre For Social Cohesion 5 November 2009
By Robin Simcox. Guest post by CSC Research Intern, Alexandra Sokolowski
Hollywood's Barrie Osborne, producer of "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", is making a $150 million movie on the life of the prophet Mohammed. It's a remake of the controversial 1976 film "The Message", which led to riots - and two deaths - in the US.
More on Stealth Jihad within the Corridors of Power at the UN
Jihad Watch 5 November 2009
Comments by David G. Littman, NGO Representative to the United Nations (Geneva) for the Association for World Education (AWE) and World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ):
The Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam, the proposed Islamic Charter, the Universal Declaration and the International Covenants
8th Grade Christian Girl Kidnap-ped, Converted, 'Married'
Compass Direct 5 November 2009
DHAKA, Bangladesh. Muslim men abduct Christian eighth-grader, force her to convert and marry. A bail order in Bangladesh has impeded police from rescuing a young Christian girl who was
Saudi court upholds beheading, crucifixion ruling
Regina Leader-Post 5 November 2009
A Saudi court of cassation upheld a ruling to behead and crucify a 22-year-old man convicted of raping five children and leaving one of them to die in the desert, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Malaysia rejects call to release 10,000 Bibles
Everyday Christian 5 November 2009
By JULIA ZAPPEI
The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles confiscated for using the word "Allah” to refer to God, a banned translation in Christian texts in this Muslim-majority country, an official said
Top ten reasons why sharia is bad for all societies
American Thinker 03 November 2009
By James Arlandson
Traditional Muslims who understand the Quran and the hadith believe that sharia (Islamic law) expresses the highest and best goals for all societies. It is the will of Allah.
But is Islam just in its laws that Muhammad himself practiced and invented?
This article says no for ten verifiable reasons.
Here are four points you must read, before reading this article:
Wafa Sultan: I receive death threats on a daily basis
Examiner 03 November 2009
By D.M. Murdock
Dr. Wafa Sultan is a Syrian-born, American psychiatrist famous for her blistering critique of Islam in a debate with a Muslim cleric first aired on al-Jazeera television in 2006. The video of this controversial chastisement was posted online and has been seen by millions of people worldwide. So popular was this courageous and passionate exposé that TIME magazine voted Dr. Sultan one of the world's 100 most influential people of that year.
Where is Turkey at human rights?
Hurriyet Daily News 03 November 2009
By RIZA TÜRMEN
To what extent is the state respectful to human rights in Turkey? What are the main human rights issues? You may find answers in the European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, decisions and the Progress Report released by the European Commission.
Blogger Offered Prison Release if He Will Convert to Islam
Compass Direct News 02 November 2009
A Coptic Christian blogger in Egypt entering his second year of prison without charge is being pressured to convert to Islam in exchange for his freedom, his attorneys said.
US report criticizes religious freedom abuses in Iran
WashingtonTV Oct 27 2009
The US State Department named Iran as one of the world’s worst offenders in abusing religious freedom, in an annual report released on Monday.
Pakistan Police Torture Christians Arrested in Islamic Attack
Compass Direct Oct 23 2009
Two Christians in Gojra, Pakistan who allegedly fired warning shots as an Islamist mob approached that burned seven Christians to death on Aug. 1 told Compass they were tortured after police arrested them.
The Islamic slave trade: The untold story (Parts 1-5)
We are all aware of the Atlantic slave trade and the millions of blacks shipped to the Americas under horrific conditions. This is now the subject of commemoration and remembrance activities.
On the other hand, other aspects of the black slave trade are less well-known and sometimes deliberately obscured. Who, for example, is aware of the 17 million blacks who were captured and enslaved in the Arab-Islamic world for 14 centuries?
Imam's marriage to a Catholic rattles Muslim hardliners
adnkronos 20 Oct 2009
Moroccan imam Abdellah Mechoune's imminent marriage to Italian Catholic Sara Campanile in the northern Italian city of Turin has has been welcomed by friends and families but has rattled Muslim hardliners there.
Lawyer Calls Turkish Christians’ Trial a ‘Scandal’
Compass Direct 19 Oct 2009
After three prosecution witnesses testified yesterday that they didn’t even know two Christians on trial for “insulting Turkishness and Islam,” a defense lawyer called the trial a “scandal.”
The Cypriot Stumbling Block
PoliGazette 17 Oct 2009
By Robert Ellis
Like Ireland, Cyprus has been a victim of geography and both are today still divided. As the Arab geographer Muqaddasi wrote in 985: “The island of Qubrus is in the power of whichever nation is overlord in these seas”. And with its position 40 miles off the southern coast of Turkey and 70 miles from Syria it has been a strategic prize for centuries.
Turkey's European stalemate
Guardian.co.uk 18 Oct 2009
The EU commission has this year in its annual progress report on Turkey injected a note of urgency with regard to the main obstacle to Turkish membership – Cyprus.
OSCE - What is a 'message crime'? (updated)
EuropeNews 08 October 2009
By Henrik Ræder Clausen, ICLA Denmark
Report from OSCE 2009 Human Dimension Implemention Meeting.
Related ICLA papers:
ICLA Contribution on Tolerance and Non-discrimination
Freedom of Expression: New challenges, new responses
I didn't expect that I'd start out my report from this conference by picking up a lead from COJEP, but so be it. They introduced the concept of a 'Message crime', in order to convey the real significance of the much-debated hate crimes. This term cuts through a ton of confusion and is worth adopting. For details, read on.
