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Why Islam Leads to Violence
FRONTPAGEMAG.COM 16 May 2013
By Jack Kerwick
- As Robert Spencer, Pamela Gellar, and others have shown, as far as Islam is concerned, neither this infamous attack nor others before and since are anomalous. Rather, from its origins in the seventh century to the present, from Muhammad to bin Laden, Islam has been animated by a violent impulse
Authors defending this thesis invariably allude to the military conquests of the Prophet, the particularly harsh punitive measures by which Islamic societies deal with transgressors of Islamic law, and any number of passages from the Koran calling for the death of unbelievers. And to be sure, all of this supports their case. 
Tunisia bans Salafist group congress: ruling party
FRANCE 24 16 May 2013
The Tunisian government has decided to ban the congress of hardline Salafist group Ansar al-Sharia due to take place at the end of this week, the ruling Islamist party's
Nigerian troops mount offensive against Islamist militants
Irish Times 16 May 2013
Nigeria launched a military campaign yesterday to flush Islamist militants out of their bases in remote border areas, after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of
France’s most wanted jihadist flies home
FRANCE 24 15 May 2013
France’s most high-profile home-grown jihadist was flown into Paris on Tuesday following his capture by French forces in Mali two weeks ago. Brittany-born Gilles Le Guen was
Muslim Brotherhood: Convention to Protect Women is Anti-Islamic
clarionproject.org 15 May 2013
By Ryan Mauro
The Muslim Brotherhood’s official website in Arabic has published an article highlighting the comments of a senior Egyptian Islamist scholar criticizing the United Nations
Two Somalis sentenced to prison for aiding terrorism
Minneapolis Star Tribune 15 May 2013
By RANDY FURST
Two men were sent to prison Monday for their key roles in what prosecutors said was a terrorist "pipeline” to send young men to fight in the Somali civil war. Muhamud Said
Ugandan children 'flee homes' to avoid FGM
The number of children in Amudat, northern Uganda fleeing their homes and seeking shelter from local primary schools to avoid being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM)
Holocaust of Christians in the Muslim World on the Horizon
FRONTPAGEMAG.COM 14 May 2013
By Theodore Shoebat
Arrests and deportations of Christians in Sudan are becoming more momentous in Bashir’s government. On April 12, the Secretary General of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference was ousted out of North Sudan into South Sudan
As a church elder in Khartoum was praising God in his church, government officials from the Security Service (NISS) seized and interrogated him for information on Christian missionaries in North Sudan. He said:
Algerian convicted in French attack plot escapes
timesofindia. 14 May 2013
An official says a convicted terrorist in France has escaped house arrest in a stolen car. Said Arif was a member of a Chechen network that once planned attacks in France,
Egyptian President Morsi appoints Shariah Finance Specialist as Finance Minister
Shariah Finance Watch 14 May 2013
In a sure signal of the direction that the Muslim Brotherhood seeks to take Egypt, a Shariah Finance specialist has been appointed as the country’s Finance Minister… The
The lies we tell ourselves about moderate Islam
Jerusalem Post 8 May 2013
By MICHAEL FREUND
Fundamentally Freund: President Barack Obama and much of the Western press seem to have difficulty saying in close proximity to one another: ‘Islamic’ and ‘terror.
The past few weeks have been difficult ones for the United States and its allies, as they received some painful reminders that the war on terror is far from over. In a dastardly attack on April 15, two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon, killing three people, wounding 264 others and leaving more than two dozen amputees.
Pew Research study: Most Muslims want sharia law
digitaljournal.com 8 May 2013
By Katerina Nikolas
- A Pew Research survey of 38,000 Muslims across 39 countries shows the majority favour the implementation of sharia law - though interpretations of the Islamic law vary widely
The Pew study, entitled "The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society" demonstrates that there is no one clear definition of sharia law. Arab News reported special adviser to Pew, Amaney Jamal, said: "Sharia has different meanings, definitions and understandings, based on the actual experiences of countries with or without sharia."
French Islamist set for handover to Malian army
The Local.fr 8 May 2013
A notorious French Islamist militant has been handed over to Malian military authorities after his arrest last week, and could face extradition to his home country, it was
Muslim Brotherhood Mufti's Remarks Reflect 'Lack of Religious Knowledge'
Christian Post 8 May 2013
Dr. Mohamed Nabil Gamie, an intellectual and professor at Alexandria University, said the recent statements made by the Muslim Brotherhood's Mufti prohibiting the
Man selling alcohol shot dead in Egypt
Daijiworld.com 8 May 2013
Islamist militants have shot dead a man selling alcohol in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, security sources said. The man, identified as 28-year-old Rami Ahmed, ran a bar in
Tanzania: Muslim and Christian leaders to hold meeting after attack on church
Independent Catholic News 8 May 2013
Christian and Muslim religious leaders are planning to hold a meeting this week in an effort to reduce religious tensions after a church bombing on Sunday left two people dead
Survey shows that the average Muslim is a fanatical extremist
Islam versus Europe 6 May 2013
It seems to be more extremist NOT to want sharia than the opposite. And almost half of Muslims want sharia to rule non-Muslims too. The claim that it is only a minority among
A survey by GSS shows more women are against FGM
SpyGhana.com 6 May 2013
A Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Female Genital Mutilation/Cut (FGM/C), has revealed that 94 per cent of women
Iran/Hizballah’s Global Shi’ite Terror Network
Algemeiner 6 May 2013
A deadly bus explosion in Bulgaria targeting Israeli tourists, a bomb plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, and a ship carrying large quantities of arms to
Islamic militants have turned Nigeria into a Christian killing field
examiner.com 6 May 2013
By Alberto Vargas
As reported by CBN News on Friday, Nigeria has quietly become the nation with the highest Christian death toll at the hands of Islamic extremists. In 2012, 900 Christians were
