Quote of the day from Tariq Ramadan:
“We don’t really need minarets, we just have to have them…”
Scholars from a country that doesn’t allow churches or synagogues slam Swiss minaret ban
Robert Spencer explains the twisted psyche of the Muselman:
Hypocrisy. That is, it is hypocrisy from a Western point of view. As far as these “scholars” are concerned, Islam is the truth, its truth is self-evident, and therefore the Swiss are obligated to accommodate it in a way that the Saudis are not obligated to accommodate non-Muslim religious observance.
“Saudi scholars slam Swiss minaret ban,” by Abdul Rahman Shaheen for Gulf News, thanks to JW
Suffering fake “Palestinians” treated like dirt in Lebanon
Born in Jordan, kicked out by Arabs to Lebanon, thousands of them and their children now in legal limbo with no rights at all.
But the Arab world doesn’t care about them – because they are considered “Palestinian.”
New UNRWA scandal in Lebanon?
Has the UN been inflating the number of “Palestinian refugees” in Lebanon by 60%?
Brazil: South America’s Hotbed of Islamic Jihad
Muslim numbers soar in Latin America
“ALLAH Akbar” blares from the loudspeakers as hundreds of Muslims file into the mosque for prayers. Outside, halal meat stores line the street as in Damascus, Cairo or Baghdad, but this is the working-class neighbourhood of Bras in Sao Paulo, Brazil – the heart of Islam’s Latin American rebirth.
Brazil is experiencing an Islamic boom, with reliable estimates indicating that the Muslim population has increased from a few hundred thousand to 1.5 million this decade alone, out of a total population of 190 million. This is clear as mosques emerge throughout the country, some financed by Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. More from the Scotsman
Iran Demands Nurses In Bolivia Wear Hijabs
On Wednesday, November 24, Iranian demands that female nurses don the hijab in response to Iran’s providing $1.2 million for funding of the new El Alto city hospital in Bolivia sparked a national outcry among women’s rights advocates within Bolivia. More from Reality Check
Riots Grip Athens on Anniversary
“Masked youths” hurled firebombs and chunks of marble at police during a protest in Athens to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager whose death caused widespread riots. From the Guardian (of Muslims)
Garbage in, garbage out:
The Bizarre Logic Behind the Swiss Minaret Ban [Der Spiegel's poky attempt to counter arguments for ban] Der Spiegel gets a Muslim writer to construct an argument against the Swiss ban
Gaddafi: Swiss minaret ban invites al-Qaeda attacks
Morocco: “17 arrested for trying to spread Christianity”
I really think we should have similar laws re Islam in Europe, Australia & the US:
17 people including one Swiss citizen have been arrested in Marocco, accused of trying to spread Christianity.
According to the Moroccan interior ministry, authorities intervened after hearing about evangelical missionary efforts. They feared that the mission could lower the religious values of the kingdom.
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs has not yet confirmed the arrest of the Swiss. The other detainees, are said to be from Guatemala, South Africa and Morocco itself.
Wait a Minaret! “Who has to change their ways. Islamic extremists or those terrible Swiss who dare to have an opinion?”
Dinah Lord:
Iran threatens Switzerland with “unspecified consequences”…
… if minaret ban enforced.
OMG, hearing the Iranians wax eloquent about human rights is a joke, isn’t it?
From the LA Times:
Manouchehr Mottaki spoke on the phone with his Swiss counterpart Micheline Calmy-Rey. Switzerland and Iran generally have good relations. The Swiss serve as Washington’s representative in the Iranian capital in the absence of formal relations between America and the Islamic Republic, giving them exalted status in Tehran’s diplomatic circles.
But Mottaki had harsh words for Switzerland, saying enforcement of the ban on new minarets was “against the prestige of a country which claims to be an advocate of democracy and human rights” and would “damage Switzerland’s image as a pioneer of respecting human rights among Muslims’ public opinion,” according to a report by the official Islamic Republic News Agency, or IRNA.
“Values such as tolerance, dialogue and respecting others’ religions (Ed. Note: Don’t make me laugh – you mean like Iran respects and tolerates religions other than Islam?) should never be put to referendum,” Mottaki told his Swiss counterpart. He expressed hope that Bern would soon “take necessary steps and find a constitutional way to prevent imposition of the ban.”
An Iranian cleric today also condemned the minaret ban. Ayatollah Hossein Nouri-Hamadani, said the move was“at odds with the protection of Muslim citizens’ civil rights and will hurt the feelings of Muslims across the world,” according to Iran’s state television. (Ed. note: Oh noes! Muslims itty bitty feelings are hurt!)
Calmy-Rey to the rescue:
Calmy-Rey told Mottaki her government would “use all its means to support Muslims rights,” according to IRNA.
Calmy-Rey = Another Dhimmi politician…
Need another laugh today? Listen to what the Jamaat-e-Islami spokesman had to say:
The JI chief said the developments in the West after 9/11 had made the life of the Muslims miserable and anti-Islamic policies were being adopted as state policies. He said Desecration of the Quran, Guantanamo Bay, publication of blasphemous caricatures in Denmark, ban on scarves in France and on veil in Netherlands and the murder of an innocent veiled woman in Germany reflected the anti-Islamic approach in the West. He said all these incidents showed that peoples of the West were following the theory of clash of civilisations.
Munawwar said claims of religious freedom were the hallmark of Western society whereas in reality the principles of coexistence required that human beings were allowed to practice their faith and ideology freely. He said minarets were an integral part of mosques and the ban by Swiss government on their construction was a denial of Muslims’ worship rights. He said the ban was only for mosques as churches and other places of worship would be exempted from it which proved the discriminatory nature of the decision. He said such anti-Islamic measures would widen the gulf between religions instead of creating interfaith harmony.
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* Morocco: “17 arrested for trying to spread Christianity”
Morocco is home to snitches posing as all manner of things…
The JI chief said the developments in the West after 9/11 had made the life of the Muslims miserable and anti-Islamic policies were being adopted as state policies. He said Desecration of the Quran, Guantanamo Bay, publication of blasphemous caricatures in Denmark,….
How sad. The only thing I can suugest is that Muslims should consider going back to the 50 odd Muslim counttries they came from.
The SVP choice of referendum on the minarets only, was tctically brilliant. If they had gone for mosques or Muslims, it wouldnt have passed, or they would have been roundly condemned. Minarets however are ancillary to mosques, and voting against them should not affect Islam. But it is obvious, that most if not all Swiss, can hardly tell the significance of a mosque with, or without a minaret. In effect this was a vote against the Islamisation of Switzerland.
The fact that the Swiss rejection of minarets is backed by nearly 80% of Europe, signifies the same thing – it is a vote against the Islamisation of Europe.
Can we have a similar referendum in EU? Notr a chance- the EU is allergic to all referenda.
Muslims exploit Tolerance to further an Intolerant creed. Under such circumstances, “Tolerance” becomes a suicvidal policy.
thumb up to the swiss country , finally you speak up without and fear of hurting the muslim feeling , hope all the western countries will follow their foot step , hey muslims all over the western countries , you are not welcome any where , go back home where you belong and ask your goverment with all the right you ask for and see what will happen to you . that is a big victory to our western europeon country , please dont stop and give up by hearing the voice of the 1600 hundred years back of tribes coming from the saharra of the middle easter and africa.