Ankara investigating possibility that bee-eater was ‘implanted with Mossad surveillance device’; Israeli wildlife officials say accusation ridiculous Amir Ben-David Turkish authorities believe that they have found a bird used for espionage purposes by Israel, the country’s media reported. According to a Tuesday report in Yedioth Ahronoth, an investigation to that effect was launched in Ankaraseveral [...]
5/17/2012 Wanted: Rapper Shahin Najafi has a £60,000 bounty on his head for his ‘blasphemous’ music A rapper has gone into hiding after Iranian clerics put a fatwa on his head along with a £60,000 reward for his death. Cologne-based rapper Shahin Najafi drew the wrath of Shiite Muslims after publishing a song that appeared [...]
5/8/2012 Egyptian presidential contender Muhammad Mursi announced Monday his intention to apply Islamic Law in Egypt if elected president in the forthcoming elections. Mursi is the Muslim Brotherhood candidate. He declared that the application of Islamic Law represented the sole means by which Egyptians might “restore their dignity.” Mursi said that Islamic Law is the [...]
A prominent lawyer who worked on the case of a Christian pastor on death row in Iran for apostasy, which made headlines around the world, has been sentenced to nine years in jail. Speaking to the Guardian from Tehran, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah said he had also been banned from teaching at universities or practicing law [...]
Muslim Violence against Christians in Nigeria
Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives – for up to six hours after their death. The controversial new law is part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated parliament. It will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding [...]
Dear Faithfreedom Editor This is Imran Firasat (A Pakistani ex Muslim residing in Spain). I hope you still remember me. I am the one who some weeks ago lodged a formal petition to the Spanish government for prohibition of Quran in Spain. Today I get back to you again with the fantastic news that my petition [...]
Retail electronics giant Best Buy has been called to task by conservatives for its sponsorship of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group that has been linked to the Hamas terror organization by the Federal government. According to Islamist Watch, a project of the neoconservative Middle East Forum run by Arabist and political [...]
The heavily armed rebels ransacked and looted homes, vandalised churches and occupied a Bible school in Gao. Ansar Dine, which has links to al-Qaeda and wants to turn Mali into an Islamic state, is imposing sharia law on the region.
More than 215,000 people have been displaced from
By Aryn Baker and Rami Aysha/Beirut When one of Lebanon’s most wanted terrorists kills himself while planting a bomb it is cause for at least some sort of grim celebration. But when the chief bomb-maker of the country’s most notorious terror group self detonates while helping rebels fight in Syria, it is cause for concern. [...]
GOOD NEWS FOR UK MUSLIMS: 48% of Brits want to get out of the country Almost half of all Britons are seriously considering moving overseas. Australia is the top choice, followed by the US, Canada, and New Zealand. BAD NEWS FOR UK MUSLIMS: Who will fund the generous welfare state for you? UK SUN Muslim immigration [...]
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti parliamentarians recently voted in favour of a legal amendment which would impose the death penalty on anyone defaming God or Islam’s prophet, Mohammed. The vote followed a recent case of alleged blasphemy on messaging website Twitter, which caused a furore in the Arab state. A Kuwaiti man was arrested for allegedly insulting Mohammed – a charge he denies. Some MPs have already called for him to be executed.
Islamofascism: The Islamic Circle of North America has launched a $3 million campaign to convince Americans that Shariah, the legal code of Islam, is no threat. ICNA is not exactly the best salesman. The New York-based group, which was founded in 1968 by leaders of the Pakistani branch of the radical Muslim Brotherhood, is promoting [...]
By Poonam Taneja A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK’s youngest victim of forced marriage. She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government’s Forced Marriage Unit in the last year. The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland [...]
Hamza Kashgari, a journalist deported from Malaysia back to his native Saudi Arabia, where he was wanted on charges of apostasy, is reportedly expected to be freed in the coming weeks. Kashgari had posted a series of poetic tweets, sharing an imaginary conversation he was having with the Prophet Mohammed. The tweets were deemed blasphemous, prompting [...]
By Jack Kimball KABUL | Wed Mar 28, 2012 (Reuters) – For Afghan women, the act of fleeing domestic abuse, forced prostitution or even being stabbed repeatedly with a screwdriver by an abusive husband, may land them in jail while their abusers walk free, Human Rights Watch said. Running away is considered a “moral crime” [...]
A church in North Africa today. Chrisitanity has made impact in the Muslim world. The idea of tens of thousands of former Muslims coming to Jesus Christ in North Africa within a few short years is mind-boggling. But entire mosques coming to faith? That news is even harder to wrap one’s mind around, but it [...]
Around 4,000 people gathered today in front of the National Constituent Assembly, calling for the implementation of Shariaa law in the new constitution.
Shariaa is Islamic law derived from the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed. Shouts of ‘takbir‘ – an affirmation of the greatness of God – and slogans such as “the people want the implementation of Shariaa” and “Islam is coming” could be heard in the tumult.
Organizers of the protest, members of the Tunisian Front of Islamic Associations, arranged separated sections for men and women, all of whom were demanding the implementation of Shariaa in the constitution.
“I mean from a regular, end of the street mosque, this stuff happens all the time, but for the Grand Mufti of a country to say it is simply shocking,” Beirut resident Hani told Bikyamasr.com.
The mufti’s statements had followed Kuwait’s move to ban churches from being constructed in the country.
Ironically, the Saudi religious leader’s comments come only months after Saudi Arabia partnered with Switzerland on an institute of tolerance. At the time, many observers called the move “unsubstantiated” in reference to Saudi’s ultra-conservative Islamic views.
Speaking to a delegation in Kuwait,
Leaders of the minority Hindu community in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province complain that young girls in the area are being abducted and then forced to convert to Islam and married off to Muslim men.The “Express Tribune” reported on March 1: Pakistan People’s Party MPA Pitanber Sewani appeared agitated when he reminded the government and its [...]
By Al Arabiya A 16-year-old Moroccan girl has committed suicide after a judge ordered her to marry her rapist, according to Moroccan media reports. Last year Amina’s parents filed charges against their daughter’s rapist, a man 10 years older than her but it was only recently that a judge in the northern city of Tangier [...]
(AFP) Hundreds of Muslim women gathered near Tunis Saturday to call for the return of the caliphate, the defunct Islamic system of governance which they said was the only means of guaranteeing their rights. The members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir party came from Islamic countries including Arab states, Indonesia and Turkey, as well as from [...]
An athletic association consisting of private Christian and Catholic parochial schools in Texas is drawing national attention after refusing to grant an Islamic high school membership. American Magazine The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools faces accusations of religious discrimination after a Muslim school in Houston was denied entry. TAPPS has declined to comment. Mustafa Carroll with the Council on American-Islamic [...]
At least 90 Iraqi teenagers with “emo” appearances have been stoned to death by religious extremists in Baghdad in the past month after an inflammatory interior ministry statement dubbed it “devil worshiping”, activists said. Iraq’s Moral Police released a chilling statement on the interior ministry’s website condemning the “emo phenomenon” among Iraqi youth, disturbingly declaring [...]
Following a series of attacks on churches and other targets in five states over Christmas that left more than 40 people dead, the group on New Year’s Day issued a 3-day deadline for Christians to leave the North. Unrelenting attacks have ensued, including the bombing of a number of churches and on individual Christians.
Barack Obama ran for president as a pro-Israel candidate — but his record tells a different story. Follow @NoahPollak and @CmteForIsrael on Twitter, and visit www.CommitteeForIsrael.com for more.
to some friends to have a good laugh too. Egyptian people, if anything, are people of laughs and Jokes. Funny and Jokes are a part that is always visible in the public street. Well, surprise surprise..some Muslims learned that and did not like it. Mr. Sawaris, a Coptic Christian, and a founder of a secular political party, was seen as insulting Islam via his tweet. Muslims love to be offended when the chance arises. They were offended by this tweeting “Monster” who paid no respect to the religion of Islam and tweeted Mickey’s and Mini’s pictures in Muslim clothing! What an insult to the religion of Islam.
(AINA) — Much has been made of the recent discovery in Turkey of a Bible purported to be written in the Aramaic language, 1,500 years ago. The Muslim media, as well as Western media outlets, quickly pounced on this, claiming this Bible contains verses attributed to Jesus Christ, in which Christ predicts the coming of [...]
My petition calling for the prohibition of Quran is the sign of a grand revolution which we shall bring together against Islam.
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms reports that Iranian authorities’ reaffirmed a death sentence for Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani for the sole reason of his refusal to recant his Christian faith. This action is yet another shocking breach of Iran’s international obligations, its own constitution, and stated religious values. The United States stands in solidarity with Pastor Nadarkhani, his family, and all those who seek to practice their religion without fear of persecution—a fundamental and universal human right. The trial and sentencing process for Pastor Nadarkhani demonstrates the Iranian government’s total disregard for religious freedom, and further demonstrates Iran’s continuing violation of the
By BASHIR ADIGUN, Associated Press SULEJA, Nigeria (AP) — A bomb planted by an abandoned car exploded outside a church in the middle of a worship service Sunday near Nigeria’s capital, wounding five people amid a continuing wave of violence by a radical Islamist sect, authorities and witnesses said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for [...]
Access to the internet and email service providers such as Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail has been impossible in recent days, and Iranian authorities have been emphasizing their concern over the lack of security on the web.
Reza Taghipour, Minister of Communications and Technology, said on Saturday: “Due to the lack of safety and security measures, the country sustains more harm from this technology [the internet] than benefits.”
He insisted that the World Wide Web must not be trusted and poses numerous threats. He also alleged that Google provides the CIA with all the information it gathers.
BANGKOK (AP) — An Iranian man carrying grenades blew off his own legs and wounded four civilians Tuesday after an earlier blast shook his house in Bangkok, Thai authorities said. The explosions came a day after an Israeli diplomatic car was bombed in India – an attack Israel blamed on Iran. Authorities say it’s unclear [...]
There are contradictory reports about the timing and consistency of the new restrictions. Some bloggers have reported that the crackdown has happened ahead of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 11, which was expected to be a flashpoint for anti-government protests. But respected internet portal Ars Technica says the restrictions have been gradually implemented over the last few months. It also appears as if the firewall has not been imposed universally, with some users still able to access the websites at least some of the time.
It’s noteable that Ms. Mohammadi was found guilty of “collaborating with foreign-dependent groups, broad anti-Islamic propaganda, deceiving citizens by forming what is called a house church, insulting sacred figures and activities against national security” by the Revolutionary Court branch of Moalem Street on 18 January, after enduring five months in custody. However, the judge acquitted her of the charge of “collaborating with foreign-dependent groups” for he believed that the crime was done unintentionally. Therefore, this Christian convert was sentenced to two years in prison and the ruling was delivered to her.
He said the sentence had likely been handed down because Imam had failed to appear in court, and expected it to be overturned on appeal.
Egyptian telecom tycoon and political liberal Naguib Sawiris also faces trial on a charge of showing contempt for religion in a case brought by another Islamist lawyer. Sawiris, a prominent figure in Egypt’s Coptic Christian community, was accused of showing contempt by tweeting a cartoon seen as insulting to Islam.
By: Upananda Brahmachari. The Fundamentalist Islamic leaders, Muslim Clerics and the surfaced extremist commanders from the underground of Pakistan, comprising of 40 politico-religious parties and subversive groups of the country gathered at Multan in the Punjab province of Pakistan under a banner of Difa-e-Pakistan Council in a rally on Sunday, 29th January, 2012 against what they [...]
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — An Afghan man killed his wife for giving birth to a third daughter rather than the son he’d hoped for, police said The 28-year-old victim, who was known by the one name of Storai, was strangled by her husband — a local militia member — and his mother on Saturday, authorities said. Storai [...]
MUZAFFARGARH: Allah Bachaya has surrendered himself to Rohilanwali police after killing his sister in the name of honour but he is confident that he will be released in a matter of days. Bachaya gave his arrest on Saturday after killing Alina* in an axe attack for alleged loose morals. He told The Express Tribune that [...]
A self-styled Sharia court in Srinagar on Thursday issued a fatwa asking three Christian priests to leave Jammu & Kashmir for “luring the Valley’s Muslims to Christianity”. The fatwa also directed the state government to take over the management of Christian schools in J&K, besides monitoring church activities.
To: FOREIGN, NATIONAL AND RELIGION EDITORS NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The international human rights organization Stop Islamization of Nations (SION) has just added three prominent freedom fighters to its Board of Advisers. Oskar Freysinger is a Swiss Parliamentarian and member of the Swiss People’s Party (SVP). He won international renown for his [...]
Obama: Iran Has Nuclear Rights; I Did Not Want to Sanction Its Bank Posted By Reza Kahlili The threat by the Islamic regime in Iran to close down the Strait of Hormuz and of Revolutionary Guards Navy boats harassing U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf has caused President Obama to send secret messages to [...]
Bangladesh Pirojpur, Jan 21 Police have arrested an imam on charges that he violated an 8-year-old female madrasa student at Pirojpur district’s Swarupkathi upazila. Upzila’s Qazi Bari Mosque’s Imam Mohammar Nurul Islam was arrested after the girl’s parents lodged a rape case on Saturday with the Swarupkathi Police Station, police said. Station’s inspector (investigation) Surendranath [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – A prominent international human rights organization is calling upon the United Nations and the international human rights community to act quickly and decisively to save the Christians of Syria, who are being increasingly threatened and victimized by Islamic supremacists. (Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120117/DC36672LOGO) Stop Islamization of Nations (SION) notes with [...]
We are concerned Ethiopians in Diaspora, who closely follow our detained 35 Ethiopians in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia while they were gathering in a home to celebrate Christmas in December 2011, which is allowed according to the law of the country. From these innocent prisoners, 29 of them are women who some of them left their [...]
17 January 2012 / BAYRAM KAYA, ANKARA Intelligence units have warned that the Quds Force, a special unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, plans to send a group to Turkey to carry out a series of demonstrations that may include a bomb attack on the Embassy or Consulate General of the United States. The Turkish Security [...]
The influence of Muhammad and the Koran on the mentality of Muslims is undeniable. Toward the end of this video, the speakers recalls sayings from the Bukhari Sahih Hadeeth where Muhammad said the judgement day will not come till the Muslims annihilated the Jews.
SANTA ANA, CA – The Rev. Carl Moeller says so many Muslims are converting to Christianity in nations like Iran that they may constitute a fourth major branch of the global church in addition to Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christians. Moeller is president of Open Doors USA, which monitors Christian persecution worldwide. Nine of the [...]
A Swiss prosecutor has described as a “veritable slaughter” the vicious axe murder of a 16-year-old girl by her 53-year-old Pakistani Muslim father, who believed his daughter had tarnished her family’s honor. The charge sheet presented by prosecutor Ulrich Krättli suggests he will call for the accused to be given life in prison, the maximum [...]
This is a shocking story. Why would a father or a brother make their own flesh and blood to carry out suicide bombing? There is only one answer to this question: The Quran. They are convinced that the lies of Muhammad are true. How can we end this insanity unless we make all Muslims see [...]