Month: July 2009

China raises death toll from Xinjiang riot to 184

China raises death toll from Xinjiang riot to 184
— another report

(China) London Times: “Han Chinese emerge as the main victims as Urumqi riots death toll rises”
— “State media said that 137 Han Chinese and 46 minority Uighurs were killed when an Uighur mob took to the streets on Sunday, burning cars and buses, smashing shops and provoking tit-for-tat reprisals in what the Government says was the worst ethnic violence in decades”e6684928.ece

China shuts down mosques in riot city

(China) Muslim Tarek Fatah on Violence/Riots in China and Inconsistency

Chicago: Extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir has New Meeting Venue in Oak Lawn, IL

Extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir has New Meeting Venue in Oak Lawn, IL
— video: “Khilafah Conference USA 2009: Hizb ut Tahrir America **NEW VENUE CONFIRMED**”
— “www.khilafahconference2009.com Date & Venue: Sunday, July 19th 2009 11AM – 5 PM Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom 9333 South Cicero Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL 60453” — View Larger Map
— Charter Bank with public sidewalk across the street from Oak Lawn Hilton at 4775 West 94th Street

— July 7, 2009: Support for Hizb ut-Tahrir America May Be Surprising — by Madeleine Gruen

— June 18, 2009: Hizb ut-Tahrir America Enters Public Stage

— Hizb ut-Tahrir: Islam’s Political Insurgency, by Zeyno Baran

— Hizb-ut-Tahrir’s Activities in the United States — by Madeleine Gruen
—- “Its membership has swelled, putting on track its objective of persuading the global ummah that the establishment of a caliphate”

Saudi revelers get jail, 700 lashes for ‘immoral’ party

Saudi revelers get 700 lashes for ‘immoral’ party
— DPA reports: “A Saudi judge sentenced seven young men and four women to up to 700 lashes and jail terms ranging up to 10 months for attending an ‘immoral’ party, a Saudi newspaper reported”
— “The 11 revelers, including two Iraqis and nine Saudis aged between 18 and 37, received sentences of between 400-700 lashes and between 4-10 months in prison, Saudi Arabia’s Al Watan newspaper said”
— “The group had been arrested in the northern Saudi district of Al Ha’il in late June on charges of drinking alcohol at a mixed-gender party.”

North Korea: AP reports US reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee not yet in North Korean prison labor camp

(North Korea) Report: 2 US journalists in North Korea guest house
— AP reports: “North Korea has delayed sending two convicted U.S. journalists to a prison labor camp, in a possible attempt to seek talks with Washington on their release, a scholar who visited the North said in an interview published Friday.”

Jordanian stabs sister in “honor killing” for rumors she was dating a man

Jordanian stabs sister in honor killing
— “A Jordanian police official says a 24-year-old farmer has stabbed his sister to death with a dagger to cleanse the family’s honor. The official says the man turned himself in and confessed to killing his 27-year-old sister because he heard rumors she was dating a man.”
— Additional AP report: “An autopsy showed the victim, who was 27 years old, was four weeks pregnant, he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists”

Afghanistan revises contentious marriage law

Afghanistan revises contentious marriage law
— “Afghanistan’s government has revised a marriage law that sparked an international outcry over sections that appeared to legalize marital rape, Justice Ministry officials said Thursday.”
— “Women’s rights activists welcomed the changes, which must still be approved by parliament, but many said while the government had deleted the worst violations, it has not done enough to guarantee women’s rights”

— April 11: Afghan Extremist Cleric Defends Rape as “Democratic Right”

— April 7: Afghanistan: Law Permiting Rape Dropped After Publicity