— Strait Times: “Man charged for killing sister”:
— “A criminal prosecutor has charged a man with shooting to death of his pregnant sister to cleanse the family’s honor because she got married without their approval”
— “Violent Extemism al-Diridi filed the charges of premeditated murder and illegal possession of weapons to the court Thursday.”
— “The prosecutor said the 23-year-old woman got married two years ago and had a baby boy.”
— “She later reconciled with her parents, who invited her to her brother’s wedding Wednesday.”
— “Al-Diridi said the man shot his sister in the head and abdomen after the wedding party.”
— “He said the woman’s husband was beaten by two other brothers, who were charged with assisting the crime.”
— “An average of 20 Jordanian women are murdered each year by male relatives in so-called ‘honor killings.'”
Day: August 13, 2009
Pakistan: New Poll Shows 78 Percent of Pakistanis Support Death Penalty for Leaving Islam
— 83 percent support stoning adulterers
— Consistent with previous polls where 75 percent have called for implementation of strict Sharia law by Pakistan government
— Complete report
— Report page 3 — “The new poll finds broad support for harsh punishments: 78% favor death for those who leave Islam; 80% favor whippings and cutting off hands for crimes like theft and robbery; and 83% favor stoning adulterers.”
— Questions 62b, 62c, and 62d, page 17
— Page 18 – “only 16% of Pakistanis express a favorable view of the U.S.”
U.S. Congressman Pays Tribute to Chinese Martyr Watchman Nee
U.S. Congressman Pays Tribute to Chinese Martyr Watchman Nee
— China Aid reports:
— “On July 30, Congressman Christopher Smith (NJ-04) spoke from the House of Representatives’ floor to pay tribute to Chinese Christian martyr Watchman Nee. Congressman Smith wanted to recognize Nee, who is known around the world for his Christian witness and influence, and whose books are still banned in China today.”
Egypt – AINA Report: “Abduction and Forced Islamization of Christian Coptic Girls Continues in Egypt”
Egypt – AINA Report: “Abduction and Forced Islamization of Christian Coptic Girls Continues in Egypt”
— “Another recent victim of abduction is 15-year old Marian Bishay, who went out on July 15, 2009 to get dinner for her mother and young brothers from a local restaurant, 50 meters away from where she lives in Omrania, Giza, but failed to return home. The local police succumbed to pressure and issued a missing person report after initially refusing.”
— “some reports said she was raped and forced to convert to Islam, while others said that she was kept in Alexandria against her will.”
— “The systematic abduction and forced Islamization of Coptic minor girls in Egypt is a frequent, dangerous and a rapidly escalating phenomenon, The problem was brought to light by the Coptic Pope Shenouda III as far back as December 17th, 1976, when he protested during a conference held in Alexandria that ‘there is pressure being practiced to convert Coptic girls to embrace Islam and marry them under terror to Muslim husbands’ and demanded that the abducted girls be brought back to their families.”
Philippines: “Constant Terror” of Extremist Violence against Christians in Zamboanga
— LA Times: “Philippine city lives in constant terror”
— LA Times reports: “Zamboanga City is on the front lines of the Philippines’ fight against terrorists, located in the troubled south where Muslim militants have been battling troops and hitting civilian targets.”
— “Restaurant owner Lyra Quitay is blind in one eye. Her arms, chest and legs bear painful black scars and her right hand is so gnarled that it resembles a claw when she signs her name.”
— “In October 2001, a terrorist’s bomb ripped through the claustrophobic downtown market where Quitay runs a tiny kitchen, instantly killing her security guard and blowing a hole in her life.”
— “The guard had gone to investigate an abandoned duck egg cart; when he opened the lid on a pot, it exploded — ripping off his head and leaving Quitay with injuries so severe that she still wakes up crying at night.”
— “‘Every time I even hear the word ‘bomb’ I get nervous,’ said Quitay, 43. ‘It’s the trauma of living in Zamboanga City.'”
— “On the front lines of the Philippines’ campaign against terrorism, this bustling port city on the island of Mindanao has become an armed camp, a community under siege.”
— “At the heart of the violence is a network of Islamic terrorist groups waging war against the government of the predominantly Christian Philippine archipelago, using the jungle as cover to train recruits and organize strikes at will.”
Pakistan: Human Rights leaders expect more attacks on Christians
More attacks on Christians feared
UCAN reports:
— “Peace activists predict that extremists may target more Christian communities unless the government changes its policies and laws.”
— “‘I am afraid to say it, but we may expect more attacks in areas where Christians are a sizeable number,’ said Father Emmanuel Yousaf Mani, national director of the Catholic Bishop’s National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP).”
— “According to advocate Mehboob Ahmed Khan of the HRCP, extremism is one of the major challenges facing the Muslim-dominated country. ‘More Christian settlements will be attacked, more blood will be spilled in coming months. The perpetrators will use the same old blasphemy laws as an excuse,’ he told the seminar participants.”
— “A press statement was also issued at the event in which the NCJP demanded the abolition of laws that provoke hatred, the amendment of discriminatory articles in the constitution, and the arrest of those who kill in the name of religion, among other matters.”
Arizona: Accused White Supremacist Remains in Custody over 2004 Bombing – former Ku Klux Klan leader Dennis Mahon
— AP reports: “Ruling bars release of man arrested in 2004 bombing”
— “An alleged white supremacist charged in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in Scottsdale will remain in federal custody because he poses a threat to the community and is a flight risk, a judge ruled Tuesday.”
— “The ruling, from U.S. District Judge David Campbell, reverses an Illinois federal magistrate’s order in July to release Daniel Mahon, 58, on a $50,000 cash bond.”
— “‘No conditions of release would reasonably ensure the safety of the community,’ Campbell wrote in his ruling. ‘Daniel has described himself as a domestic terrorist and has espoused views against not only minority groups but the government generally.'”
— “Daniel Mahon and his twin brother, Dennis Mahon, were arrested in the bombing June 25 at their home in Davis Junction, Ill., where authorities say they found assault weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and white-supremacist material.”
Previous Reports:
— The Kansas City Star reports on “former Kansas City area Ku Klux Klan leader Dennis Mahon”
Arizona: Judge delays decision on releasing alleged bomber — reported white supremacists
Arizona: Judge delays decision on releasing alleged bomber — reported white supremacists
Arizona: 2 White supremacists arrested in 2004 letter bombing
Kansas City: Former area Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader, brother indicted in 2004 mail bombing
California: Police seek 2 white supremacists suspected of hate crime attack
California: Police seek 2 white supremacists suspected of hate crime attack
— Orange County Register reports:
— “3 men, 1 woman suspected in attack on Latino in Huntington Beach after seeking ‘non-white’ to assault, police said.”
— “Police are looking for a man and woman who they believe may be white supremacists in a group of four who assaulted a Latino man last month and were driven away by neighbors, officials said.”
— “Huntington Beach police have issued an arrest warrant for Erin Brooks, 24, of Huntington Beach, and Brian Hanson, 26, of Santa Ana, police said.”
— “Michael Powell, 21, of Anaheim, and Bret Hicks, 30 of Riverside, who are also suspected in the attack, are in custody at the Orange County Jail and are scheduled for arraignment Monday.”
— “All four have been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault with hate crime enhancements, which could lead to about 20 years in prison, Huntington Beach police spokesman Russell Reinhart said.”
— “The four people are being identified as white supremacists based on their tattoos, which say ‘Skinhead,’ ‘White Pride’ and ‘Hate’ and have references to ‘Heil Hitler’ and a Nazi swastika, prosecutors and court documents said.
— “Reinhart said three men and a woman were circling the Oak View community, a predominantly Latino neighborhood in Huntington Beach, about 11:55 p.m. July 3 to hurt someone who is ‘non-white,’ Reinhart said.”
— “When the group found the victim standing in an alley speaking with another person, they attacked, yelling racial slurs, Reinhart said. The Orange County Register is excluding the victim’s name because of concerns for his safety.”
— “About five years ago, Brooks was in the car with Billy Joe “BJ Psycho” Johnson when police discovered the body of a 26-year-old Laguna Niguel man named Cory Lamons in the trunk, the Register reported at the time.”
— “Johnson, a former Nazi Low Rider with SS lightning bolts inked on his throat, was convicted in 2006 for beating the man to death for stealing $12,000 from a stripper named Wild Kitten. Brooks was charged with murder, but entered into a plea deal in 2005 that resulted in felony probation. “
Virginia: Man Linked to White Supremacist Nazi Volksfront Group Charged in Norfolk Synagogue Vandalism
— “Va. man charged in Norfolk synagogue vandalism”
— Virginian-Pilot reports “Police on Monday announced the arrest of a man charged with vandalizing several synagogues in April with anti-Semitic, anti-gay and racist messages.”
— “John Edward Grogan, 29, of the 200 block of Elizabeth Ave. in Waynesboro, was arrested there July 9, said police spokeswoman Karen Parker-Chesson. She said investigators at first did not want to compromise the investigation by releasing Grogan’s name when others involved remained at large. Investigators now hope to generate new information and leads, she said. The synagogues affected were notified of the arrest, Parker-Chesson said.”
— “Worshippers at Temple Israel on Granby Street arrived to find anti-Semitic stickers on windowpanes and the side of the building on April 18. Police said at least five locations in Ghent and on Granby Street were vandalized but declined to name them. The suspects were caught on videotape, which was released to the media.”
— “Grogan is affiliated with Volksfront, an organization Parker-Chesson described as white supremacist.”
— “Authorities think the slurs might have been done to mark the birth of Adolf Hitler, who was born April 20, 1889, Parker-Chesson said.”
— SPLC lists Volksfront as a “Racist Skinhead” Hate Group
— ADL report on “Volksfront” — group goal “to establish an autonomous whites-only living space”
NYC: Protest at United Nations HQ against Extremist Religious Oppression and Blasphemy Laws
Reports on protests against religious oppression and blasphemy laws by Pakistan Christians and others at the United Nations HQ in NYC… as previously promoted — PLEASE SIGN online petition calling for end to Pakistan blasphemy laws and religious oppression
UPI report: “Pakistani Christians stage U.N. protest”
— UPI reports: “Pakistani Christians in New York demonstrated in front of the United Nations against the recent anti-Christian violence in Pakistan in which seven died.”
— “Protest leaders Wednesday condemned last week’s violence in Gojra district in the Punjab Province in which a Muslim mob, irate over alleged desecration of the Koran, attacked a Christian neighborhood. The Christians have denied the allegations.”
— “Besides seven Christians, three Muslims died in police firing to disperse the mob.”
— “The U.N. protest leaders urged the Pakistani government to institute special measures to protect minorities in the country, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. They called for the repeal of Pakistan’s stringent blasphemy law, which can result in death for those insulting Islam.”
— “In a memorandum to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the protesters representing the Pakistan Christian Association in North America and the Christian Community in New York called for greater security for Christians and the release of those detained under the blasphemy law.”
— “The Pakistan Christian Post reported Canadians of Pakistani origin held a similar demonstration in front of the Islamic Foundation Center in Toronto, while Pakistani Christians in London held a day of mourning for those killed.”
— “The Catholic Leader reported Pope Benedict XVI deplored the killings of Christians and encouraged the minority community not be deterred by the attacks in efforts to help build a society that is marked by mutual respect among all its members.”
— Pakistani Christian rally by the UN — photos — Google web folder – Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam
HRCARI report: In addition to this report, we are told by HRCARI that about 50 Pakistan Christians and others attended this event.
— Pakistani Christian rally by the UN — photos — Google web folder
Selected photos from NYC U.N. Rally by Pakistan Christians and their supporters taken by Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam
