Day: December 22, 2009

Ohio – Rifqa Bary Case: Court Decides Bary to Stay in Foster Care, To Receive Christmas Cards, Next Date January 19

— CBN Report: Rifqa Bary to Stay in Foster Care for Christmas
— CBN News: “After attending her first court hearing in Ohio, Tuesday, it looks like Rifqa Bary will be spend Christmas in foster care.”
— “This was 17-year-old Christian convert’s first time before a judge in her home state since running away to Florida in fear that her Muslim parents would kill her for converting to Christianity.”

— Columbus Dispatch: “Magistrate rules that runaway doesn’t have to sit down with parents”
— Dispatch also reports Bary being assessed for post-traumatic stress disorder, parent’s attorney withdrew motion to block Bary from receiving Christmas cards or third-party messages

— FOX55 reports: “Runaway Teen Christian Convert Is Getting Her Christmas Cards”

— Examiner: “Resolution in Rifqa Bary case still nowhere in sight” – “The next court date in the case will be January 19th.”

Columbus, Ohio - Rifqa Bary (right) talks to attorney Angela M. Lloyd (left) at December 22 hearing (Columbus Dispatch / Tom Dodge)
Columbus, Ohio - Rifqa Bary (right) talks to attorney Angela M. Lloyd (left) at December 22 hearing (Columbus Dispatch / Tom Dodge)
Rifqa Bary, 17 - reports say she is threatened with death by her family in Ohio for converting from Islam to Christianity
Rifqa Bary, 17 - reports say she is threatened with death by her family in Ohio for converting from Islam to Christianity

Additional reports:

Columbus, Ohio — Rifqa Bary Case: “Runaway convert told to talk religion with Muslim parents”

Columbus, Ohio: November 13 — R.E.A.L. Public Awareness Activities on Religious Freedom

Ohio: Rifqa Bary returns to Columbus — Bary’s Internet, Phone Usage to be Monitored

Florida: Judge orders Fathima Rifqa Bary to return to Ohio

Rifqa Bary tells Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) she was abused, was supposed to have arranged marriage

Rifqa Bary Case: Runaway Rifqa Bary could be one step closer to returning home

U.S. — CNN iReport Says Rifqa Bary Case Indicative of Human Rights Threats to Thousands

Florida: Court Decides to Return Rifqa Bary to Ohio — 17 Year Old Christian Convert Girl Claims Muslim Parents Threatened to Kill Her

Florida: Updates on Rifqa Bary Case

Press Release: “Former Muslims Call on DOJ, US Commission On Civil Rights to Investigate Hate Crimes and Discrimination Against Apostates from Islam”

Ohio: Columbus Dispatch — “Family of runaway files court complaint” — Rifqa Bary case

U.S.: “‘We need to kill’ Christian girl” — Teen who fled Muslim family gets online threat — Rifqa Bary

Florida: Fathima Rifqa Bary Case — Judge keeps girl in Florida, orders mediation

Florida: Rifaq Bary Case — Additional Reports

Florida: Judge says 17-year-old Christian convert Rifqa Bary must stay in Florida

Florida Governor’s Office Replies on Rifqa Bary Case

Florida: Human Rights Group Calls for Florida Social Services Not to Return Christian Girl (Rifqa Bary) to Ohio

Florida: Human Rights Group Urges You to Contact Florida Governor, Florida Dept of Children and Family on Rifqa Bary Case

Florida: Ohio Girl Says Family Threatens to Kill Her for Converting from Islam to Christianity

Pakistan Court Orders Mutilation “as part of an Islamic punishment”

— Times of India: “Pakistan court orders a nose for a nose”
— ” ‘The court ordered that the nose and ears of Sher Mohammad and Ammanat Ali be chopped off as part of an Islamic punishment of a nose for a nose and ears for ears,’ court official Azhar Ameen said.”
— “The men were found guilty of kidnapping a woman who had refused to marry one of them, then hacking off her nose and ears.”

Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Father Charged With Murder

Arizona Republic reports:
— “Man charged with murder in ‘honor killing'”
— “An Iraqi immigrant accused of slaying his daughter in an “honor killing” has been charged with first-degree murder and could face the death penalty, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said Monday.”
— “Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 48, of Glendale, is accused of using his Jeep Cherokee to run over his daughter, 20-year-old Noor Almaleki, and another woman in a Peoria parking lot on Oct. 20. His daughter died of her injuries.”
— “Prosecutors have labeled Noor Almaleki’s death an ‘honor killing,’ saying the elder Almaleki killed his daughter because she dishonored the family by not following traditional Iraqi or Muslim values.”
— “She reportedly married a man in Iraq and returned to Arizona to live with a boyfriend and his mother in Surprise.”
— “Thomas announced Almaleki was also being charged with attempted first-degree murder in the attack on his daughter’s friend, Amal Khalaf, 43. Khalaf is the boyfriend’s mother and is expected to recover from her injuries, police said.”
— “Almaleki was charged with two additional felony counts for leaving the scene of a serious injury accident.”
— “Thomas said his office is still determining whether to seek the death penalty for Almaleki. He called the case ‘tragic,’ saying the county will prosecute Almaleki to the full extent.”
— “At Almaleki’s initial court appearance on Oct. 31, county prosecutor Stephanie Low said he admitted deliberately running down his daughter.”
— ” ‘By his own admission, this was an intentional act, and the reason was that his daughter had brought shame on him and his family,’ Low said. ‘This was an attempt at an honor killing.’ ”

KPHO Phoenix reports:
— “Dad Faces Murder Charges In Daughter’s Death”
— “A Glendale father accused of running down his daughter because she was too Westernized now faces several new charges, including first-degree murder.”
— “A grand jury also indicted 48-year-old Iraqi immigrant Faleh Hassan Almaleki on attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident charges.”
— “Almaleki was originally charged with two counts of aggravated assault.”

Faleh Hassan Almaleki (Left) and Murdered Noor Faleh Almaleki (Right)
Faleh Hassan Almaleki (Left) and Murdered Noor Faleh Almaleki (Right)

See also:

Why Extremst Honor Killings Represent Ideological Violence Against Women

R.E.A.L. Outreach to Public at CNN Washington DC on Extremist “Honor Killings”

Columbus, Ohio: November 13 — R.E.A.L. Public Awareness Activities on Religious Freedom

R.E.A.L.'s Public Awareness Outreach at CNN Washington DC Offices (820 First St. N.E., Washington, DC 20002)
R.E.A.L.'s Public Awareness Outreach at CNN Washington DC Offices (820 First St. N.E., Washington, DC 20002)

See also R.E.A.L. reports on Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”:

Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Father Charged With Murder

Arizona Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Father Pleads “Not Guilty” in Murdering Daughter

Arizona – Noor Almaleki Case: Hearing for Father Accused in Honor Killing Canceled for Third Time

Arizona – Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Arraignment Delayed Again, Friends Start to Speak

Arizona: Terrorism Against Women — Noor Almaleki Just Wanted To Be Normal

Arizona — Noor Almaleki “Honor Killing”: Hassan Almaleki Arraignment Delayed, On Suicide Watch

Arizona — Noor Almaleki Honor Killing: Father To Be Arraigned, Face New Charges

Arizona: Woman in Suspected “Honor Killing” Dies — 20 Year Old Noor Almaleki

Arizona — Noor Almaleki Case: Arizona Jails Father in ‘Honor Killing’ Try

Arizona: Noor Almaleki Case — Father in “Honor Killing” Attempt Captured in UK — Extradited Back to US

Arizona — Noor Almaleki case: Family Says Noor Almaleki “Failed to Live by Traditional Muslim Values” — Woman in Critical Condition in Alleged “Honor Killing” Attempt

Arizona: Noor Almaleki’s Lifestyle may have put woman in hospital

Arizona: Father runs down daughter in Peoria parking lot — Noor Faleh Almaleki attacked for being “too westernized”

20 Year Old Noor Almaleki - Died on November 2, 2009 - A Victim of An Ideological Violence Against Women
20 Year Old Noor Almaleki - Died on November 2, 2009 - A Victim of An Ideological Violence Against Women

Hizb ut-Tahrir America Says “Dhimmi” Schools Permitted for Jews, But Nothing Like Today’s Schools

Religious extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir America allows that “Dhimmi” Jews are permitted to have schools, but “it has nothing to do with schools as we know them today.”  The term “Dhimmi” is a term of a non-Muslim group living in willing servitude under religious extremist masters, known as “Dhimmitude.”

Hizb ut-Tahrir America’s report on “Dhimmi’s and Schools”

“Q4. It is recorded in Sahih Al-Bukhari, in The Book of Al-Jizyah, in the chapter of expelling the Jews from the Arabian Peninsula, narrated by Abu Hurairah (ra) who said: ‘While we were in the Masjid, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came out and said: ‘Set forth to the Jews,’ so we set out until we reached Bayt Al-Madraas (a building where the Jews taught the Torah), then he صلى الله عليه وسلم said to them, ‘Become Muslim, and you are safe, and know that this land belongs to Allah and His Messenger. I wish to expel you from this land, so whoever (wants to sell some of their precious belongings), then he should do so, otherwise know that this land belongs to Allah and His Messenger’. ”

“This Hadith has confused us. We see from the Hadith that the Jews had their own schools, so some of us understood that this is only related to the Jews that were isolated, such as Bani Quraydha or Khaybar, where it is not a problem that they have their own schools. But some of us derived that it is more accurate that these were Dhimmi’s (Ahl Al-dhimma) from those left over after the events of Bani Quraydha and Khaybar, which means that it is permitted to allow private schools for Dhimmi’s and this is the problem! Please clarify this matter.”

Answer:

“The subject of Al-Madraas”

“You strayed into the topic of whether this is related to Dhimmi’s or the Jews, which led you to become confused about the Hukum of whether or not they were Dhimmi’s, linking this to the permissibility of allowing private schools for Dhimmi’s.”

“The matter is simpler than that. The matter is not related to schools, but rather is related to permitting Dhimmi’s to teach their religions. The word “Al-Madraas” is an attachment to their place of worship, where they teach their Torah and scriptures, and it is permitted for the Dhimmi’s to teach their religions amongst themselves. This is different from schools as we know them today.”

“To clarify the matter, it was stated in Al-Qamoos Al-Muheet that the word “Madraas” has two meanings: The first meaning is a place where Jews read their Torah. The second meaning is a place where they gather for their celebrations to eat and drink.”

“It was also stated in Lisaan Al-Arab that the word has two meanings: The first meaning is a place where they gather for their celebrations to pray in. The second meaning is a day where they eat and drink.”

“So you can see that a Madraas is no more than an attachment to their places of worship, where they teach their religion amongst themselves, or it is a day on which they eat and drink (such as celebration for them) or something similar. In either case, it has nothing to do with schools as we know them today.”

R.E.A.L. Postings referencing Hizb ut-Tahrir

Hizb ut-Tahrir Logo with the Black Flag of Extremism
Hizb ut-Tahrir Logo with the Black Flag of Caliphate

Pakistan: Islamist Extremists Threaten, Suicide Bombing Against Pakistan Press Club

After repeated threats by the extremist Taliban against the Peshawar Press Club, on December 22, 2009, a suicide bomber attacked the media site in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing several individuals.

DAWN reported on the threats by the Taliban against the Peshawar Press Club, and the increased security measures that made no difference in preventing the suicide bomber attack: “Taliban militants, who are powerful in northwest Pakistan, threatened media in Peshawar, said the president of the press club, Shamim Shahid. ‘We beefed up security after the threats and people coming to the club were properly checked,’ he said.”

Just slightly over a week earlier, other reports had shown how the Peshawar Press Club had become site for those arguing about “conspiracies” of the U.S. against Pakistan, and arguing that Pakistan should support the Afghanistan Taliban’s “nationalistic” goal.  On December 16, 2009, Dawn reported that “On Monday, the Peshawar Press Club was the venue of a seminar entitled ‘Conspiracies of US and India against Pakistan’ at which the speakers advocated talks with the Taliban on the grounds that the fight in Afghanistan is a ‘nationalist struggle’ and the violence in Pakistan is the direct result of the American presence in the region.”

Anti-democracy, extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir has also repeatedly appeared at the Peshawar Press Club.  On December 20, 2009 in Chicago, Hizb ut-Tahrir America hosted an event calling for an end to military activities against the Taliban.  Hizb ut-Tahrir recently provided an “open letter to the Ulema of Pakistan” in which it states that “America is an open, hostile, kafir enemy of Muslims.”

Press agency Sify reports that the suicide bomber was a teenager:  “An eyewitness said the suicide bomber appeared to be 17 or 18 years old.”

Journalists assist a man who was injured in a suicide bomb attack at the site at the gate of the Press club in Peshawar, located in NWFP on December 22, 2009. (Reuters )
Journalists assist a man who was injured in a suicide bomb attack at the site at the gate of the Press club in Peshawar, located in NWFP on December 22, 2009. (Reuters )

Jordan: Study finds Islamist extremist political parties not concerned about equality, human rights

Jordan: Study finds Islamist parties least concerned with human rights
— Jordan Times: “The 102-page study showed that Islamic parties’ charters made the least mention of equality, accounting for only 13.64 per cent of all references to equality in party charters. In comparison, moderate parties accounted for 33.64 per cent of such references.”