Egypt: US aid diverted towards ‘minority rights’
— Al masry al youm.com: “The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has decided to redirect funds earmarked for Egyptian NGOs… to financing ‘awareness programs’ highlighting minorities’ rights.
— “Agency officials did not state overtly that the ‘minorities’ in question referred to Egypt’s Coptic Christian community.”
Egypt rights groups call on government to address sectarianism, workers rights
Month: January 2010
Egypt: Christian in Egypt: ‘They Try to Kill Us’ – Copts Dina and Maher El-Gohary
Egypt: Christian in Egypt: ‘They Try to Kill Us’
— FOX News reports: “Egyptian Maher El-Gowhary and his 15 year old daughter Dina never pray twice at the same church, never stay longer than a month in any one apartment. They are constantly under threat, always on the run because they converted to Christianity in a largely Muslim country.”
— Dina and Maher El-Gohary, Persecuted Coptic Christians Ask Obama for Help
- Peter Athanasius and 15 year old Daughter Dina
See also November 2009 report:
Egypt: 15 Year Old Egyptian Convert to Christianity Sends Plea to Obama — Dina el-Gowhary
Egypt’s anxious Copts ‘await next catastrophe’
Indonesia: Hundreds dressed down by sharia officers during raid on clothing
Indonesia: Hundreds dressed down by sharia officers during raid on clothing
— 100 women detained for wearing pants in Indonesia’s Aceh by “Sharia officers”
— Jakarta Post: “The women targeted by the officers were allegedly wearing un-Islamic clothing and several of them did not wear headscarves, now compulsory in Aceh.”
See also:
Indonesia: Women Banned from Wearing Jeans and Pants – Sharia Police Plan Raids and Patrols
Indonesia: Women Urgently Finding New Clothes to Meet Sharia Standards to Avoid Arrest
Indonesia: 1500 Sharia Police Harrass Men, Women in Aceh
Indonesia: Tsunami ‘punishment’ for breaking Islamic law
Indonesia: Aceh’s Shariah Police ‘Stained Forever’ by Gang Rape
Indonesia: Massive Mob in Indonesia Protests Christmas Eve Service
Anti-Democracy Hizb ut-Tahrir Promotion at Indonesian-Govt Sponsored Event
Indonesia Church Attacked, Burned – in Java – by Mob of 1,000
World AIDS Day: Hizb ut-Tahrir Calls for Stonings, Whippings, Islamic Caliphate
Indonesian Islamists Bully Villagers into Revoking Church Permit
Indonesia: Sharia Bill Calling for Stoning, Now Officially Law in Aceh
Indonesia: Tsunami ‘punishment’ for breaking Islamic law
Nigeria: 2011: Sharia Council Rules Out Woman Governor in Kwara State
Spain: Imam in Spain charged for threatening woman over veil — Mohamed Benbrahim
Spain: Imam in Spain charged for threatening woman over veil — Mohamed Benbrahim
— AP: “Charges have been filed against an imam in northeastern Spain accusing him of threatening a woman who refused to wear an Islamic headscarf or abide by certain Islamic customs, prosecutors said Thursday.”
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi ‘will be released in November’
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi ‘will be released in November’
January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum states that “January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD), an annual day of commemoration to honor the victims of the Nazi era. Every member nation of the U.N. has an obligation to honor the memory of Holocaust victims and develop educational programs as part of an international resolve to help prevent future acts of genocide. The U.N. resolution that created IHRD rejects denial of the Holocaust, and condemns discrimination and violence based on religion or ethnicity.”
“To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum hosts a candle-lighting ceremony attended by the Washington, D.C. diplomatic community, Holocaust survivors, and the general public.”
“The United States officially commemorates the Holocaust during Days of Remembrance, which is held each April, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. The Museum is mandated by the U.S. Congress to lead the nation in commemorating this day.”
“Visit http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/ for more information and resources.”
Auschwitz liberation marked on Holocaust Memorial Day
Auschwitz liberation marked on Holocaust Memorial Day
— BBC reports: “More than a million people died in Auschwitz”
— “Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp survivors have been among those marking the 65th anniversary of its liberation at UK Holocaust Memorial Day events.
— “Many attended a national commemoration at London’s Guildhall, with other survivors of genocide and politicians.”
