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Iraq: Christian Churches Bombed as Christmas Eve Approaches

Asia News: Mosul attacks on two Christian churches, three dead and several injured
— “Two separate bombs struck this morning in Mosul, the Chaldean church of St. George and Syriac Orthodox Church of St. Thomas. The death toll so far is of three dead – a Chaldean Christian and two Muslims – and several wounded. Louis Sako, archbishop of Kirkuk, speaks to AsiaNews of a ‘disturbing message’ ahead of Christmas, keeping tensions high as well as fear of further violence in northern Iraq. ”
— “Sources for AsiaNews in Mosul confirm that ‘the situation for Christians continues to worsen, given that the Christians buildings are again being targeted by terrorists. The two churches hit are two old buildings, of great historical and cultural value’.”

Iraq: 2 killed in Iraq church bombing
— CNN: “Two people were killed and five were wounded in an bombing near a Christian church in Mosul on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry official said.”
— “The explosive was hidden inside a handcart that was outside the church. It was not immediately clear if those killed were worshippers.”
— “This was the second bombing near a church in Mosul in a week. On December 15, four people were killed and 40 others were injured in a car bombing near a church in western Mosul.”

— Deadly blast hits Iraq church in run-up to Christmas
— AFP reports: “With Christmas just around the corner, a bomb attack on a church in the Iraqi city of Mosul killed two passersby and wounded five others, the sixth attack on Christians there in less than a month.”
— “The violence in the restive northern city comes after the Iraqi army said last week it had put its forces on alert in areas with significant Christian populations because of intelligence they could be attacked.”
— ” ‘Around 11 am (0800 GMT), a handcart used to carry flour, left across the street from the Syrian Orthodox church of St Thomas, exploded and caused damage’ to the building, witness Hamis Paulos said.”
— “A hospital official in Mosul, north of Baghdad, told AFP ‘the new toll is two dead and five wounded, because one of the injured died.’ ”
— “According to their identity cards, the two dead were Muslims.”

— AP report: ” ‘Instead of performing Christmas Mass in this church, we will be busy removing rubble and debris,’ Hazim Ragheed, a priest at the church, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.”

— Abbreviating Christmas in Iraq
— NYT reports: “For Christians in Iraq, this will be a year of canceled holiday celebrations and of Christmas Masses spent under the protective watch of police officers and soldiers because of a spate of threats by extremist groups to bomb churches on Christmas Day.”
— ” ‘I’m very sad that we are not able to have our rituals for Christmas this year and not have a sermon, but we do not want any Christians to be harmed,’ said Edward Poles, a Christian priest at Sa’a Church in Mosul, which was bombed last week, though no one was killed.”

— December 15, 2009: Bombs Kill Eight In Baghdad, Northern Iraq

Previous Attacks on churches "carry the hallmarks of Al-Qaeda" said an Iraqi general (AFP

Somali militants enforce Taliban-style dress code

Somali militants enforce Taliban-style dress code
— AP: ” Residents of a southern Somali town say Islamists are enforcing a Taliban-style dress code.”
— “Kismayo resident Abdulahi Omar Dhere says members of the al-Shabab insurgent group are targeting young men who have long hair, no beards and wear Western-style trousers below the ankle.”

Indonesia Church Attacked, Burned – in Java – by Mob of 1,000

— ICC report: “The House of Worship in Temanggung Damaged and Burned”

— Christian Post original report (translated)

— Christian Post: Devastating St. Albertus Catholic Church
— “They were shouting ‘destroy .. destroy ….’ The mothers take the children to throw follow-up. Then they went into the church and began to burn. I immediately reported to the police. Some police directly to the Church but could face mass enggak, “he explained.”
— Indonesia: Residents attack church in Bekasi
— Jakarta Post reports:
— “A group of residents attacked a church under construction in Harapan Indah residential complex, Bekasi, West Java, on Thursday evening, causing damage to several buildings.”
— “No one was injured in the incident.”
— “The chairwoman of the church construction committee, Kristina Maria Rantetana, said the incident happened at around 10.45 p.m. on Thursday.”
— ” ‘I saw around 1,000 people wearing white robes marching to the church. When they arrived, they started throwing rocks at the church,’ she told kompas.com on Friday.”
— ” ‘Some of them entered the church complex and started a fire.’ ”

Mass destruction and to burn the contractor's office located next to St. Albertus Catholic Church, Harapan Indah, Bekasi, Thursday (17/12) night. (Photo: Kompas.com)

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)

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)

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

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 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 )

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.”

Somalia: London Times on Somali “Sharia Courts” and Human Rights Abuses

Somalia: West warns that Somalia is becoming a haven for international terrorists

— London Times: “Its Sharia courts have ordered public floggings, the chopping off of hands and feet of thieves, the stoning to death of adulterers and beheadings of apostates and spies.”

OIC Losing Support in United Nations

CNS reports:
“The latest in a string of religious defamation resolutions considered by the General Assembly and human rights bodies over the past decade saw more countries than ever oppose the measure.”
“The resolution passed by 80 votes to 61 against, with 42 countries abstaining. The result is the worst ever for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states and their allies, many of them not free democracies. It marks a continuing decline since 2007, when in the wake of the Mohammed newspaper cartoon furor a similar resolution passed by a vote of 108-51, with 25 abstentions.”
“Not only has the number of countries opposing the move climbed (see graph), but several member states in the developing world have moved from supporting the resolutions to abstaining.”

Graph Showing Decling Support for OIC's Defamation of Religion Resolutions within United Nations (CNSNews.com)

“The drive to have defamation of religion outlawed has triggered a growing counter-campaign by freedom of expression groups, humanist organizations, and advocates for the rights of Christians and other non-Muslim minorities in the Islamic world, including coverts from Islam who are considered ‘apostates.’ ”
“Although the resolutions are non-binding, they are taking place in conjunction with a separate OIC-led push to have an existing, legally-binding anti-racism treaty, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), amended to cover speech deemed as religiously defamatory.”
“In a letter written to member states ahead of the vote, Angela Wu, international law director of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty – a leading opponent of the resolutions – argued that the measures ‘provide international support for domestic blasphemy laws that have been used by oppressive regimes to silence, rather than protect, vulnerable minorities and dissenters.’ ”
“Wu contested the very concept of religious defamation, saying the human rights law systems is meant to protect individuals, not ideas or religions.”

Indonesia: Women Urgently Finding New Clothes to Meet Sharia Standards to Avoid Arrest

Indonesia’s Jakarta Globe: “Dressing to Impress Aceh’s Shariah Police”
— Jakarta Globe: “Women are revamping their wardrobes in West Aceh to conform to the new Shariah regulation.”
— ” ‘I have to replace my clothes with skirts and Muslim outfits [that are long-sleeved and loose],’ 20-year-old Rahma said last Tuesday. ‘I don’t want to be arrested by the Wilayatul Hisbah [Shariah police] when they really implement the new law.’ ”
— But another woman tells Jakarta Globe: “I’m not afraid of the Shariah police. I believe that a person should not be judged by what they wear. It is the heart that matters, not a piece of cloth.”