— Herald Sun reports: “Men sought ‘to kill woman for adultery'”
— “Spanish police have arrested nine men suspected of seeking to have a woman killed after they accused her of adultery, claiming they were following Islamic law, authorities said on Sunday.”
— “The men were arrested on November 14 and seven have been held in jail, a police spokesman said.”
— “According to police, the woman had been taken in March and held in an isolated house in Valls in northeastern Catalonia.”
— “Authorities say the men set up a court there to judge her for adultery.”
— ” ‘These men had formed a kind of court to apply (Islamic) sharia law,” the spokesman said, adding the woman told authorities she was tried and sentenced to death.”
— “She was later able to escape and report what happened to police.”
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Maldives Parliament Plans Ban on Non-Islamic Houses of Worship
— Forum 18 reports:
— “On 18 November the Maldives parliament, the Majlis, unanimously approved in the initial stages a bill banning all non-Muslim places of worship, with proposed penalties for those who violate the Law of large fines and long imprisonment, Forum 18 News Service notes. As some Majlis members pointed out, the Constitution already bans non-Muslims from being Maldivian citizens and any laws contrary to any ‘tenet of Islam’ – as the Maldives’ repressive government understands this – so the proposed Law does not in practice add new restrictions to Maldivians’ freedom of religion or belief. Nevertheless, Majlis members unanimously sent the bill to a committee for further work. President Mohamed Nasheed’s Office has stated that, if the bill is eventually passed, he would probably sign it.”
— see also Forum 18 October 2008: “Maldives: Religious freedom survey, October 2008”
Maldives: Adhaalath calls for sharia law punishments in penal code
Maldives: 150 Muslim women face adultery flogging on Maldives
UK: “Honor crime up by 40% due to rising fundamentalism”
— Daily Mail reports “Honour crime up by 40% due to rising fundamentalism”:
— “Police have seen ‘honour’ crime surge by 40 per cent due to rising fundamentalism, new figures show.”
— “Honour-based violence, including crimes like murder, rape and kidnap has rocketed in London during the past year.”
— “Reported instances of intimidation and attempts at forced marriage have also increased by 60 per cent.”
— “A report into the scale of the problem by Scotland Yard found there were 161 honour-based incidents recorded in 2007-8, of which 93 were criminal offences.”
— “But in 2008/9 the number of incidents had risen to 256, with 132 being criminal offences.”
— “The latest figures indicate that the trend is continuing, with 211 incidents reported in the last six months until October, of which 129 were offences – more than double the number in the same period last year.”
— “Police define honour crimes as offences motivated by a desire to protect the honour of a family or community.”
— “Diana Nammi, of the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation, said the group is now dealing with four times more complaints relating to honour than two years ago.”
— “She said: ‘More women are coming forward. They are becoming more aware of their rights in the UK, that there is help available and they feel confident enough to report matters to the police.”
— “‘But I also think cases and violence are increasing.”
— “‘One reason is the rise in fundamentalism. The problem is increasing in communities around the UK.”
— “‘We are seeing a rise not only in honour killings, but also in female genital mutilation and polygamy.'”
— “She added: ‘The rise in Sharia courts is another indication of more fundamental beliefs.”
— “‘There must be more support from the Government to organisations who are working to combat this problem.’ ”
— “The Metropolitan Police also records incidents where no offences has been committed, such as complaints by women that they are under pressure to enter into forced marriages.”
— “Recently there have been a series of horrific attacks linked to ‘honour’.”
— “Detectives are still investigating the death of mother-of-two Geeta Aulakh, 28, who was hacked to death with a sword in Greenford, north west London last month.”
— “An 18-year-old student has been charged with her murder.”
— “In July, a 24-year-old Asian man from Denmark lost part of his tongue and was left blind in one eye when he had acid thrown in his face in Leytonstone. ”
— “Police believe he was attacked over his relationship with a married Muslim woman.”
— “Two men are awaiting trial over the assault.”
— “Campaigners believe honour attacks are on the up due to rising fundamentalism in communities around Britain.”
— “Up to 12 people are murdered every year in the name of honour, and police fear a further 500 people are forced into an arranged marriage or attacked.”
— “One of the most high-profile cases was that of Banaz Mahmod who was murdered by members of her own family after falling in love with a man they disapproved of.”
— “The 20-year-old, who had left an arranged marriage and started a relationship with Rhamat Sulemani, 29, was strangled with a bootlace at her home in Surrey in January 2006.”
— “Her father Mahmod Mahmod, 52, and uncle Ari Mahmod, 50, of Mitcham, were later convicted of the killing after the pair decided she must pay ‘the ultimate price’ for bringing shame on them.”
— “Earlier this year, police were issued with new guidance telling them to assume honour crimes have been committed in more circumstances.”
— “Senior officers anticipated that the move would drive up figures as in many cases only limited information is available or a potential victim refuses to help police.”
— “Detective Chief Inspector Gerry Campbell, of the Metropolitan Police, said: ‘The description of this type of crime is misplaced. There is no honour in these crimes.'”
— “Mr Campbell said the Met had improved its intelligence systems to better identify such crimes.”
— “He said: ‘Ten years ago our knowledge was almost absent but we have worked hard and our knowledge has improved substantially.'”
— UPI: Reports of ‘honor’ crimes rise in London
Chicago: “Hate Group” Leader Louis Farrakhan: “America’s time is up”
Louis Farrakhan is reported speaking at Chicago’s Mosque Maryam which is the national headquarters for the SPLC-designated “hate group” Nation of Islam (NOI). “Hate group” leader Farrakhan told a standing room only audience in Chicago: “The government already knows that your time to be a slave in America is over!” and that “America has run out of time.”
Farrakhan stated that Nation of Islam founder Elijah Muhammad “met with God… [to]… challenge the government of America, the White people of America and warn them of their inevitable destruction…” According to the Final Call report, “Farrakhan challenged the Black man and woman to stand up and reclaim their rightful place of rulership.”
Farrakhan concluded that “There is nothing in either (Bible or Holy Qur’an) that teaches integration of the righteous with the wicked.”
The report also stated that “Akbar Muhammad [and Farrakhan associate], a world traveler who has been to 139 countries during his work as international representative of the Nation of Islam, said it is important for the people to know the type of respect and honor Minister Farrakhan receives from prominent leaders within the Muslim world. Regarding the Minister’s message, Akbar Muhammad called it a ‘clear warning’ to those involved in ‘diabolical schemes’ to prevent our rise.”
In 2007, the Nation of Islam’s Akbar Muhammad (aka Larry 4X Prescott) appeared at a Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA) meeting with Siraj Wahhaj, reportedly “to deliver a passionate speech defending convicted cop killer Jamil Alamin.” (Siraj Wahhaj has also been vice president of ISNA, has called for replacement of the U.S. government with an Islamic caliphate, and spoke at the July 4, 2009 ISNA convention in Washington DC.)
According to supporters of Jamil Alamin, MANA’s call for an alliance of “indigenous Muslims in America” “initiative began almost two years ago when Imam Jamil Al-Amin made a call for the formation of such an alliance.” In October 2009, when reported Violent Extemism plotter Luqman Ameen Abdullah was killed in a shootout in Michigan, the FBI criminal complaint regarding members of the Masjid Al-Haqq’s role as part of the “The Ummah” was as follows – “Their primary mission is to establish a separate, sovereign Islamic state (‘The Ummah’) within the borders of the United States, governed by Sharia law. The Ummah is to be ruled over by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rapp Brown, who is currently serving a life sentence in the Florence, Colorado Supermax for shooting two police officers in Georgia.” MANA’s Ihsan Bagby disputed this FBI report and indicated that while members of “The Ummah” were “anti-government,” they did not promote violence.
The Final Call report on Farrakhan’s speeech in Chicago concludes with demonstrating the power of Farrakhan’s outreach, stating that “Nare Makhan, a Chicago resident who had just returned from Florida early Sunday morning said, ‘There was so much information that was so empowering.’ ‘It was overwhelming. It’s touching in a way. I’ve never owned a Qu’ran, but now I just bought me a Qu’ran and I am going to study it. I just bought everything to catch up as far as what I think is necessary for me to move forward now in life. It’s a serious hour.’ ”
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Turkey: Survey Shows Intolerance Against Non-Muslim Religious Freedom in Turkey
R.E.A.L. reports of multiple media reports on Dr. Ali Carkoglu‘s ISSP-sponsored survey studies of growing intolerance against non-Muslims public meetings or publications in Turkey
— Compass reports: ” More than Half in Turkey Oppose Non-Muslim Religious Meetings”
— “Survey finds nearly 40 percent of population has negative view of Christians.”
— “More than half of the population of Muslim-majority Turkey opposes members of other religions holding meetings or publishing materials to explain their faith, according to a recently issued survey.”
— “Fully 59 percent of those surveyed said non-Muslims either ‘should not’ or ‘absolutely should not’ be allowed to hold open meetings where they can discuss their ideas. Fifty-four percent said non-Muslims either “should not” or “absolutely should not” be allowed to publish literature that describes their faith.
— “The survey also found that almost 40 percent of the population of Turkey said they had ‘very negative’ or ‘negative’ views of Christians. In the random survey, 60 percent of those polled said there is one true religion; over 90 percent of the population of Turkey is Sunni Muslim.”
— “Ali Carkoglu, one of two professors at Sabanci University who conducted the study, said no non-Muslim religious gathering in Turkey is completely ‘risk free.’ ”
— “The report, issued last month, was part of a study commissioned by the International Social Survey Program, a 45-nation academic group that conducts polls and research about social and political issues. The survey quantified how religious the population is in each of its 43-member countries.”
— “Carkoglu, along with Professor Ersin Kalaycioglu, carried out the research in 2008. The completed study with the results of all 43 countries will be released in 2010. The study has been conducted previously three times at roughly 10-year intervals.”
— “This year marked the first time study data has been collected in Turkey. Turkey was the only Muslim-majority population in the study.
— “The survey includes significant nuance. While 42 percent of the population agreed with the statement that religious people should be tolerant, 49 percent of those surveyed said they would either ‘absolutely’ or ‘most likely’ not support a political party that accepted people from another religion. But 20 percent of those surveyed said they had ‘very positive’ or ‘positive’ views of Christians – 13 percent ‘very positive,’ and 7 percent ‘positive.'”
— “New Poll On Religion in Turkey”
—- “Updating his 1999 social survey of Turkey, Sabanci University political scientist Ali Carkoglu along with Ersin Kalaycioglu reported new research findings on religiosity in Turkey under the framework of the International Social Survey Program, or ISSP, which measures religious values from 43 different countries.”
— Hurriyet Daily News: ‘Religion loves tolerance, but is not tolerant’
— 2006 TESEV report — English version of the 2006 report by Carkoglu and Binnaz Toprak, “Religion, Society and Politics in Changing Turkey”
— Hurriyet Editorial: “Professor Carkoglu’s conclusion was a rather sad one. While they agree in principle with the notion of respect to other religions, these people in practice cannot have any tolerance for the ‘members of the other religions’ to express themselves or to publish books.”
— International Social Survey Program (ISSP) Web Site— ISSP Instanbul Policy Center (IPC) – Ali Carkoglu — background
— The Rising Tide of Conservatism in Turkey – by Ali Carkoglu and Ersin Kalaycioglu
— Amazon review
Pakistan Christians Fear More Violence After Militant Attacks
Pakistan Christians Fear More Violence After Militant Attacks
— BOSNews reports:
— “Christians in several volatile areas of Pakistan feared more violence Monday, November 30, amid reports that Christians are hiding after attacks by angry Muslims in which at least one person died.”
— “Tensions remained high in Pakistan’s largest province Punjab where details emerged that a Christian security guard of a factory was allegedly shot dead by his Muslim colleague following a dispute over his Christian faith.”
— “Irfan Masih, 20, was killed at the packaging manufacturing plant in the Green Town area of the provincial capital Lahore after a 12-hour shift when he woke up guard Ishfaq Niazi from his sleep, a factory official told BosNewsLife.”
— “Niazi, 31, allegedly shot the Christian in the early morning hours of October 5. “When he touched the Muslim guard, Niazi got furious and said: ‘how dare you Christian untouchable to touch my foot?’ He pulled his gun and shot multiple times at Irfan Masih, who died on the spot,’ a factory spokesperson said.”
Egypt: Human Rights Activists Call for Banning Extremist Television Channels
AINA reports: “Egyptians Protest ‘Islamic Hate Channels'”
— “Egyptian human rights advocates demand the government remove provocative television channels from the air.”
— “Egyptian human rights activists submitted a report to the Egyptian government this week demanding it ban aggressive religious Islamic channels from broadcasting.”
— “The activists, who include lawyer and human-rights activist Nagib Gabriel, described these channels as extremist and said they were disseminating ‘subversive ideas that call for discrimination against women and Copts and lean towards radical behavior that is far from the spirit of Islam,’ according to a report in the Kuwaiti Al-Jarida.”
— “Gabriel, who heads the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, expressed concern about these channels and stressed the need to ‘close any channel that fuels internal strife and threatens the social peace, whether among Christians or Muslims.’ ”
— “The activists demanded that the Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat stop carrying these ‘extremism channels,’ naming stations such as A-Nas, A-Rahma and Al-Hafiz.”
— see also: “Salafi satellite TV in Egypt “
Egypt: Voice of the Copts Open Letter to Coptic Pope
Egypt: Voice of the Copts Open Letter to Coptic Pope
by Dottore Architetto Ashraf Ramelah
His Holiness Pope Shenuda III, Patriarch and Bishop’s President of the great Alexandria, I am certain that this open letter will meet various disappointments in the Coptic community. I am certain that you will understand that the only reason I write is my concern for the Coptic situation and your relationship to the Church as its leader. I believe that our Lord wanted you to guide his Church. Meanwhile this does not mean that everything you do meets his will.
For some time, I have been observing the Church leaders’ statements on various occasions, and I regret to admit that certain reports were against Copts, the Coptic Church, and overall, against Bible teaching.
In all these years, the reports issued by the Church leaders contradicted the facts about Copts and had the goal to help the regime in painting a nice picture for those outside the country so that it appeared without discrimination against the Copts in Egypt.
His Holiness; I can hear your voice whisper, “Son, the Church must say certain things for the sake of peace and to protect its sons.” The question that comes to mind is how many Copts were killed, or jailed? How many Copts lost their homes and businesses? How many Coptic girls continue to suffer as a result of being kidnapped? How many girls were forced to change their faith? Did the Church’s statements serve to save any Coptic life, home or business? Or more likely, just help Mubarak’s regime to attack the human rights of Copts?
His Holiness; The Lord teaches us to stand against the bad without fear, but now it seems that our Church is trying to please a dictatorial regime instead of standing beside its children. For more than 40 years our Church has been under clear attack. We have never heard any Church strong statement condemning any of those barbaric acts!
The sad reality is that all the years the Church covered up the regime’s acts of oppression and discrimination against Copts it served to discredit any Coptic human rights issues bringing the suffering of Copts to the international body.
All Copts need to hear straight forward answers from church leaders to the following questions:
– Are Copts living under a regime that oppresses and discriminates against them or is the information reported in various websites, local and international news media incorrect and the Coptic in the Diaspora trying with their false information to discredit the great democratic leader ruling the country for the last 28 years?
– Was the government action to massacre more than 600,000 pigs owned by Copts a plan to damage Coptic income and to force more than two millions Copts to go hungry or to change their faith? The massacre of those animals violated basic animal’s rights and basic humanity.
– Did the Church create a list of the kinds of food to be eaten that people have to follow? Christ gives us our freedom and no one can take it away. It is written, “Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.” Matt 15:11.
The statement issued at the time of the pig massacre indicating that Copts do not eat pork meat is an example of political correctness. The Copts have been subject to the political correctness method for more than 1400 years. Furthermore, to make such a statement goes against Christ’s teaching in the following scripture, which says, “Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ anything more is from the evil one.” Matt 5:37. However, we all know that David, Samson, and Solomon were all chosen of God and each made mistakes.
– When are we going to stand up and ask for our rights as Egyptian citizens and not as Christians living in Egypt? It is both basic and elementary that a human being be treated with respect and treat others with respect.
My final concern is related to a strange comment made by Your Holiness when referring to the candidacy of a Copt for president in the upcoming presidential election. You said that it is not good that one from a minority group become president of a majority group.
I would like to mention something you have forgotten, that of the requirements for making a bid for president:
– The candidate must be Egyptian.
– Copts are Egyptian and they never minded being governed by the non-Coptic.
– The President has to be honest and care about his own country.
In the USA the president today is African-American and African-Americans are a minority in America. They are a smaller percentage of US population than the Coptic minority is in Egypt.
Dottore Architetto Ashraf Ramelah
President
Gaza: Woman Killed in al-Shati Refugee Camp to “Maintain Family Honor”
Gaza: Woman Killed in al-Shati Refugee Camp to “Maintain Family Honor”
— Palestinian group reports:
— “On Friday afternoon, 27 November 2009, Rifqa Ghazi ‘Abdullah Salama, 29, from al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, was killed allegedly ‘to maintain family honor.’ ”
— “According to police sources in al-Shati, at approximately 13:30 on Friday, 27 November 2009, the woman’s brother, two uncles and two cousin strangled her using a wet towel while she was sleeping at home near Hmaid intersection in al-Shati refugee camp. The police initiated an investigation into the murder and arrested the 5 accused persons. Initial investigations indicate that the woman was killed allegedly to ‘maintain family honor.’ ”
UK – Tulay Goren “Honor Killing” Trial: Prosecution Says Accused Lying About Not Killing Tulay Goren
UK – Tulay Goren “Honor Killing” Trial: The three brothers accused of killing Tulay Goren are lying, Old Bailey jury told
Waltham Forest Guardian reports:
— “THREE brothers accused of killing a teenager in a so-called honour killing are lying to escape jail, a court heard.”
— “Tulay Goren, 15, disappeared from her home in Glastonbury Avenue, Woodford Green, in January 1999.”
— “The teenager’s father Mehmet Goren, 49, of Navestock Crescent, Woodford Green, and her uncles Ali Goren, of Brettenham Road, Walthamstow and Cuma Goren, of Evesham Avenue, Walthamstow, all deny murder.”
— “At the Old Bailey today, Jonathan Laidlaw, summing up the proscution case, said all three men were lying to try to escape conviction.”
— “He reminded the jury that Tulay’s mother had told the court that Ali was the most senior member of the family and fed and clothed Memet’s family both in Turkey and the UK, yet Ali denied being involved in Mehmet’s family’s affairs.”
