(Pakistan) Hate Engulfs Christians in Pakistan
— NYT reports: “Typical of such attacks, the police, overwhelmed by the mob, did little to stand in its way.”
— “The blistered black walls of the Hameed family’s bedroom tell of an unspeakable crime. Seven family members died here on Saturday, six of them burned to death by a mob that had broken into their house and shot the grandfather dead, just because they were Christian”
— “The family had huddled in the bedroom, talking in whispers with their backs pressed against the door, as the mob taunted them.”
— “‘They said, ‘If you come out, we’ll kill you,’ ‘ said Ikhlaq Hameed, 22, who escaped. Among the dead were two children, Musa, 6, and Umaya, 13.”
— “More than 100 Christian houses were burned and looted on Saturday in a rampage that lasted about eight hours by a crowd the authorities estimate was as large as 20,000 strong. In addition to the seven members of the Hameed family who were killed, about 20 people were wounded.”
— “The authorities, who said the Koran accusation was spurious, filed criminal charges in the case late Sunday and apprehended at least 12 people. Officials said a banned Sunni militant group, Sipah-e-Sohaba, was among those responsible for the attacks, the third convulsion of anti-Christian mob violence in the region in the past four weeks.”
— “Christians, who make up less than 5 percent of the entire population, are often treated as second-class citizens in Pakistan, where Islam is the official religion. Non-Muslims are constitutionally barred from becoming president or prime minister.”
— “The Hameeds were having breakfast when the mob descended, wielding guns, hurling stones and shouting insults (‘Dogs!’ ‘American agents!’) through their window. The Hameeds did not appear to have been singled out but had the misfortune of living where the mob entered the neighborhood and happened to be home at the time.”
— “‘We were afraid because the clerics had been railing against us in the mosques,’ said Riaz Masih, a Christian and retired math teacher whose house was gutted. ‘They said, ‘Let’s teach them a lesson.'”
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Egyptian Christian Father Demands Justice for His Murdered Son
Egyptian Christian Father Demands Justice for His Murdered Son
— AINA reports: “Adel Fawzy, the father of the deceased is demanding justice for his murdered son and an appropriate punishment for the culprits according to the law. ‘I do not want my only son’s case to end up like the recent murders of the young Coptic man Jeshua Gamal from Dafash or Milad Ibrahim from El-Tayeba, in Samalut, Minya, where in both murders, the Muslim defendants were not charged according to the law, but got acquitted,’ he told Nader Shoukry of Copts United advocacy in a video interview. ‘I appeal to the conscience of the court: my son was innocent and was treacherously killed — the judge is my last resort'”
Gaza father held in ‘honor killing’ of daughter — for “crime” of owning mobile phone — report says Gaza “honor killing” murderers only get 6 months to 3 years in prison
Gaza father held in ‘honor killing’ of daughter
— “The assault was triggered by Jawdat Najjar’s discovery that his daughter Fadia — a 27-year-old divorced mother of five — owned a cell phone, the groups said. He suspected she used it to speak to a man outside the family, according to the groups’ reports.”
— “In the West Bank and Gaza, ‘honor killing’ assailants serve between six months and three years in prison, said Mona Shawa of PCHR.”
Women on Web: “Syria Imposes 2-Year Prison Sentence for ‘Honor Killers,’ But Is That Enough?”
Women on Web: “Syria Imposes 2-Year Prison Sentence for ‘Honor Killers,’ But Is That Enough?”
— “In an Islamic country where 16 women are estimated to be killed for shaming their family each month, some wonder whether the new law is punishment enough”
Egypt: Report Christians Attacked, Building Torched for Seeking to Worship
COMPASS Direct reports: “Egypt – Violence Again Erupts over Quest for Worship Site”
— “Two Copts wounded in Minya province over plan to use building as church venue”
— “The recent eruption of sectarian violence in Egypt’s Minya province continued last week as local Christians again faced harsh reprisals from Muslims for trying to convert a building into a worship facility. On July 24 security forces in the village of Hawasliya were able to prevent a crowd of Muslims, which numbered in the hundreds according to some reports, from torching the building. But the mob succeeded in setting fire to four neighboring stables, killing sheep and cows belonging to Copts. During the melee two Copts, including an elderly woman, were wounded. Both received hospital treatment. “When Muslims see that Christians are making a church, they get upset about it,” said Teresa Kamal, a local journalist. ‘Why are people full of hate like this? Something has happened to radicalize the people.'”
Hizb ut-Tahrir Event Promoted with Beheaded Statue of Liberty
Extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir’s branch in Malaysia promoted its July 26, 2009 conference for a global Caliphate with an image of a “beheaded” Statue of Liberty and NYC in smoking ruins. The HT web site refers to democracy as “perverted.”
The Hizb ut-Tahrir blog promoting such conferences, such as those in Canada, U.S., and other countries, also promoted this image of violence against the United States on its blog as well. The Hizb ut-Tahrir blog promoted this as part of “Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Global Rajab Campaign.”
This is the same Hizb ut-Tahrir blog promoting their conference at a government-managed public facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and the Hizb ut-Tahrir blog that promoted a link to the Hizb ut Tahrir America conference in Oak Lawn, Illinois at the Hilton Hotel.
This same Hizb ut-Tahrir blog promoting the July 31 event in Canada also promotes a pamphlet (page 62) that supports killing those individuals who leave Islam as guilty of “treason and a political attack on the Khilafah.”
The Chicago/Oak Lawn, IL Hizb ut-Tahrir conference against democracy and freedom at the Hilton Hotel was challenged by pro-freedom, pro-democracy protesters, and the protest was covered by local and national media. The response thus far to the Canadian Hizb ut-Tahrir conference in a government-managed facility on July 31 has mostly been indifference by the Canadian media, with vague promises of an “investigation” by Canadian government offices.
On Monday, July 27, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) contacted the Mississauga mayor’s office, the entire city council, Recreation and Parks department, and Mississauga law enforcement regarding the Hizb ut-Tahrir event planned at a government-managed facility for July 31. The mayor went out of town; the manager of the Recreation and Parks department we spoke to also went out of town once we spoke to her. Our discussions with mayor’s office were that the “mayor’s office has asked for an investigation on how this happened,” but the mayor’s office representative expected no further action. A member of the Mississauga Recreation and Parks department indicated that the matter was forwarded to their regional police department for an investigation. In discussions with the Peel regional law enforcement, they indicate that the Hizb ut-Tahrir activity is “being investigated,” and that there will be a police presence at the [Hizb ut-Tahrir Canada] event” on Friday, July 31.
UK: Press Reports of “Furious Residents” over Extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir Conference
East London Advertiser reports: “Fury over extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir meeting at East End’s Troxy”
— “Furious residents are demanding to know why a Muslim extremist organisation they say is ‘peddling divisive hatred’ was allowed to hold a conference for 2,000 people in London’s East End.
— “They contacted Tower Hamlets councillors about Hizb ut-Tahrir taking over Stepney’s Troxy theatre for the conference last Sunday (July 26), with police being deployed outside.”
Pakistan – Report of Mob Burning Christian Homes for Alleged “Blasphemy”
UCAN report: “Pakistan: Christians flee after Muslims destroy village”
— UCAN reports: “Smoke was still rising from the Christian village of Korian in Punjab province on July 31 after it was completely destroyed in a violent raid the previous night by thousands of Muslims.”
— “The village in Faisalabad diocese was attacked after Muslims accused a family there of blasphemy. In all, 60 houses and two churches belonging to the Church of Pakistan and the New Apostolic Church were destroyed and livestock stolen.”
— “Masih said the mob was armed with firearms and explosives. ‘They used trucks to break the walls and petrol to start the fires,” he said. “We saved our lives only by hiding in the fields until three in the morning, when relatives arrived with vehicles to collect us. The children cried all night,’ Masih said.”
— “Tension between the Christian and Muslim communities in the area arose after pages containing Islamic inscriptions were found in front of a Christian home on July 26 following a wedding.”
— “A group of Muslims then interrogated those who attended the wedding party, and accused the family of desecrating the Qur’an. ”
Pakistan: Children Being Taught Hate – Trained to be Suicide Bombers
Taliban using children as part of ‘Violent Extemism’
— “14-year-old boy recruited by Taliban in Swat recalls recruitment”
— “Intelligence reports estimate more than 5,000 children trained so far”
— 14 year old Hazrat Ali: “They first call us to the mosques, and preach to us. Then they take us to a madrassa and they teach us things from the Quran. They teach us to use machine gun, Kalashnikov, rocket launchers, grenades, bombs. They ask us to use them only against the infidels. Then they teach us how to do a suicide attack.”
— “Ali said he longed for the day when his turn would come to be a suicide bomber. ‘There are thousands of us. The Taliban now have the power to defeat the army,’ he added.”
— Pakistani boys recall ordeal at suicide training centre
Iraq: Five Shiite Mosques Bombed by Suspected Sunni Extremists
(Iraq) Wave of blasts near mosques kills 29 in Iraq
— “A string of bombings targeted Shiite worshippers in the Baghdad area during Friday prayers, killing at least 29 people in an apparently coordinated attack against followers of an anti-U.S. cleric who were blamed for some of Iraq’s worst sectarian violence.”
— “The blasts shattered a recent calm and underscored warnings that suspected Sunni insurgents would step up efforts to stoke sectarian violence”