Category: Bin Ladenism

reports and articles on those with extremist views that mirror those of Osama Bin Laden

Iraq: Gay Men Murdered in So-Called “Honor Killing”

April 5, 2009 – Reuters: Gays killed in Baghdad as clerics urge clampdown
— Sadr City official: “Their tribes killed them to restore their family honor”
— “The police source who declined to be named said the bodies of four gay men were unearthed in Sadr City on March 25, each bearing a sign reading ‘pervert’ in Arabic on their chest”
— “Homosexual acts are punishable by up to seven years in prison in Iraq.”
— “Two gay men were killed in Baghdad’s Sadr City slum, a local official said on Saturday, and police said they had found the bodies of four more after clerics urged a crackdown on a perceived spread of homosexuality.”
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L4506230.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090404/wl_nm/us_iraq_gays_killings_1
— Iraqi police: 2 gay men killed in Baghdad slum
— “Police said they believe the most recent killings were at the hands of a family members because no one has claimed the bodies or called for an investigation”

April 5, 2009 – CNN: (Iraq) Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members
— “On March 26, four additional men were fatally shot in the same city, the official said, adding that the victims had also been disowned by their relatives.”
— “Witnesses told CNN that a Sadr City cafe, which was a popular gathering spot for gays, was also set on fire.”

Spain: Extremist parents threaten to stone, burn, slit the throat of daughter to force marriage

Spain: Mother sentenced to 17 years for forced marriage
— “According to the girl her father threatened her that she would be stoned, and that he would throw the first stone.”
—- March 12, 2009: A forced marriage stirs emotions in Spain, Mauritania
—– Selamha Mint Mohammed: “my parents told me they would kill me, burn me or slit my throat”

—– Additional report

Challenge Group That Says Not to Talk About Freedom

We believe that speaking about freedom and liberty is both the right and responsibility of every human being.  We believe that every human being has the inalienable and universal human rights of equality and liberty.

Not everyone has the same view – we need to challenge those who state that we should be silent on freedom, on liberty, and on equality.

Christian Science Monitor publishes commentary by Chris Seiple:
— “10 terms not to use with Muslims”
— says terms like “Religious Freedom,” “Tolerance,” “Freedom,” among others “not to [be] used”
— says freedom “is best understood in a conversation with the local context and, in particular, with the Muslims who live there”
— says “American foreign policy is only worried about the freedom of Protestant evangelicals to proselytize and convert, disrupting the local culture and indigenous Christians”
— “Chris Seiple is the president of the Institute for Global Engagement, a “think tank with legs” that promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide.”
— Plans June 17 event at Georgetown University “co-sponsored with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University”

Last April 2008 – it was also learned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Civil Rights and Civil Liberties branch had drafted a memorandum stating that we should not be talking about “liberty.”  The DHS January 2008 DHS terror lexicon memorandum states that “[t]he struggle is for progress… The experts we consulted debated the word ‘liberty,’ but rejected it because many around the world would discount the term as a buzzword for American hegemony” (p. 7, paragraph 5).

A Universal Doctrine of Women’s Rights

A Universal Doctrine of Women’s Rights – by Phyllis Chesler and NOW’s Marcia Pappas
“It is time for feminists, both women and men, of all faiths, and of no faith, to stand together for a woman’s right not to be murdered in the name of family honor. Indeed, we welcome men and women of all faiths, including Islam, to stand with us against female genital mutilation/castration, forced veiling, child marriage, arranged marriage, polygamy, and ‘honorcide,’ and in favor of a woman’s right to live as a westerner in the West without being threatened and beaten for refusing to wear hijab, wanting to have non-Muslim friends, wear makeup, attend college, drive her own car, or end an abusive marriage. Muslim and Sikh women have been honor murdered in North America for all these alleged crimes against their religion and their culture.”

Read it all…

India: Arrests in “honor killing” murder of 16 year old Muslim girl

(India) Arrests in “honor killing” murder of 16 year old Muslim girl
— “They have confirmed the claims of other accused Asim and Arif that Imrana’s father had asked them to straighten his daughter as one Irfan used to visit her frequently.”
— original reports
http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Villagers-burn-girl-alive-in.5103494.jp
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Lucknow/16-year-old-burnt-in-Gzb-honour-killing/articleshow/4311952.cms

India: Villagers burn 16-year old Muslim girl alive in ‘honour killing’

— for having relationship with a boy…

News report
— “Four residents of her village in Ghaziabad, north India, allegedly set
the 16-year-old Muslim girl alight after they suspected her of having a relationship with a boy.”
— “Police claim residents kept a vigil on her house as they noticed the boy
visited her frequently when her father was away. The four men then beat her, doused her with kerosene and set her on fire.”
— Times of India Report: “The victim had screamed for help for about 20 minutes before neighbours arrived only to find her still smoldering”