tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086598256486284252024-03-06T00:59:58.647-08:00logos prophorikosOpinions,articles on the world today. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-37445683185671632502014-02-21T14:14:00.002-08:002014-02-21T14:14:46.201-08:00A brutal power play in East<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>A brutal power play:</b></u></span><br />
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1. Setting the scene<br />
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It seems that some EU politicians have been setting the tone for Ukraine, notably its contempt for the elected government. Jelko Kacin, MEP and EU representative for the Balkans, stated in a TV interview, (Sarajevo) released on the 12th february: <br />
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"If you follow the developments in the Ukraine, you will see in a week or two how we treat the irresponsible political elite."<br />
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Recently, Srdja Trifkovic gave an interview on RT about the situation in Ukraine, where he mentioned: “What we are looking at, objectively, is that from the phase of demonstrations, early on, the protests had degenerated into hooliganism in mid-December, and into terrorism since January 19.”
Indeed, there are reports of “peaceful” demonstrators” storming & raiding state armouries and this is despite some serious amount of appeasement from the government in the beginning of January, to stop the spiral of violence.<br />
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Comparisons have been made between Bosnia and Ukraine, even before the latest upsurge in violence in Maidan square, euphemistically labelled as “clashes” by the MSM. Former German envoy to Bosnia, Christian Schwarz-Schilling stated pretty much the same, that “a violent movement is more than likely to emerge” in Bosnia. This was in response to the outbreak of protests in Bosnia, including Tuzla, Sarajevo, Mostar, Bihac and Zenica. This was in an interview dated the 09/02/14 in DW. One very interesting comment (on Bosnian politicians) is: “The politics that they have practiced must be stopped immediately. The privileges they have enjoyed for too long from old times now must be curtailed. But this would necessitate involvement from the international community. And I don’t see that coming. “
Well maybe not yet, since bloody chaos is taking place in Kiev. Not being a political expert nor have I been watching this topic, I still find that these words are remarkable & oddly similarly spoken both about Bosnia & Ukraine. Did anyone of the EU or the “international community” speak in a similar tone before the Kiev protests? Has anyone managed to catch any similar words being expressed about Ukrainian politicians back in November or before?<br />
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2. Do as I say not as I do<br />
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What kind of mind-set is at work where a democratically elected president is being told to leave & be forced out of office by the rule of armed mobs? Did anyone notice the contrast in the language spoken in Washington & Brussels about Ukraine, and that of President Morsi’s overthrow in Egypt? Obama wants the elected Ukrainian government “not resort to violence when dealing with peaceful protesters”. What about the signals transmitted by the likes of the State Department’s Victoria Nuland in Kiev, giving out cookies in December and then in her "Nuland-Pyatt Conversation".<br />
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On a side-line, it is also noteworthy, that the Bosnian riots turned peaceful after the 8th of February but the protesters have “vowed not to give up on their cause”. (Wikipedia, 2014 unrest in BiH, 2014). * It was equally amazing to hear very little condemnation of the violence by EU politicians, particularly by Ashton who said: “ The leadership needs to be aware of issues raised by people…” I suppose that’s one way of saying it. On the other hand, Croatia called for “an immediate cessation of violence”. In fact only of the few voices that spoke about the events in a rational manner was Aleksandar Vucic, “There is no need to solve political problems by setting buildings on fire, using violence and beating up police.” The British foreign secretary simply mentioned “What happened in Bosnia is a wake-up call”. Umhh, don’t press the snooze button any time soon.<br />
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The Bosnian protests are still simmering: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/19/anti-government-protests-continue-bosnia. "Europe will try to use this crisis as an opportunity," a Western diplomat told Reuters and others are trying to pin the blame on the Dayton Accord. The greatest hypocrite must come be the Turkish foreign minister, (who was in Sarajevo on the 12th February) who said: "Today is the day to act in Bosnia and we must not wait any longer.” This is the foreign minister of a country that has its own regular protests, who are getting hosed down with water cannons and tear gassed; where peaceful protests last year ended in violence and bloodshed.<br />
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3. Malevolence from the West<br />
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Cynically, this is just one element of a long power play, at times very brutal, highly vindictive in nature, which is progressively going towards Russia’s door. Take note of this comment in the UK’s Guardian: “The result is a deepening of the crisis that will affect not only the fate of Ukraine, but that of Russia, the European Union and the United States.” It potentially gives the EU, & the USA the opportunity to move in and break the “old regime”, change habits and re-mould the Ukrainian political landscape into its own image. (Cue Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine x1, Egypt x 2, Libya and an attempt on Syria).<br />
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Some may wonder why another red line is being drawn. A possible clue is that Ukraine exports Russia's natural gas to Europe. The areas in which the pipelines are located are also the areas that are out of reach of the Ukrainian government's control.<br />
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Similar words are being spoken about the Bosnian political elite too, but no red lines as yet are drawn, just being talked about at the moment. The question for how long?<br />
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Notes & references:<br />
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http://grayfalcon.blogspot.fr/2014/02/jelkos-confession.html.<br />
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Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (and guess where else?) Ukraine and Iraq:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/23691/JELKO_KACIN_home.html;jsessionid=F20FB9B5FEB5BCE4D0BBF8FD5C5FB3FE.node2<br />
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The original video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDigGyhhlw0&feature=share&list=UUGySVuPJyGOnRSRegCsIICQ&index=1 (from 15:25 onwards to just 16:00), published on the 12th February.<br />
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A transcript of a video interview with Srdja Trifkovic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKkiazCsZ8M
www.dw.de/bosnia-its-just-like-ukraine/a-17420506<br />
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/obama-threatens-consequences-for-ukraine-violence/article5708778.ece<br />
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* (Historical archive documents were destroyed during the rioting, possibly of significant interest).<br />
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-bosnia-unrest-future-insight-idUSBREA1A0B120140211<br />
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/19/ukraine-repercussions-world
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-69313788285877747572014-02-03T02:11:00.001-08:002014-02-03T02:11:25.324-08:00You Can't Save the World<a href="http://sultanknish.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/you-cant-save-world.html#sthash.GLjlTUhA.cmfs">You Can't Save the World</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-45828464836804948992014-01-16T13:02:00.000-08:002014-01-16T13:02:46.511-08:00Convert condemned to death En francais
Charles Le Bourgeois a rencontré Joseph Fadelle, un ancien musulman condamné à mort pour s’être converti au catholicisme.
http://youtu.be/R_2Gu3Slp3Y
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-17430271745445557112014-01-15T13:37:00.001-08:002014-01-15T13:39:45.011-08:00opening doors to the plight of Christians in peril<br />
<u><i>Christian flash mobs in Germany:</i></u><br />
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Let's have more of this right across Europe and elsewhere. VISIBILITY. These events were organised by the charity Open Doors. HOW? Well here's a start?<br />
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In the UK: http://www.opendoorsuk.org/<br />
Worldwide: http://www.opendoors.org/<br />
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HELP with their work in Syria: <br />
http://www.opendoorsuk.org/campaign/savesyria/forms/signup.php?src=footlnk<br />
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1. SIGN THE GLOBAL PETITION<br />
2. DONATE TIME or MONEY<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-34990611399352125672014-01-15T13:01:00.003-08:002014-02-21T14:30:06.309-08:00Being a Copt child in Egypt http://www.christian-dogma.com/vb/showthread.php?p=3386564<br />
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Cyril Rif‘at Fayiz from the Minya region in Egpyt was kidnapped by “unknown persons”. A ransom of early the equivalent of $150,000 USD, was later demanded by his captors.<br />
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Why? Because he just happens to be a Copt, a Christian, one of millions living in Egypt, under the thumb of Islam since 642AD. Seen as second rate citizens, which is convenient for others to harass, kidnap and murder with impunity.<br />
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Here is something that I did a while back: Ok no MB in power but still that doesn't that the Copts are safe, Islam is Islam and will subjugate and repress others.<br />
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<iframe width="460" height="215" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/"3DxX1sTTk1MeYframeborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-85756426449956698422014-01-15T11:46:00.003-08:002014-01-15T12:54:03.665-08:00Raised Muslim now Jewish - changing perceptions http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=14755<br />
Escape from Gaza and hate, now Jewish.<br />
<b><u>Story one </u></b><br />
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http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/the-trials-and-hopes-of-a-jordanian-muslim-named-yitzhak-rabin/282764/<br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.1px; line-height: 18px;">One family's 18-year quest to honor Israel's slain prime minister—and escape the resulting backlash.</span><br />
<b><u>Story two</u></b><br />
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And on a side note, in the West, the mainstream media regularly disparage Israel for its "bad human rights" towards the Arabs. When I say, vanity, it is because it is their warped pride of having been defeated by the Jews, while trying to overpower and destroy the state of Israel, in 1948, (1967, 1974). But that's not what all it seems on the ground, judging by:<br />
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<a href="http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/176296#.Utbh-X-9KSM" target="_blank">If only 1</a><br />
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Notice the lack of empathy, the blatant manipulation of entire generations by Arab countries, a vanity exercise with the result:<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Syria and Lebanon are among the Arab countries that declined to accept Arabs from pre-state Israel as citizens, insisting instead that they - and their children, grandchildren and all future descendants – remain known as “refugees” with the right to “return” to Israel.</i></span><br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/LE3K49fEGv0" target="_blank">If only 2</a><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://youtu.be/LE3K49fEGv0</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-51262817499094612702014-01-15T10:08:00.002-08:002014-01-15T13:15:37.984-08:00Snapshot of foreign jihadists in Syria <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
According to a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24654450" target="_blank">BBC online article</a> dated the 25/10/13, there were a total of:</div>
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<i>"...scores of Europeans who have travelled to Syria in the last few years. Various estimates put the figure at 500-600."</i></div>
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I did some searching on the WWW and came up with these figures from various press and organisational sites: does it only add to 600? NO. In fact, more, a lot more.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-38879018161660646452014-01-14T13:41:00.000-08:002014-01-14T13:41:53.709-08:00An atheist gets religious asylum <br />
An Afghan turns away from Islam, while living as a refugee in the UK and becomes an atheist.<br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25715736" target="_blank">BBC article</a><br />
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Here are some quotes from the BBC article:<br />
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<i>"They said the man's return to Afghanistan <b><u>could result in a death
sentence under Sharia law </u></b>as an apostate - someone who has <u><b>abandoned
their religious faith</b></u> - unless he remained discreet about his atheist
beliefs."</i><br />
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<i>"But because <u><b>every aspect of daily life and culture in
Afghanistan is permeated by Islam</b></u> living discreetly would be virtually
impossible, they said." </i></blockquote>
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Judging by the range of comments, there is support for this person's case since there are a number of commentators stating that "all religions can be dangerous". However the best comment is this one:<br />
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<i>"I LOVE the "oh that's alright then" type comments from Atheists who, had
this man declared himself any other faith would demand he be sent back.<br /><br />People who flee cruelty from their home country should always be welcome in a country that is civilised."</i></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-53777241030105065382014-01-14T12:58:00.002-08:002014-01-14T12:58:48.069-08:00The Islamic states of the world, from 1450 to today MAP<br />
Dont' notice the initial fast expansion of Islam into Europe, including Spain. <br />
This map is very selective as it starts in 1450.<br />
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The lack of other notable invasions from the East is not clearly identified, yet the later maps for 1925 clearly mentioned European colonisation as being a factor. You can see the huge hit that India suffered as well as the fractionation into different political entities. It starts <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-40570328509322389402014-01-14T12:50:00.000-08:002014-01-14T12:50:19.877-08:00Terror attack maps Business as normal... Every single terrorist
attack in 2012 was logged by The University of Maryland-based National Consortium for the Study of
Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-76368323590520874642014-01-14T12:43:00.002-08:002014-01-15T10:26:02.917-08:00Walls in the world MapSpeaks for itself really.<br />
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What was the fuss about the Israeli wall, Rector of St James church, as it is not really the only separation wall in the world? Is she going to build a replica wall of the Saudi - Iraq wall for instance, for the next Christmas London stunt? <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Source: "Atlas des migrants en Europe. Géographie critique des politiques migratoires européenne," Armand Colin. (Nicolas Lambert / MigrEurop)" class="size-full wp-image-19098" height="640" src="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2014/01/map_4.5_murs_dans_le_monde.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="594" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: "Atlas des migrants en Europe. Géographie critique des
politiques migratoires européenne," Armand Colin. (Nicolas Lambert / <a href="http://www.migreurop.org/">MigrEurop</a>)</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-14899570025771144512014-01-14T12:39:00.000-08:002014-01-14T12:39:11.661-08:00Modern day Slavery Map<br />
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The comment in the Washington Post does not explain but merely describes the practice of modern day slavery and includes the following statement:<br />
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"It's highest in Mauritania, a shocking four percent, due in part to <i>social norms tolerating the practice</i>." (Italics mine - I wonder what this could be?? dohhhh. The Washington Post cites slavery in Sub-Saharan countries as a legacy of:<br />
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<span class="echo-item-text"><b>"The legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and European colonialism are still playing out in the region</b>;
ethnic divisions and systems of economic exploitation engineered there
during the colonial era are still, to some extent, in place. Slavery is
also driven by extreme poverty, high levels of corruption and toleration
of child "marriages" of young girls to adult men who pay their parents a
"dowry."" </span></blockquote>
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What a load of claptrap and very misleading. Slavery existed, often as a African tribe practice, then this was further exacerbated by the arrival of Islam and its slave trade, which is well documented. This started a long time before any Europeans came on the scene to "take their pickings". The Washington Post conveniently overlooked this primary deep rooted legacy. Maybe it is linked to the <i>social norms </i>that were mentioned in the main article.<i> Source:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/17/this-map-shows-where-the-worlds-30-million-slaves-live-there-are-60000-in-the-u-s/</i><br />
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<img alt="Share of each country's population that is enslaved. Data source: Walk Free Global Slavery Index. (Max Fisher/Washington Post)" class="size-full wp-image-16943" height="316" src="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2013/10/slavery-per-capita-map-wo-arrows.jpg" width="640" /><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-69419447282256472582014-01-14T12:24:00.000-08:002014-01-14T13:07:00.918-08:00A bit of visual historyInteresting to see the complete lack of information for the Mediterranean region. The map is a visual depiction of British, Dutch and Spanish shipping routes in the period from 1750 to 1800. The sparsity of ships travelling in the Mediterranean shows the reality at the time of the dramatic impact of the Berber pirates had on European shipping.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Data source: <a href="http://www.ucm.es/info/cliwoc/cliwoc15.htm">Climatological Database for the World’s Oceans</a> (<a href="http://spatial.ly/2012/03/mapped-british-shipping-1750-1800/">James Cheshire</a>)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-26101211390033718842014-01-11T07:01:00.000-08:002014-01-11T07:01:02.996-08:00The words pastor Martin NiemollerThe profound words written by the <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">German pastor Martin Niemoller </em><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">about the apathy of individuals in face of a totalitarian ideology marking its mark in the 1930s. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fast forward to 2014, his words are still relevant to us. Although nazism is not the main concern, we are still faced with the increasing intolerance of Islam, the version propagated by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The states wield considerable influence among the ruling elites in North America and the EU. Even the likes of Serbia are in awe of UAE power and money. They are oblivious to the dangers of changing their societies to accommodate and import the kind of ideology and culture that is undemocratically imposed in the Arabian Peninsula. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Theses Islamic states underpin a raft of anti semitism,mysognistic practices and also take a very dim view of any type of dissent and visible evidence of other non-Muslims faiths. We are aware of the every increasing persecutions of Christians in Syria, through either forced conversion, exile or death are the options given by the jihadis. The backers of the jihadis are Saudi Arabia and Qatar, well what a surprise there! One minute they own football clubs in London and Paris, the next minute more money gets directed to the Syrian jihadis. One minute, we put Saudi fuel into our cars, the next minute, Saudi money goes to a myriad of places, obstentially to promote, dawa, Islamic outreach andProselytizing programmes. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">It is very disconcerting to see the amount of funds that is going to extremely violent, hateful groups who want to create a unified community of Muslims, known as the caliphate. (If that doesn't remind you and bear similarities to the 1930 and 1940s plan in Germany, then you need to look into this further). The Arabian peninsula brand of Islam has taken hold hold right across the world. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You may think that this does not concern me at the moment. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">They came for the Christians in the Middle East, but I didn't speak out because I'm not a Christian in the Middle East. Then they come for the Jews in the Middle East, I don't speak out because I don't live there either. They came for the critics of Islam and Muslims, charged them with hate crime and racism, but I didn't batter an eyelid because I'm not an 'islamophobe'. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-68625293958972941722014-01-10T14:03:00.000-08:002014-01-10T14:03:39.811-08:00Under persecution and pressure for being Christian <br />
I've made a rough list, work in progress, on the estimated numbers of Christians. Where possible I've tried to give information on the larger denominations. This list reflects the ongoing persecution of Christians, in relation to actual violence perpetrated by Islamists, the negative impact that they have towards Christians. Additionally, the likes of Lebanon and Palestine are included due to the strong influence of Islamist political groups in the area.<br />
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Lately there have been articles in the media, in the UK, the US and in France about the persecution, but little details on the actual numbers that are actively targeted or under pressure for their faith, are forthcoming.<br />
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1. Syria - about 2,300,000 prior to the start of the civil war.<br />
2. Egypt - 6 to 10 million, ( most are Copts, up to 8 million).<br />
3. Iraq - 300,000 left (1.4 million in 1980).<br />
4. Pakistan - 2, 500,000 Christians.<br />
5. Bangladesh - 450, 000 approximately.<br />
6. Indonesia - 7 million Catholics, (3%) and 5.7 % are Protestants.<br />
7. Palestine -50,000 down from 173,000 in the 90s.<br />
8. Lebanon - 1.5 million in total<br />
9.Malaysia -harassment - 2,500,000 Christians<br />
10. should go to Iran - 300,000 aprox figures.<br />
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If you know of specific or more precise info, then please send me them. Many thanks!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-39171972632755109622014-01-10T13:29:00.000-08:002014-01-10T13:29:02.171-08:00Really want peace and tolerance across the board?<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If Muslim organizations in North America, Europe and Australia want all non- Muslims to respect them and tolerate Islam in our midst then they list of suggestions, (from jihad Watch website), might provide some really useful pointers:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <i>They can call upon Muslim individuals and groups to:</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>1. Focus their indignation on Muslims committing violent acts in the name of Islam, not on non-Muslims reporting on those acts.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>2. Renounce definitively, sincerely, honestly, and in deeds, not just in comforting words, not just "terrorism," but any intention to replace Western constitutions (or the constitutions of any non-Muslim state) with Sharia even by peaceful means. In line with this, clarify what is meant by their condemnations of the killing of innocent people by stating unequivocally that non-Muslim civilians, including Israelis, are innocent people, teaching accordingly in mosques and Islamic schools, and behaving in accord with these new teachings.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>3. Teach, again sincerely and honestly, in transparent and verifiable ways in mosques and Islamic schools, the imperative of Muslims coexisting peacefully as equals with non-Muslims on an indefinite basis, and act accordingly.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>4. Begin comprehensive international programs in mosques all over the world to teach sincerely against the ideas of violent jihad and Islamic supremacism.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>5. Actively and honestly work with Western law enforcement officials to identify and apprehend jihadists within Western Muslim communities.</i></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-80928757181629227222014-01-09T13:24:00.001-08:002014-01-09T13:24:38.484-08:00Chalk and cheeseNews round up 2<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"The power of the Church does not lie within itself or its ability to organize, but hides in the deep waters of God" and the Gospel cannot be proclaimed "with inquisitorial beatings of condemnation. No, the Gospel is preached gently, with fraternity and love", with an open heart , "always longing " for God, Words spoken by </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pope Francis' homily during Mass this week. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">How refreshing to see this, when we can see the calls for hate, destruction and warfare by Islamic clerics. On a local scale, just compare this to what happened in Lebanon lately, where a library run by a Christian priest was torched by mob,who were given the green light by a local Islamic cleric. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On a more disturbing level, look at the example of the Grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, sheik Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, who said it is " necessary to destroy all churches in the region". This is the true face of a widely exported version of Islam, called Wahhabism. Where is the 'love' and 'fraternity' in this statement. He could be viewed as almost being the Muslim counterpart of the Pope, as he wields considerable influence in Islamic issues. Imagine if the Pope had called for the destruction of mosques in Europe, the outcry would instantaneous and tremendous in its intensity. The Sheik based his pronouncement, fatwa, on the sayings of the prophet Muhammad, (known as a Hadith), that there are not to be two religions in the Arabian peninsula. Effectively, he is mandating extreme bigotry and violence against Christianity and also Judaism as well. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Destruction: state of ruin, devastation or act of destroying.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We in the West blissfully ignore this type of provocation, aided and abetted by the mainstream media as well cowardly politicians in charge of us. The vision of Christianity that the Pope stated is far far different from that of the grand mufti. For long, can we delude ourselves that we Christians can counter this bigotry and incitement to violent with ignorance. The likes of the Grand Mufti will not respond to our 'love and fraternity' in a similar fashion. That's clear from his fatwa. We are sleep walking into a more destructive society, as our inability to respond to the power of the Islamic world, which unlike the Catholic Church, does engage in the violent persecution and destruction of those who try to stand up to it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-74560229081261108332014-01-08T13:33:00.001-08:002014-01-08T13:33:20.292-08:00US and Muslim and a zombieA US judge in 2012 stated the following:<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>In many other Muslim-speaking countries, err, excuse me, many Arabic-speaking countries, predominantly Muslim, something like this is definitely against the law there, in their society. In fact, it could be punished by death, and frequently is, in their society.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He was presiding over a trial involving a Muslim defending who had allegedly attacked an atheist dressed as a zombie Muhammad, during an Halloween parade. What's even more interesting that there was also a zombie Pope in the parade, who wasn't assaulted by an angry Catholic. The words of the judge is disturbing, even more so given the fact that he made it obvious that he was a Muslim himself. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is a striking attitude of certain Muslims, 1. To act violently against perceived insults to their faith; and 2 the way that other Muslims don't admonish the violence act but in fact support the act of the perpetrator. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Read more at <a href="http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/atheist-choked-by-muslim-and-then/#jDBAKTR1GXKYzW0g.99" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/atheist-choked-by-muslim-and-then/#jDBAKTR1GXKYzW0g.99</a></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-41308059611853471292014-01-08T12:52:00.001-08:002014-01-08T12:52:23.501-08:00Dakar and North Africa <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Dakar motorsport
rally was</span> formerly known as "<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Paris–Dakar</span> Rally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
started in 1978 and ended getting cancelled in 2008 due to terrorist threats in Mauritania.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subsequently it is now annually held
in Argentina and Chile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The organisers were forced to<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/world_rally/7171426.stm" target="_blank"> cancel the 2008 rally</a> because
of a poor security condition in North Africa. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/world_rally/7171426.stm"></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very little detailed information is made known about the reasons
for this cancellation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is directly
linked to the murder of 4 French tourists in Mauretania in Dec 2007.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rally organisers themselves received
direct threats from terrorists groups. Here is an extract of the statement
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Based on the current international political tension
and the murder of four French tourists but also and mainly the direct threats
launched directly against the race by terrorist organisations, no other
decision but the cancellation could be taken.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><u>The Islamic angle
- "al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb" (Qaedat al-Jihad fi Bilad
al-Maghrib al-Islami)</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Who were these terrorists, as unnamed in much of the
internet articles on the Dakar Rally. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The clue is this: AQMI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Digging down further on the internet (in
French press), reveals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that the original
grave concern was due to an communique issued on the 29 December 2007, denouncing
the Mauritanian authorities, their support in providing safety and security to
the event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moreover, the attack on the
French tourists was also attributed to the work of AQMI.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So basically, since 2009, the Rally organisers are playing
it very safe by holding the event far from troublesome North Africa areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parts of the rally ‘stages’ had been
previously skipped due to security concerns, but 2008 the whole event was
cancelled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This shows the reality that
the ongoing poor security and presence of Islamic terrorists have at times
since 2009, gained the upper hand, i.e. Mali in 2013. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This group are well-funded through the
proceeds of kidnappings; see the New York Times “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/world/africa/kidnappings-fuel-extremists-in-western-africa.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Kidnappings fuels extremistsin Western Africa”</a>. In the article, a local commander said” Lots of Western
countries are paying enormous sums to the jihadists.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One former Canadian hostage wrote about his experience in a
book, “A Season in Hell: My 130 Days in the Sahara with Al Qaeda.” He talked
about the mentality and mind-set of his kidnappers: “There’s no doubt of their
faith: they would sit chanting in the full Sahara sun for hour after hour.” Mr.
Fowler added: “They are realists in the sense that they understand realpolitik.
They understand pressure on governments.” Coming back in a full circle, we see
the direct consequence of their successful pressure, when watch the progress of
the Dakar Rally in Argentina or Chile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The question we need ask ourselves, why are allowing Western
governments to cave into the terrorists, by paying huge ransom pay to the
jihadists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perversely, this has a
matching echo, one from the past, not from land-based jihadists, but their
seagoing counterparts, in the form of the Barbary Pirates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is <a href="http://theutteredword.blogspot.fr/2013/05/the-us-war-on-terror-in-19th-century.html" target="_blank">another story</a> in itself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">US Secretary of State John Kerry has recently proposed a
number of controversial topics, <a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/kerry-proposes-return-of-80-000-palestinian-refugees-to-israel_902041.html" target="_blank">in talks </a>with the Palestinian leadership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One official said, "Kerry's recent ideas
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and that Jordan will have the jurisdiction on holy sites and places in the
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Not a good idea, especially if it entails handing over
Jewish and Christian places of worship. Why is this so, I hear you say. Well,
just look at the way that the main mosque in Jerusalem is managed, (very shoddily),
as such, it would not bode well for other non-Muslim places of worship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">“In 1948, when the Jordanian government occupied Judea and
Samaria, the <a href="http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4074/destroying-al-aqsa-mosque" target="_blank">Al-Aqsa Mosque</a> was placed under the Jordanian Waqf Ministry, which
oversees Islamic sites. In 1967, when Israel won the Six-Day-War and regained
control over Jerusalem, it did not take control of Al-Aqsa. Instead, Israel
transferred control of the mosque to the Jerusalem Islamic <i>Waqf</i> [trust],
an independent religious body to oversee the Islamic holy sites there.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the article, a member of the mosque is asked about the
very poor condition of the building, he replied <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Look at the donation boxes here; they
collect an average of one million shekels ($284,000) per month. We have no clue
where that money goes...The poor and the needy never get any of it."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another member of the mosque said: "The wrongdoers are
from our own folks, son. We are the ones who have destroyed Al-Aqsa... I have
worked with the Jordanians, with the Jews, and the Palestinians, I have seen
them all, and I know what is really happening."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The decayed state of the mosque is <a href="http://elderofziyon.blogspot.fr/2013/11/another-photo-of-dome-of-rock-in.html#.Us2YyLSO5ft" target="_blank">not a recent event</a>, it
has been so for well over a century. That’s not the end of the story, it has to be remembered
that Jordan is a predominantly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Islamic
state, with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>approximately 97% <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Muslim population. Although Jordan does have
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The words of a Jordanian<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/10/world/fg-tribal-catholic10" target="_blank"> son of an ex-priest</a>, sharply sums the
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"You know, coexisting with Muslims is difficult,"
he says, choosing his words so as to convey truth but not offend. It is the way
of conversation here, to let nuance reach the heart. "Muslims don't accept
others. They want everyone like them. We show them friendship. They don't show
outward hostility, but you feel it inside your soul." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It remains to be seen the viability of Mr Kerry's proposals or how they could pan out. Given the widespread mistrust and continued intolerance of Christians, it is very hard to swallow the "suggestion" to hand over control to Muslims of Jewish & Christian places of worship and holy sites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Back to Jerusalem, the day to day lives of Palestinians isn't a rosy one either, at best it is comparable to the situation that the Jordanian Christians, at worst, threats to their livelihoods. The <a href="http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/10/eastern-christians-and-the-arab-spring.html" target="_blank">picture </a>of persecution is the same across the region. " They are all embarking down the same path as Palestinian Christians, as
one of the participants from Jerusalem exclaimed. He spoke in a tone
marked by a mix of desolation and sadness, “Only around 40,000
Christians remain in our country. In Gaza, where Sharia has prevailed
for several years now, there are only 1,300 Christians. Even in
Jerusalem, the city of the resurrection of Jesus and the cradle of
Christianity, there are no more than 4,000 Christians.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The irony is not lost on me: the Israeli Christians and Muslims are the freest in the Middle East by any standard of measure. Let's hope that this remains the case, along with ownership and control of the Jewish & Christians religious places.</span><br />
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<a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/kerry-proposes-return-of-80-000-palestinian-refugees-to-israel_902041.html">http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/kerry-proposes-return-of-80-000-palestinian-refugees-to-israel_902041.html</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-3971329482522235142014-01-07T14:27:00.001-08:002014-01-07T14:27:41.161-08:00Syrian Christians -"This is not your country"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3pfnalpTt_0" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279684695469140894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-808659825648628425.post-49237139876043617892014-01-07T13:59:00.001-08:002014-01-07T13:59:12.523-08:00Freedom of speech is a human right<br />
A discussion paper by the <span class="ct-title">Stresemann Foundation in Germany. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.stresemann-stiftung.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Stresemann-Stiftung-FS2013-Freedom-of-Speech-Human-RightWWW.pdf">FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS A HUMAN RIGHT</a><br />
How Islamic Organizations Are Threatening Our Basic Rights<br />
Felix Strüning
Sept 2013<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>"Freedom can only exist where every person can freely express his or her opinion and freely receive information, because the fundamental right to freely express one’s opinion is the prerequisite for many other human rights such as: freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of religion and freedom of science. Yet that which is a human right for the Western world and constitutes a state of law is a crime for others. In Islam, nothing that questions its claim to truth may be publicly expressed. "</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Felix Strüning – Polemic Term Islamophobia </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The term “Islamophobia“ is often used to defame criticism on Islam. Based on scientific surveys, this discussion paper shows that the necessary conditions for “Islamophobia” –in terms of an unfounded fear or condemnation – are not preva-lent among the German populace. Though Islam is disapproved by 2 thirds to 3 quarters of Germans, those surveyed name specific reasons for their opinion, and this factual criticism is independent of any bias of the relevant individuals. Openly hostile acts against Islam, on the other hand, find only little acceptance.Thus, speaking of “Islamophobia” appears to be inapplicable; in fact, we find a renunciation of certain ideological characteristics or behavioural patterns associated with or traced back to Islam</span></div>
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