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Burqa Furor Scrambles the Political Debate in France
PARIS — It is a measure of France’s confusion about Islam and its own Muslim citizens that in the political furor here over “banning the burqa,” as the argument goes, the garment at issue is not really the burqa at all, but the niqab.
Saudi lawyer seeks apology over Danish Mohammed row
COPENHAGEN - A Saudi lawyer has demanded a public apology from a number of Danish dailies that reprinted a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed in February 2008, Danish media reported on Sunday....
Teen suspended for criticizing Muslim student
While showing off her JROTC uniform, 16-year-old Heather Lawrence told us joining the Army is her next big goal, to follow in the footsteps of her father and grandfather. ...
Gaza Heats Up: Rockets Fired, Shots at Sea
The “Color Red” rocket warning system sounded in Sderot and surrounding communities on Monday night for the second night in a row as Gaza terrorists resumed their attacks....
Hamas Refuses UN Plan to Teach Holocaust
Hamas has condemned a United Nations decision to teach refugee children in Gaza about the Holocaust, saying it is a “lie invented by the Zionists” and would reinforce Israeli control over the Holy Land....
Israeli-Arab Plotted to Kill IDF Chief
An Israeli-Arab from Tira, Rawi Sultani, was indicted Monday morning for conspiring to kill senior Israeli officials, among them IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi. ...
NATO Increasing its Watch on Iran
The North American Treaty Organization (NATO) is increasing its vigilance as the Islamic Republic continues its drive toward nuclear development, and it has begun to take a deeper interest in Iran's military capability....
Sirens Return to Sderot as Gaza Terrorists Fire Mortars
Residents of Sderot heard the familiar “Color Red” rocket warning siren on Sunday night after weeks of relative quiet as Gaza terrorists attacked. Terrorists fired an estimated four mortar shells toward Israeli towns adjacent to northern Gaza....
Preacher's Moses story controversial in Egypt
Egyptian preacher Amr Khaled is at the center of a controversy over an episode on his popular Quran program that discussed the story of Moses and allegedly linked it to current events and aroused sympathy for Jews. ...
Hamas slams UN over Holocaust classes in Gaza
Hamas condemned the United Nations on Sunday for what it said was a plan to teach Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip about the Holocaust in its history books as Israel's prime minister slammed three Jewish religious schools for refusing to admit Ethiopian Jews....
Muslims kidnap eight Christians
Peshawar: Taliban of Pakistan have kidnapped 8 Christians in South Waziristan according to reports released by political agent of Waziristan Agency. The Christian were traveling in a truck from North Waziristan to South Waziristan when Taliban stopped them few miles away from Razmak, where they were living from decades....
In Defense of Muslim Convert to Christianity
The new Zionist American organization Z Street, founded only two months ago, has come out in defense of a Christian girl who is afraid her Muslim father will kill her. ...
UAE seizes ship with N Korea arms bound for Iran
N Korean arms ship heading to Iran seized in UAE...
Iran nuclear program may have 'military dimensions'
A new report commissioned by the International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran's nuclear energy program may contain "military dimensions." ...
Newly married woman raped and killed by Muslim thugs
Brief history of the case: Radha Rani Halder, a newly married Hindu woman of the Shariatpur District under Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh, was raped and killed by a group of Muslim miscreants on June 27, 2009. ...
Saudi anti-terror chief escapes murder attempt
Deputy interior minister survives Qaeda suicide bomb ...
Blasts in Baghdad ahead of Hakim funeral
A number of car bombs went off Thursday in Baghdad. The car bombs targeted primarily Iraqi soldiers in the city and a northern Baghdad suburb, killing one and injuring 19, police officials said, according to the AP. ...
Glad to Take Ethiopian Kids from Petach Tikva
The Shomron (Samaria) Regional Council and the community of Peduel offered Friday to absorb Ethiopian-Jewish children from Petach Tikva in their schools....
Mortar Attack on Western Negev
Palestinian Authority terrorists in northern Gaza fired a mortar shell Thursday at a kibbutz in the Sha'ar HaNegev region of the western Negev....
A new job for Moroccans, Bus preaching
Moroccan youths have devised a new occupation for the holy month of Ramadan: bus preaching. The new controversial practice has garnered the approval of religious scholars and the criticism of sociology researchers...
PA Majority Rejects Fayyad's Plan
While Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has won praise from the West for unveiling a plan for a PA state, he faces opposition from within the PA parliament....
PA Sheikh Denies Existence of Holy Temple
Once again, the Palestinian Authority denies that the Holy Temple ever existed – despite a Waqf pamphlet from 1925 boasting proudly that the Temple Mount once housed Solomon's Temple....
Robbers armed with knives and an axe wear Muslim dress
Dressed from head to toe in a traditional Muslim woman's burkha, this is the moment a robber raided a travel agent. Brandishing a knife, he threatens the two women staff before making off with an undisclosed amount of cash. ...
U.S. to Help Egypt Demolish Gaza Tunnels
A delegation of experts from the United States is in Egypt to help wage war on Gaza smuggling tunnels, according to an anonymous Egyptian official quoted by the Arab media outlet Maan....
Egypt to Raise Gas Prices to Israel by 50%
The Israel Electric Company directorate is expected to approve an upgrade of its business relationship with Egypt’s gas company – at the expense of Israel’s largest gas company, Delek Energy....
Washington at loss over Gaddafi tent for UN
Libya's Gaddafi to pitch tent near Lockerbie relatives in NY ...
Hezbollah part of next govt: Lebanon's Hariri
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri stressed on Tuesday Hezbollah will be part of the next cabinet "whether Israel likes it or not," as he called on the all parties to unite to form a coalition to face the country's challenges....
IDF Foils Terrorist Attack in Hevron
Soldiers shot and seriously wounded an Arab terrorist who tried to stab a soldier in Hevron shortly before noon Wednesday....
PA Police Active in Northern Jerusalem
PA police directed traffic in northern Jerusalem neighborhoods three times this past month – in violation of Israeli law and the Oslo Accords. A World Net Daily (WND) report documents other violations of Jerusalem’s sovereignty by the Palestinian Authority,...
Britain’s Move to Islam? Pools Accept Muslim Dress Code
Europe continues to move to Islamic Sharia rule: Several British swimming pools require non-Muslims to dress like Muslims to avoid offending them, even though the sessions are held separately for men and women. ...
Iraq withdraws Syria envoy after deadly attacks
While Qaeda claims responsibility for truck bombings that killed 95, Iraq on Tuesday ordered its ambassador to Damascus to return home and demanded that Syria hand over two senior Baathist leaders alleged to have ordered a deadly truck bombing in Baghdad....
Egypt fatwa exempts footballers from Ramadan
Egypt's top religious institution has exempted the national football team from fasting during the month of Ramadan ahead of an international tournament, officials said, but the players have refused....
Somalia in worst humanitarian crisis in 18 years
Persistent violence and a prolonged drought have plunged Somalia into its worst humanitarian crisis since civil war erupted two decades ago, with a third of its 10 million people needing relief aid, a United Nations report said Tuesday....
Illegal Arab Migrant Workers a 'Platform for Terror'
The Israel Security Agency (Shabak, or Shin Bet) issued a special report this month on the involvement of illegal migrant workers from the Palestinian Authority in terrorist activities....
JBS, Muslims vow harmony
Just a day before the beginning of Ramadan, the holy month of fast and prayer for Muslims, talks between meatplant workers, union representatives and company officials continued in earnest....
PA Will Ask Int’l Court to Rule on ‘Occupation’
The Palestinian Authority is setting up a de facto state as a step to appeal to international courts to declare Israel an occupying power, according to James Hider,...
IDF Bombs Rafiah Tunnel after Attack South of Ashkelon
Israeli Air Force planes bombed a smuggling tunnel along the Egyptian border at Rafiah early Tuesday morning as the government continued tit-for-tat retaliation against Arab terrorist attacks on southern Israel....
Fayyad Plans PA State: Intl. Airport, Stronger Armed Forces
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is set to reveal his plan for the infrastructure and economy of a PA state in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. According to Reuters,...
Arab League Furious over Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
The Arab League reacted with fury on this week to reports that a small group of Jews had prayed on the Temple Mount on Sunday. Secretary-General Amr Moussa termed the spontaneous prayer gathering “a violation of international law.”...
Mossad behind Hijacking Russian Ship with Arms for Iran
Israel’s Mossad secret service may have been behind the alleged hijacking of a Russian ship that reportedly sailed from Algeria with modern weapons headed for Iran, according to military journalist Arieh O’Sullivan, writing in The Media Line....
Israel won't accept limitations on its sovereignty in Jerusalem
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will make it clear in his discussions with US and European officials abroad that Israel will not accept any limitations on its sovereignty in Jerusalem,...
Saddam loyalist ”confessing” to stand behind Baghdad blasts
Iraq on Sunday showed a video of what it said was a follower of late president Saddam Hussein's Baath party confessing to organising one of the truck bomb atatcks last week in which 95 people died....
Peres Reveals Hizbullah Has 80,000 Missiles
Hizbullah has 80,000 rockets in its anti-Israeli arsenal, twice the number previously estimated, President Shimon Peres told the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai....
Arabs And the threat to the western values and civilization
We have often heard through the wailing, and mourning Arab mass media about the Western conspiracy against Arabs, and its efforts to undermine the foundations of the Arab presence, ethics, existence, and heritage....
The jilbab or expulsion
Hamas has instructed schoolgirls in the Gaza Strip to wear the jilbab (Islamic long-sleeved dress) and head scarves or face being expelled from school. ...
Obama Plan: Temple Mount Under Arab-Muslim Sovereignty
The Middle East peace plan that United States President Barack Obama will unveil soon involves the creation of a Palestinian Authority state by 2011 and the transfer of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem [presumably including the Temple Mount – ed.] to Arab-Muslim sovereignty, Saudi newspaper Al-Ukaz has learned....
Overdraft of £200 for Infidels, only £15 for Muslims
Many Lloyds TSB customers are being hit with charges of up to £200 a month if they go into the red - while Muslims who use the bank are only being charged £15. ...
A Christian on the run in Egypt
Maher El Gohary is something his Muslim compatriots can't fathom: a convert to Christianity. He and his daughter live like fugitives, moving frequently to avoid those who'd like to see him dead....
Hakimullah Mehsud named as new Pakistan Taleban leader
After weeks of speculation and reports of infighting the Pakistan Taleban have appointed a top militant commander as their new chief to replace Baitullah Mehsud who was killed in a US missile attack. ...
US to give Red Cross names of terror suspects
The US military has begun notifying the Red Cross of the identities of terror suspects being held at camps in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to US media. ...
Indonesian Smugglers 'Hid Heroin In Koran'
A man and his mother-in-law have been arrested for attempting to smuggle thousands of pounds worth of heroin concealed within a copy of the Koran....
Saudi Arabia planning nuclear plant
With the world seemingly unable to stop Iran's nuclear march, other countries in the region are now pushing forward with their own plans to build nuclear power plants. ...
Libya says Lockerbie decision linked to UK trade deals
Tripoli: The release of the Lockerbie bomber was linked to trade deals with Britain, Libya said amid fresh controversy on Saturday around the Scottish decision to free Abdel Baset Al Megrahi. ...
Obama vows to bring peace in Ramadan message
US President Barack Obama has pledged "concrete actions" to build a world that is more peaceful and secure, in his Ramadan message sent out in a dozen of languages....
At least four policemen killed in two suicide attacks
Two deadly suicide attacks rocked the Chechen capital of Grozny Friday killing at least four policemen, Russian news agencies have reported. Chechen Interior Minister Ruslan Alkhanov told reporters that both attackers used bicycles. ...
Hezbollah Readies for War as UN Peacekeepers Can Only Observe
In a Lebanese village 10 miles west of the Israeli border, black-capped Hezbollah militiamen stand guard in front of a suspected weapons cache. ...
Hindu Extremists Attack Christian School, Beat Staff
Police Ignore Attack and Tell Christians to Stop Causing Trouble ...
Lao Soldiers Decapitate Two-Month-Old Girl
Infant used as target practice during military attacks that leave 26 civilians dead ...
May We Please Have the Moon?
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world is watching treatment of Abdul Ali al-Megrahi
The Foreign Secretary warned Libya today that its international reputation was at stake as the world watched its handling of Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi's return home. ...
Baghdad: Two killed, 20 wounded in blast
Two people died and 20 were hurt when a bomb attached to a car went off at a market in southern Baghdad on Friday, police said. According to AFP,...
Yemen finds made in Iran arms
Yemeni army forces have found out six weapon caches belonging to al-Houthi's loyalists containing short-range missiles, shells and light machine guns some of them made in Iran. ...
Egyptian Coptic Christians Protest for Human Rights, Equality
On August 18, 2009 in Washington DC, Egyptian Christian Copts and their supporters protested on Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street near the White House as President Barack Obama met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian Coptic leaders included...
ANALYSIS: Copts in Egypt and Muslims in the West
CAIRO: Copts calling for equal rights in Egypt and Muslims calling for equal rights in Europe could easily be grouped together under the category of religious minorities struggling for equality. But for some, such a statement would be inaccurate. ...
Egyptian President's visit magnifies Christian, Muslim tension
WASHINGTON – What started off as a typical press conference turned into a heated exchange Monday when two Egyptian American Muslims challenged statements made by the Coptic Christian speakers. ...
Voice of the Copts News Conference – National Press Club
Statement by Dottore Architetto Ashraf Ramelah, President Washington, DC – 17 August 2009...
French Muslim minister calls for total burka ban
A ban on wearing the all covering burka in France would stem the spread of what French minister Fadela Amara called the "cancer" of radical Islam, a report quoted her as saying Saturday. ...
Fatah Reveals New Revolutionary Council
The Fatah terrorist group that controls the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria revealed its new Revolutionary Council on Saturday after several days of counting and recounting votes. ...
Hamas Ends Challenge from Al-Qaeda Linked Terror Group
The head of the extreme Islamist Jund Ansar Allah (Warriors of G-d) terrorist organization blew himself up at his Gaza home on Saturday....
Islamist leader among 22 killed in Gaza fighting
Hamas fights radical sect declaring Islamic emirate in Gaza ...
Large blast rocks Kabul near US, UK embassies
Kabul blast comes five days ahead of presidential vote ...
21 killed, 15 aid workers kidnapped in Yemen
Yemen clashes kills 21, rebels abduct 15 aid workers ...
Nasrallah warns Israel
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stated Friday that Israel is no longer a nation that cannot be defeated and warned that if the Israeli army bombards Beirut or the southern suburbs Hizbullah will hit Tel Aviv. ...
Copts will Speak up at Washington
News Release: Contact: John Edward Hurley 703-855-1266 or Hurley30@hotmail.com or Ashraf Ramelah 516-852-7956 of VoiceOfTheCopts...
Beirut braces for Hizbullah rally marking 'victory over Israel'
Hizbullah will mark three years since the "victory over Israel" in the Second Lebanon War with a rally in the Dahiya neighborhood in south Beirut on Friday evening. ...
All Fatah's Gaza leaders quit
Fatah appeared to be in turmoil on Thursday as a large number of its top representatives questioned the credibility of the elections that were held earlier this week for the faction's Central Committee. ...
Chechnya gunbattle kills 4 police, 2 militants
Chechen officials say four police officers have been killed in a gunbattle with militants near the capital Grozny that also left two insurgents dead. ...
Over 50 killed and wounded in Mosul blasts
Two suicide bombers blew up in a cafe in a town near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at leas 21 people, ...
Arab Journalist: Arab World Puts 'Refugees' Through Hell
Prominent Arab journalist Daoud Al-Shiryan has recently written columns harshly criticizing the Arab world for its mistreatment of “Palestinian refugees.” Arab refusal to integrate the “refugees” into society is “no different than objecting to peace,” said Al-Shiryan in columns translated by MEMRI....
Fatah Woes Continue as Elections Lead to Infighting
While the Fatah Conference in Bethlehem has come to a close, tension and bickering continues as various factions protest the results of the meeting. Several accusations and complaints have been aired following the announcement of elections results for Fatah's senior body, the Central Committee....
Hamas used civilians as human shields in Cast Lead
For the first time, an international human rights organization has publicly declared that there is evidence to indicate that war crimes were committed by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who allegedly used civilians as "human shields" during Operation Cast Lead. ...
Heavy clashes between army, rebels in northern Yemen
The Yemeni army attacked Shiite rebels near the Saudi border, using artillery and aircraft, local officials said Wednesday. ...
Israel: Two Wounded in Terror Attack
Two Israelis were wounded on Wednesday night in a terrorist shooting in the Binyamin region, located 20 miles north of Jerusalem. Samarian Residents' Council head Benny Katzover linked the dismantling of IDF checkpoints to attacks on Israeli civilians,...
Call for Death Penalty Rejected
Moussa Ibrahim Teet, who murdered 13 year old Shlomo Nativ in a savage terrorist attack, was sentenced to two life terms in prison Tuesday. ...
Egypt 57 Years Later (4)
When Anwar Sadat was assassinated Hosni Mubarek had come to power immediately becoming the fourth Egyptian president. Even though he was not part of the “free officers” who were actively involved in 1952 coup, he was a military pilot who had participated in various Egyptian military operations. ...
Attacks, Counterterror and False Accusations Against Hevron Jews
IDF forces carried out several successful counterterrorism operations overnight, even as Monday saw a few sporadic attacks on Jewish targets. Media claims that Jews perpetrated violent vandalism against Arabs in Hevron were found to be false - with the help of Hevron Arabs. ...
Young Christian Shopkeeper Beaten and Arrested for Blasphemy
Muslim Mob Gathers in Faisalabad and Demands His Death ...
Iran Continues the Illegal Detention of Christian Converts
Washington, D.C. – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Iranian authorities told Maryam Rustampoor and Marzieh Amirizadeh, converts from Islam to Christianity, to recant their Christian faith during a hearing before a revolutionary court in Tehran on August 9. ...
Gaza Regime Prepares Children For Death
Jerusalem — At a time when Israel continues to come under scathing criticism for the deaths of 22 children during Israel’s three week counter attack in Gaza last winter, the Gaza regime has been training teenagers as young as 14 in military camps throughout Gaza p....
Jordanian fatwa bans pre-marital virginity check
A religious Jordanian council has issued a fatwa banning male suitors from demanding virginity checks on girls who they planning to marry, media reports said Monday....
Muslim gang extorting money from minority Hindus
When a family failed to pay up, the criminals began abducting young Hindu women to get families to pay a ransom for them. Now a Muslim gang member is threatening to marry a young Hindu woman without her consent. Human rights activist calls on the government to intervene....
Bibi: Gaza Attacks Will be Answered
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Monday that Israel would not accept rocket attacks from Gaza, “not even a trickle.” The military will respond quickly to each and every attack, he said....
Up date, More than 200 killed in Iraq
Car bombing attacks in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed at least 45 people on Monday, police sources said. According to Reuters, ...
Egyptian envoy's security bolstered
The level of security around Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Shalom Cohen was raised Monday after Egyptian security forces uncovered a plot to assassinate him, Channel 2 and other media outlets reported. ...
Israeli warplanes strike tunnel following rocket attacks
Israeli warplanes bombed a tunnel along the Gaza-Egypt border early Monday in response to Palestinian mortar and rocket attacks against Israeli targets on Sunday. ...
Remains from Period of King Hezekiah Discovered
The most recent dramatic archaeological find in Israel is that of a luxurious administrative center from the period of King Hezekiah, over 2,700 years ago. The center was discovered in Kibbutz Ramat Rachel, just south of Jerusalem...
We Will Take Jerusalem – by Peace or by Force
The Fatah party headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, re-elected in the fractured party convention in Bethlehem Saturday night, concluded all of Jerusalem is a “red line” for the PA. ...
Hamas Tests Rockets to Hit Tel Aviv
Hamas is testing an improved Kassam rocket that can reach the Tel Aviv area. It also resumed fire on the Western Negev Sunday morning, striking the agricultural Kibbutz Alumim, whose fields border the Gaza separation fence. No injuries or damage was reported....
Somalia: Hizbul Islam denounces US government
Hizbul Islam one of the Islamists factions in the Somali capital Mogadishu and an opponent to the government of Somalia led by his Excellency Sheikh Shariff Sheikh has on Saturday released an official communiqué in a written form saying that they are absolutely against the American involvement in the Somalia politics. ...
Fatah Faces Multiple Fractures
As the Fatah conference in Bethlehem continues past its original Thursday deadline, new rifts within the party have been revealed. Besides fears voiced prior to the conference regarding a split between Fatah's “old guard” and younger members, it is becoming clear that various Fatah branches are growing apart due to geographical separation....
Buddhists Fear to Walk in Southern Thailand
Buddhism in Thailand Nearly 95% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, though its Buddhism has become integrated with folk beliefs such as ancestor worship as well as Chinese religions from the large Thai-Chinese population. Buddhist temples are characterized by tall golden stupas, and its architecture is similar to those of Cambodia and Laos....
Separate attacks in Chechnya leave 2 police officers dead
GROZNY, (RIA Novosti) - Two police officers were killed in Chechnya on Friday, one when the convoy he was traveling in came under fire from militants and the second when a bomb exploded in the capital....
Hamas holds Fatah chiefs as key vote
Hamas on Friday briefly arrested a number of senior Fatah members in the Gaza Strip a day before the rival secular movement is planning to hold a key leadership vote, Fatah said....
Somali pirate Clan gunmen clash kills 17 people
Gun battles between clan militiamen killed at least 17 people and wounded 30 on Saturday at a pirate stronghold on the coast of Somalia, witnesses said....
Indonesia police kill man suspected to be Noordin
JAKARTA - Indonesian police have shot dead a man suspected to be fugitive...
Pakistan confirms death of nation's Taliban chief
Baitullah Mehsud killed in US attack on father-in-law’s house. Pakistan confirmed on Friday that the country's Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is killed in a missile strike and that his body was buried in South Waziristan....
Iraq: At least 37 Shiites killed in blasts
A suicide car bomb devastated a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, one of a number of attacks Friday that killed at least 37 Shiite pilgrims. ...
Lebanon Ignores UN as Barak Issues Warning
Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said Thursday that Hizbullah's growing weapons supplies are “an internal matter”. Salloukh's statement was seen as a response to accusations that Lebanon has failed to implement a United Nations resolution that would prohibit Hizbullah from rearming....
Up Date: Rally in Support of Egyptian Coptic Christians in Egypt
Direction to gathering locationCourtesy of R.E.A.L. Organization...
Christians Oppose Muslim Push for Sharia in Kenya
Washington, D.C.- International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Muslim leaders are calling for Sharia to be enshrined in Kenya's constitution. The move is opposed by Christian leaders who fear that it will lead to greater persecution, as it has in Sudan and Nigeria. ...
Pakistani's Government Begins Investigation, Death Toll Rises to 11
Christians Blame Violence on Blasphemy Laws, Government Blames Swat Valley Terrorists ...
Bomb attacks kill at least 15 wound 74 in Iraq
At least 15 people were killed and 74 others were wounded in Iraq on Friday in a series of bomb attacks aimed at Shiite pilgrims marking a key religious ceremony, Iraqi police said....
Fatah Accuses Israel of Killing Arafat
The Fatah party, which is meeting in Bethlehem, beat the incitement drum Thursday and accused Israel of being responsible for the “assassination” of Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004. ...
Pakistani Taliban Leader Baitullah Mehsud Is Dead
U.S., Pakistani Officials Await DNA Tests for '100 Percent' Confirmation...
70 Murders, Yet Close to Going Free in Pakistan
MULTAN, Pakistan — It has been 12 years since Fida Hussein Ghalvi testified against the militant who was charged with killing 12 members of his family. But some days he feels as if he were the one who ended up in jail. He still gets threats, his servants all quit and an armed guard is posted at his gate. ...
Petition for Christians in Northern Nigeria
Dear Asharf Ramelah, Since the introduction of Sharia law in northern Nigeria in 1999, religious violence has resulted in the death of 12,000 Nigerians, the displacement of thousands more, and the destruction of places of worship and private property. ...
Somali terror suspects 'new to mosque'
SOMALI terror suspects Saney Edow Aweys, Yacqub Khayre and Abdirahman Ahmed began attending the controversial 8 Blacks prayer centre in North Melbourne this year, only a few months before they were charged with plotting a terrorist attack....
How 3 pastors were beheaded, eyewitness
One of the victims of last week’s attack by the Yusufiya sect in Borno State has given a shocking account of how the Islamic extremists killed three pastors who were captured along with other victims on the second day of the insurgence. The victim was among those held hostage in Yusuf’s enclave....
Nigeria: Islamic Kill Three Pastors, Raze Twenty Churches
Washington, D.C. - International Christian Concern (ICC) has received additional details on attacks by Islamic extremists against Christians and churches in Maiduguri, Nigeria. ICC first reported this story on July 29 ("Islamic Extremists Kill Pastor, Raze Churches in Nigeria"). We have now learned that the Islamists killed 12 Christians, including three pastors, and razed twenty churches. ...
Afghan car bombs kill 21 going to wedding
A roadside bomb struck a tractor carrying people to a wedding in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 civilians in one of the deadliest strikes in weeks, Afghan officials said on Thursday....
Algiers calms after fighting with Chinese traders
The streets of Algiers are deserted Thursday following clashes between Chinese and Algerian traders, but the tension is palpable despite comments by Beijing's envoy describing the unrest as an isolated incident....
US seeks to bolster Somalia's weak government
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Somalia's president on Thursday, showing U.S. support for a fragile government which is battling against militants including al-Shabaab insurgents....
Ahmadinejad dismisses US stance on his election
US refuses to congratulate Iran’s president on victory ...
Muslim Mob Ravages Two Towns in Pakistan
International Christian Concern (ICC) is calling on Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari to defend religious freedom by taking swift measures to prosecute the Muslim mobs that attacked Christian neighborhoods near Faisalabad, Pakistan, burning over 100 homes and killing at least eight Christians in two related attacks occurring on July 31 and August 1. ...
Anti-Semitic Saudi chief imam feted in London
Senior cleric of Mecca’s Grand Mosque speaks at East London Mosque...
Blasphemy’ claims three more victims
Factory owner killed by workers for ‘desecrating holy Quran’ in Sheikhupura...
Hezbollah can strike Tel Aviv
Lebanon's Hezbollah has stockpiled more than 40,000 rockets and has ground missiles capable of hitting Tel Aviv, The Times of London said. Hezbollah has stockpiled more than 40,000 rockets....
Ahmadinejad swears in at parliament
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president on Wednesday, nearly eight weeks after a disputed election that unleashed the worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic revolution and divided the political and clerical elite....
Fatah Leaders Applaud Bloodthirsty Terrorists at Convention
Delegates to the Sixth Fatah General Convention in Bethlehem responded with loud applause Tuesday at the mention by a top Fatah leader of two terrorists who committed the worst terror attack in Israel's history....
Largest Temple Model Inaugurated next to Temple Mount
The world’s largest model of the Holy Temple was inaugurated Wednesday only a few hundred meters away from the Temple Mount, the site where the Temple existed up until 70 CE....
Rally in Support of Egyptian Coptic Christians in Egypt
VOICE OF THE COPTS along with National American Coptic Assembly and American Coptic Union are to organize a peaceful demonstration, on the occasion of President Mubarak's visit to Washington DC, in front of the White House....
Kidnapped boys 'brainwashed' to die as suicide bombers
SWAT VALLEY, Pakistan -- The boys shuffle into the room in a remote army base high in the mountains of Pakistan's Swat Valley. They are disheveled, disoriented....
Fatah Leaders Want to Ally with Iran
Leaders of Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, are reaching out to Iran as a strategic partner, following last month’s talks between PA negotiator Saeb Erekat and the Iranian foreign minister in Egypt....
Sudanes journalist trail for wearing trousers adjourned
Khartoum: Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public. ...
Plague kills three in sealed-off Chinese town
The death toll from an outbreak of pneumonic plague in northwest China has risen to three, state media reported Tuesday as authorities maintained a quarantine lockdown on a town of 10,000....
US Media See Through Smokescreen of Optimism
Journalists covering the U.S. State Department are increasingly becoming frustrated over officials’ comments reporting “progress” in attempts to renew Israeli-Palestinian Authority talks despite opposition in the Arab world....
Arabs Attack in Old City of Jerusalem
Two Arab men attacked a Jewish man early on Monday on Hagai Street in the Old City of Jerusalem. The victim was apparently selected for no reason other than the fact that he was Jewish....
Jordan rejects American call to improve ties with Jewish state
Jordan on Monday joined Saudi Arabia in publicly rejecting US appeals to improve relations with Israel to help restart Middle East peace talks, throwing a damper on President Barack Obama's administration's push for Arab support behind new negotiations. ...
The Muslim High School
If you don’t think the creeping influence of Islam is a problem in America, look at what happened at a public school in Dearborn, Mich., a city famous because Muslims have just about taken it over. The Muslim principal of Fordson High School fired the wrestling coach because a student wrestler abandoned Islam and converted to Christianity....
"Shiny phones, handsome boys" out, Taliban warn Afghans
GHAZNI, Afghanistan - The Taliban have warned Afghans that possessing pictures of "unrelated women and handsome boys" was against Islamic law and owning "shiny new phones" runs contrary to their religious dignity....
Hacker hits Dutch sites with anti-Wilders slogans
AMSTERDAM - A Turkish hacker has defaced dozens of Dutch websites with pro-Islamic slogans and pictures of right-wing politician Geert Wilders edited to make him look like a monkey, a website that tracks hackers said....
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorses Ahmadinejad re-election
Iran’s supreme leader has formally endorsed President Ahmadinejad for a second term amid a boycott by leading opposition figures. ...
Iran Could Have Nuclear Bomb in One Year
Iran has the technology to create a nuclear weapon within a year, the London Times reported Monday. If Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei gives the go-ahead to build a bomb,...
'Obamamania' on a Slow Crawl Among Muslims
A new poll has found that "Obamamania" has not erupted in the Muslim world. ...
The crafting of Obama's Cairo speech to world's Muslims
The president worked with dozens but put his own delicate touch onto a blunt address that would grab global attention -- and some criticism....
Fanatics’ call to prosecute Queen
FANATICS led by a sponging Islamic extremist enraged MPs yesterday by publicly demanding the Queen is prosecuted - for GENOCIDE. ...
Egypt's Minster of Culture faces obstacles for UNESCO job
Egypt's Minster of Culture Farouk Hosni said Islamist and Jewish groups are standing against his nomination to become UNESCO's next secretary general, according to media reports Friday....
Mousavi: Iran protesters confessed after torture
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said on Sunday that confessions made by protesters at a closed-door trial were made after they were put through "medieval-era torture," while Iranian MPs revealed they filed a judicial complaint against him....
Fayyad Proclaims Jerusalem Capital of 'Palestine'
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad proclaimed historic Jerusalem an Arab capital city in a speech given Saturday near Ramallah. Control of the city must be granted to a future PA state, he said....
Explosives En Route Caused Iran Plane Crash
Explosives en route to the Hizbullah terrorist group caused a Russian-made plane to crash in Iran two weeks ago, claiming the lives of 168 people, according to a report in the Italian paper Corriere Della Sera on Saturday....
Militant urges targeting China over Uighurs
DUBAI – The leader of a group calling itself the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) urged Muslims to attack Chinese interests to punish Beijing for what he described as massacres against Uighur Muslims....
Muslims Abduct Two Christian Coptic Girls in Egypt
Mrs. Samira Markos, who lives in Alexandria, sent an appeal to Egypt4Christ advocacy, pleading with them to rescue her daughter from forced Islamization. ...
Saddam top aide urges insurgents enter politics
Iraqi Baath leader wants political participation ...
Khatami attacks election protester trial
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, an influential reformer, has rejected Saturday’s trial of 100 prominent activists and protesters who were arrested following the June 12 disputed presidential election....
Fatah to Back Violence, Reject Israel as Jewish State
The Fatah party, which leads the Palestinian Authority, will meet in Bethlehem this week and call for “controlled violence” against Israel, the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al Watan reported....
Iran arrests three Americans near Iraqi border
Iran arrested three Americans who "infiltrated" through the border with Iraq after they went missing in the area, state-owned al-Alam television said on Saturday, in the Islamic republic's first confirmation of the incident....
Global terror warning as Somali militants flex muscles
NAIROBI -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn....
US troops may have damaged Iraqi world wonder
The U.S. military did major damage to the site of one of the wonders of the ancient world while turning it into a base and guarding it, a U.N. report says....
Al-Qaeda 'seek to infiltrate MI5'
A senior Tory MP has asked the home secretary whether al-Qaeda sympathisers were mistakenly recruited by MI5. ...
Bombs in Baghdad Kill at Least 29
BAGHDAD — Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques around Baghdad within 45 minutes on Friday as worshipers attended prayer services, killing at least 29 people in what appeared to be a coordinated attack against followers of the anti-American cleric Moktada al-Sadr....
Assad: Golan will return to Arab hands
After the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia flatly rejected US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton request that his country make goodwill gestures toward Israel, Bashar Assad, president Syria, another Arab powerhouse,...
Saudi FM: No gestures toward Israel
Saudi Arabia on Friday bluntly rejected US appeals for improved relations with Israel as a way to help restart Middle East peace talks, saying the Jewish state is not interested in a deal. ...
Hamas threatens to boycott Cairo talks
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh threatened to boycott unity talks with Fatah unless members of his group currently detained in the West Bank were released, Reuters reported Friday. ...
Anne Frank’s Diary Added to UN Cultural Collection
The diary of Anne Frank, records of the Ashkenazic Jewish community in Mexico, and the Magna Carta are among the 35 documents of exceptional value that were added to a United Nations register on Friday....Author info
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