Hawaii passes 'Islam Day' bill despite objections
Some lawmakers oppose tribute to religion they say linked to 9/11
Iran: We have a right to send weapons to Hamas and Hizballah
Clash of Civilizations Update: "Iranian Leader Khamenei's Representative in Syria, Mojtaba Hosseini: Iran Has the Right to Send Weapons to Hizbullah and Hamas,"
Things banned in Islam: democracy, communism, socialism, constitutions, photographs, women outdoors
Or, in short, anything that runs counter to sharia law. Speaking of Islamic law, "Sufi Muhammad said the sharia system of governance not currently in force anywhere in the world, not even Saudi Arabia or Iran.... adding jihad becomes obligatory on Muslims only after infidels attempt to eliminate the sharia system of governance." If no country is "really" enforcing jihad, and if jihad in the service of sharia is obligatory, has Sufi just not declared that the whole world is ripe for jihad?
British airline wipes Israel off the map
Passengers were shocked to discover that Israel had been wiped off the map by Britain’s BMI airline, which omitted the Jewish state from its digital charts on flights from London to Tel Aviv.
General Commander of Iranian Army: “I do not think we will need more than 11 days to wipe Israel out of existence”
"General Commander of the Iranian Army Ataollah Salehi: It Will Take Us 11 Days 'to Wipe Israel Out of Existence,"
US Panel Says Nigeria Among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 4, 2009) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the annual report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom designated Nigeria as a country of particular concern for "tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion."
Egypt continues pig cull despite objections from farmers
Cairo: Egyptian health authorities on Monday continued a nationwide programme to slaughter pigs in the country as a precautionary measure against swine flu.
Right to Convert Spotlighted Again in Egypt
[Cairo, Egypt] Conversion is always a contentious issue in Egypt. Twenty-one-year-old Samar Mohamed’s conversion to Coptic Christianity in order to marry Tharwat Riad has left her on the run from police and her family.
Egyptian Christians riot after swine flu cull
Egyptian leaders ordered the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of pigs today to help protect against swine flu, prompting angry protests from the poor Christian farmers who feed their animals with a country's food scraps. The decision was also criticised as a "real mistake" by a senior UN food expert.
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom May 2009
Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom May 2009