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1/9/2008 | News | Maged Thabet Al-Kholidy
There must be violence against women
This article, found in The Yemen Times, Yemen's most widely read English-language newspaper, tells us there are "logical and acceptable reasons for such punishment." The violence will be applied in gradual phases; therefore, failing to modify one's behavior is akin to choosing the punishment oneself. Disagreement with this logic is seen as a "cultural invasion." TheirOwnWords.com is a website that brings you the latest news of exactly what religious extremists in other parts of the world are saying in THEIR OWN WORDS about the United States, Western Civilization, Israel and Christianity.
1/8/2008 | News | NBC News
U.S. says Iranian boats harassed warships
WASHINGTON - Iranian boats harassed and provoked three American Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, threatening to blow up the vessels, U.S. officials said Monday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Monday the confrontation was “something normal” and was resolved, suggesting the Iranian boats had not recognized the U.S. vessels. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the Bush administration urges Iranians “to refrain from such provocative actions that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future.”
12/27/2007 | News | Jamie Glazov
A Voice of Courage
"Islamism has no place in a liberal democracy and in open societies" ...an interview with Wafa Sultan in FrontPageMagazine.com
12/19/2007 | News | Middle East Media Research Institute
Muslim Organizations, Leaders Must Condemn Terrorism – Our Enemies Are Translating Statements
Articles in the Arab press repeatedly warn about MEMRI's monitoring of the Arab media, and call on the media not only to moderate extremist statements but also to condemn terrorists and their supporters in no uncertain terms. In a recent article in the London Arabic daily Al-Hayat, Saudi academic 'Ali bin Talal Al-Jahni calls on Arab organizations - including the World Muslim League, the Arab League, Islamic universities, and charity funds - and on preachers to harshly condemn terrorist operations. He says that this is especially important in light of the fact that statements by Muslims are translated and publicized by the Western media, particularly by MEMRI. Click on the headline for a link to the full story.
12/19/2007 | News | Jeff Johnson
Canadian TV news outlet omits Muslim details from murder story
Canadian police are investigating a murder in which a Muslim father reportedly beat his 16-year-old daughter to death because she would not wear the traditional head covering for Islamic women, the hijab. But at least one Canadian news outlet found that information too hot to handle. Click on the headline for a link to the full story.
12/14/2007 | News | Associated Press
Al-Qaida No. 2 blasts peace conference
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's deputy leader denounced last month's Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md., as a "betrayal" of Palestinians in a new audio message posted Friday on an Islamic militant Web site. It was the first reaction by the terrorist network to the Mideast conference, sponsored by President Bush and attended by key Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt, as well as Palestinian and Israeli leaders. The conference relaunched Palestinian-Israeli peace talks after a seven year hiatus — a key breakthrough in the region's core conflict. "The Annapolis meeting was held to turn Palestine into a Jewish state," the voice, purported to be that of Ayman al-Zawahri, said the 20-minute posting that carried a still photo of the white-turbaned militant against a backdrop of a photograph from the conference.
12/11/2007 | News |
Vigilantes Kill 40 Women in Iraq's South
BAGHDAD (AP) — Religious vigilantes have killed at least 40 women this year in the southern Iraqi city of Basra because of how they dressed, their mutilated bodies found with notes warning against "violating Islamic teachings," the police chief said Sunday. Maj. Gen. Jalil Khalaf blamed sectarian groups that he said were trying to impose a strict interpretation of Islam. They dispatch patrols of motorbikes or unlicensed cars with tinted windows to accost women not wearing traditional dress and head scarves, he added. "The women of Basra are being horrifically murdered and then dumped in the garbage with notes saying they were killed for un-Islamic behavior," Khalaf told The Associated Press. He said men with Western clothes or haircuts are also attacked in Basra, an oil-rich city some 30 miles from the Iranian border and 340 miles southeast of Baghdad.
12/11/2007 | News | Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Islam’s Silent Moderates
The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication, flog each of them with 100 stripes: Let no compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. (Koran 24:2) IN the last few weeks, in three widely publicized episodes, we have seen Islamic justice enacted in ways that should make Muslim moderates rise up in horror. The vast majority of Muslims are said to be moderates. But where are the moderates?
12/4/2007 | News | The Times
'Video aired' of Briton kidnapped in Iraq
A video apparently showing one of five Britons who have been held in Iraq since a brazen daylight abduction in May was broadcast by al-Arabiya television station today. In the video, seemingly filmed in November, kidnappers issued a demand that UK troops return home within 10 days or they would kill one of their hostages as a “first warning”. The five civilians were kidnapped from the Iraqi Finance Ministry in Baghdad six months ago. They are believed to be four security guards who were working for a private firm and a financial expert who was advising the Iraqi government. Downing Street criticised the airing of the video. “We have seen the media broadcast of the footage. We condemn the publication of this video, which serves only to add to the distress of the men’s families and friends," the Prime Minister's spokesman said.
11/29/2007 | News | Sky News
New Bin Laden Message Broadcast
A new message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden calls on European countries to end military cooperation with the US in Afghanistan. "The American tide is ebbing, so it is best for you to press your leaders to change their policies," bin Laden said, addressing Europeans and referring to their countries' military contributions in Afghanistan. Al Jazeera television broadcast two short excerpts of an audiotape. Bin Laden said his Taliban allies had no knowledge of plans for the September 11 terror attacks in the US in 2001 - a main reason for the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.