Showing posts with label Charlie Hebdo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlie Hebdo. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015
Geert Wilders: The ‘Prophet’ Who Hates Muhammad
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| Dutch PVV anti-Islam party-leader Geert Wilders shows a sticker in parliament in The Hague, Dec. 19, 2013, with the Arabic text: 'Islam is a lie. Mohammed is a bastard. The Koran is poison.' |
Security was tight that afternoon. Twice on the labyrinthian route to his office, I emptied my pockets, walked through metal detectors and watched as guards dug through my camera bag. Behind the key card-controlled door to his office, I was a little surprised to find Wilders, alone and standing behind his desk.
No fan of understatement, Wilders wore a shiny black Armani suit and a bright green tie. But it was his trademark platinum-blond pompadour that stood out, a haircut that many in the Netherlands compare to Donald Trump’s rat’s nest. Wilders may look just as cartoonish as The Donald. But unlike Trump, he’s a legitimate force in politics. For nearly a decade, he’s served as the leader of Holland’s anti-Islamic political party, and he regularly uses his platform to denounce not only violent jihadists but all of Islam.
This stance has made Wilders a target for Muslim radicals. Death threats regularly arrive at his office, so seeing him sitting in a leather chair without armed guards, even behind so many checkpoints, is a bit unsettling. When I ask him how he’s doing, he raises his eyebrows and answers: “Surviving.” » | Winston Ross | Monday, January 19, 2015
Top Law Firm Employee's Video Diatribe Against 'Apologetic' Muslims in Wake of Charlie Hebdo Attack
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| Aysh Chaudhry, a trainee at Clifford Chance, appears in 20-minute long video on YouTube |
A top international law firm employee has launched an online diatribe against “apologetic” moderate Muslims in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.
Aysh Chaudhry, a trainee at Clifford Chance, appears in a 20-minute video on Youtube [sic], delivered mainly in English but interspersed with Arabic, in which he claimed that Islam is “superior” to Western ideologies and uses the word "kuffar" repeatedly, a derogatory term for non-Muslims.
The video is introduced by the same Arabic chant that is used on many jihadist websites including Al-Qaeda and Isis, and translates as: "Islam has become for us a religion and the entire universe is home for us".
Mr Chaudry says he is addressing the "events in Paris that have taken place over the last few days", which he condemns, and criticises Muslims whose minds have become "colonised" by the West.
The 22-year-old, who earns a salary of £40,500, urges his "brothers and sisters" to move away from the “apologetic tone" adopted by some Muslims following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, adding that they should "have confidence in Islam because we are enslaved otherwise.”
He calls freedom of speech a "bankrupt ideology", adding: "We are becoming infatuated with the civilisation of the kuffar and their beliefs and their values and indeed we have latched on to these.
"Now you know who you are if you are of those who state 'I will die to protect your freedom and I believe in freedom of speech'.
"But understand that it is not the Islamic response to this issue. It represents a defeatist mentality, brothers and sisters." » | Camilla Turner | Monday, January 19, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Charlie Hebdo: Niger Protesters Set Churches On Fire
Protests began outside Niamey's grand mosque and reportedly spread to other parts of the country, a day after five were killed in Niger's second city.
Niger's president condemned the violence and appealed for calm. Last week, Islamist gunmen killed 12 people at Charlie Hebdo's offices.
The cover of the magazine's latest edition, published after the attack, featured a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad weeping while holding a sign saying "I am Charlie".
Seven million copies of the edition are being printed in view of extraordinary demand, distributors announced on Saturday. The magazine's print run before the attack was 60,000.
Many Muslims see any depiction of Islam's prophet as offensive. » | Saturday, January 17, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Une partie du monde musulman s'embrase contre "Charlie"
Le monde n'aura été "Charlie" qu'un bref moment. Le temps que "le numéro des survivants" voie le jour avec en une le symbole que le "journal irresponsable" n'était pas mort, mais toujours déterminé à se moquer de tout et surtout du sacré. La représentation du prophète Mahomet du dernier Charlie Hebdo a suscité l'indignation du monde musulman. Alors que le dernier numéro du journal sera tiré à sept millions d'exemplaires, des manifestations ont éclaté dans plusieurs pays, de plus en plus violentes depuis vendredi. » | 6MEDIAS | dimanche 17 janvier 2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
So weit ist es gekommen in Deutschland! Berliner Mahnwache zu Anschlägen in Paris mit Koranversen eröffnet
„Wir schenken Euch nicht unsere Angst. Euer Hass ist unser Ansporn“, sagte er an die Adresse von Terroristen und Fanatikern.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Charlie Hebdo Attacks: Pope Francis Condemns 'Fundamentalist Terrorism'
Pope Francis condemned "fundamentalist terrorism" and "deviant forms of religion" for last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, amid fresh claims that he himself may be at risk of attack from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil).
The Pope said religion was being perverted by extremists and used to justify evil, including "the tragic slayings" of 17 people that took place in Paris last week after Islamist extremists attacked the office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and took people hostage in a kosher supermarket.
"Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext," the 78-year-old pontiff said in an annual address to foreign diplomats accredited to the Vatican.
"Losing their freedom, people become enslaved, whether to the latest fads, or to power, money, or even deviant forms of religion," he said in his State of the World speech.
He spoke out against the menace posed by Islamic fundamentalism after an Israeli television channel reported that the Vatican could be Isil's next target. » | Nick Squiress, Rome | Monday, January 12, 2015
Charlie Hebdo Attacks: Editor's Lover to Miss Funeral after His Family Denies Relationship
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| The partner of slain Charlie Hebdo editor Charb, Jeanette Bougrab, outside the Paris City Hall after the city made the weekly satirical magazine 'Charlie Hebdo' an honorary citizen of Paris |
Jeannette Bougrab, who moved France with her tearful tribute to her lover Stéphane Charbonnier, the murdered editor of Charlie Hebdo known as Charb, is to stay away from his funeral after a row with his family.
Her decision follows remarks by Charb's brother, who denied the couple were in a relationship and demanded she stop speaking about him in the media.
Although Miss Bougrab, 41, a former junior minister in Nicolas Sarkozy's government, insisted she and Charb had been lovers for three years, Laurent Charbonnier made a statement on behalf of his brother's relatives.
The family, he said, "formally denies any committed relationship between Charb and Jeanette Bougrab". » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Monday, January 12, 2015
Mahomet à la une de "Charlie Hebdo" ce mercredi
La une du prochain numéro de Charlie Hebdo représentera Mahomet, une larme à l'oeil, tenant une pancarte "Je suis Charlie", sous le titre "Tout est pardonné", un dessin signé Luz. Le journal satirique a ainsi de nouveau dessiné le prophète de l'islam sur sa couverture, pour un numéro qui sera tiré à trois millions d'exemplaires contre 60 000 habituellement, malgré l'attentat qui a décimé sa rédaction mercredi.
Ce numéro comportera "évidemment", comme le journal l'a déjà fait, des dessins sur Mahomet, avait prévenu lundi l'avocat de l'hebdomadaire, Richard Malka. "On ne cédera rien, sinon tout ça n'aura pas eu de sens. L'état d'esprit 'Je suis Charlie', cela veut dire aussi le 'droit au blasphème', a martelé l'avocat. » | Source AFP | mardi 13 janvier 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
UKIP's Nigel Farage Urges 'Judeo-Christian' Defence After Paris Attacks
He was speaking in a European Parliament debate on last week's terror attacks in Paris by Islamist gunmen.
Many MEPs displayed signs saying "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie), in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo magazine, where 12 people were murdered.
A minute's silence was held in memory of those who died in the attacks.
Mr Farage, leader of the anti-EU UK Independence Party, said mass immigration had "made it frankly impossible for many new communities to integrate".
"We do have, I'm afraid, I'm sad to say, a fifth column that is living within our own countries, that is utterly opposed to our values," he said.
"We're going to have to be a lot braver and a lot more courageous in standing up for our Judeo-Christian culture." » | Monday, January 12, 2015
Erdogan Attacks Netanyahu for 'Daring' to Attend Paris March
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday attacked Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for "daring" to attend the weekend's anti-terror solidarity march in Paris, accusing him of leading "state terrorism" against the Palestinians.
The comments were the latest verbal assault against Netanyahu and Israel in general by Erdogan, under whose rule Turkey's relations with Israel have steadily deteriorated.
"I also hardly understand how he (Netanyahu) dared to go there. For once, you give an account for the children, women you massacred," Erdogan told a joint press conference in Ankara alongside Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Abbas and Netanyahu, as well as Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, all joined the solidarity march in Paris in the memory of 17 people killed in Islamist terror attacks last week.
But Erdogan said Netanyahu had no right to be there following Israel's 50-day conflict with Islamist terrorists in Gaza.
"How can you see this individual who carries out state terrorism by massacring 2,500 people in Gaza waving his hand?" said Erdogan. » | Arutz Sheva Staff | Monday, January 12, 2015
US Media Questions Why Neither Barack Obama Nor Top US Officials Attended Paris Charlie Hebdo Rally
The absence of President Barack Obama or any top members of his administration from a huge march in Paris on Sunday to honour victims of Islamist militant attacks raised eyebrows among some in the US media.
French President Francois Hollande and some 44 foreign dignitaries, including leaders from Germany, Italy, Britain, Turkey, Israel and the Palestinian territories, led up to two million people in what commentators said was the largest crowd in Paris since its liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944. » | Reuters | Monday, January 12, 2015
Charlie Hebdo's Wednesday Edition to Include Prophet Mohammed Cartoons
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| The previous issue of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo |
The next edition of Charlie Hebdo, out on Wednesday with a million-copy print run, will "naturally" contain cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, along with jibes against politicians and religions across the board, said the stricken weekly's lawyer.
Richard Malka was among the first to call for the magazine to continue functioning after nine of its contributors, including famed cartoonists Cabu and Wolinski and its publishing director, Charb, were gunned down last Wednesday by Chérif and Saïd Kouachi.
When asked whether that meant more cartoons of Mohammed, which have been a regular feature in the magazine until last Wednesday's attack, he replied: "Naturally."
"We will not give in otherwise all this won't have meant anything," he told France Info radio on Monday, which broadcast from the magazine's heavily guarded temporary offices at Libération newspaper. » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Monday, January 12, 2015
These Crimes Have Everything to Do with Islam
His comment is understandable given that France has more than five million Muslims, a stagnant economy, 24 per cent youth unemployment and endemic social alienation among young Muslims.
His comment is also nonsense. A de facto world war is under way and it has everything to do with Islam. It is not thousands of lone wolfs [sic]. It is not un-Islamic conduct. It involves thousands of Muslims acting on what they believe is their religious duty to subjugate non-believers, as outlined in the Koran.
And the problem is growing, not contracting. There was once a tradition among young Australians to travel overland from Singapore to London. That route has become a hell-hole:
Pakistan is dangerous. Afghanistan is a no-go area. Iran is an oppressive theocracy. Iraq is disintegrating. Syria is a disaster area. Lebanon is dangerous. In Turkey, for the first time, Australians travelling to Gallipoli will be going under a security alert.
All these Muslim countries used to be safe for transit. The intimidation being practised in the name of Islam by a small minority is a by-product of something much larger – the state-mandated conservatism that is systemic in the majority of Muslim societies. Most of them are dictatorships, monarchies, theocracies or failed states. » | Paul Sheehan | Sydney Morning Herald columnist | Monday, January 12, 2015
German Anti-Islam Rally Monday to Raise New Tensions
Germany's justice minister on Sunday urged the group called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West (PEGIDA) to cancel its demonstration, but the group vowed to go ahead with a rally that will commemorate the 17 people killed in the Paris attacks.
The group has held weekly rallies to protest Germany's growing immigrant population, mainly Muslims fleeing the war in Syria in recent years.
"It's outrageous they want to commemorate victims that until last week they insulted as liars," Justice Minister Heiko Maas told the popular tabloid Bild, calling for the group to cancel Monday's rally.
Many fear another march by the group could stoke violence and anti-immigration sentiment after Wednesday's attack at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
"The people at the heart of PEGIDA must be delighted," said Mohammed Majoka, a spokesman for the Muslim group Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany. "This is what they have been trying to show people all along, that Islam is dangerous and Muslims should be kicked out." » | Angela Waters | Special for USA TODAY | Sunday, January 11, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Lord Monckton: Why Won’t the Left Tell the Truth about Islam?
President Hollande of France, a hard-left socialist of the sort who began bankrupting that once-great nation in 1789, said this about the Muslim terrorists who committed the Charlie Hebdo massacre and the Jewish grocery siege:
“Those who committed these acts have nothing to do with the Muslim religion.”
Now, why did President Hollande say that? Is he not aware of the vicious anti-Semitism of the Islamic extremists in his country? Is he not aware that the terrorist murders in France were carried out by thugs screeching “Allahu Akbar“?
Of course, the effete and ineffectual occupant of the Elysée Palace is aware of these things. But he does not care. What matters to him is that 93 percent of the Muslims who voted in the presidential election voted for him. What matters to him is that the more Muslim immigrants he lets into France, the more socialist votes he will get.
Hence his cynical pretense that the slaughterers of his fellow countrymen “have nothing to do with the Muslim religion,” when the truth is that they have everything to do with it.
Here, as in so many other fields, the left will simply lie because the lie is politically advantageous to it. President Hollande knows that there are at least 9 million Muslims in France. They are arriving at such a rapid rate that no one knows for sure just how many there are. But there are a lot. And very, very nearly all of them vote socialist. Totalitarians will always stand by other totalitarians. » | Lord Monckton | Sunday, January 11, 2015
Paris Shootings: Marseille Muslims Condemn Violence
Seventeen people were killed during the violence, and police are still hunting one of the people believe to be responsible.
One million people of all faiths and origins marched in Paris, while hundreds of thousands of others staged demonstrations elsewhere.
Fergal Keane reports on one march in Marseille, the French city with the largest population of Muslims. (+ BBC video) » | Sunday, January 11, 2015
Paris Attacks Boost Support for Dutch Anti-Islam Populist Wilders
Wilders, known for his inflammatory rhetoric, said after the Paris bloodshed that the West was "at war" with Islam, drawing a rebuke from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Sunday.
If elections were held now, his party would be the single largest in the Netherlands, with 31 seats in the 150-member parliament, more than twice as many as it won in the last elections, according to a Sunday poll.
The governing Liberal and Labour parties, damaged by persistent sluggish growth, would have just 28 seats between them, compared to the 79 they held after the 2012 elections. » | Reuters | Sunday, January 11, 2015
„Wer die MOPO [Hamburger Morgenpost] angreift, greift ganz Hamburg an“
Laut Behörden „liegt die Vermutung nahe“, dass die Tat in Zusammenhang mit der MOPO-Titelseite vom 8. Januar steht. Neben der Schlagzeile „So viel Freiheit muss sein“ standen Karikaturen des Satiremagazins „Charlie Hebdo“, auf das zuvor ein tödlicher Terroranschlag verübt worden war. Beweise für eine Verbindung gab es laut Polizeisprecherin Karina Sadowsky zunächst aber nicht. mehr » | Sonntag, 11. Januar 2015
YAHOO! NEWS: Firebombing at German paper that ran Charlie Hebdo cartoons » | Deborah Cole | Sunday, January 11, 2015
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