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'Islamophobia' a Threat to World Security, Say Muslim States
AFP: DAKAR (AFP) — The world's Muslim countries warned Wednesday that an "alarming" rise in anti-Islamic insults and attacks in the West has become a threat to international security.

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) called on Europe and America to take stronger measures against 'Islamophobia' in a report prepared for a summit of the group's 57 members in Dakar on Thursday and Friday.

The report by a special OIC monitoring group said the organisation was struggling to get the West to understand that Islamophobia "has dangerous implications on global peace and security" and to convince western powers to do more.

Islamic leaders have long warned that perceptions linking Muslims to terrorism, especially since the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, would make Muslims more radical.

The West must understand that "the war against terror cannot be successful without the support of Muslim countries," said the report.

OIC leaders have expressed renewed concern following events such as the publication in Denmark of cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed and a plan by the Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders to release a film calling the Koran "fascist".

The OIC said Islam had faced constant attacks since it was created "but in recent years the phenomenon has assumed alarming proportions and has become a major cause of concern for the Muslim world."

The monitoring group called on Europe and North America to do more, through laws and social action, to protect Muslims from threats and discrimination and prevent insults against Islam's religious symbols. 'Islamophobia' a Threat to World Security, Say Muslim States >>>

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An Islamic Perspective: The Danish Cartoons of Muhammad of Arabia
AL-JUMUAH BULLETIN: Muslims regard the Holy Prophet Muhammad[,] peace be upon him (pbuh)[,] as the most excellent model of virtue and dignity in the history of mankind. And thus these images are utterly offensive to any Muslim and indeed to any person who cares for the feelings of others. Testifying that Muhammad (pbuh) is Allah’s servant and Messenger is part of the first pillar of Islam. The Prophet is supposed to be the dearest person to all Muslims. Following his teachings and loving him, attracts Allah’s love. Defending him against any ill intentioned persons earns one [entry into] Paradise. Islamic history reveals that about eight companions were martyred in the battle of Uhud in the course of defending their beloved Prophet (pbuh). Renowned companions like Abu Huraira and Bilal preferred keeping the company of the Prophet (pbuh) to enjoying food. It is also common knowledge to Muslims and sincere Jews that Muhammad (pbuh) was the last Prophet of God. [Source: Al-Jumuah Bulletin]

Hat tip: WC

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It’s All Part of a Crusade, Say the Taliban
REUTERS: KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan Taliban militants have branded the reprinting of a satirical cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad in Danish newspapers and a film on the Koran by a Dutch politician as part of a "Crusader war" against Muslims.

The Islamic movement, which is leading an insurgency in Afghanistan against Afghan and foreign troops led by NATO and the United States, also called for aid for the Palestinians in their conflict with Israel.

"We see the publication of cartoons and insult of the Holy Koran as part of the Crusaders' war," the Taliban said in a statement posted on the group's Web site. Cartoon and Koran film part of "Crusader war:" Taliban >>>

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The Vatican Condemns the Reprinting of the Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad!
TURKISH WEEKLY: CAIRO — The Vatican joined Al-Azhar, the highest seat of learning in the Sunni world, on Tuesday, February 26, in condemning the reprinting of a controversial cartoon of prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in Denmark.

"Both sides vehemently denounce the reprinting of the offensive cartoon and the attack on Islam and its prophet," officials from both religious bodies said in a statement seen by IslamOnline.net.

Concluding a two-day meeting of their joint interfaith committee in Cairo, the two sides also denounced any insult to any religion.

Seventeen Danish newspapers reprinted on Wednesday, February 13, a drawing of a man described as Prophet Muhammad with a ticking bomb in his turban.

The move came following the arrest of two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan origin for allegedly plotting to kill the cartoonist who had drew the caricature in 2005.

"We call for the respect of faiths, religious holy books and religious symbols," read the statement.

The two sides urged Muslim and Christian religious leaders, intellectuals and educators to instill such respect in society.

"Freedom of expression should not become a pretext to insult religions and defaming religious sanctities." Vatican Condemns Prophet Cartoon >>>

Hat tip: Always On Watch

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O Mohammed Mine! One Day, My Boy, You'll Turn the UK into the United Islamic Kingdom!
DAILY MAIL: For the last 13 years Jack has been the most popular boys' name in the land.

But in multicultural Britain children named after the Muslim prophet Mohammed come a close second.

In a reflection of the increasing influence of Islam, figures released yesterday showed the most popular spelling of the name - Mohammed - had climbed five places to 17th in the annual list of top baby names.

However, when the seven other spellings of the name are taken into account, the total comes to 6,347 babies, making it the second most popular name of the year - up from 5,936 last year.

Although Jack topped the list with 6,772 babies, that figure fell 156 on last year, meaning if the trends were repeated next year, Mohammed and its variant spellings would be the most popular choice in England and Wales.

The other spellings are Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohamed, Mohamad, Muhamed and Mohammod.

The last national census in 2001 put the UK Muslim population at 1.6million, but this will have grown substantially in the past five years. Mohammed now second most popular boys' name in Britain >>> By Andy Dolan

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Still More Cartoon Protests from Muslims!
THE TELEGRAPH: Fears grew of a new confrontation over images deemed blasphemous by Muslims as Pakistan joined Iran in protest over a sketch by a Swedish artist portraying the prophet Mohammed as a dog.

Pakistan's foreign ministry said it had summoned the Swedish charge d'affaires to condemn "in the strongest terms, the publication of an offensive and blasphemous sketch of the Holy Prophet".

The move adds to a chorus of criticism over the series of drawings, by artist Lars Vilks, one of which was published earlier this month by a regional Swedish newspaper.

The drawings show the head of a turbaned man attached to the body of a dog, in front of various settings including a football goal.

The publication, in the newspaper Nerikes Allehanda, came after several galleries had refused to display the drawings, apparently for fear of violent retaliation from offended Muslims.

Early last year, violent demonstrations erupted throughout the Muslim world after the publication in Denmark of 112 cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed which were also deemed blasphemous.

"Alongside the picture, we published a comment piece saying that it was serious that there is self-censorship among exhibition [galleries]," said the Nerikes Allehanda editor-in-chief, Ulf Johansson.

Last weekend, a small gathering of protestors gathered outside the newspaper's offices to demonstrate against the cartoon's publication. New Muslim cartoon protests grow (more)

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Still More Cartoon Protests Annoy Muslims!
THE TELEGRAPH: Fears grew of a new confrontation over images deemed blasphemous by Muslims as Pakistan joined Iran in protest over a sketch by a Swedish artist portraying the prophet Mohammed as a dog.

Pakistan's foreign ministry said it had summoned the Swedish charge d'affaires to condemn "in the strongest terms, the publication of an offensive and blasphemous sketch of the Holy Prophet".

The move adds to a chorus of criticism over the series of drawings, by artist Lars Vilks, one of which was published earlier this month by a regional Swedish newspaper.

The drawings show the head of a turbaned man attached to the body of a dog, in front of various settings including a football goal.

The publication, in the newspaper Nerikes Allehanda, came after several galleries had refused to display the drawings, apparently for fear of violent retaliation from offended Muslims.

Early last year, violent demonstrations erupted throughout the Muslim world after the publication in Denmark of 12 cartoons of the Prophet Mohamed which were also deemed blasphemous.

"Alongside the picture, we published a comment piece saying that it was serious that there is self-censorship among exhibition [galleries]," said the Nerikes Allehanda editor-in-chief, Ulf Johansson.
Last weekend, a small gathering of protestors gathered outside the newspaper's offices to demonstrate against the cartoon's publication. New Muslim cartoon protests grow (more)

BBC:
Sweden 'regrets' Prophet cartoon

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Muslim Protestor Over Cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad Found Guilty
DAILY EXPRESS: A web designer who called for British soldiers to be brought back from Iraq in body bags has been found guilty of inciting murder.

Mizanur Rahman, 24, of Palmers Green, north London, made his inflammatory remarks over a loudspeaker at a demonstration against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in Europe.

He told a crowd of around 300 near the Danish Embassy in central London in February last year that British and American troops should return in body bags.

The Old Bailey saw film of Rahman in which he said: "We want to see them coming home in body bags.


"We want to see their blood running in the streets of Baghdad." Cartoons Protest Man Found Guilty (more)

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Muslim protestor found guilty at the Old Bailey
A man demonstrating against cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed has been found guilty of soliciting to murder.

Abdul Muhid was convicted on two counts at the Old Bailey.

Muhid, from Whitechapel, east London, led the crowd in chanting "bomb, bomb the UK" and produced placards with slogans, the court heard. Cartoon protest man found guilty

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Time to Drop that Iron Veil!
It has been reported this morning by The Financial Times that the managing editor of France Soir, Jacques Lefranc, has been sacked for having the courage to reprint the images of Prophet Muhammad in the tabloid newspaper. It seems that his courage has cost him dear: It has cost him his position. It is very interesting to note that the owner of France Soir, Raymond Lakah, is an Egyptian.

This is proof positive that we are heading for real trouble with our insistence on allowing OUR businesses to be bought out by Muslims, usually, though not always, from the oil-rich Gulf regions.

The old saying, he who pays the piper calls the tune, comes immediately to mind. What are our politicians thinking about? We are selling off the family silver. And to whom? To a people who are backward and ruthless. Backward because they have allowed their minds to be polluted by religious dogma: backward because it's a religious dogma more appropriate for the nomads and bedouins of a bygone age; ruthless because these people will use all means possible to oppress others and make them conform to their backward norms.

People have fought long and hard for the freedoms we have today. Adherents of this backward death cult will take them away from us completely if we do not draw a halt to the insanity of alllowing all OUR precious businesses and commerciaal ventures to be easy targets for take-over by rich Musllims. (By the way, they don't allow us to come to their countries to buy up their enterprises!)

Where do you think this will all end? Well, that's a simple one to answer: The more power they will gain, the more we Westerners will have to kow-tow to them and their superstitions. Imagine the control they will be able to exercise over us when they get a little stronger!

In my book, The Dawning of a New Dark Age, I called for an 'Iron Veil' to be dropped between us and the Islamic world.

It was a radical suggestion, I realize; but it is a necessary one. We need clear blue water between these two worlds. We need to be able to live our lives as only infidels know how to, and they need space to live their lives as only superstitious people want to.

The West defeated Nazism, and it then went on to defeat communism. These two political systems were not defeated by being shrinking violets in the corner, swaying this way and that, trying to avoid the chill winds that blow from each and every direction. No! We need to take control of our own destiny again. We need to put our foot down, and show these people who is boss. They cannot survive without us. What will they eat? Dates, day after day?

President Bush in his State of the Union Address didn't have the courage to say what he needed to, so I'll say it for him: We need to vanquish Islam, for it is Islam which is the true enemy, not this phantom that we are chasing around the world.

President Bush said the following in the Address:

No one can deny the success of freedom, but some men rage and fight against it. And one of the main sources of reaction and opposition is radical Islam -- the perversion by a few of a noble faith into an ideology of terror and death. Terrorists like bin Laden are serious about mass murder -- and all of us must take their declared intentions seriously. They seek to impose a heartless system of totalitarian control throughout the Middle East, and arm themselves with weapons of mass murder.

I thought President Bush had given up all intoxicants long ago! Has he lapsed, or what?

No, Mr. President! No! No! No! Islam has not been hijacked by OBL. Not at all. And nor has it been perverted! The heartless system of totalitarian control they seek to impose throughout the Middle East happens to have a name. That name is ISLAM! It used to be called Muhammadanism. It would have been better if we hadn't been so politically correct as to change it for them, since Islam is a far more respectable name than it deserves to have. Oh, and by the way, Mr. President: They don't seek to impose their totalitarian ideology just on the Middle East; rather, they seek to impose it on the whole world! Period! Wake up, Mr. President! Wake up!

There was but one way to defeat communism after World War II, and that was for an Iron curtain to be dropped between the two worlds: The world of freedom and the world of suppression. There is but one way to defeat the menace of Islam, too; and that is to drop the Iron Veil between our two worlds: the world of advanced thinking and the world of backward thinking. This is our only hope of vanquishing this death cult, this political ideology clothed as a deity, this Islamofascist, politico-religious ideology!

Read the shole story about the sacking of the editor: French editor sacked over controversial cartoons (Financial Times)

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