Monday, August 09, 2010
LE FIGARO: Ce commerçant polygame, compagnon de la femme verbalisée en avril pour conduite avec un niqab à Nantes est accusé de viols et violences par une ancienne maîtresse.
Connu pour avoir contesté la contravention de sa compagne pour conduite avec un niqab, Lies Hebbadj a été mis en examen dimanche pour viols aggravés. L'épicier nantais, déjà inculpé de fraudes aux aides sociales, se trouvait en garde à vue depuis vendredi soir à la suite d'une plainte déposée contre lui par une ancienne compagne. >>> Par lefigaro.fr | Lundi 09 Août 2010
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TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: ALLEMAGNE | Hambourg a annoncé lundi la fermeture d'une mosquée. Selon les services de sécurité, elle avait été utilisée par des participants aux attentats du 11 septembre 2001 aux États-Unis. >>> ATS | Lundi 09 Août 2010
MAIL ONLINE: Tony Blair will cash in on his experience as Prime Minister by flogging a special edition of his memoirs at a wallet-busting £150.
The red cloth-bound, slip-cased publication of A Journey resembles a Bible or hymn book and bears the signature of the former PM, who was often compared to a vicar for his preachy tone.
Mr Blair – who became increasingly evangelical during his premiership – has already been forced to change the name of his memoirs from ‘The Journey’ to make the book sound less messianic.
The globe-trotting politician has now decided to charge an inflated price for the tome, despite reaping a £4.6 million advance from his publishers Random House.
The ‘deluxe’ edition was already discounted by a modest £15 on the publisher’s website this week. Mr Blair said the book had been a 'fascinating and enjoyable' experience but so far at least it has also been a financially rewarding one.
Political insiders expressed astonishment that Mr Blair – who has raked in at least £20 million since quitting Downing Street in 2007 – was daring to charge so much for the book in the midst of a recession. Signed Blair Bible? Greedy Tony Wants £150 for a Limited Edition Copy of His Memoirs >>> Gerri Peev | Monday, August 09, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an inquiry into the Israeli naval raid on a Gaza aid flotilla that he could not "afford to ignore a threat to Israel's existence".
Netanyahu was the first witness to testify to the state-appointed inquiry into the lethal clash at sea on May 31 in which Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish activists, after boarding their vessel from a helicopter at night.
The May 31 raid took place in international waters off the coast of Israel after the aid flotilla ignored several Israeli warnings not to continue its course to Gaza, which is ruled by the Hamas Islamist movement and sealed off by an Israeli naval blockade.
Netanyahu took his seat before the seven-man panel and listened to a brief introductory address by its chairman before cameras were switched off.
"The state of Israel and the (Israel Defence Forces) operated according to international law," he said. "As prime minister I can't ignore Hamas as a threat to Israel's existence." >>> Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Monday, August 09, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, once imprisoned for his links to the terror group behind the Bali bombings, has been arrested for alleged involvement with a new militant network.
His lawyer, Muhammad Ali, said the arrest took place on Monday morning in West Java's Ciamis district.
Bashir is best known as the founder and spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group responsible for the 2002 bombings on Indonesia's resort island of Bali that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists.
He spent several years in prison for his involvement with the group, but was released in 2006.
He was re-arrested for alleged involvement with a new terror cell in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh, the lawyer said.
Authorities discovered the new group in February and said it was allegedly planning to assassinate the president and carry out Mumbai-style attacks targeting foreigners. >>> | Monday, August 09, 2010
Sunday, August 08, 2010
C-SPAN: Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer argue that the Obama administration is interested in destroying free market, placing limits on free speech, and putting international over domesticinterests. The authors present their thoughts on President Obama's planned and recently passed legislation and how conservatives can counter what they deem are attacks on American freedoms. Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer discussed their book at Book Revue bookstore in Huntington, New York.
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: The career of Denmark's left-wing opposition leader is on the line after most Danes did not believe her claims that Stephen Kinnock, her husband, had not deliberately evaded the country's high taxes.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, leader of Denmark's Social Democrats has seen her position as favourite to become the country's prime minister in elections next year take a hit after a scandal over misleading tax returns.
The daughter-in-law of Lord Kinnock, the former Labour leader, cut short her summer holidays last week after it emerged the couple gave differing accounts to the authorities over how much time he spent in the country.
Mrs Thorning-Schmidt, who is nicknamed "Gucci" for her love of expensive clothes, made a property conveyance declaration to the justice ministry that Mr Kinnock spent all his weekends in Denmark in order for him to become the joint owner of their home but in a separate declaration, the tax authorities were told that Mr Kinnock did not spend any more than 33 weekends a year in the country[.] >>> Bruno Waterfield | Sunday, August 08, 2010
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THE TELEGRAPH: France's lurch to the right * continued after Brice Hortefeux, the country's interior minister, called for immigrants who practise polygamy or female genital mutilation to have their citizenship withdrawn.
Mr Hortefeux said there were "possibilities to have nationality withdrawn in the case of polygamy, genital mutilation and serious wrongdoing." In all cases the radical punishment would not just apply to immigrants, but also to those who have a foreign background, even if they were born in France.
It follows President Nicolas Sarkozy calling for all foreigners who attack police in the kind of riots which blighted Muslim housing estates earlier this month to also lose their nationality. >>> Peter Allen in Paris | Sunday, August 08, 2010
* What on earth is "right wing" about this? To me, it just seems like common sense. What IS 'The Telegraph' talking about? More of this is what we need. The UK should follow suit. Is 'The Telegraph' implying that standing up for one's own values is a "lurch to the right". If so, it is talking total bloody nonsense! – © Mark
THE NEW YORK TIMES: PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) -- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha had lunch with Spain's king and queen on Sunday at the royal family's holiday retreat on the resort island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean.
Mrs. Obama and her daughter arrived at Marivent palace shortly before 1 p.m. and were greeted at the front door of the residence by King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Princess Letizia.
The king, a keen yachtsman, has for decades spent August vacations at the palace with its dramatic cliff-top views of the sea on the Balearic island's southwestern coast near Palma de Mallorca.
Lunch was Andalusian-style chilled gazpacho soup, chargrilled turbot, veal escalopes with mustard, Oriental rice with sauteed mushrooms, a Mallorca-style vegetable ratatouille and sliced fruit with ice cream, accompanied by wines from the northern regions of Rueda and Rioja, the palace said. >>> The Associated Press | Sunday, August 08, 2010
LE MONDE: Après avoir prêché ces derniers mois la rigueur, le sacrifice et le travail pour sortir de la crise, le chef du gouvernement espagnol a décidé de montrer l'exemple. Cet été, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero ne partira pas en vacances. Pour la première fois depuis sa première investiture en 2004, il restera la plus grande partie du mois d'août dans son bureau du palais de la Moncloa à Madrid pour préparer les réformes économiques qu'il présentera à la rentrée. C'est une question de "responsabilité" dans une situation "très sérieuse pour l'Espagne", a-t-il souligné lundi 2 août. En septembre, il devra en effet convaincre les députés d'approuver le budget de l'Etat pour 2011, qui s'annonce d'ores et déjà "restrictif et austère", a-t-il prévenu le vendredi 30 juillet lors de la présentation du bilan de la gestion du gouvernement pour le premier semestre 2010. >>> Madrid, correspondance | Jeudi 05 Août 2010
NZZ am SONNTAG: New Yorker Muslime wollen am ehemaligen World Trade Center ein Gemeindezentrum bauen. Konservative attackieren die «Ground-Zero-Moschee» als Beleidigung der Opfer von 9/11.
Anfang Woche hat die Denkmalbehörde von Manhattan den Abbruch eines seit den Anschlägen von 9/11 leerstehenden Gebäudes am Park Place, 180 Meter nördlich von Ground Zero, genehmigt. Dort wollen New Yorker Muslime das Gemeindezentrum «Cordoba House» bauen. Orientiert am goldenen Zeitalter der muslimischen Herrschaft in Spanien, soll es eine «Plattform für Toleranz und interreligiösen Dialog» werden. Doch derzeit provoziert das Projekt weit über New York hinaus Streit und Vorurteile.
Nachdem republikanische Lokalpolitiker das Vorhaben im Juni als Wahlkampfthema entdeckt hatten, heizen nun Konservative wie Sarah Palin und Newt Gingrich die Debatte an. Gingrich bezeichnete das Vorhaben als «islamistischen Angriff auf unsere Zivilisation». Auch ein Verein der Angehörigen von Terroropfern betrachtet das Cordoba House als Verhöhnung der Opfer von 9/11. Ein anderer Angehörigen-Verein unterstützt das Vorhaben dagegen. Nun hat das christlich-fundamentalistische American Center for Law and Justice Klage gegen das Cordoba House erhoben. Die Republikanische Partei hat zudem ein Video produziert, das die «Ground-Zero-Moschee» als Symbol des Terrors darstellt und eine gewaltige Moschee mit goldener Kuppel zeigt. Weiter lesen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> Andreas Mink, New York | Sonntag, 08. August 2010
DIE PRESSE: Ali Yüksel, Berater des türkischen Minister-präsidenten, heiratet eine vierte Frau. Kritiker werfen Erdogans Regierung vor, eine Umwandlung der Türkei in einen islamischen Staat anzustreben.
In der Türkei ist eine neue Debatte über die Polygamie entbrannt. Ausläser ist Ali Yüksel, ein Berater von Ministerpräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Er ist bereits zum dritten Mal verheiratet und hat angekündigt, eine vierte Frau zu ehelichen. Das berichteten die Zeitungen "Cumhuriyet" und "Hürriyet" diese Woche.
Die Vielehe ist im Islam erlaubt, in der laizistischen Staatsordnung aber verboten. Der Fall nährt in den Augen von Kritikern Erdogans ein weiteres Mal den Verdacht, wonach die islamisch orientierte Regierung eine Umwandlung der Türkei in ein Staatswesen mit religiöser Gesellschaftsordnung anstrebe.
Yüksel, war im Juni zum Berater des Ministerpräsidenten bestellt worden. Sein polygamer Lebensstil ist seit 2004 bekannt. Der fundamentalistische Theologe Yüksel erklärt, er versuche alle seine drei Frauen gleich zu behandeln, unabhängig davon, wie sehr er sie liebe.
Seine erste Frau Dilber Yüksel sagte in einem Interview, sie habe sich im Alter von elf Jahren in ihren "Prince Charming" verliebt. Er behandle alle seine Frauen gleich. Jede Nacht verbringe er mit einer anderen von ihnen. Gegen eine vierte Frau habe sie nichts einzuwenden, versicherte sie - es sei das gute Recht ihres Ehemannes. >>> Ag. | Freitag, 06. August 2010
DIE PRESSE: Der Schweizer Finanzminister Hans-Rudolf Merz ist wegen seines erfolglosen Besuchs in Libyen und der Aufhebung des Bankgeheimnisses in die Kritik geraten. Nun kündigt er an, sein Amt im Oktober aufzugeben.
Der Schweizer Finanzminister Hans-Rudolf Merz tritt im Oktober von seinem Amt zurück. Das kündigte er am Freitag an.
Der 67-jährige war im Dezember 2003 in die Regierung gewählt worden. Wegen eines erfolglosen Blitzbesuchs in Libyen und der Aufhebung des Schweizer Bankgeheimnisses geriet er ins Kreuzfeuer der Kritik. In der Regierung vertrat er die Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei (FDP). >>> Ag. | Freitag, 06. August 2010
THE NEW YORK TIMES: While a high-profile battle rages over a mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, heated confrontations have also broken out in communities across the country where mosques are proposed for far less hallowed locations.
In Murfreesboro, Tenn., Republican candidates have denounced plans for a large Muslim center proposed near a subdivision, and hundreds of protesters have turned out for a march and a county meeting.
In late June, in Temecula, Calif., members of a local Tea Party group took dogs and picket signs to Friday prayers at a mosque that is seeking to build a new worship center on a vacant lot nearby.
In Sheboygan, Wis., a few Christian ministers led a noisy fight against a Muslim group that sought permission to open a mosque in a former health food store bought by a Muslim doctor.
At one time, neighbors who did not want mosques in their backyards said their concerns were over traffic, parking and noise — the same reasons they might object to a church or a synagogue. But now the gloves are off.
In all of the recent conflicts, opponents have said their problem is Islam itself. They quote passages from the Koran and argue that even the most Americanized Muslim secretly wants to replace the Constitution with Islamic Shariah law.
These local skirmishes make clear that there is now widespread debate about whether the best way to uphold America’s democratic values is to allow Muslims the same religious freedom enjoyed by other Americans, or to pull away the welcome mat from a faith seen as a singular threat.
“What’s different is the heat, the volume, the level of hostility,” said Ihsan Bagby, associate professor of Islamic studies at the University of Kentucky. “It’s one thing to oppose a mosque because traffic might increase, but it’s different when you say these mosques are going to be nurturing terrorist bombers, that Islam is invading, that civilization is being undermined by Muslims.”
Feeding the resistance is a growing cottage industry of authors and bloggers — some of them former Muslims — who are invited to speak at rallies, sell their books and testify in churches. Their message is that Islam is inherently violent and incompatible with America. >>> Laurie Goodstein | Saturday, August 07, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: The Chief Rabbi has expressed concern over comments made by David Cameron in which he described Gaza as a "prison camp".
Lord Sacks said many in the Jewish community felt "dismay" about the Prime Minister's remarks and urged him to show more "balance" when discussing the Middle East.
He made the comments during a sermon at St John's Wood synagogue last Saturday.
A spokeswoman for the Chief Rabbi, who leads the largest group of synagogues in the UK, said: "In a wide ranging sermon, the Chief Rabbi made a passing reference to the dismay many in the Jewish community and far beyond feel about the Prime Minister's comments on Gaza.
"The Chief Rabbi emphasised the importance that previous Prime Ministers have always placed on displaying balance, even when being forthright." >>> Ben Leach | Saturday, August 07, 2010
THE OBSERVER: The client of human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei has been sentenced to death in spite of retracted testimony
An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality, even though he has no legal representation. Ebrahim Hamidi, who is not gay, was sentenced to death for lavat, or sodomy, on the basis of "judge's knowledge", a legal loophole that allows for subjective judicial rulings where there is no conclusive evidence.
Hamidi had been represented by human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who has since been forced to flee Iran after bringing to international attention the case of another of his clients, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old Iranian mother of two who has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. Mostafaei was due to arrive in Norway yesterday to begin a life in exile while continuing his campaigns on behalf of his clients, including Hamidi.
At the same time, human rights activist Peter Tatchell has written to the foreign secretary, William Hague, urging him to contact the chief justice of Iran and ask that the execution be halted.
"Ebrahim's case is evidence that innocent heterosexual people can be sentenced to death on false charges of homosexuality [in Iran]," said Tatchell, co-founder of the London-based gay rights group OutRage.
Hamidi was arrested two years ago in the suburbs of the western city of Tabriz in the East Azerbaijan province after a fight with members of another family. Three of his friends were also involved in the incident and were subsequently arrested. Later, the four were accused of homosexual assault on a man and of attempting to abuse him sexually.
A person convicted of homosexuality in Iran can be lashed, hanged or stoned to death. The law includes a variety of penalties for different acts: 99 lashes if two unrelated males sleep "unnecessarily" under the same blanket – even without any sexual contact. A boy raped by an adult man would also be lashed if the court decided that he had "enjoyed" the experience. >>> Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Sunday, August 08, 2010
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: The Duchess of York’s debts have risen to almost £5 million, causing alarm in the Royal family, which now fears her best option is bankruptcy.
The Sunday Telegraph can reveal that at least one senior financial adviser to Buckingham Palace has recommended voluntary bankruptcy even though this would cause acute embarrassment to the Queen, the Duke of York and others.
The Queen is said to be “deeply concerned” by the debts, which are more than twice as large as previously thought.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, has even been briefed on the issue and the problem is believed to have been discussed recently during one of his weekly private audiences with the Queen.
No senior member of the Royal family has ever been declared bankrupt, but this course of action is increasingly likely.
“One key adviser believes the right thing is for the Duchess of York to go bankrupt. He says it will be a week-long wonder, then everyone will say, 'It’s not altogether surprising’ and then they will forget about it,” a senior royal source said.
However, the Duke of York, who along with his private office is masterminding the “rescue plan”, knows that the Duchess is desperately keen to avoid bankruptcy. Such a move would also be particularly embarrassing for him because he is the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Development. >>> Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter | Saturday, August 07, 2010
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