SCHWEIZER FERNSEHEN: Ein 34-jähriger Moslem ist in Basel vom Strafgericht freigesprochen worden. Er hatte in einer DOK-Sendung des Schweizer Fernsehens öffentlich zu Gewalt und Verbrechen aufgerufen.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
CYBERPRESSE: L'autodafé du Coran, un temps planifié par un pasteur intégriste, américain aurait constitué un mauvais message et causé un désastre dans le monde musulman, a estimé dimanche l'imam à l'origine du projet controversé de mosquée près du site des attentats du 11-Septembre à New York.
«Cela aurait renforcé les extrémistes», a dit l'imam Feisal Abdul Rauf dans un entretien à la chaîne de télévision américaine ABC. «Cela aurait augmenté les possibilités d'attaques terroristes contre les États-Unis et les intérêts américains. Cela aurait provoqué un désastre dans le monde musulman», a-t-il ajouté.
Le chef d'un groupuscule d'extrémistes chrétiens de la Floride avait prévu de brûler samedi, jour anniversaire des attentats du 11 septembre 2001, 200 exemplaires du Coran pour protester notamment contre la construction d'un centre culturel islamique, comportant une mosquée près de Ground Zero.
«Ma plus grande inquiétude (à propos d'un déplacement du projet de mosquée à New York) serait que les grands titres, dans le monde musulman, serait que l'islam est attaqué aux États-Unis», a-t-il par ailleurs expliqué. >>> Agence France-Presse | Dimanche 12 Septembre 2010
BS from The Observer >>>
LE FIGARO: Près de 60% des électeurs turcs ont dit "oui" aujourd'hui à une révision de la Constitution qui donnera davantage de pouvoir au régime islamo-conservateur face à l'opposition laïque et à l'armée, selon les estimations publiées par les chaînes de télévision. Les estimations de la chaîne d'information en continu NTV portent sur environ 75% des bulletins dépouillés et donne un large avantage au "oui" avec 58% des suffrages, contre 42% pour le "non". La chaîne CNN-Türk donne une projection qui accorde 57% au "oui". >>> Avec Reuters | Dimanche 12 Septembre 2010
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Turkey votes 'yes' to amending military-era constitution: reports – Street clashes mar voting at polling stations in areas with large Kurdish populations, as Kurdish party urges boycott >>> Christopher Torchia, Istanbul, The Associated Press | Sunday, September 12, 2010
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Turks fear reform plan threatens secularism: Referendum on 26-point proposition promoted as stepping stone to EU membership >>> Patrick Martin | Friday, September 10, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Turkey backs constitutional reform: Turkish voters gave overwhelming backing to a package of constitutional changes that bolster the country's claims on EU membership, but heighten fears that its Islamist prime minister is accumulating unbalanced powers. >>> Justin Vela in Istanbul and Richard Spencer | Sunday, September 12, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: An Iranian diplomat in Finland claims he has defected after quitting his job in protest at the Islamic Republic’s treatment of its citizens.
Hossein Alizadeh said he had held the No. 2 post at the embassy in the Finnish capital Helsinki as deputy head of mission. He said he informed the embassy four days ago of his decision to quit after staying off the job for nearly a month.
“I don’t consider myself anymore a diplomat standing beside a brutal Iranian regime,” Mr Alizadeh said, declaring himself a “political dissident”. >>> | Saturday, September 11, 2010
SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL: German central banker Thilo Sarrazin is being pilloried over his polemic chastising of Muslims, but there are a few things his critics clearly fail to understand. You can't cast away what the man embodies: The anger of a German people who are tired of being cursed at when they offer to help foreigners to integrate.
Nothing is as it used to be. In this season of public outrage, the case of Thilo Sarrazin has grown far bigger than Sarrazin. It's much bigger than the man or the Islam-critical book he wrote.
The Sarrazin case is also a Merkel case, a case for his party, the center-left Social Democrats, and for the German political and media establishment. Sarrazin has become code for the outrage over how the politically correct branch of Germany's consensus-based society have dispatched their stewards to escort this unsettling heckler to the door. On their way, they seem to be trying to teach him a lesson, as well: "We will beat tolerance into you."
Sarrazin isn't telegenic and he often gets tangled up in statistics. When it comes to styling, he's at a loss -- he is unkempt when he appears on the myriad talkshows that keep our entertainment society going. He slips on one banana peel of political correctness after another, opening himself to attack with his statements about genetics. But his findings on the failed integration of Turkish and Arab immigrants are beyond any doubt.
Sarrazin has been forced out of the Bundesbank. The SPD wants to kick him out of the party, too. Invitations previously extended to Sarrazin are being withdrawn. The culture page editors at the German weekly Die Zeit are crying foul and the editors at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung are damning Sarrazin for passages he didn't even write.
Technicians of Exclusion
But what all these technicians of exclusion fail to see is that you cannot cast away the very thing that Sarrazin embodies: the anger of people who are sick and tired -- after putting a long and arduous process of Enlightenment behind them -- of being confronted with pre-Enlightenment elements that are returning to the center of our society. They are sick of being cursed or laughed at when they offer assistance with integration. And they are tired about reading about Islamist associations that have one degree of separation from terrorism, of honor killings, of death threats against cartoonists and filmmakers. They are horrified that "you Christian" has now become an insult on some school playgrounds. And they are angry that Western leaders are now being forced to fight for a woman in an Islamic country because she has been accused of adultery and is being threatened with stoning.
Strangely enough, a good number of our fellow Turkish citizens are more outraged by Sarrazin's book than they are about those things. >>> A Commentary by Matthias Matussek | Friday, September 10, 2010
Ich habe den folgenden Kommentar letzte Woche geschrieben über den Fall Sarrazins in der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung:
Sarrazin hat einen hohen Preis bezahlt für seine Ehrlichkeit!Den Kommentar können Sie hier finden.
In Thilo Sarrazin hat Deutschland einen mutigen Mann. Er ist bereit zu sagen und schreiben, was gesagt und geschrieben sein sollte. Leider muß er für seine Ehrlichkeit einen sehr hohen Preis bezahlen. Angela Merkel, als Aufgewachsene in der ehemaligen DDR, hätte schon besser wissen sollen, wie wichtig die Redefreiheit ist. Diese Geschichte ist nicht gut für ihr Image, auch nicht für das Bild von Christian Wulff. Beide sehen schwach aus.
Als Engländer, verstehe ich schon, daß die Deutschen in Fragen der Rasse sensibel sind. In Betracht der Geschicht, müssen sie auch so sein. Aber aufgepaßt! Die Wahrheit sollte nicht unter den Teppich gekehrt werden. Fakt ist: Durch ihre Religion, dürfen Muslime nicht integrieren. Prophet Muhammad sagte das laut und klar. Ein echter Muslim sollte sich nicht kleiden wie ein Ungläubiger, er sollte nicht mit den Ungläubigen kehren, und zudem sollte er nicht einen Freund machen aus einem Ungläubigen.
Ist das nicht was Thilo Sarrazin geschrieben hat? – © Mark
Quote Gallery: Thilo Sarrazin's Urge to Provoke >>>
THE NEW REPUBLIC – EXTRACT: ... But, frankly, Muslim life is cheap, most notably to Muslims. And among those Muslims led by the Imam Rauf there is hardly one who has raised a fuss about the routine and random bloodshed that defines their brotherhood. So, yes, I wonder whether I need honor these people and pretend that they are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment which I have in my gut the sense that they will abuse. Read the rest here, and comment >>> Martin Peretz | Saturday, September 04, 2010
MSNBC: Envoy says he fears persecution if he leaves the U.S. and returns home
A ranking Saudi diplomat told NBC News that he has asked for political asylum in the United States, saying he fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.
The diplomat, Ali Ahmad Asseri, the first secretary of the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles, has informed U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials that Saudi officials have refused to renew his diplomatic passport and effectively terminated his job after discovering he was gay and was close friends with a Jewish woman.
In a recent letter that he posted on a Saudi website, Asseri angrily criticized his country’s “backwardness” as well as the role of “militant imams” in Saudi society who have “defaced the tolerance of Islam.” Perhaps most provocatively of all, he has threatened to expose what he describes as politically embarrassing information about members of the Saudi royal family living in luxury in the U.S.
If he is forced to go back to Saudi Arabia — as Saudi officials are demanding — Asseri says he could face political persecution and even death. >>> Michael Isikoff, National investigative correspondent, NBC News | Saturday, September 11, 2010
HT: Marisol of Jihad Watch >>>
Comment here
Quote: “C'mon, homosexuality is as common as sand in the Islamic world!” – Kepha [Source: Jihad Watch]
Friday, September 10, 2010
Isn’t it true to say that Islam is the cause of most of our problems today? Isn’t it true to say that Islam is the cause of our headache? Isn’t it true to say that Islam is not compatible with democracy and freedom? And isn't it true to say that if things go on as they are, we’ll end up with neither democracy nor freedom?
Islam is in the West not to integrate and accept our way of life; rather, it is here to supplant our way of life with theirs. That means to say, replace the rule of law with the rule of Allah: Shariah law.
Our politicians refuse to face reality; they refuse to stand up for Judeo-Christian, or humanitarian values, they refuse to stand up for our way of life, for our liberty which has been hard won.
We are in danger of allowing Islam to take us back to a New Dark Age, and all because our so-called leaders lack the will, determination, and courage to turn back the forces of darkness.
This movement to turn the clock back in the West, nay in the world, is gaining momentum, and something will have to be done about it. We cannot go on ignoring the problems caused by Islam for much longer. Already our freedoms are being eroded; and they will continue to be eroded if we don’t bite the bullet.
These are troubling times indeed. The growth of Islam in the West must be halted. Ask yourselves one simple question: Can we really afford to have all these Muslims here in the West? The cost of security alone is mind-boggling. And our security bills are soaring for one simple reason: Muslims cannot be trusted to behave responsibly.
Western leaders have been shamefully craven: they have not stood up for our own superior way of life; rather, they have preferred to turn a blind eye and allow the primitive forces of darkness to grow and grow here in the free world, and thereby alow our liberty to be eroded in the short-term and altogether threatened in the long-term.
Without wanting to sound alarmist, it really is five to midnight. Drastic action needs to be taken if the West is to be saved. If we wish to bequeath our free way of life to future generations, then Islam must be stopped in its tracks – whatever the price. We cannot appease our way out of this predicament. We have two choices: Either we fight for what we believe in, and take all necessary action, however unsavoury, or else we have to resign ourselves to living in submission to Allah, and accept Muhammad as his final messenger. There is no third way.
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THE TELEGRAPH: Nato's Secretary-General has urged the construction of a new missile defence system to protect Europe from the threat of Iranian nuclear attack.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen told The Sunday Telegraph he has full American backing for a proposed €200 million (£165 million) defensive "shield", which he hopes will be agreed in November at a summit of members in Lisbon.
He was speaking after weapons inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned last week that Iran had passed a crucial nuclear threshold which took it nearer to being able to arm ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
"Based on their public statements we know that Iran already has missiles with a range sufficient to hit targets in Europe, and they don't hide the fact that they want to further develop their capability," Mr Rasmussen said.
"If Iran eventually acquires a nuclear capability that will be very dangerous, and a direct threat to the allies. That is the reason why I am now proposing a new and effective Nato missile defence system."
He claimed that the new system could be set up in cooperation with Russia, which has angrily opposed previous American attempts to set up missile shields in Europe.
Iran's longest-range ballistic missiles, such as the Shahab-3 and the Qiam-1, have ranges of around 2,500 miles and could hit targets in Turkey and Greece. >>> Nick Meo in Brussels | Saturday, September 11, 2010
It is laudable that Anders Fogh Rasmussen is recommending that Europe protect itself from the Mullahs of Iran by way of a protective shield. But it should be remembered that defence, whilst important and necessary, is less effective than offence, which is clearly needed in the case of Iran and its quest for the nuclear bomb. Iran’s attempts to acquire such a bomb must be thwarted at each and every stage. Iran’s aspirations must be ended as soon as possible, whatever it takes. Such an unstable régime must never be allowed to become a nuclear power. – © Mark
ARAB NEWS: MAKKAH – The imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday said that a US pastor’s threat to burn copies of the Holy Qur’an was an act of terrorism and an incitement to terrorism.
Delivering his Eid sermon to the nearly 2.5 million faithful who thronged the mosque, Sheikh Saleh Bin-Humaid also called the move an act of aggression against Islam, its followers and its sanctity.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, senior princes and Cabinet members attended the congregation.
Bin-Humaid, who is chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council, urged Muslims to establish better relations with other communities and cultures.
“We call for more solid relations, greater understanding, mutual respect and cooperation between peoples,” the imam said, stressing the importance of interfaith dialogue.
“It’s from this holy city, the capital of Islam and Muslims, the interfaith dialogue conference set off in order to build bridges of dialogue and understanding and peaceful coexistence and reject all forms of terrorism and fanaticism,” Bin-Humaid said.
The imam described Islam as a religion of truth, moderation and tolerance. >>> Badea Abu Al-Naja, Arab News | Saturday, September 11, 2010
SCHWEIZER FERNSEHEN: Neun Jahre sind seit den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September 2001 vergangen, bei denen über 3‘000 Menschen ums Leben kamen. In New York wurden wie die Jahre zuvor die Namen der Opfer verlesen.
YNET NEWS: Israeli mourners reject ground zero mosque: Family of woman killed in the 9/11 attacks says plan for Muslim center 'like bringing pig into holy place' >>> Schmulik Hadad | Saturday, September 11, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama marked the ninth anniversary of the September 11th attacks by declaring that America will "never" be at war with Islam in a speech aimed at reducing tensions sparked by a pastor's plan to burn copies of the Koran.
The US president said at a memorial service at the Pentagon, where 184 people were killed: "As Americans, we will not and never will be at war with Islam. It was not a religion that attacked us that September day. It was Al-Qaeda, a sorry band of men which perverts religion."
The Reverend Terry Jones, who single-handedly created an international crisis with his planned "International Burn a Koran day", finally confirmed he had pulled back from the brink after flying to New York from his home in Florida.
Having initially only postponed the event in protest at plans for an Islamic Centre and mosque close to Ground Zero, the Rev Jones said he had now cancelled it altogether.
The pastor, who has a congregation of just 50, told NBC's Today show: "We feel that God is telling us to stop." Pressed on whether his church would ever burn the Islamic holy book, he said: "Not today, not ever. We're not going to go back and do it. It is totally cancelled." Read on and comment >>> Robert Mendick | Saturday, September 11, 2010
THE GUARDIAN: On the anniversary of 9/11, Chris McGreal reports from the Tennessee town where Muslims have lived in harmony with Christians for decades – but where they now feel under threat
Safaa Fathy was as surprised to discover that she is at the heart of a plot against America as she was to hear that her small Tennessee town is a focus of hate in the Muslim world.
The diminutive fifty-something physiotherapist, who has lived in Murfreesboro for most of her adult life, happens to be on the board of her town's Islamic centre. Now she finds herself accused of being a front for Islamic Jihad, of planning to impose sharia law on her neighbours, and of threatening the very existence of Christianity in Tennessee.
"There is something around the whole United States, something is different. I was here since 1982. I have three kids here and I never had any trouble. My kids, they go to the girl scouts, they play basketball, they did all the normal activities. It just started this year. It's strange, because after 9/11 there was no problem," said Fathy, who was born in Egypt. "In the past in America other people were the target. We are the target now. We have trouble in California, we have trouble in New York, we have trouble in Florida. It's a shame because Murfreesboro is a very nice town to live in."
As the US prepares to mark the ninth anniversary of the al-Qaida assault on New York and the Pentagon, the country's Muslims say they are enduring a wave of hostility and suspicion from some of their fellow Americans that they rarely encountered in the years immediately following the 9/11 attacks.
The increasingly bitter dispute over plans to build an Islamic centre and mosque two blocks from Ground Zero in New York is part of it, fuelling a debate about whether Muslims in the US put their faith before their country. Opponents of the mosque plan to mark the anniversary with a rally in New York today led by a leading anti-Islamic activist, Pamela Geller, who has the support of prominent Republican politicians given to increasingly strident anti-Muslim rhetoric. Among those expected to speak is Geert Wilders, the virulently anti-Islamic Dutch political leader. >>> Chris McGreal | Friday, September 10, 2010
CBN NEWS: Austrian Woman Charged for Criticizing the Koran: VIENNA, Austria -- Burning Korans and criticizing religions may generate anger in America, but it's still freedom of speech guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. >>> Erick Stakelbeck, CBN News Terrorism Analyst | Thursday, September 09, 2010
NZZ ONLINE: Vor ein paar Jahren war die Türkei noch weit weg. Inzwischen spielt das Land zwischen Europa und Asien aber auf der internationalen Bühne eine wichtige Rolle. Zwar kommen die Beitrittsverhandlungen nur mühsam voran, doch die EU macht den Türken ein neues Angebot.
Die Europäische Union will stärker und enger als je zuvor mit der Türkei zusammenarbeiten. Die Aussenminister der 27 EU-Staaten boten Ankara am Samstag in Brüssel einen «strategischen Dialog» vor allem zu den Krisenthemen Nahost, Iran, Westbalkan und Afghanistan an.
Interesse Europas
«Die Türkei erwartet völlig zu Recht, dass man sie auch respektvoll behandelt, dass man sich an das hält, was man mit ihr vereinbart hat», sagte der deutsche Aussenminister Guido Westerwelle. Er verwies auf ein grosses Interesse Europas daran, «dass die Blickrichtung der Türkei der Westen ist und bleibt und es keine Umorientierung gibt». Lesen Sie weiter und schreiben Sie einen Kommentar >>> sda/dpa | Samstag, 11. September 2010
CBN NEWS: Turkey's Islamic Ambitions Grip Austria: VIENNA, Austria -- Turkey is today considered a rising power in the Middle East and Europe.
But just a few centuries ago, the Turks ruled large chunks of both regions under the banner of the Ottoman Empire. Turkish-led forces drove deep into Europe, even reaching the gates of Vienna twice before being defeated.
Now they're back. >>> Erick Stakelbeck, CBN News Terrorism Analyst | Monday, June 28, 2010
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