Is Austria to Be the Venue for the Next Showdown?
SONS OF APES AND PIGS: One of our very informed correspondent in Austria, the representative of the Austrian Association of Academics-Vienna chapter at the Counterjihad Conference in Brussels, sent me what appears to be a prelude to very alarming developments that would set the stage for an open challenge to Austrians and Austrian authorities from Muslims.

What we see happening, is what all people aware of the subversive and insidious nature of Islam knew will happen since years ago. A confrontation with Islam is inevitable. Unless all the Chamberlains of the Western governments see the obvious, that the situation is reaching the point of no return in every Western country, and act urgently by probing the evil teaching of that “holy” book that will put the world on fire with unimaginable consequences. I urge all Western populations to show their resolve in fighting for their freedom and survival by all means. Forgetting about their political affiliations and support the politicians that are exposing the only “religion” that thrived on spreading death and desolation wherever it existed. This is the priority without which, all your other priorities and aspirations will not see the day. Islam is like the brake pedal, you have to step on it, to stop and control the car. … >>> By Elisabeth of Austria

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A Defender of the Faith Needs Better Judgment
THE TELEGRAPH: Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has many fine qualities: he is unquestionably sincere, well-meaning, and intelligent. He has manifested an admirable commitment to upholding spiritual values. But his position as leader of the Church of England requires him to have another virtue: that of judgment. And unfortunately, the events of last week have shown a surprising and regrettable lapse of judgment.

He must have known what he was getting into when he entered the minefield of whether Muslim communities should be able to regulate themselves by sharia law. He has insisted that he did not mean to imply that they should be allowed to have a parallel legal system, existing alongside the law of the land. But the fact is that what he did say was so obscure, imprecise and difficult to follow that it could easily be interpreted as endorsing precisely the position from which he has now gone to such pains to distance himself.

A BBC radio studio is not a seminar room, and a lecture in public is not the same as a symposium with academic colleagues. Public debate inevitably operates in bolder, clearer, less sophisticated colours than the nuances of High Table conversation - a reality which the Archbishop may not like, but has to live with for as long as he is head of the Anglican Communion. The media coverage which reported him - wrongly, he insists - as advocating the granting of legal legitimacy to sharia courts was wholly understandable, for his words appeared to support that view. The blame for the resulting uproar must ultimately rest with Rowan Williams himself. Had he spoken in a less ambiguous style, his musings on how "to tease out some of the broader issues around the rights of religious groups within a secular state" would in all probability have been ignored.

They were not, however, ignored. And the fact remains that the Archbishop has got into a pickle from which he has yet to extricate himself. His language was not only unclear: his thinking was uncharacteristically muddled. His suggestion that the British state should recognise different kinds of justice, including sharia, because that would enable people with different religious convictions to feel "loyal" to British society, is preposterous: it is a recipe, not for the social cohesion and unity which he says he craves, but for separatism and conflict. Far from overcoming cultural conflict, its primary effect would be to enforce division by emphasising it. In his effort to find an accommodation with other religions, in particular Islam… >>>

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Lebanese Diva Opens Syrian Hearts

Fairuz, in her heyday, sings Zaali Tawwal
BBC: Every day the sun rises over Syria you hear one voice across the country - Fairuz, the legendary Lebanese singer and greatest living Arab diva.

If you are driving, or in a taxi, public transport, in your office or a nearby cafe, Fairuz accompanies the start of your day. She is the morning breath for Syrians.

After more than two decades of absence from the Damascus stage, Fairuz has been back at the Syrian Opera House marking the start of a year of festivities celebrating the city as Capital of Arab Culture for 2008. On the opening night… >>> By Lina Sinjab

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Sharia Row Persists for Williams
Photo of ‘Williams the Bard’ courtesy of The Times
BBC: The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing criticism from fellow Anglicans over his comments on Islamic Sharia law.

He has provoked condemnation from the Anglican Archbishop in Latin America, who said confidence in Dr Rowan Williams's leadership had plummeted.

Dr Williams's predecessor Lord Carey has also weighed into the row saying the acceptance of some Muslim laws would be "disastrous" for Britain.

Supporters of Dr Williams say reaction to his comments has been "hysterical". Dr Williams sparked a major row… >>>

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Islam: The Religion of Envy
It is heartening to hear that Jack Wheeler, one of the architects of the Reagan Doctrine, agrees with one of my basic conclusions in my book, ‘The Dawning of a New Dark Age’, namely that ENVY is at the root of much of our problems with Islam.


Hat tip Luc Van Braekel of Brussels Journal for this.

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A Question of Honour: 17,000 Victims a Year in UK Alone
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Ministers are stepping up the fight against so-called 'honour' crime and forced marriages. Detectives say official statistics are 'merely the tip of the iceberg' of this phenomenon. Brian Brady investigates

Up to 17,000 women in Britain are being subjected to "honour" related violence, including murder, every year, according to police chiefs.

And official figures on forced marriages are the tip of the iceberg, says the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).

It warns that the number of girls falling victim to forced marriages, kidnappings, sexual assaults, beatings and even murder by relatives intent on upholding the "honour" of their family is up to 35 times higher than official figures suggest.

The crisis, with children as young as 11 having been sent abroad to be married, has prompted the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to call on British consular staff in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan to take more action to identify and help British citizens believed to be the victims of forced marriages in recent years.

The Home Office is drawing up an action plan to tackle honour-based violence which "aims to improve the response of police and other agencies" and "ensure that victims are encouraged to come forward with the knowledge that they will receive the help and support they need". And a Civil Protection Bill coming into effect later this year will give courts greater guidance on dealing with forced marriages. A question of honour: Police say 17,000 women are victims every year >>>

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Williams Is Just Wrong
SUNDAY EXPRESS: I’M starting to worry about the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Dr Rowan Williams is, by all accounts, a clever and well-meaning man but his call for the adoption of sharia law in Britain would suggest that his common sense has gone the same way as his razor and deserted him for good.

What’s really frightening is not just that the Archbishop thinks sharia law is “unavoidable” but that he believes it to be “very desirable”. Er, which bits exactly? The right of husbands to beat their wives? The amputations of criminals? 
The stoning to death of women who commit adultery? Thanks, but no thanks. 



Dr Williams says that the UK has to “face up to the fact” that some of its citizens do not relate to the British legal system and suggests that adopting parts of Islamic sharia law – such as those ruling divorce or financial matters – would help maintain social cohesion. 



Wrong, wrong and wrong again, Archbishop. 



Social cohesion is about everyone sharing the same values and respect for the law. You can’t have two separate legal systems, based on entirely separate principles, running side by side, giving one religious group different treatment from every other. That isn’t the rule of law but the end of the rule of law. Williams Is Just Wrong >>> By Julia Hartley-Brewer

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY:
Bishop of Rochester: Islam needs to change its outlook to reflect the modern world By Michael Nazir-Ali

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY:
A brutal beating and justice meted out in a humble back street cafe: how sharia law already operates in Britain By Fiona Barton and Alex McBride

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In Israel, Ehud Olmert Is Likened to Chamberlain
YNET NEWS: Just like Britain’s Chamberlain, Prime Minister Olmert must quit over disastrous policies

On May 10, 1940 Neville Chamberlain finally resigned his office as British prime minister due to the disastrous direction his policies had taken the country. Despite the fact that his policy of appeasement of the previous four years had been so totally discredited by the German invasion of Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, Chamberlain remained in office for another seven months. During this time he presided over the fall of Norway and Denmark to Germany and the invasion of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg on the day of his resignation.

It seems odd that it took so long for a leader, who had advocated and pursued policies so inimical to his country’s security, to finally step down from the position he was so clearly unsuited for. In the name of God, go >>> By Jeremy Sharon

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Israel Moves to Allow Same-Sex Couples to Adopt
YNET NEWS: Top legal official rules 'partner' referred to in adoptions laws also applies to members of same sex unions; bottom line: Gays and lesbians may adopt their partner's child

Attorney General Menachem Mazuz ruled on Sunday that Israeli law grants members of same sex unions the right to adopt their partner's children and thus be considered the legal guardians of their joint children vis-à-vis official State institutions.

Discussion on the matter was spurred by the Ministry of Social Affairs in order to discern the official State position in wake of recent legal rulings on the matter.

The discussion included officials from Child Services, members of the Attorney General's Office, officials from the Ministries of Social Affairs and Justice as well as from the State Prosecutor's office.

At the end of the exchange, it was decided that the term "partner" in Israeli adoption laws does include partners in a same sex union. At the end of the discussion, the attorney general ruled that members of same sex couples may adopt their partner's biological or adopted children. Attorney General rules same sex couples eligible to adopt >>> By Aviram Zino

YNET NEWS:
Haredi homosexuals seek acceptance: After establishing first website, ultra-Orthodox gays appeal in letter written to religious leadership, ‘Accept us as a living, viable part of ultra-Orthodox society’ By Kobi Nahshoni

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Archbishop, Rowan Williams, Calls for the Incorporation of Some Shariah law in Britain

THE SUNDAY MIRROR:
If you live in Britain you must live by British laws, says Saira Khan

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The Archbishop of Canterbury Has No Intention of Resigning
JERUSALEM POST: The archbishop of Canterbury has no intention of resigning over his suggestion that Britain's legal system should accommodate aspects of traditional Islamic law, a Church of England official said Sunday. The Archbishop of Canterbury has no intention of resigning >>>

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Erdogan warnt Deutschtürken vor Assimilation
Erdogan hat es nun gesagt, klar und deutlich und auf arrogante Art und Weise: Türken in Deutschland sich nicht assimilieren lassen sollten. Diese Meinung ist typisch für Muslime. Fast kein enziger will sich assimilieren lassen, wo immer er im Dar ul Harb lebt!

Wir sind schon gewarnt worden!

Wir werden blödsinnig und dumm sein, die Türkei in die EU hereinzubringen. Die Türkei ist einer ganz anderen Kultur, die gar keinen Platz in Europa finden sollte. Sonst wird in kürzester Zeit Europa islamisiert.

Wir Europäer sollten zu unseren Politikern laut und klar sagen, ‘NEIN’ zu der Erweiterung Europas südostwerts! - ©Mark

WELT ONLINE: Der türkische Regierungschef wurde von 20.000 Landsleuten in Köln wie ein Popstar empfangen. In seiner Rede forderte er, die Türken, die in Deutschland leben, sollten sich nicht assimilieren müssen. Aber Erdogan schlug auch versöhnliche Töne an.

Der türkische Regierungschef Recep Tayyip Erdogan hat die in Deutschland lebenden Türken in einer Rede in der Kölnarena vor einer zu starken Anpassung gewarnt. „Assimilierung ist ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit“, sagte er vor etwa 16.000 meist türkischen Zuhörern, die aus ganz Deutschland, aber auch aus Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden angereist waren. „Ich verstehe sehr gut, dass ihr gegen die Assimilierung seid. Man kann von euch nicht erwarten, euch zu assimilieren.“

Es sei zwar wichtig, Deutsch zu lernen, aber die türkische Sprache dürfe darüber nicht vernachlässigt werden. Die Türken stünden in Europa vor der Herausforderung, ihre Identität und ihre Kultur zu bewahren. Im Übrigen betonte er die Friedfertigkeit aller im Ausland lebenden Türken: „Wir haben mit Hass überhaupt nichts zu tun, wir haben mit Feindschaft, mit Streit und Gewalt überhaupt nichts zu tun.“ Der Brand in Ludwigshafen >>>

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Tollé! Le chef de l'Eglise anglicane défend la charia
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Une pluie de critiques s'est abattue sur l'archevêque de Canterbury qui prône l'application partielle de la loi islamique au Royaume-Uni.

Le Royaume-Uni ne s'est jamais vraiment remisdes attentats sanglants du 7 juillet 2005, perpétrés contre
les transports en commun deLondres par quatre jeunes kamikazes britanniques musulmans. La vive controverse provoquée par les propos tenus jeudi sur la BBC par l'archevêque de Canterbury, Rowan Williams, comme quoi la charia devrait être appliquée en certaines circonstances dans le pays, a une nouvelle fois mis en exergue les failles du communautarisme à la britannique.

«Il est possible de trouver ce qui serait un arrangement constructif avec certains aspects de la loi islamique, comme nous le faisons déjà avec des aspects d'autres lois religieuses.» Le chef de file des vingt à trente millions de fidèles anglicans au Royaume-Uni ne préconise pas les formes les plus extrêmes de la loi coranique, comme l'instauration de châtiments corporels ou les discriminations envers les femmes.

A écouter ce partisan du dialogue interreligieux, les affaires familiales divorce, garde des enfants, héritage, etc. pourraient être confiées, sous certaines conditions, à des tribunaux musulmans. Il existe déjà plusieurs conseils de la charia outre-Manche pour les questions de divorce ou l'approbation de produits financiers. Mais à l'instar des cours d'arbitrage créées par les juifs orthodoxes, ces tribunaux n'ont toutefois aucun statut légal.

Le premier ministre, Gordon Brown, a immédiatement pris ses distances avec la sortie de l'archevêque: «La loi britannique doit s'appliquer dans ce pays, basée sur les valeurs britanniques.»

Ce refus a fait l'unanimité du monde politique de Westminster, pour qui ce n'est pas tant l'idée qui compte que la façon dont elle sera interprétée. Aux yeux de ses détracteurs, dans cette proposition du chef de l'Eglise d'Angleterre, religion d'Etat dont le gouverneur suprême est la reine Elizabeth II, les extrémistes musulmans verront l'expression d'un fléchis-sement de l'establishment britannique face aux pressions des fondamentalistes. «Il n'est pas question d'ériger un système légal parallèle. Cette déclaration est un facteur de division plutôt que d'encouragement au multiculturalisme moderne», estime Trevor Phillips, responsable de la commission pour l'égalité et les droits de l'homme. A l'écouter, le Dr Williams aurait mieux fait de se taire sur l'un des sujets les plus explosifs de notre temps. Persona non grata >>>

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Telegraph TV: Sharia Row

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Top UK Judges in Key Ruling on Shariah Marriage
THE OBSERVER: Three senior judges are to rule on the legality of an arranged marriage conducted in the UK under sharia law, a judgment that could have profound consequences for British Muslims.

Last week, as Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, declared it was 'inevitable' that certain parts of Islamic law would be introduced into Britain, the Court of Appeal was told how a 26-year-old British Muslim with learning difficulties was married over the telephone to a woman in Bangladesh. It was arranged by the man's father and deemed lawful under sharia law.

Lord Justice Thorpe, Lord Justice Hall and Lady Justice Hallett were asked by the man's family to reject an earlier decision that, because the groom was unable to give his consent, the marriage was unlawful. Mr Justice Wood said that the true test into the validity of the marriage was 'whether the marriage is so offensive to the conscience of the English court that it should refuse to recognise and give effect to the proper foreign law'.

The judge added that the long-standing British policy to recognise sharia marriages conducted abroad should be offset by the understanding that 'there are occasions when such a marriage cannot be recognised in England, for example where to do so would be repugnant to public policy'.

The case was brought by Westminster city council community services department after the local authority raised concerns about a marriage in which the groom could not possibly have given consent because of his learning disabilities.

The marriage took place in September 2006. Although the bridegroom stayed in London and listened to the ceremony by speakerphone, the ceremony took place in Bangladesh and was declared valid under sharia law.

Yogi Amin of the law firm Irwin Mitchell, representing Westminster council, said: 'This case highlights that the law in this country may clash with sharia law and the cultural wishes of the family.' He added: 'The High Court held that the marriage in this case ... is not valid under English law, and that any marriage entered into by this vulnerable adult whether inside or outside England will not be recognised under English law.' Top judges in key ruling on sharia marriage >>> By Mark Townsend

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Powerful Clergy Launch Attack on Archbishop
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY: Two of the most powerful figures in the church today united to launch a stinging attack on the Archbishop of Canterbury after his comments on sharia law.

As pressure mounted on Dr Rowan Williams, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, insisted that migrants must obey the British legal system.

Meanwhile, Lord Carey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, claimed any adoption of sharia would be "disastrous" for Britain.

He went on: "He (Dr Williams) has overstated the case for accommodating Islamic legal codes.

"His conclusion that Britain will eventually have to concede some place in law for aspects of sharia is a view I cannot share.

"There can be no exceptions to the laws of our land which have been so painfully honed by the struggle for democracy and human rights."

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Lord Carey went on to claim multiculturism had created Islamic ghettos and that the introduction of sharia would only lead to more demands from the Muslim community.

"This is absolutely inevitable, since questions to do with the separation of 'church and state' are largely new to Islam. Sharia law trumps civil law every time," he wrote.

"Many Muslim interpreters of sharia believe that it supersedes secular law and assume that its 'God-given' status would lead to the point of eventually replacing civil law." Two of the most powerful clergy in Britain launch stinging attack on Archbishop over sharia row >>>

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Archbishop or Archdhimmi?

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Shariah Law May Result in ‘Legal Apartheid’
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Senior religious leaders attack multiculturalism and sharia law today, warning that they are "disastrous", socially divisive and are destroying Britain's culture and values.

Lord Carey and Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor rebut the call of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, for Islamic law to be recognised in Britain.

Lord Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, said: "His acceptance of some Muslim laws within British law would be disastrous for the nation. He has overstated the case for accommodating Islamic legal codes.

"His conclusion that Britain will eventually have to concede some place in law for aspects of sharia is a view I cannot share.

"There can be no exceptions to the laws of our land which have been so painfully honed by the struggle for democracy and human rights."

In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, said that the Government's promotion of multiculturalism had destroyed the unity that used to hold society together. Immigrants must "obey the laws of this country".

Writing in this newspaper, Lord Carey condemns multiculturalism as "disastrous", blames it for creating Islamic ghettos and says that Dr Williams's support for sharia law will "inevitably lead to further demands from the Muslim community". Sharia law may result in 'legal apartheid' >>> By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent

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The Laws of the Land Must Be Obeyed!
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Tucked behind Westminster Cathedral on a quiet back street, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's home is only a short walk from Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury's official residence which sits on the south-bank of the Thames.

On the issues of sharia law and multiculturalism, however, Britain's two most senior Christian leaders appear to be worlds apart.

Dr Rowan Williams, head of the Anglican Church, caused uproar last week with his suggestion that the incorporation of aspects of sharia into UK law might be "unavoidable", and could aid social cohesion. Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, leader of the 4.5? million Catholics in England and Wales, begs to differ. He is adamant that such a move would only make segregation even more entrenched.

"I don't believe in a multicultural society," he says firmly. "When people come into this country they have to obey the laws of the land."

He has a mellifluous voice and an affable manner, but the cardinal becomes steely when discussing the problems facing British society, and the issue of sharia law.

"There are going to be certain things which might clash in the overall culture of the country. That's where one has to make a judgement," he says, then pauses before continuing, aware of the sensitivity of the issue. "There are aspects of sharia that are practised that we certainly wouldn't want in this country. The laws of this country don't allow forced marriages or polygamy.

"It seems to me a government and a country has a right to make sure that those laws are kept." People here ‘must obey the laws of the land’ >>>

THE TELEGRAPH:
Are we promoting harmony or Muslim ghettos? By Lord Carey

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY:
SHARIA: Now Archbishop is forced to explain himself to General Synod By Daniel Boffey and Polly Dunbar

TIMESONLINE:
Archbishop, you've committed treason

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’Inbreeding’ a Big Problem among Muslim Community, Warn Ministers
TIMESONLINE: A government minister has warned that inbreeding among immigrants is causing a surge in birth defects - comments likely to spark a new row over the place of Muslims in British society.

Phil Woolas, an environment minister, said the culture of arranged marriages between first cousins was the “elephant in the room”. Woolas, a former race relations minister, said: “If you have a child with your cousin the likelihood is there’ll be a genetic problem.”

The minister, whose views were supported by medical experts this weekend, said: “The issue we need to debate is first cousin marriages, whereby a lot of arranged marriages are with first cousins, and that produces lots of genetic problems in terms of disability [in children].”

Woolas emphasised the practice did not extend to all Muslim communities but was confined mainly to families originating from rural Pakistan. However, up to half of all marriages within these communities are estimated to involve first cousins. Minister warns of ‘inbred’ Muslims >>> By Dipesh Gadher, Christopher Morgan and Jonathan Oliver

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Bandar bin Sultan Feels a Chill Wind on His Assets
TIMESONLINE: PRINCE Bandar Bin Sultan, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to America, has been hit by a court order in effect freezing some of his US assets, as part of a class-action lawsuit over bribery allegations at British defence giant BAE Systems. Saudi royal Prince Bandar Bin Sultan's assets frozen >>> By Grant Ringshaw

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Archbishop Under Pressure to Quit
BBC: The Archbishop of Canterbury continues to face calls for his resignation despite attempts to defuse the row over his Islamic Sharia law comments.

Dr Rowan Williams has been condemned from inside and outside his church for saying the adoption of parts of the law was "unavoidable" in Britain.

At least two General Synod members have called for him to quit and he has been heckled as he left a church service.

But supporters say his comments have been misinterpreted.

The archbishop is said to be shocked and hurt by the hostility his comments have provoked, and on his website he said he "certainly did not call for its introduction as some kind of parallel jurisdiction to the civil law".

However the criticism mounted as his predecessor Lord George Carey accused Dr Williams of overstating the case for accommodating Islamic legal codes. ’Brilliant scholar’ >>>

WATCH BBC VIDEO:
Archbishop Faces Calls to Quit

NZZ Online:
Rücktritt von Erzbischof gefordert

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Harems Pay Off for Muslims in Toronto
Islamic leaders: Hundreds in GTA get extra welfare for polygamous unions

TORONTO SUN: Hundreds of GTA Muslim men in polygamous marriages -- some with a harem of wives -- are receiving welfare and social benefits for each of their spouses, thanks to the city and province, Muslim leaders say.

Mumtaz Ali, president of the Canadian Society of Muslims, said wives in polygamous marriages are recognized as spouses under the Ontario Family Law Act, providing they were legally married under Muslim laws abroad.

"Polygamy is a regular part of life for many Muslims," Ali said yesterday. "Ontario recognizes religious marriages for Muslims and others."

He estimates "several hundred" GTA husbands in polygamous marriages are receiving benefits. Under Islamic law, a Muslim man is permitted to have up to four spouses. Harems pay off for Muslims >>> By Tom Godfrey, Sun Media

Hat tip: Robert Spencer

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Fitna
RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE: The Hague - The populist leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, says his film about the Qu'ran will be called Fitna, or ordeal. Mr Wilders says he chose the term because he believes that Islam is the most recent ordeal for Western democracies, following Nazism and communism.

He says the film, which will appear in March and will be about 15 minutes long, will show that the Qu'ran is a Fascist book which incites people to commit acts of violence. [Source: Wilders' film to be called Fitna]

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An Islamic History of Europe: التاريخ الإسلامي في أوروبا
This series of twelve BBC videos are well worth watching. Bear in mind, however, that much appears to have been whitewashed. There is no talk of dhimmitude; and in general a very rosy picture is painted. One could be forgiven for believing that this is the story of El Dorado! You decide on the accuracy of all that has been reported. Above all, enjoy!


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