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Tens of thousands protest military rule in Egypt

Tens of thousands protest military rule in Egypt

By AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s Islamist and secular forces sought to relaunch the street uprising against Egypt’s ruling military Friday, packing Cairo’s Tahrir Square with tens of thousands of protesters in the biggest rally in months and accusing the generals of

Holocaust survivor finds haven as Muslim in Israel

Holocaust survivor finds haven as Muslim in Israel

For more than five decades, Leila Jabarin hid her secret from her Muslim children and grandchildren — that she was a Jewish Holocaust survivor born in Auschwitz concentration camp. Although her family knew she was a Jewish convert, none of

Iran vows no atomic retreat ahead of talks

Iran vows no atomic retreat ahead of talks

Iran “will not retreat an iota” from its nuclear rights, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, ahead of weekend talks in Istanbul with world powers over Tehran’s atomic activities. His language indicated a defiant attitude by Iran as its negotiators

Fugitive Iraq VP accuses Maliki of targeting Sunnis

Fugitive Iraq VP accuses Maliki of targeting Sunnis

Iraq’s fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has accused Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s Shiite government of waging a systematic campaign against Sunni Arabs in Iraq. In an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera network aired late on Wednesday, Hashemi said the accusations

Al-Qaeda sites go silent in possible cyber attack

Al-Qaeda sites go silent in possible cyber attack

Al-Qaeda’s main Internet sites have gone silent for more than a week in an unprecedented outage for the extremist network’s online forums, analysts said Tuesday. The outage hit a number of online forums including two “flagship” sites, al-Fida and Shamukh

Iran State Press: True Muslims Obligated to Destroy Israel

Iran State Press: True Muslims Obligated to Destroy Israel

While President Barack Obama is still holding out hope that sanctions against Iran and kind words toward Israel can avert a military engagement between the two countries, Iranians are claiming a religious justification for wiping Israel off the map. In

France detains 19 suspected Islamist extremists

France detains 19 suspected Islamist extremists

(AP) France detains 19 suspected Islamist extremistsBy THOMAS ADAMSON and CECILE BRISSONAssociated PressPARISFrench police detained 19 people Friday as they launched a crackdown on suspected Islamist extremists in cities around the country, President Nicolas Sarkozy said, promising more raids to

Rosie Gets The Boot A Day Early

Rosie Gets The Boot A Day Early

Rosie O’Donnell’s 50th birthday was last week, and to celebrate that fact, yesterday Oprah Winfrey’s new network chose to air the final show one day earlier than scheduled.  The show had 500,000 viewers when it began and the audience had

Israel closes off West Bank ahead of Arab protests

Israel closes off West Bank ahead of Arab protests

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli forces went on high alert in anticipation of mass demonstrations Friday, sealing off swaths of territory and tightening restrictions on entering a flashpoint holy site as Palestinians and Arabs prepared for a day of marches throughout

Rep. Allen West Slams J Street

Rep. Allen West Slams J Street

On Tuesday, Allen West posted a statement on Facebook that shows he understands the Middle East better than President Obama — and leftist Jews — ever could: Today on Capitol Hill there are lots of J-Street (Pro-Palestinian Jewish Organization) representatives,

Taliban offer question-and-answer service online

Taliban offer question-and-answer service online

Worried about whether Islamic verses on Facebook are allowed? Or that suicide bombers kill innocent civilians? Afghanistan’s Taliban have set up a new question-and-answer section on their website to address such issues. The facility on Voice of Jihad, the official

Muslim Marriage Advice Book Endorses Domestic Violence

Muslim Marriage Advice Book Endorses Domestic Violence

The late comedian-violinist Henny Youngman’s emblematic one-liner was “Take my wife–please!” Now an Islamic Bookstore in Toronto, Canada was discovered selling a book titled A Gift for Muslim Couple, which promotes a brutal variant on Youngman’s comedic theme. Illustrating the

Islam won't be basis of new Tunisian constitution

Islam won't be basis of new Tunisian constitution

(AP) Islam won’t be basis of new Tunisian constitutionBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZAAssociated PressTUNIS, TunisiaIslamic law will not be enshrined in Tunisia’s new constitution, preserving the secular basis of the North African nation, Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Ennahda Party said Monday. The

Merah Case Could Tip French Election in Sarkozy's Favor

Merah Case Could Tip French Election in Sarkozy's Favor

(AP) Extremist suspect upends French presidential raceBy ELAINE GANLEYAssociated PressPARISFrench far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says her anti-Islam agenda has been vindicated: A French Muslim claiming ties to al-Qaida has taken responsibility for the country’s worst killing spree in

Islamist Murders Jews, Media Rushes to Defend Islamism

Islamist Murders Jews, Media Rushes to Defend Islamism

After the horrific butchery of a rabbi, his two young children, and an eight-year-old girl in Toulouse, France on Monday, AP reported that the manhunt was focusing on three paratroopers expelled from their regiment who had neo-Nazi sympathies.  Left-wingers quickly

Londoners Turn Against Pro-Islamist Ken Livingstone

Londoners Turn Against Pro-Islamist Ken Livingstone

The West may have finally decided to wake up — and in London, of all places. The mayoral race in London features two candidates: Boris Johnson, the incumbent , and Ken Livingstone, his predecessor. Johnson has taken an eight-point lead

NYT: Anti-Muslim Ads Endanger Troops

NYT: Anti-Muslim Ads Endanger Troops

The New York Times has explained its double standard for running paid advertisements attacking different religions with concern for the safety of America’s soldiers. After running the atheist organization Freedom From Religion’s ad telling readers “It’s time to consider quitting

NATO Clears Troops for Koran Burnings; Will Obama Do the Same?

NATO Clears Troops for Koran Burnings; Will Obama Do the Same?

On March 13, there was a quiet announcement on the findings of a joint NATO-Afghan investigation into the Bagram Air Field incident, wherein religious materials that “contained extremist messages or inscriptions” had been seized from detainees and burned. According to

Karzai and Mullahs Flex Afghanistan's Sharia Muscle

Karzai and Mullahs Flex Afghanistan's Sharia Muscle

The articles of the Afghanistan constitution open as follows: Article OneCh. 1. Art. 1 Afghanistan is an Islamic Republic, independent, unitary and indivisible state. Article TwoCh. 1, Art. 2 The religion of the state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

'American Taliban' Attorney Now Number Three at DOJ

'American Taliban' Attorney Now Number Three at DOJ

Just as Koran-Burning Rage 2012 must not be seen as an isolated event but rather as a cycle of sharia ascendancy, or, as indicated in my last column, another notch in our decline into dhimmitude, so, too, the advance of