Maldive Muslim implicated in the Islamic assault on Bombay

According to a Divehi language report by Niumatolla Idris in the Maldives’ biggest newspaper Haveeru, there is a Maldive connection to the recent Islamic assault on the Indian city of Mumbai.

A senior Lashkar-e-Toiba operative, Faisal Haroun attempted to smuggle arms into India with the help of Malé-based Maldive citizen Ali al-Shaam, the report added. Haveeru does not make it clear if Ali al-Shaam is a native Maldivian, a naturalised Islamic terrorist of foreign birth or simply someone given a Maldive passport of convenience. Despite its claim to being a one hundred percent Muslim country, the Maldives has so far avoided being identified with other Islamic terror-sponsoring countries. For that reason, Maldive passport holders do not face terrorism profiling when visiting non-Islamic countries.

It was also reported that al-Shaam collaborated with Haroun on acquiring an arms storage facility on an uninhabited island in the Maldive archipelago. There are close to a thousand such islands with easy boat access to major Indian ports. The Maldives’ closest neighbours are India in the north and the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in the south. Diego Garcia, the site of a top secret United States military facility is in BIOT.

A Maldive national, Ibrahim Fauzi, was one of the Islamic terror suspects captured in Pakistan and detained in Guantanamo Bay.

Islamic terrorists have been infiltrating Maldive mosques, urban areas and villages since late 1978. They have managed to force nearly four in every ten Maldive women into the Islamic burugaa veil in a climate that averages at 30 degree Celsius heat and 95 percent humidity. Up until now Maldive women took pride in their patriotism and did not give in to the burugaa, which is seen as a foreign piece of apparel.

Currently there are some Maldive islands that are outside the administrative control of the Maldive authorities. The inhabitants of these islands have pledged allegiance to the cause of worldwide jihad instead of the Maldive republic. An armed standoff with government police on one of those islands, Himendhoo in Ari Atoll some months ago resulted in arrests but the offenders were let of lightly by the former Gayoom dictatorship, at the behest of brotherly Islamic countries.

During Ramadan 2007, Islamic terrorists detonated a bomb in a park in Malé outside the city’s main mosque. Although there were no casualties, it was aimed at killing non-Muslim tourists, some of whom were seriously injured. The bombing coincided with the anniversary of the Battle of Badr, one of Mohamed’s early assaults on the non-Muslims of his own tribe in Mecca. The main perpetrators of the bombing were allowed to flee the Maldives and those who were apprehended were let off lightly.

In August the Maldives ratified a new constitution which, the world is persuaded to believe, is democratic. Maldives international human rights commitments are not fully addressed in this constitution. It disenfranchised and denaturalised non-Muslim Maldivians for the first time. Not a single member of parliament cast a dissenting vote against that particular constitutional clause, including members of the currently ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). One of the first acts of the new MDP-led government that assumed office in November was to block web access to Christian web sites. According to a report by Ibrahim Mohamed in Minivan News, a Divehi language Christian web site www.sidahitun.com is the main target of this censorship.

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Italy: 'It is Not easy to Distinguish Between Places of Worship and Those that Recruit Terrorists'...

The party of Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni wants a moratorium on the building of mosques, citing fears of "terrorism," the Turin daily La Stampa reported Thursday.

The anti-immigration Northern League, the main ally of conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, made the demand after two men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of planning attacks in and near Milan, Italy's northern economic hub.

"These arrests show that Islamist terrorism is entrenched in Italy, and that we must be vigilant," Maroni told the paper. "Unfortunately it is not easy to distinguish between places of worship and those that recruit terrorists and finance the planning of attacks," he said.

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49 Arrested for 'Satanic' Clothing

POLICE have arrested 49 people this week in a northern Iranian city during a crackdown on "satanic" clothes, according to an IRNA news agency report.

The measures are the latest in a country-wide campaign against Western cultural influence in the Islamic Republic, where strict dress codes are enforced.

"Police confronted rascals and thugs who appeared in public wearing satanic fashions and unsuitable clothing," Qaemshahr city police commander Mahmoud Rahmani told IRNA.

Mr Rahmani also said that five barber shops were shut and 20 more warned for "promoting Western hairstyles".

In the past, such crackdowns have lasted a few weeks or months, but the current campaign was launched in 2007 and has not let up.

It includes measures against men sporting spiky "Western" hairstyles or women wearing tight trousers and high boots.

Women are supposed to wear clothing that covers their hair and disguises the shape of their bodies. But some, particularly in cities, wear headscarves pushed back well beyond their hairlines and sport tight-fitting outfits.
Some analysts say the authorities fear such open acts of defiance against the Islamic Republic's values could escalate if they go unchecked. This worries them when Iran is under pressure from the West over its disputed nuclear work, they say.

"Some individuals, not knowing what culture they are imitating, put on clothing that was designed by the enemies of this country," Rahmani said.

"The enemies of this country are trying to divert our youth and breed them the way they want and deprive them of a healthy life."
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"Arab Money" - 'Busta Rhymes' Accused of 'Racism', Insulting Qur'an...

The title of Busta Rhymes' single Arab Money has been branded racist and the rapper is accused of mixing up elements of the Koran.

The song has barely been aired in the UK for fear of upsetting listeners.
And Galaxy confirmed "a number" of complaints were received when it was played in Birmingham and Yorkshire on Saturday night.

Busta Rhymes - real name Trevor Smith - insists he is "biggin' up" Arab culture.

But Galaxy's spokesman apologised for any offence caused by the track and said: "Both the DJ and producer have been suspended pending a full inquiry."

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Ministry of Islam targets Christians, wants to silence inquiry and debate......

Maldivian Islamists now have their own ministry. And in typical (islamo)fascist way their first objective is to silence inquiry and debate.. Which of course begs the question. Is their a flaw in the beliefs they try to force on you?

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Ministry of Islam flexes censorship muscles...

Should Abdul Majeed Abdul Baaree and other "Islamic Scholars" have control and decide what you know?

Apparently they are making plans to censor the internet so Maldivians will not be exposed to the munaafigoon.

If Islam is the best and all that they say it is, why the fear about people knowing what these Christians are saying?
Let everyone examine what they want and decide for themselves.

Or are they afraid that Christianity or something other than Islam may be more reasonable and make more sense to people?

These Muslims who want censorship are behaving like an unethical, immoral person who wants to unload rotten and damaged goods on you by not allowing others to show what they have.

This blog also has been the target of Islamic censorship on quite a few occasions. Visit our archives and read the comments!

The commitment to freedom of speech of the owners of the Blogosphere is why we have lasted.
Now it seems very likely that Blogosphere will be investigated by the Ministry of Islam for spreading fitna in the world.

Dissecting the Muslim Mind: The Making of a Zombie

What turns some Muslims into zombies & cold blooded killers unable to think for themselves? Here is an insightful look at how Muslims think!

The human brain is an extremely complex organ. Every person reacts to a given condition in a different way. The way we humans process information depends on many factors. The conditioning of the human mind, anatomically speaking, is a major deciding factor as to how a person will react to a given situation.

However there are a few situations where the reaction to most human beings, unless the person is mentally ill, is almost similar. It is this fact that differentiates us from the rest of the animal kingdom. In this article we shall try to bring out this fact as to how conditioning impairs the ability of most Muslims to react in a way that is different from how a non Muslim would react.

We will use some Hadiths and Suras of the Qur’an in our examples. For the purpose of easy understanding we have taken two subjects namely a Muslim denoted by 'M' and a non-Muslim denoted by 'NM'. We shall now see how they react to these Suras and Hadiths.

On Killing Other Human Beings

Bukhari 7:71:590

Narrated Anas:
The climate of Medina did not suit some people, so the Prophet ordered them to follow his shepherd, i.e. his camels, and drink their milk and urine (as a medicine). So they followed the shepherd that is the camels and drank their milk and urine till their bodies became healthy. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels. When the news reached the Prophet he sent some people in their pursuit. When they were brought, he cut their hands and feet and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron.

M: Mashallah, how wise the prophet was. There must have been many medicinal qualities in drinking camel urine, and that is why the Prophet asked these people to drink camel urine. I will get my bottle of Camel urine tomorrow to drink as a preventive measure. This must be Sunnah. I am sure modern science will prove the prophet was a genius when it comes to treating disease.

NM: What a barbarian that Muhammad was. Is this is how he wanted to spread peace, by chopping off people’s hands and feet and then branding them as though they were animals.

Killing Anyone who leaves the “Religion of Peace and Forgiveness”

Bukhari 9:84:57

Narrated 'Ikrima:
Some Zanadiqa (heretics) were brought to 'Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn 'Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'"

M: Allahu Akbar!!! The wretches deserved it. No one has the right to insult the true religion of the one true God……….Allah

NM: So Islam is no better than a Mafia ring; One way only.

Kill anyone who is captured in conflicts and wars

Quran 8:67:

It is not fitting for a prophet that he should have prisoners of war until he hath thoroughly subdued the land. Ye look for the temporal goods of this world; but Allah looketh to the Hereafter: And Allah is Exalted in might, Wise.

M: If Allah is telling the holy prophet to kill captured people, who are we to say “No”

NM: Oh! My God. Is this Quran a slaughter manual? How can God ask his own prophet to kill someone he created? There are rules on how to deal with prisoners of wars. Killing them just because a supposed un“holy” verse tells one to do that is a clear indication that Muhammad is a criminal, and that his Qur’an is not suitable to use even in the bathroom for cleaning body waste (it will serve better for fires during the cold season).

Murder

Quran 2.178:

O ye who believe! The law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grants any reasonable demand, and compensates him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.

M: Allah preserved equality. Al-hamdulillah

NM: So, a Muslim is of higher status than other people even in a case when a crime is committed. A Muslim is a “cut above” everyone else. How pathetic a logic is this? And even in crimes, slavery is clearly condoned in Islam. How much of an idiot one has to be to believe this nonsense?

Scientific Discoveries of the holy Prophet

Bukhari 7:71:592

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There is healing in black cumin for all diseases except death."

M: Alhamdullilah. I will stuff my father mouth with black cumin. I am sure his Cancer will get cured.

NM: Why the hell are we investing in all the Medical research?

Mastery of Medical Procedures

Bukhari 8:82:795

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet cut off the hands and feet of the men belonging to the tribe of 'Uraina and did not cauterize (their bleeding limbs) till they died.

M: Serves them right the bloody Kafirs

NM: I think I am going to throw up.

The genocide of Bani Qurayza (estimates put their numbers between 600 to 900 men).

Here is the story:

During the night, trenches sufficient to contain the dead bodies of the men were dug across the market place of the city. In the morning, Mahomet, himself a spectator of the tragedy, commanded that male captives to be brought forth in companies of five or six at a time. Each company as it came up was made to sit down in a row on the brink of the trench destined for its grave, there beheaded, and the bodies cast therein. … The butchery, begun in the morning, lasted all day, and continued by torchlight till the evening. Having thus drenched the market place with the blood of seven or eight hundred victims, and having given command for the earth to be smoothed over their remains, Mahomet returned from the horrid spectacle to solace himself with the charms of Rihana, whose husband and all her male relatives had just perished in the massacre. [Source: W. Muir, The Life of Muhammad, (Edinburg 1923, Pages 307-8)].

M: Allahu Akabar. The holy prophet knew how to deal with the Jewish criminal tribe.

NM: This is a clear genocide and a grave sin against humanity. If this happened in our days, Muhammad would be hunted down as a mass murderer and evil criminal. He will be put to death once he is caught. The same applies to his evil gang of “Sahaba”. Such a story just makes me sick to my stomach, and mirror evil people like Hitler and KKK staunch advocates. Only an EVIL INCARNATE like Muhammad would do this, and then go sleep with a woman that he had just murdered all her male relatives. He did that with no guilt conscious on his part. Language has no meaning if this man was not EVIL INCARNATE.

Fight Everyone Else

Quran 9:123:

O ye who believe! fight the unbelievers who gird you about, and let them find firmness in you: and know that Allah is with those who fear Him

M: Allah’s word is never wrong. We should not have mercy on anyone else. We will fight everyone else who disagrees with us, and Allah is always with us. We are always right.

NM: Only a dumb beast will fight other people because they happen to believe different.

Befriending Kafirs

Quran 5:51:

O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.

M: By Allah, Muslims should stay pure, and never trust the infidel Pigs and Monkeys.

NM: What an awful teaching to tell people not to trust another human being just because he/she has a different religious belief. How can a supposedly “holy book” like the Qur’an teach such idiocies?

Leaving Islam

Quran 4.089:

They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;-

M: These Murtadeen deserve to be punished both in this world as well as in the hereafter. How can they dare to leave the Religion of Allah. Allah is wise and gracious that is why he was given us the duty of killing the Murtads. Bismillah.

NM: I don’t get this! Why should someone be killed for leaving his religion? Why would a supreme deity be scared if someone leaves Islam. Either way it is my choice whether I choose to be Muslim or anything Else. IF Allah really exists he would never allow a Muslim to leave his religion. Hey! What about predestination, does Allah arrange for everything to go according to his will. What a sick deity!

Punishment for Stealing

Quran 5.38

As to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power.

M: This is a good punishment. It prevents people from stealing in the future.

NM: How barbaric? Stealing is a clear example where a gradual system of punishment should be in place. The higher the amount stolen, the more prison terms the person may have to serve. Making a handicapped person out of someone who stole, does not serve that person’s future well-being. He won’t be likely to be able to make a decent living in the future. He also will be likely to steal again because he cannot make a decent living to pay his/her future bills. So, cutting of limbs is barbaric, and does not help improve the life of the individual, or improve the society as a whole.

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From Islamwatch - Telling the Truth about Islam

The Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Mumbai

The reason for the violence isn't hard to guess - in fact, it's right there in the Qur'an. The only question is whether we have the courage, brain cells and the insight to examine the "Religion of Peace."

"The attacks in Mumbai, India are the latest in the 1,400 year history of Islam and yet people continue to express surprise that the alleged religion of peace could harbor so many cold-blooded killers of innocent people.

Since 9/11, Muslims have carried out more than 11,000 attacks all in the name of Islam and Muhammad. Americans got a taste of it when 3,000 of their own were mercilessly killed without warning and, I might add, without any better reason than Muhammad’s call to “wage war against such of the infidels as are your neighbors.”

With more than 1.3 billion Muslims in the world, about 21 percent of the world’s population, that’s a lot of neighbors and wherever Muslims are gathered in great numbers or wherever they have immigrated, the demand for unbelievers is always the same, convert or die.

The death toll in Mumbai as of this writing is nearing 130 and the target area, just as with 9/11’s attack on the World Trade Center, is the financial center of India. Islam takes a dim view of capitalism wherever it is practiced, but then Islam takes a dim view of everything that is not Islamic.

To understand Islam is to understand two central factors, its sense of superiority and its certitude. While other religions exercise tolerance for those who do not share their faith, Islam requires that “unbelievers” either convert or be killed.

While not all Muslims seek their neighbor’s blood and many are good and decent people, the single truth about Islam is that its holy book is a call to war. This thought is so frightening that most in the West end up denying the threat it poses to their lives. Terror, however, was a means to secure new adherents from its beginning.

In a new book, “The 9/11 Verses: Terrorist Teachings in the Koran”, author Karl J. Trautwein has painstakingly studied the book that Muslims are taught is the word of Allah and the Haddith a collection of stories about Muhammad’s life that are intended to guide the lives of Muslims. Islam lays down rules for every single aspect of a Muslim’s life and it requires prayer five times a day, always facing Mecca. One can purchase the book from http://www.The911Verses.com.

Muslims often point to the Koran’s verses on tolerance, but Trautwein notes that, “Passages teaching peace and tolerance are believed to come from the early days when Muhammad lived in Mecca. Verses calling for hate and violence are believed to have been revealed in Medina, which was later in his life.” In Medina, after Jewish tribes that lived there refused to accept him as a prophet and convert, Muhammad had between 600 and 900 men killed. Their wives and children were taken as slaves.

Trautwein calls Islam “bi-polar” because it contains two totally opposite beliefs and sets of behavior. The violence that the Koran demands cannot be “misinterpreted” any more than its more peaceful, earlier statements. Even so, the Koran promises great rewards for hunting, harming or killing non-believers. A statistical study of the Koran found that 52.7 percent of the verses are hatred aimed at infidels.

The lesson of 9/11, the attacks in Spain, the United Kingdom, Mumbai, and elsewhere around the world is that neither the West, nor anywhere else can “peace” be achieved with Islam. Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, animists and all others are the legitimate targets for Muslims because they are not Muslims or refuse to submit to Islam.

The 21st century is now challenged by the 7th century and, everywhere, it finds itself bewildered by what appears to be appalling and senseless killing.

It makes perfect sense, however, to those who believe they are practicing Islam as commanded by Muhammad and the Koran.

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Ten Muslim "Fundamentalists" Arrested for Acid Attacks on Girls...

Police in southern Afghanistan have arrested 10 men in connection with an acid attack on schoolgirls earlier this month, officials say.
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Several girls received severe burns when acid was thrown in their faces on 12 November in Kandahar city.
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At least 15 schoolgirls and female teachers had acid sprayed at them by two men on a motorcycle near the Mirwais Nika Girls High School in Kandahar.
Officials say the attackers used a toy gun to spray the acid and fled as soon as people came to the assistance of the girls.
Most of the victims suffered severe burns and at least one of them will have to have her face and neck reconstructed by plastic surgery.
Some of the girls were wearing Islamic burkas or veils which provided them with some protection.
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Correspondents say it is likely to have been carried out by those opposed to the education of women.
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Islam's war with India .."Continued"

"It emphasized that a Muslim’s first loyalty was to his creed, not his nation; any means of violence could be employed including weapons of mass destruction to achieve political and other aims; and belonging to one Ummah a Muslim could participate in any struggle worldwide where Islam or its believers were being victimized.
With this ideology, drawn from scriptures, a Muslim was freed from the need of having any further organizational guidance from the Front. The result was that many Muslim groups in many parts of the world, started thinking and acting on identical lines. There was an upsurge in fundamentalism and terror worldwide. Later the list of enemies was expanded to India to include Hindus. "
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Today, the heightened profile of radical Islam all over the world is giving sleepless nights to many governments including some in the Islamic world. Many of these governments believe that the Islamists will sooner or later be able to lay their hands on a nuclear device, causing mass destruction or disorder somewhere.
The rise of Radical Islam has placed Muslims in a deep predicament in the western countries. While he cannot give up his Islamic identity, he does not quite understand how to manage his other multiple identities created by his citizenship, education and existence in multi-cultural societies.
Secularism and alternate systems of governance are theologically unacceptable in the Muslim scriptures. A reformist Muslim thus, becomes an anathema to Islam. Without reforms, the hard dogmas will continue to rule the Muslim mind and feed the hatred and animosity on which Radical Islam thrives. This amounts to a no-win situation leaving thereafter a class of people with no respect for the laws and the others.
This has caused some to leave the pale of Islam and come out publicly against the contradictions of Islam and its outright rejection of values which are now universal in vast parts of the world."
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To be continued...

Michael Jackson Accepts Allah & Pledges Allegiance to Muhammad...

MICHAEL Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel, according to reports.

The singer wore traditional Islamic dress as he pledged his allegiance to the Koran at a friend's home in Los Angeles, The Sun reports.

Jackson, who was raised a Jehovah's Witness, reportedly decided to convert after discussing religion with a music producer and songwriter on his new album - both of whom were converts to Islam.

The Sun reported singer Yousef Islam - formerly knowns as Cat Stevens - turned up to help Jackson celebrate.

Jackson is due to give evidence in court next week after being sued by Sheikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, second son of the King of Bahrain.

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Imams Sanction Marital Rape, Domestic Violence and Welfare Fraud...:

Local Muslim clerics accused -

SOME Muslim religious leaders in Victoria are condoning rape within marriage, domestic violence, polygamy, welfare fraud and exploitation of women, according to an explosive report on the training of imams.

The report says some imams apply Sharia (Islamic law) when it benefits men but not when it benefits women, and that they hinder police from pursuing domestic violence charges.

Women seeking divorces have also been told by imams that they must leave "with only the clothes on their back" and not seek support or a share of property because they can get welfare payments.

And the report says some imams knowingly perform polygamous marriages, also knowing that the second wife, a de facto under Australian law, can claim Centrelink payments.

The report is based on a study commissioned and funded by the former Howard government and conducted by the Islamic Women's Welfare Council of Victoria.

It was presented yesterday at a National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies conference at Melbourne University.

It is the result of extensive community consultation, interviews with police, lawyers, court workers and academics, and meetings with and questions to the Victorian Board of Imams.

The board's role is to provide an Islamic view and religious guidance to the community and represent it to the media. The report claims that the 24-man board ignored or did not directly answer many of the questions.

It says women, community and legal workers and police involved in the consultation were particularly concerned about domestic violence, and suggested that imams aimed to preserve the family at the cost of women.

When cases came to court they were often dropped after family and community elders pressured women to withdraw charges.

The report says some women who were legally separated but not religiously divorced had their husbands enter their houses, demand sexual intercourse and take it by force.

"Workers who have assisted women in this situation said that the advice women received from the imams was that it was "halal" — permitted — because there was a valid "nikah" — marriage," it says.

The report also cites sexual assault allegations connected with under-age marriages.

It says polygamy is steadily increasing and gaining acceptance among Melbourne Muslims, and Shepparton police report many "de facto" relationships that are really polygamous marriages.

"Community workers who have provided support to women whose husbands took another wife religiously said that women blame the availability of Centrelink benefits … since one or the other wife will be claiming it, relieving the husband of the responsibility of supporting two families," the report says.

Community members quoted in the report believe that imams' narrow religious training in an increasingly complex world, lack of life experience, poor English and lack of understanding of Australia create problems for the community. For example, ill-informed comment by imams drew a wedge between the mainstream and Muslim communities.

The report suggests the Muslim community believes many imams are ill-equipped for the role, which involves much higher expectations in Australia than in predominantly Muslim countries, including marriage counselling, pastoral and spiritual care, marriages and divorces.

"They come from their own little village and culture and say this is what Islam is," one woman is quoted saying. "They come from a village where there is no running water and electricity, and they bring their dark ideas into this country."

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Islam's war with India

After decades of barbaric bombings and other attacks in India, someone finally noticed that the perpetrators have been giving Allah the credit . This is a nice article that explains why Islam is a threat to the rest of us as well.

"The time has arrived for the unspoken to be spoken: Radical Islam is at war with India.

The objectives of the war are to destroy India as a nation with a composite culture and multi-ethnic society, and replace it with a phenomenon which began as an enclave in Saudi Arabia in the 7th century and has already enveloped a good part of the globe.

Its spread so far is a proof of its inherent strength. In its historical march to its present expanse, it has destroyed empires, countries, religions, culture and people. It is continuously making inroads into territories where it was earlier unknown. Those who fail to comprehend its dynamics, do so at their own peril.

Radical Islam is what Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given to the citizens of Medina after his flight from Mecca. He outlined an ideology, couched in religious terms, from which an escape was next to impossible.

The ideology offered no accommodation except on its terms, ruled out all compromises, and demanded an allegiance with any violation of what was declared blasphemous, inviting instantaneous annihilation.

As radical Islam spread far and wide beyond Mecca and Medina, often in the shadow of the sword, it did encounter powerful ideas which after mellowed it and sometimes led to the emergence of new sprouts.

Sufi Islam was one such product which toned down the hard features of the original concepts and introduced new ones. It conditioned the Islamic mindset to the acceptance of co-existence with other cultures and religions. Although principally it was radical Islam which made its first forays into India in the middle and early mid centuries, the one that settled down was not so radical. Its core was impacted by Hindu philosophy, Bhakti movements and new strains within it such as Akbar’s Deen-e-Ilahi. The result was a broad based coexistence of Islam with all other religions in India.

But the purists were not amused by what they saw as contamination of Islam. Their brigade was led by the contemporary Ulemas.".....

To be continued...

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs forces man to to clean mosques for 'skipping prayers'

A Saudi civil court has ordered an Asian immigrant to clean mosques next month during this year's Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca after religious police caught him skipping Friday prayers several times, Saudi daily al-Watan reports. The man will have to clean five mosques along the highway into Mecca twice daily for eleven days, the court ruled.

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs will be tasked with checking if the immigrant obeys the court order. If he fails to do so, the court has warned that he will be tried before a criminal court.

Instead of handing out custodial sentences, a number of Saudi judges have recently ordered minor offenders to clean buildings and cars, memorise the Koran (the Muslim holy book) or do community work.

Earlier this month, a judge ordered a young man to memorise part of the Koran and 40 sayings of the Prophet Mohammed as a punishment for appearing in public with a woman who was not a relative.

This year's Hajj is taking place in the first half of December. Last year, two million Muslim pilgrims attended.

The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is an obligation for all able-bodied Muslims to attend at least once during their lives, provided they can afford it.


From: AKI-Adnkronos

Dancers flogged by Islamists

What will the Minister of Islamic affairs who says that music is haraam do with dancers?

"The team was flogged in Balad township, 30km north of the capital Mogadishu, where they were arrested overnight while performing a folklore dance.

"They were found dancing to traditional songs outside Balad last night (Friday) and were flogged this morning (Satureday).

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Islamist official, Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan, told AFP that group violated the Islamic Sharia law that bars men and women from mingling and dancing together.

"So they were punished for their evil actions that violated Sharia law," Hassan said.

Last month, Somali men stoned to death a 13-year-old girl after an Islamic court in the southern port of Kismayo found her guilty of adultery, but it later emerged that she was raped."

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