Will she pay any attention to what they teach in them? From Breakingnews.ie, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Minnie Driver will adopt a hands-on approach to the tsunami relief effort in south east Asia, by helping to rebuild mosques. The ‘Good will hunting’ actress, 34, is determined to use her Hollywood fame in a positive […]
Archives for 2005
Islam’s Claim on Spain
More whitewashing of Muslim Spain. “In Granada, once the center of a rich Muslim culture, adherents are trying to reassert their historic role amid a climate of suspicion.” From the LA Times, with thanks to Greg B. Grabinski: GRANADA, Spain “” Across a valley of fragrant cedars and orange trees, worshipers at the pristine Great […]
Anger at Muslim schools attack
More of the predictable reaction from Muslim groups to David Bell’s observations. From The Guardian, with thanks to Sir Percy: The head of the government’s education watchdog prompted an angry reaction from Muslim leaders yesterday after claiming that the growth of Islamic faith schools posed a challenge to the coherence of British society. In a […]
UK: Islamic schools are threat to national identity, says Ofsted
From the Times Online, with thanks to all who sent this in: THE rise of Islamic schools is a potential threat to Britain’s sense of national identity, the head of Ofsted said yesterday. David Bell said that Muslim and other faith schools outside the state system were teaching a narrow curriculum that failed to prepare […]
Christians and Muslims brawl in New Jersey
“Christians & Muslims Brawl,” from the New York Post, : January 18, 2005 — An emotional holy war broke out yesterday on the streets of Jersey City, where Muslims and Christians clashed and lobbed insults at the funeral for a devout family of Egyptian immigrants who may have been slain for their religious beliefs. While […]
Holland: Tight security, media hype as threatened MP returns
One of the foremost heroes of modern Europe, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, returns. From Expatica, : AMSTERDAM “” Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali is returning to Parliament on Tuesday, ending an absence of several months following death threats levelled against her after the November murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh. Soon after the brutal killing it […]
Kidnapped archbishop freed in Iraq
No ransom was paid. From CNN, : MOSUL, Iraq (CNN) — A Catholic archbishop has been released one day after he was kidnapped in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the Vatican confirmed Tuesday. No ransom was paid for the release of Basil George Casmoussa, a spokesman for the Vatican in Rome said. There were […]
Catholic Archbishop Abducted in Iraq
From AP, with thanks to Belisarius: VATICAN CITY “” A Roman Catholic archbishop in Mosul, Iraq, has been kidnapped, the Vatican said Monday. It identified the kidnapped man as Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa, 66, of the Syrian Catholic Church, one of the branches of the Roman Catholic Church. “The Holy See deplores in the firmest […]
Family, Friends Mourn Slain N.J. Family
This AP story (thanks to BHall) contains more information about the New Jersey murders. JERSEY CITY, N.J. “” A funeral procession for two parents and their two daughters found brutally slain in their home last week drew hundreds of mourners Monday and some in the crowd blamed the deaths on simmering religious tensions in the […]
DC Watson: The women of Islam: revered? Or reviled?
Longtime Jihad Watch reader DC Watson considers women’s rights in Islam: How the women of Islam are treated continue to be a heated topic. What exactly are their rights, and their actual roles? All we know is what we know. Since the controversy over the treatment of women inside the Islamic faith continues, perhaps the […]