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WASHINGTON POST: “Female Mayor With Headscarf in Bosnia Challenges Assumptions About Islam”
From Washington Post March 9, 2013 By Michael Birnbaum VISOKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — For years, Bosnian Muslims embraced a form of religion so moderate that many capped dinners during the holy month of Ramadan with an alcoholic drink. But the … Continue reading
NY TIMES: “Angry Mob Sets Fire to Christian Neighborhood in Pakistan”
From The New York Times By DECLAN WALSH and WAQAR GILLANI Published: March 9, 2013 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An enraged Muslim crowd attacked a Christian neighborhood in Lahore on Saturday, setting fire to more than 150 houses and 2 churches, in a new … Continue reading
VIDEO: “Top 5 Reasons People Draw Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad”
March 9, 2013 Watch Arsalan Iftikhar of “The Islamic Monthly” magazine talk about his “Top 5 Reasons Why People Draw Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad” Please Share Video Below:
WASHINGTON POST: “The Islam That Empowers Women”
From Washington Post March 8, 2013 By Samina Yasmeen The predominance of male-dominated interpretations of canonical texts has often caused analysts and others to proclaim the inherently dangerous relationship between religion and women. For example, the abundance of stories (some factual … Continue reading
PHOTO: Halal Kabob Food Truck in Washington DC
March 8, 2013 This was found two blocks from the White House in Washington DC… The Islamic takeover of America is nearly complete…Mwahahaha…
NY TIMES VIDEO: “The Struggle for the Definition of Jihad”
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CRAZY ALERT: “New Anti-Islam Subway Ads From Pamela Geller Arrive In Washington DC Metro”
From Buzzfeed The ads are a response to a #MyJihad campaign launched by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) in December/January in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington. (see ads below). The #MyJihad ads were a response to these 9/11 attack … Continue reading
COLUMN: “The Term ‘Moderate Muslim’ Is Not An Oxymoron”
From Chicago Tribune March 6, 2013 Lars Hedegaard is a Danish journalist who has made his name denouncing Islam, which he describes as “a totalitarian system of thought” whose adherents “rape their own children.” Last month, someone showed up at … Continue reading
MIAMI HERALD: “Anti-Sharia Legislation is Coming Back in Florida”
From Miami Herald A renewed attempt to pass a controversial “foreign law” bill proposed by Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, and Rep. Larry Metz, R-Yahala, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, after more than an hour of sometimes emotional public testimony. … Continue reading
WASHINGTON POST: “French Mosque Aims to Bring Muslims & Neighbors Together”
From Washington Post March 7, 2013 By Edward Cody, Thursday, March 7, 6:50 AM STRASBOURG, France — One woman asked why Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, changes dates every year. Then came a question about how Muslims calculate that the world is entering the … Continue reading
