Tag: muslims
Police ‘covered up’ violent campaign to turn London area ‘Islamic’
Police have been accused of “covering up” a campaign of abuse, threats and violence aimed at “Islamicising” an area of London.
Complaining About TSA Molestation Will Get You Profiled as a Terrorist
According to CNN, the government considers “arrogant complaining” about TSA Gestapo tactics at the nation’s airports to be an indication of terrorist behavior.
Yodelling offends praying Muslims, say judges
An Austrian has been fined for yodelling while mowing his lawn, according to a report.
The Kronen Zeitung newspaper claims Helmut G. was told by a court in Graz, Styria, that his yodelling offended his next-door Muslim neighbours.
Poppy-burning Muslim protesters mar Armistice Day commemorations as millions fall silent to remember war dead
Islamic protesters sparked fury today after they burned a model of a poppy and deliberately broke the silence at Armistice Day commemorations in central London.
Sharia law banned: Oklahoma to become the first U.S. state to veto use of Islamic code
Oklahoma is set to become the first state in America to outlaw Sharia law.
Voters were expected to rule it illegal for judges to rely on the Islamic code when ruling on cases following a state-wide ballot.
Muslims will become majority in Europe, senior Vatican official warns
Italian Father Piero Gheddo said that the low birth rate among indigenous Europeans combined with an unprecedented wave of Muslim immigrants with large families could see Europe becoming dominated by Islam in the space of a few generations.
Council of Europe opposes bans on Muslim face veils
The Council of Europe human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it opposed an all-out ban on full face veils, under consideration by some European states, but also urged Muslims to reject customs that deny women equal rights.
France, Belgium and Spain are considering a ban on full face veils in public and may outlaw them later this year. The Council’s resolution has no legal weight against national laws.
Facebook ‘pork party’ protest banned by Paris officials
A ‘Pork and wine party’ organised on Facebook to protest against the ‘Islamisation’ of a neighbourhood has been banned by Paris officials.
The event, organised on the social networking site, was planned for Friday, when the streets would be teeming with Muslims coming out of mosques.
Cardinal says Christian Europe is to blame for Islamisation
Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, the Archbishop of Prague, said Muslims were well placed to fill the spiritual void “created as Europeans systematically empty the Christian content of their lives”.
“Europe will pay dear for having left its spiritual foundations and that this is the last period that will not continue for decades when it may still have a chance to do something about it,” he said.
Swimmers are told to wear burkinis
British swimming pools are imposing Muslim dress codes in a move described as divisive by Labour MPs.
Under the rules, swimmers – including non-Muslims – are barred from entering the pool in normal swimming attire.
Instead they are told that they must comply with the “modest” code of dress required by Islamic custom, with women covered from the neck to the ankles and men, who swim separately, covered from the navel to the knees.
Animal rights outcry at Euro slaughter decision
Animal rights groups have reacted with outrage at a European Union ruling earlier this week protecting Jewish and Muslim methods of slaughtering animals.
Jews practise a form of ritual slaughter called shechita, while Muslims practise dhabiha. Neither will have to involve stunning the animal before slaughter under the ruling, a factor many animal rights advocates consider objectionable.
BBC reinvent fat balding Friar Tuck as black martial arts expert for new series of Robin Hood
He is typically remembered as Robin Hood’s white, fat and balding companion.
But for the latest instalment of the BBC show, producers have reinvented Friar Tuck – as a black marital arts expert.
The fighting monk is played by Criminal Justice actor David Harewood, who had to undergo gruelling training sessions for the role.
The image overhaul appears to be keeping in line with some interpretations that Tuck was physically fit and ‘proficient with clubbes and staves.’
But the radical transformation has sparked fury among professors who believe the portrayal is historically inaccurate.
Death threats for artist Lars Wilks: “My art is worth dying for”
“You set out to deliberately insult Muslims,” the CNN reporter accuses. CNN digitizes the cartoon. It’s been years since Lars Wilks created his Muhammad cartoon and still he lives in hiding, checking under his car for bombs.
