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Coptic Pope Shenouda III in 1976: "There is a practice to convert Coptic girls to embrace Islam and marry them under terror to Muslim husbands."
Muslims Against Sharia —
Authority: 562
Nothing has changed, except for the new generation of victims. Note also the states adherence in practice to Sharia guidelines rather than civil law, and al Azhar Universitys affirmation of Aishas age at marriage as a precedent -- something apologists adamantly deny to Western audiences. "Forced Islamization of ...2 days ago -
Forced Islamization of Christian Girls Supported By Egyptian State
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 150
H/T Gates of Vienna : From AINA.Org Cairo (AINA) — The phenomenon of abduction, rape and forced Islamization of Christian girls in Egypt was shown for the first time on the Christian TV channel “Life TV”, which broadcasts from outside Egypt and has nearly 60 million Arab-speaking viewers in Egypt and around ...3 days ago -
Man urged son to rape cousin, 12
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 150
OK this is the worst thing I have seen for a while. I am going out for something fun now for a bit. This does me in. Islam in it’s day to day activities, in it’s normal course of action commits acts of horror that I would not have been able to think of if it was my full time job to do so. From The BBC News: ...4 days ago -
Finland wakes up a little
Vlad Tepes —
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Tulay Goren honour killing: When tolerance is deadly
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 150
From The Times Online Over the past few months I have spent time at the Old Bailey watching the trial of Mehmet Goren, a father who murdered his 15-year-old daughter because she defied him and ran off with the man she loved. In the small courtroom, full of bewigged barristers, police officers and ...6 days ago -
Stop tiptoeing around honour killings | Poorna Shetty
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 985
Anyone who thinks murder is better than suffering the indignation of a community needs more than a softly-softly approach The dust has barely settled on the case of Tulay Goren – the Turkish schoolgirl murdered by her own father. Tulays murder will not be the last of its kind, but she should be the last who was ...6 days ago -
Poverty in South Africa: three cows and a forced marriage
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
Authority: 971
Nolizwi Sinama was 14 years old when her family swapped her for three cows and forced her to marry a man three times her age.2 weeks ago -
REVIEW: Knight of Pleasure by Margaret Mallory
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary —
Authority: 139
Dear Ms. Mallory: I remember a number of people raving about your debut in the If You Like Debut books thread . I bought the debut book, Knight of Desire, but by the time I got around to reading it your second book, Knight of Pleasure, was out. So I read that one first. While I felt that I would have appreciated ...2 weeks ago -
London: Honor Crimes Up 40% Due to Rising Fundamentalism
Perpetua of Carthage —
Authority: 117
Londons Mail Online has an article on the large increase in honor crimes and a source from the Iranian and Kurdish Womens Rights Organisation attributing the problem to the increase in fundamentalism. There has been a 40% figure ncrease comparing 2007-8 to 2008-9. But the increase has continued and the last six ...2 weeks ago -
Canada:Muslim jailed for threats of honour murder against daughter seen as ‘hero’
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 150
Maybe I need to get out more, but I don’t know any average father who has threatened his daughter with violence and murder. I also don’t know any average father who would toss his daughter down a flight of stairs, beat her, taunt her with vile language, follow her, send her menacing letters or threaten that male ...3 weeks ago -
In Yemen Child Brides Are Still the Norm
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 150
Do I hear a bid of two goats or one camel? The Washington Post article dutifully presents the perverse practice of allowing child brides, as a “cultural thing”, but lets face it, if it indeed were just a cultural thing, the practice would be that much easier to do away with. Since the false prophet of Islam is ...3 weeks ago -
REVIEW: Sold to a Laird by Karen Ranney
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary —
Authority: 139
Dear Ms. Ranney: I confess that the title of the this book was a bit offputting (not to mention factually inaccurate for the story). I was initially put off by the title and the blurb but the book was sent by the publisher and after the first chapter, I was very interested in what came next. Douglas Eston has ...3 weeks ago -
Abused Afghan women opt for suicide
Muslims Against Sharia —
Authority: 562
For many women trapped in abusive marriages in Afghanistan, death can seem like the only way out. In the northwestern province of Herat, doctors this year have treated at least seventy women who attempted to take their own lives by setting themselves on fire. More than 40 of them died, in what doctors ...3 weeks ago -
Swiss ban minarets
Muslims Against Sharia —
Authority: 562
GENEVA — Swiss voters approved a move to ban the construction of minarets in a Sunday vote on a right-wing initiative that labeled the mosque towers as symbols of militant Islam, projections by a widely respected polling institute showed. The projections based on partial returns say Swiss swung from only 37 ...3 weeks ago -
Swiss vote on minaret ban
Muslims Against Sharia —
Authority: 562
Swiss nationals are voting on whether to ban the building of minarets on the countrys mosques. Opinion polls before Sundays refendum, back by the country largest political party - the right-wing Swiss Peoples Party - indicated that it would be defeated, but only by a small margin. About 400,000 Muslims ...3 weeks ago -
Ohio: Judge: Christian’s ‘arranged’ Islamic marriage invalid
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 150
This in my opinion is a significant victory over the dark forces of Islam and it’s ambition to destory individualism and western human rights gains. Much more so than banning clothes or building styles. I have always objected to the term ‘arrnaged’ or ‘forced marriage’ when it comes to Islam. In fact in ...4 weeks ago -
A good news day for women | Zohra Moosa
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 985
The governments violence against women strategy is welcome – now it must co-ordinate this approach, including internationally You may not know it but today is a good news day for women – 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women , which launches the 16 days of activism ...4 weeks ago -
Women, Islam, very low PH level fluids.
Vlad Tepes —
Authority: 150
Warning, this video is harsh. Based on this excellent Phyllis Chesler article. Please click on over and read.4 weeks ago -
UK: Muslim who threatened to kill his wife and cut out her tongue gets community service, no jail
Muslims Against Sharia —
Authority: 562
Giving out the wrong message. Absurd Britannia Alert: "Spared jail, the forced marriage case father who told wife: Ill cut out your tongue," by James Tozer in the Daily Mail , November 19 A muslim who threatened to kill his wife and cut out her tongue after she blocked an arranged marriage for their ...4 weeks ago -
Modernity – an end to male-run faiths and honour crimes
Muslims Against Sharia —
Authority: 562
by Joan Smith When demonstrators gathered in London yesterday to protest against sharia, the Archbishop of Canterbury was otherwise engaged with the Pope. Its almost two years since Rowan Williams caused an outcry when he suggested that recognising aspects of sharia would help social cohesion, and, every day, ...4 weeks ago
