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To: FJB who wrote (3381)	11/24/2006 1:25:25 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Respond to of 20106

Now that isn't fair, everyone knows they use boys and old women for suicide bombers. Babies would be suspicious.

To: FJB who wrote (3381)	11/24/2006 8:16:21 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Shariah rising in the West The Washington Times ^ \| November 23, 2006 \| Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen washingtontimes.com The founder of the Muslim Brotherhood would have been ecstatic... Indeed, the everyday consequences of adopting the Muslim Brotherhood's "Islam as a way of life" are felt in the United States and Western civilization in many ways... The Koran does not require that women wear a veil. Yet, the Doha-based spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Yousuf al-Qaradawi, claims that banning the veil "is a glaring violation of both Islamic teachings and relevant international charters of human rights which regard clothing as a matter of one's personal freedom." Increasingly, Muslim restrictions on alcohol and dogs also effect Western non-Muslims... The executive director of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center in Minneapolis, Omar Jamal, complained that the fatwa by the Muslim American Society (MAS)...is "looking for an issue to get Muslims to rally behind to drive a wedge in the community between Muslims and non-Muslims." Under the guise of personal freedom, so cherished in the West, they introduce conservative Muslim restrictions on private and public life. The Qatar-based Al Jazeera, the major platform for bin Laden and other Islamist messages worldwide, began its English-language broadcasting unit Al-Jazeera English (AJE) this month... Middle East petrodollars also pay hefty retainers to former diplomats to influence public opinion and lobby for change in public policy and laws. Their money buys them the best... The Saudis are also at the forefront of the internationalization of Islamic banking... With the exponential growth in Saudi oil wealth and the growing influence of petrodollars in Western markets, the Saudis also successfully promoted interest in Islamic banking worldwide. This development has introduced Shariah into the otherwise entirely secular U.S. financial market, thereby effectively establishing a two-tier banking system... (Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ....

To: FJB who wrote (3381)	11/26/2006 9:52:58 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Aussie lifesavers recruit Muslims with the 'burqini' The Sunday Telegraph ^ \| November 26, 2006 \| Barbie Dutter telegraph.co.uk A modesty-saving swimsuit for Muslim women, known as the "burqini", is about to be worn for the first time by the members of one of Australia's most distinguished institutions: the volunteer lifesavers. Surf Life Saving Australia, usually associated with strapping, bronzed – and bared – physiques, and sun-streaked hair beneath trademark yellow and red caps, is seeking to update its image by recruiting from ethnic communities, notably Muslims. The government-funded initiative, which coincides with the organisation's centenary next year, comes almost 12 months after violent clashes between young white Australian men and Muslim teenagers on Sydney's Cronulla beach. The riots were sparked in part by a fight between a group of Lebanese-Australian youths and a pair of surf lifesavers. Critics pointed out that the lifesavers' attire was an obstacle to the plan to recruit from the Muslim community. For women who wear traditional Muslim dress, it is unthinkable to sport a skin-tight swimming costume on a public beach. The solution came from Aheda Zanetti, a Lebanese-born mother of four from Sydney, who designed a two-piece, lightweight swimsuit, nicknamed the "burqini", as an alternative for lifesavers who prefer more modest attire. She is working on a yellow and red ensemble to match the lifesavers' beach wear, which will make its first appearance on Australian beaches in January. Some 22 young Muslims, five of them women, are expected to complete a 10-week training course and qualify for their bronze medallion – the first step to becoming a lifesaver. Mrs Zanetti, 38, said it had taken her a year to persuade Muslim women in Sydney that swimming "is not a sin". Now sales of the "burqini", which retails for about £65, have soared, largely through word of mouth. "I get men coming in to buy swimsuits for the wife and kids so that they can all go to the beach as a family," she said. "I get overweight women who haven't felt able to exercise because they haven't had anything to wear. I've even had burns patients. Modesty doesn't apply to Islam alone."