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To: ExCane who wrote (6871)	4/15/2007 10:04:04 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

More from the stupids: Malaysia issues fatwa on ghosts Genies are also a target of the decree [AP] A Malaysian museum has closed an exhibition on supernatural beings after Islamic religious authorities issued a fatwa, or decree, against it, state media have reported. The National Fatwa Council had ruled on Thursday that exhibitions on ghosts, ghouls and supernatural beings were forbidden, as they could undermine the faith of Muslims. Abdul Shukor Husin, the council's chair, was quoted as saying that "supernatural beings are beyond the comprehension of the human mind." "We don't want to expose Muslims to supernatural and superstitious beliefs," the Berita Harian newspaper quoted him as saying. Mythical attractions Thousands of visitors had attended musuem in the western state of Negri Sembilan since it launched the ghost and genie exhibition on March 10, due to run until May 31. Its curator had previously resisted calls from Malaysia's arts minister and a religious leader for it to be shut down amid criticism that encouraging a belief in ghosts was un-Islamic. But Kamaruddin Siaraf, Negeri Sembilan's state secretary and chair of the state museum board, said the exhibition was terminated after the National Fatwa Council ruled against such events. He said the decision was made out of respect for the council's views, the state Bernama news agency reported. Malaysian government officials have already called for a ban another exhibition in a state museum that has put on display decaying objects described as the carcasses of a genie and a mythical phoenix bird. Last year more than 200,000 people attended an exhibition of about 100 coffins, ghosts and genies that organisers claimed included relics of mermaids and vampires. english.aljazeera.net Source: Agencies

To: ExCane who wrote (6871)	4/17/2007 5:04:39 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Universities 'Targeted' By Islamic Extremists (UK) The Telegraph (UK) ^ \| 4-17-2007 \| Philip Johnson telegraph.co.uk British universities will be warned this week that they are being targeted by Islamic extremist groups looking for recruits. A conference of chief security officers will hear that religious radicals remain active on campuses and have infiltrated at least 20 institutions. Prof Anthony Glees, of the Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies at Brunel University, will say the threat must be "urgently addressed". The Government has issued guidance to universities over how to deal with the threat. Bill Rammell, the higher education minister, said it was "real, but not widespread." But Prof Glees will tell a conference of the Association of University Chief Security Officers in Exeter that there is a danger of complacency. "We must accept this problem is widespread and underestimated,'' he will say. "Unless decisive action against campus extremism is taken, the security situation in the UK can only deteriorate." Prof Glees believes that al-Muhajiroun, the disbanded extremist group, has infiltrated universities, and followers of Omar Bakri Mohammed, its founder, are still operational in several campuses. Another radical group, Hizb ut Tahrir, is also active in universities and colleges. Prof Glees produced a report last year that listed more than 20 institutions where "extremist and/or terror groups" had been detected. They included some of the most prestigious universities in the country, such as the London School of Economics and Manchester University. Prof Glees was concerned that universities were so desperate to fill places with overseas students that they no longer vetted foreign applicants properly or even required hard proof of identity. Muslim organisations and some student groups challenged his claims. Student organisations maintain that radicalism was not widespread and voiced concern that singling out Muslim students could "jeopardise trust and confidence between staff and students".