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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJB who wrote (90389)	9/3/2010 9:47:23 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 224718

FUBHO.. The comments with this article are interesting..funny. Jihad Watch jihadwatch.org USA defeats Iran in basketball, cheerleaders cover up in "nod to Islam" When in Muslim countries, you must conform your behavior to Islamic mores. When in non-Muslim countries, you must conform your behavior to Islamic mores. "USA Defeats Iran In Basketball, Cheerleaders Cover Up In 'Nod To Islam," by Dan Fogarty in Sports Grid, September 1 (thanks to Twostellas): USA defeated Iran in basketball today, which comes as a surprise to no one. What may raise a few eyebrows: team dancers were forced to wear long pants in a "nod to Muslim law." [...] One interesting tidbit that arose from the game: the cheerleaders were forced to cover up. [In} a nod to the Iranian supporters in Istanbul -- which included minister of sports Ali Saeedlou earlier in the tournament -- dancers were ordered to cover up for their performances during the game. Islam prohibits women from exposing their skin in public, and Iranian officials had turned their backs when the dancers performed in earlier games. The dancers wore long pants Wednesday. This isn't the first time basketball was deprived of gyrating women during timeouts and intermissions at the world championships. In both games played by host country Turkey, dancers were forbidden from even coming out on the court. Oh public outcry over lack of sexy basketball dancers in Muslim countries, where are you?! Right here.

To: FJB who wrote (90389)	9/4/2010 7:48:10 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224718

Mullah Barrack Hussain Obama? Minister wants Obama to become Ameer-ul-Momineen Published: September 02, 2010 nation.com.pk ISLAMABAD – In a development that could be duly termed as one and only of its kind, an incumbent Government’s Minister has urged US President Barrack Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero Mosque and become “Ameer-ul-Momineen” of Muslim Ummah. Minister of State for Industries and former member Pakistan Ideological Council Ayatullah Durrani called TheNation on Wednesday to register his demand made to President Obama. “The coming Eid would expectedly be observed on 9/11, this a golden opportunity for President Obama to offer Eid prayers at Ground Zero and become Amir-ul-Momineen or Caliph of Muslims. In this way, all the problems of Muslim World would be solved,” he thought. Durrani argued that Muslim World was in “dire need” of a Caliph and the distinguished slot of Caliphate would earn President Obama the exemplary titles of what he termed, “Mullah Barrack Hussain Obama” or “Allama Obama.” “The time is approaching fast. Barrack Hussain Obama must act now. This is a golden opportunity, Muslims badly need it,” he added, saying that the elevation of President Obama to Muslim’s Caliphate would be the “key to success.”

To: FJB who wrote (90389)	9/5/2010 5:08:11 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224718

FUBHO...The only thing to do is to bring these moderate arab moslums to America where soon it appears they will be able to do as they wish without interference from some pesky laws. Doctors remove nails allegedly hammered into maid by employers By Iqbal Athas, For CNN August 27, 2010 cnn.com An X-ray shows nails hammered into the body of a Sri Lankan maid Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Doctors at a Sri Lankan hospital operated for three hours Friday to remove 18 nails and metal particles allegedly hammered into the arms, legs and forehead of a maid by her Saudi employer. Dr. Kamal Weeratunga said the surgical team in the southern town of Kamburupitiya pulled nails ranging from about one to three inches from Lahadapurage Daneris Ariyawathie's body. He said doctors have not yet removed four small metal particles embedded in her muscles. "She is under heavy antibiotics but in a stable condition," Weeratunga said. Sri Lankan officials, meanwhile, met with Saudi diplomats in Colombo to urge an investigation into the incident. "It was cruel treatment which should be roundly condemned," said L.K. Ruhunuge of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment. He said the Sri Lanka government has forwarded to Saudi authorities a detailed report on the incident including statements from Ariyawathie. Ariyawathie left Sri Lanka on March 25 to work as a housemaid in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after the bureau registered her as a person obtaining a job from an officially recognized job agency. She was held down by her employer's wife while the employer hammered the heated nails, Ruhunuge told CNN. She apparently had complained to the couple that she was being overworked, Ruhunuge said. The nails were hammered into her arms and legs while one was on her forehead, he said. "Most of the wounds are superficial but five to 10 are somewhat deep," said Dr. Prabath Gajadeera of the Base Hospital. "Luckily, none of the organs is affected. Only nerves and blood vessels are affected." Ariyawathie, 49, is a mother of two children who were opposed to their mother's journey to Saudi Arabia for work. Several countries across the Middle East and Asia host significant numbers of migrant domestic workers, ranging from 196,000 in Singapore to about 1.5 million in Saudi Arabia, according to a report published earlier this year by Human Rights Watch. Many of the domestic workers are poor Asian women from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Nepal. Widespread abuse has been documented by global human rights groups. Common complaints include unpaid wages, long working hours with no time for rest, and heavy debt burdens from exorbitant recruitment fees, said the Human Rights Watch report. Isolation and forced confinement contribute to psychological and physical abuse, sexual violence, forced labor, and trafficking, the report said. The abuse often goes unchecked because of a lack of government regulation and protective laws. Ruhunuge said the registration of the local job agency that placed Ariyawathie has been cancelled. "We have also asked [them] to pay compensation to the victim," he added. "We want to bring those responsible for justice. We are doing our best in this regard," he said. He said his office was ready to accompany Ariyawathie to Saudi Arabia to testify if a case is brought against her former employers. Ariyawathie's dream was to one day return to Sri Lanka and build a house with the money she saved. "We are looking at the possibility of helping her to do this," Ruhunuge said. Karu Jayasuriya, deputy leader of the main opposition United National Party, visited Ariyawathie in the hospital and said he was appalled. "We want the government to raise this issue at the highest levels with the Saudi government. We cannot imagine that such crude and uncivilized things are happening to our workers," he said. Saudi officials were not immediately available for comment.

To: FJB who wrote (90389)	9/6/2010 11:47:20 AM
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Mosque building owners nixed $18M offer before taking $4.8M one By ISABEL VINCENT and MELISSA KLEIN September 5, 2010 nypost.com The original owners of the Ground Zero mosque site mysteriously spurned dozens of higher bids before selling the prime downtown real estate at a bargain-basement price. The Pomerantz family, which had owned the building since the late 1960s and fielded offers after the patriarch died in 2006, rejected at least one bid that was nearly four times what prospective mosque builder Sharif El-Gamal eventually paid, The Post has learned. El-Gamal did offer what could be viewed as a sweetener to his $4.8 million bid in July 2009 -- a job as a property manager for a son of the family, Sethian Pomerantz. 'TEARDROP' MAY FALL New York developer Kevin Glodek was livid when he found out the building sold for a fraction of what he offered in 2007 -- $18 million cash -- and wondered whether money changed hands under the table, according to sources close to the deal. Glodek and his partners wanted to build a 60-story condo tower with retail space on the Park Place site, had inked a purchase agreement and even had keys to the existing building, according to sources and documents obtained by The Post. But Kukiko Mitani -- whose late husband, Stephen Pomerantz, owned the property -- and her brother-in-law, Melvin Pomerantz, a trustee to the estate, went silent at the end of 2007 and Glodek's deal disappeared, sources said. Glodek, who owns the ChefsDiet food delivery service and several Manhattan properties, declined to comment. The property is now at the heart of one of the most divisive issues in the country -- whether it should be the location of a $100 million mosque and community center. The location two blocks from Ground Zero has been called insensitive, and questions have been raised about whether extremists will help fund the project. Recent polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers want it moved. El-Gamal had his eye on the property for years before buying it in 2009. He was not alone in his interest, with some 30 offers showered on the Pomerantz family in what was an overheated downtown real-estate market in 2007, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. Yet Mitani previously told The Post the building, a former Burlington Coat Factory store that was damaged in the 9/11 attacks, was a tough sell. She said she was in debt and desperate to unload it after her husband's death and insisted she had no buyers other than El-Gamal. Some of the offers were a mere flash in the pan, but others were legitimate, including a $17 million cash deal from one developer, the source said. The attraction in this hot market was buying real estate that could be demolished, the source said. A second downtown mosque, not affiliated with El-Gamal, considered spending $18 million for 45-47 Park Place in early 2008. But the Pomerantz family -- for reasons that remain unclear -- rejected the offers. They took 70 percent less from El-Gamal than what Glodek offered. This was a considerable drop even given the 30 percent decline in market values at the time, said Michael Falsetta, executive vice president of Miller Cicero, a real-estate appraisal firm not involved in the deals. "That makes us suspicious," he said. According to Falsetta, property in the area hovered between $250 to $290 a square foot. El-Gamal purchased the 45-47 Park Place property for the rock-bottom price of just over $100 per square foot. In addition to selling the building to El-Gamal, Mitani sold him the long-term lease for the property next door -- a former Con Edison substation -- for $700,000. The buildings had once been joined to create a store. El-Gamal has told the utility he wants to buy the building, and appraisals to determine the sales price are under way. Glodek was also negotiating with Con Ed before his deal fell apart, the source said. He had offered $12 million to buy out the lease and the property itself. Neither Mitani nor El-Gamal responded to requests for comment. Glodek is so outraged about the sale to El-Gamal that he'd double the $4.8 million price to get the property, sources said.