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To: denizen48 who wrote (86398)	3/10/2012 12:47:49 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

At least 90 Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for “emo” haircuts Posted on March 10, 2012 by creeping The religion of peace’s sharia police. via Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for “emo” haircuts \| Al Akhbar English. At least 90 Iraqi teenagers with “emo” appearances have been stoned to death by religious extremists in Baghdad in the past month after an inflammatory interior ministry statement dubbed it “devil worshiping”, activists said. Iraq’s Moral Police released a chilling statement on the interior ministry’s website condemning the “emo phenomenon” among Iraqi youth, disturbingly declaring its intent to “eliminate” the trend. “The ‘Emo phenomenon’ or devil worshiping is being followed by the Moral Police who have the approval to eliminate [the phenomenon] as soon as possible since it’s detrimentally affecting the society and becoming a danger,” the statement read. “They wear strange, tight clothes that have pictures on them such as skulls and use stationary that are shaped as skulls. They also wear rings on their noses and tongues, and do other strange activities,” it continued. Religious extremists caught onto the interior ministry statement, and have been harassing and killing teenagers with “strange” or “emo” appearances. A group of armed men dressed in civilian clothing led dozens of teenagers to secluded areas a few days ago, stoned them to death, and then disposed their bodies in garbage dumpsters across the capital, according to activists. The armed men are said to belong to “one of the most extremist religious groups” in Iraq. “First they throw concrete blocks at the boy’s arms, then at his legs, then the final blow is to his head, and if he is not dead then, they start all over again,” one person who managed to escape told Al-Akhbar. Iraq’s moral police was granted approval by the Ministry of Education to enter Baghdad schools and pinpoint students with such appearances, according to the interior ministry’s statement. The exact death toll remains unclear, but Hana al-Bayaty of Brussels Tribunal, an NGO dealing with Iraqi issues, said the current figure ranges “between 90 and 100.” “What’s most disturbing about this is that they’re so young,” she said. Al-Bayaty said the killings appear to have been carried out by extremist Shia militias in mostly poor Shia neighborhoods and said she suspected “there’s complicity of the Ministry of Interior in the killings.” Photos of the victims were released on Facebook, causing panic and fear among Iraqi students. A young man with long hair expressed alarm at the government-ordained harassment of teenagers with Western appearances. “I have long hair but that doesn’t mean I’m an Emo. I’m not less of a man if I have long hair. Let’s not say that if I have long hair, I’m a homosexual, but I have long hair because this is my style, this is me,” he told Iraq’s Al-Sharqiya television network. Below is the full Al-Sharqiya report in Arabic:

To: denizen48 who wrote (86398)	3/13/2012 10:57:28 AM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Mosque leader tells Dutch children that “non-Muslims are dogs” The media and political elites sanction this monstrous ideology with their silence. These media shills and Islamic apologists are more monstrous than these devout Muslims. The devout are merely following the dictates of their religion. But Western intellectuals and media asses are willingly, happily covering for these cannibals and the most radical and extreme ideology on the face of the earth. This mosque leader is not wrong. It's in the quran: Allah cursed the Jews and transformed them into apes and pigs. Obama say, "respect it!" NETHERLANDS: Mosque leader tells Dutch children that “non-Muslims are dogs” March 12, 2012, Bare Naked Islam In support of multiculturalism, Dutch teachers in Amsterdam took a group of 10-year-old school children to visit a mosque in order to teach them respect and understanding for all cultures. During the visit, the director of the Mouchidine mosque said that “Islam considers all non-Muslims to be dogs.” AlertaDigital (H/T Peter M) In a letter to parents, the school expressed regret over the incident. In its unusual response to parents, the letter states: “We are surprised that during the tour, the director of the mosque has told the children and their chaperones that non-Muslims are dogs. We believe that this statement was an inappropriate incident, as we offer to children participating in these outings to develop their respect for religious freedom.” In the former Dutch colony of Indonesia, a Muslim man is shown trampling the child of Christian parents. At the same time, the school wrote to the mosque to complain about the conduct of its director. However, neither party will make statements on the subject, which is considered settled by the school. “We will solve this problem by ourselves and I have no intention of discussing this matter with the media,” said Mariet Ten Berge, spokesman for the school, the newspaper De Telegraaf. “We had already gone to the mosque at other times and everything was fine.” The angry parents have written to newspaper De Telegraaf to say they are shocked by the reaction of the school. “The school wants to reduce the problem to a minimum. This is precisely the problem, “said one mother. “We live in a society in which the slightest criticism of the Islamic ideology is considered racism, incitement to hatred and Islamophobia.”

To: denizen48 who wrote (86398)	3/24/2012 1:47:18 PM
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Book tells Muslim men how to beat and control their wives Terry Davidson, QMI Agency First posted: Friday, March 23, 2012 10:26 PM EDT \| Updated: Saturday, March 24, 2012 11:16 AM EDT Eric Brazau holds his copy of A Gift For the Muslim Couple in the front lobby of the Toronto Sun. (Terry Davidson/QMI Agency) [iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=162622253780945&channel_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%23cb%3Dfcefa808abed34%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.torontosun.com%252Ff131429a782a0ca%26relation%3Dparent.parent%26transport%3Dpostmessage&extended_social_context=false&font=arial&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2012%2F03%2F23%2Fbook-tells-muslim-men-how-to-beat-and-control-their-wives&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=130" class="fb_ltr" title="Like this content on Facebook." style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; height: 21px; width: 130px;" name="f10096f4e4daa0a" id="fce3c50fb8686a" scrolling="no"][/iframe] [iframe title="Twitter Tweet Button" style="width: 107px; height: 20px;" class="twitter-share-button twitter-count-horizontal" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1332442903.html#_=1332611156843&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2012%2F03%2F23%2Fbook-tells-muslim-men-how-to-beat-and-control-their-wives&size=m&text=Book%20tells%20Muslim%20men%20how%20to%20beat%20and%20control%20their%20wives%20%7C%20Toronto%20%26%20GTA%20%7C%20News%20%7C%20Toronto%20Sun&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2012%2F03%2F23%2Fbook-tells-muslim-men-how-to-beat-and-control-their-wives" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"][/iframe] 88 Change text size for the story Print this story Report an error Related Stories Death and dishonour: Shafia murders the latest sad chapter in war on Muslim women A local bookstore has “sold out” of a controversial marriage guide that advises Muslim men on how to beat their wives. The 160-page book, published by Idara Impex in New Delhi, India, is written by Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, who’s described in the book’s foreword as a “prolific writer on almost every topic of Islamic learning.” The store’s manager, who didn’t give his name, said the book had been sold out for some time, and the store’s owner, whom the manager identified as Shamim Ahmad, refused to comment for the story. It wasn’t clear whether the shop has ordered more copies of the book, but it’s available at online Islamic bookstores and even through eBay. In the book’s opening pages, it is written that “it might be necessary to restrain her with strength or even to threaten her.” Later, its author advises that “the husband should treat the wife with kindness and love, even if she tends to be stupid and slow sometimes.” Page 45 contains the rights of the husband, which include his wife’s inability to leave “his house without his permission,” and that his wife must “fulfil his desires” and “not allow herself to be untidy ... but should beautify herself for him ... ” In terms of physical punishment, the book advises that a husband may scold her, “beat by hand or stick,” withhold money from her or “pull (her) by the ears,” but should “refrain from beating her excessively.” Moderate Muslim voice Tarek Fatah says the shopkeeper should be charged for selling such a book. “I wouldn’t say it’s hate, but it is inciting men to hit women,” said Fatah, who identified the book’s author as a prominent Islamic scholar. “This is new to you, but the Muslim community knows that this is widespread, that a woman can be beaten. Muslim leaders will deny this, but... ” Male dominance over women has been making headlines for some time, with the recent lengthy trial and conviction of the Shafia family. Mohammad Shafia, 59, his second wife, Tooba Yahya, 42, and their son, Hamed, 21, were each convicted in January on four counts of first-degree murder in what was characterized as an honour killing of four female family members as punishment for disobedience. They were handed life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years. Shafia’s three daughters and his first wife were found drowned in a car at the bottom of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ont., in June 2009. Eric Brazau says he was flipping through the marriage guide while in the bookstore around a month ago. Brazau bought it out of curiosity but was taken aback when he found dozens of chapters and passages giving Muslim husbands advice on controlling, restraining, scolding and beating their wives. “At first, I thought that it is incredible that this kind of thing can be found in Canada,” said Brazau. “And then I thought, radical Islam is not coming to Canada, it is already here.” terry.davidson@sunmedia.ca