Posted by apes_pigs, at 11:01PM 03/31/08 :
Let's worry about Islamofascism
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Let's worry about Islamofascism
Daily Pioneer, India - Mar 29, 2008
Indeed, Deobandi madarsas at home and abroad, especially in Pakistan, are known to breed Islamofascists... Those who believe in liberty and freedom of thought need not fear either. Being charged with Islamophobia is a small price to pay for securing our future.
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· pakistan
· india
· jihad
· lebanon
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Posted by apes_pigs, at 03:30PM 12/17/07 :
Stand Up For Women - Islamofascism's Oppression, Female Suicide bombing cult, honor killing, stoning, etc.
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Stand Up For Women - Islamofascism's Oppression, Female Suicide bombing cult, honor killing, stoning, etc.
tags: iran
· al qaeda
· women
· jihad
· islamofascism
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Posted by apes_pigs, at 04:31PM 11/02/07 :
Targeting Islamist extremism
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Targeting Islamist extremism
Young Muslims are being targeted within the community
The government wants to stop violent Islamist extremism - and is looking at ways to do it at grassroots level.
A £70m fund to build resilience to violent extremism among the Muslim community has been promised by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.
It is designed to fight extremism in schools and colleges, using drama, media, arts and sport; as well as giving community elders in mosques skills to target young people.
Ms Blears explained to a London conference that extremists reached the young and vulnerable not through mosques, but through places like gyms and bookshops.
"By helping [young people] understand their religion, equipping them with the confidence and skills to challenge and reject those preaching conflict, we can make today and tomorrow's communities more resilient to the violent extremist message," she said.
Living in Britain
One project in Bradford called Nasiha epitomises this new thrust. It has drawn up lesson plans which teaches young Muslims how to live as Muslims in 21st century Britain.
"The problem at the moment is the madrassas and mosques don't have sufficient material that engages them with living in Britain with regards to their faith," Sajid Hussain explains.
The tools Nasiha has put together shows "how their faith encourages them to work and participate within the fabric of British society".
Lesson titles like Making a Good Impression; Good Muslim, Good Citizen; and Community Work and Elections interweave teaching from the Koran with practical citizenship. There are also lessons on staying away from groups preaching hatred and the sacredness of life and property.
Currently, 39 institutions in the Bradford area are involved in Nasiha's work and 170 schools, madrassas and organisations have registered nationwide.
The lessons work because the teachings from the Koran and interpretation by the scholars challenges what is peddled on the internet by extremists.
Lesson plans include activities and homework (for example, find details of some Muslim charities and explain what kind of work they do). It targets the young: a lesson plan on dealing with anger says "Your mother switches off the game station and tells you to finish off your homework. How do you feel?"
Some groups are already reaching out to young Muslims. The Muslim Youth Helpline was set up in 2002, while its partner muslimyouth.net began in 2004.
They do care about Britain, they do have values and they want to contribute to Britain
Rizwan Hussain
muslimyouth.net
The site has a forum where politics is discussed. But relationships and general chit-chat proves just as popular with the young Muslims who post threads.
Rizwan Hussain says he believes there have been something like 300,000 visitors to the site since it was launched.
He explains that the helpline gets calls from young people about relationships and drugs; sexuality and families - the ordinary things that worry teenagers from every religion and background.
"We really hardly have anyone who has called in with extreme views," he says. "There's talk [on the forums] about are you British or are you Muslim."
He suggests that many come from a background where traditional values are strong and that can lead them into conflict with parents and authority figures.
Muslims remember those who were killed in the events on July 7, 2005
"I think the majority do care about Britain - this is their lives. They do care about Britain, they do have values and they want to contribute to Britain."
Ensuring women are part of the process of defying extremism has also been made a priority. A panel of Muslim women is to act as role models and to advise ministers.
Ifath Nawaz, from the Faith Associates, explains how her group fosters understanding of Islam and the Muslim community.
But they have focused in particular on empowering Muslim women and girls. Workshops encourage them to play a part in everyday life, explaining that they can see themselves as equal partners to men within Islam.
Practically, giving them skills - such as teaching the English language within the mosque, for instance - helps.
How, though, is empowering Muslim women - admirable a cause as it is - going to help prevent extremist thought and behaviour among radicalised young men?
"It's a wide agenda," says Ms Nawaz. "The women are the ones at home with the children. We think they make a difference. If they know what's going on in the world, their community, and with their own children, we think they will play a huge role."
She believes that showing women the importance they played in Islam historically and giving them the strength to express their concerns will empower them to act against extremism if they find it in the family or the mosque.
"We will equip women to say 'I'm not going to put up with that'," she says.
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· iran
· hatred
· idf
· isam
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groups: in Europe, Politics, UK Politics, UK News, Problems with Religion, Terrorism, Extremism, Freedom & Democracy, War on Terror
Posted by apes_pigs, at 12:15PM 11/01/07 :
Books advocating oppression of women, gays' execution in UK mosques linked to Saudi Arabian government
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Books advocating oppression of women, gays' execution in UK mosques linked to Saudi Arabian government
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Books advocating oppression of women, gays' execution found in British mosques
From our ANI Correspondent
London, Oct 30: Hate-filled books and pamphlets advocating oppression of women and execution of gays have been distributed in British mosques.
Such radical literature was found by researchers at a quarter of the 100 Islamic religious institutions they visited in the country. According to them, much of the literature is linked to agencies of the Saudi Arabian government.
The material found in the mosques urges Muslims to lead separate lives from 'non-believers' and makes repeated calls for gays to be killed. It outlines that women should be subjugated, and warned them not to pluck their eyebrows or wear perfume, the Daily Mail reported.
A report by the Policy Exchange think tank has accused the Saudis of having a 'powerful and malign' influence, adding that the material was found by Muslim research teams working in 2006 and 2007.
The contentious pamphlets were either written by the country's Wahhabite religious establishment, published by official or semi-official institutions or found in Saudi-funded or linked mosques, the report said.
The radical material was also found at the East London Mosque, which has been visited by Prince Charles, and is closely linked with the Muslim Council of Britain.
According to the Policy Exchange, hateful material was also found at the former Finsbury Park Mosque in North London - made infamous by hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza - and institutions in Wycombe, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Blackburn, Bradford, Rochdale and Oxford.
"It is clearly intolerable that hate literature is peddled at some British mosques," said Anthony Browne, Policy Exchange's director.
"I am sure the majority of moderate Muslims will be as horrified as everyone else that pamphlets advocating jihad by force, hatred for insufficiently observant Muslims, Christians and Jews, and segregation have found their way into the UK's mosques," he added.
The report 'The Hijacking of British Islam: How extremist literature is subverting Britain's mosques' was written by Denis MacEoin, an Islamic studies expert at Newcastle University.
"What is more worrying is that these are among the best-funded and most dynamic institutions in Muslim Britain - some of which are held up as mainstream bodies... Many of the institutions have been endowed with official recognition," he added.
Almost half of the literature is written in English, suggesting it is targeted at younger British Muslims who do not speak Arabic or Urdu, said the report, adding that many of the publications encourage British Muslims to segregate themselves from non-Muslims.
The material included extracts from the notorious anti-Semitic forgery, The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion.
The literature found in the East London Mosque said the punishment for sodomy is to be 'killed'.
"Or, to be burnt or to be stoned. Or, to be thrown from the highest point (mountain, tower, lofty building etc), then to follow it with stoning," it added.
Other pamphlets call for those who change their religion to be killed.
Another adds: "Whoever takes part in stoning a married adulterer is rewarded for that and it is not fitting for anyone to abstain from it if a ruling of stoning is issued."
However, Dr MacEoin said the literature did not usually go as far as encouraging violence, but it created an environment in which 'those who do encourage and conduct violence can move'.
"Mosques are non-hierarchical institutions, and the degree to which their managements are responsible for the presence of the booklets and pamphlets identified in this report must be considered on a mosque-by-mosque basis," he added.
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· shit
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groups: in Europe, UK Politics, Problems with Religion, Extremism, Freedom & Democracy, War on Terror
Posted by apes_pigs, at 05:18PM 10/23/07 :
Islam Victory in Europe - Muslims against Denmark, Germany, France, etc. (want European's blood)
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England - Islam Victory in Europe - Muslims ("religion of peace" call to: Kill Denmark, France, Germany! Jihad is on it's way! "we want Danish blood", Banner reads: 'Europe you will pay, your 911 is on it's way!')
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· jihad
· jews
· islamofascism
· bin laden
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