http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mosque/ en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:25:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284836/posts NEW DELHI, India - Three people have been killed in religious rioting in southern India between Muslims and Hindus, police said Friday. Widespread violence broke out in Mysore Thursday after somebody threw a dead pig into the compound of an under-construction mosque, city police commissioner Sunil Agarwal told CNN. More than a dozen people were injured in the clashes, he said. cnn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284836/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:25:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284690/posts SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury has indicted a group of Somali-Americans on terror-related charges after more than 20 young men from the Minneapolis area were recruited to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, according to two law enforcement sources. The indictments have yet to be unsealed, but an announcement is expected in the next few weeks. One law enforcement source told FOX News the grand jury already has handed up indictments against at least three people. Among those charged is a man from Minneapolis who went to war-torn Somalia and then, about four months ago, relocated to Seattle, according... FOX NEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284690/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:16:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284020/posts MYSORE: Three people were killed on Thursday in clashes over the desecration of a mosque in this Karnataka city. The three - Zubaiullah (15), Yasir (35) and Tirupati (40) - died of stab wounds following the clash in the Udayagiri suburb of Mysore, about 140 km from the state capital Bangalore. Tensions erupted over the desecration of the Alima mosque in Kyathamaranahalli locality when worshippers found the carcass of a swine, according to police. "The situation is tense but under control," Udayagiri sub-inspector M. Srikanth told IANS by phone. "To avert further clashes and maintain peace, we have banned the... The Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284020/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:18:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2273178/posts The good news is that a brave Muslim woman and surprisingly PBS (which airs Al-Jazeera) has exposed another US Mosque of hate. The Mosque is preaching the Islamic usual of intolerance towards women and us non-believers. The bad news is that even the so called "moderate" Muslims want her thrown out, while admitting what is being preached there is Islam itself. Like I keep on saying, Islam cannot reform. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2273178/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:49:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267026/posts The case has attracted high-level attention, with President Obama saying Thursday in a written statement that he was "deeply saddened" by the shootings. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267026/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:38:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266923/posts A Somali teenager who vanished from the Twin Cities last fall has met his death in his homeland. The family of Burhan Hassan learned on Friday that the teen died in Somalia. Hassan disappeared from the Twin Cities last November. He's just one of dozens who have vanished, feared recruited by radical elements in Somali. According to Hassan's uncle, Abdirizak Bihi, the family does not know exactly how he died but they think the terrorist group Al Shabab had something to do with it. wcco http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266923/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 02:53:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266065/posts "Jihad attack at Ohio State? Young woman stabbed by Muslim who fled to a mosque" SNIPPET: "Mentally ill? This story assures us that Wael Kalash is mentally ill, but that would be more convincing if it weren't the constant refrain every time a Muslim engages in random violence in the U.S. Remember Omeed Popal? Ismail Yassin Mohamed? Naveed Haq? All Muslims, all violent against unbelievers, and all insane. And maybe they really were. Maybe Wael Kalash is also -- but his characteristically Muslim beard, his yelling "F*** YOU AMERICAN SL*T" at college girls, and his fleeing to a nearby mosque... (THE LANTERN of Ohio State University, June 4, 2009) via JIHAD WATCH.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266065/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 10:33:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265763/posts Some photos of a barefoot, scarved Secretary Clinton touring Cairo's Sultan Hassan Mosque. There's also a video of the mosque tour at the bottom of this post. Nothing else for today. foreignpolicy. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265763/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:17:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265615/posts A female Ohio State student was trying to catch a bus to class Tuesday afternoon when she became the victim of a random stabbing. Police say the 20-year-old student was walking down Stinchcomb Drive near Buckeye Village at 12:55 p.m. when she was stabbed by 34-year-old Wael W. Kalash. Witnesses said Kalash had been walking up and down the street exhibiting "bizarre" behavior before the stabbing occurred. "There's no connection between the victim and him other than she was at the wrong place at the wrong time, it was a completely random act," said Det. Jay Fulton of the Columbus... The Lantern http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265615/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:58:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265067/posts Nuradin Abdi was convicted in 2007 of planning to blow up an Ohio shopping mall. Iyman Faris was convicted in 2003 of planning to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge. Christopher Paul was convicted in 2008 of conspiring to use explosives against targets in the U.S. and Europe. All three terrorists worshiped and socialized at a small mosque in Columbus, Ohio, and, according to David B. Smith, an attorney for Faris, were part of a larger group of jihadists and extremists who frequented the mosque. The FBI now is investigating reports of links to that same mosque by Muslim-convert Abdulhakim Muhammad... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265067/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260322/posts A blast at a Shiite mosque in the southeastern city of Zahedan, near the border with Pakistan, killed 15 people and wounded more than 55 on Thursday evening, the news agency ISNA reported. The bomb went off at 7:45 p.m. at Ali-ibn-Abitaleb, the second largest Shiite mosque in the city. ISNA said the bomb had been hidden in a bag in the men’s section of the mosque. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260322/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 04:47:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261099/posts TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran on Saturday hanged three men in public accused of involvement in the bombing of a Shiite mosque that killed 25 people, an official said, branding them "terrorists" and "enemies of God." The early morning executions took place near the mosque in southeastern Iran devastated by the bombing, official IRNA news agency quoted Hojatoeslam Ebrahim Hamidi, justice chief of Sistan-Baluchestan province, as saying. At least 125 people were also wounded in the powerful blast, which rocked the Amir al-Momenin mosque in the Sistan-Baluchestan provincial capital Zahedan during evening prayers on Thursday. "The terrorists Haji Noti Zehi, Gholam... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261099/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 10:51:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255166/posts EXCLUSIVE: Four New York City men were arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged plot to blow up New York City synagogues and other city locations, WNBC's Jonathan Dienst has learned. Raids by the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force in the Bronx captured the suspected ringleader and three followers in what law enforcement sources are calling a homegrown terrorist plot. Investigators stress the suspects' meetings had been infiltrated early on and there was "no chance" the alleged plot could succeed. Investigators said several of the suspects are Muslims who allegedly talked about destroying two Jewish temples, including at least one... NBC New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2255166/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 01:55:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253436/posts Tampa police arrested an imam and accused the Muslim prayer leader of sexually battering a 13-year-old boy who was at a Tampa mosque for early prayer. Shahade Police said the boy was staying at the mosque overnight on Saturday for early morning prayer. At about 6 a.m., police said he was assaulted by an imam who was living at the Masjid Omar Al Mokhtar mosque, which is located at 1307 W North B Street. Tampabay.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253436/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 20:53:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2253031/posts Scuffles have broken out after about 1,600 people demonstrated against a rally held by a group opposing the building of a mosque in the German city of Cologne. The rally, held by Pro Koeln, a right-wing group, led to violence after left-wing demonstrators demanded entry to it on Saturday, saying it had been described as a public event. Wolfgang Baldes, a police spokesman, said: "There were minor scuffles. "We've not allowed some of the protesters to get into the square ... police intervened and secured a distance. "We have more than 5,000 policemen here for the weekend, we are well... Al Jazeera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2253031/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 04:56:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252497/posts AHORE: The grand mufti of Egypt has invited US President Barack Obama to address Muslims around the globe from Egypt’s Al Azhar mosque – one of the most important mosques in the Muslim world. Al Masri Al Yawm, an Egyptian state-run newspaper, said Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa and other clerics from Al Azhar University invited Obama to use the mosque as the venue for the president’s upcoming visit, “explaining it would promote a culture of dialogue between Islam and the West”. It is highly unusual for a non-Muslim to speak at the mosque, according to World Net Daily news website,... DailyTimes Pakistan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2252497/posts#comment Sun, 17 May 2009 02:49:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251947/posts Note: 3 photos included. # A radical Muslim who dressed his baby daughter in a hat with “I love al-Qaeda” on it tried to firebomb the home of the publisher of a controversial novel about the Prophet Mohammed. Ali Beheshti, 40, along with Abrar Mirza, 22, have admitted conspiracy to recklessly damage property and endanger life after they poured diesel through the letterbox of a publishing house in Islington, North London. Abbas Taj, 30, a mini-cab driver, was found guilty at Croydon Crown court of conspiracy to firebomb the home of Martin Rynja, the publisher of The Jewel Of Medina.... TIMESonline.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251947/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 23:59:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251789/posts A missile fired from inside Pakistan has hit a mosque near a US military base in Afghanistan, killing at least three civilians and injuring four others, police said. Abdul Qayum Batizoi, the Khost province police chief, said that four or five rockets had been fired over the border on Friday. One struck the mosque, while others landed in uninhabited areas, he said. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack in a province that has seen an upsurge in violence in recent months. "It seems to have been an attempt to target Camp Salerno, which is the third largest... Al Jazeera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251789/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 19:21:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251725/posts KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A rocket fired from across the Pakistan border into Afghanistan hit a mosque near a NATO base Friday, killing three civilians and wounding four, an Afghan provincial police chief said. Abdul Qayum Batizoi, police chief in Khost province, said four to five rockets had been fired over the border and one had struck the mosque near a NATO base occupied by American troops. The other rockets landed in uninhabited areas. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251725/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 17:50:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251322/posts (AINA) -- As a result of a rumor that a young Christian Copt hurled a stone towards a mosque, thousands of Muslims congregated and attacked Copts and their properties, leaving several injured and arrested. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, May 13, 2009,in the area of Saft El-Labn, Giza, resulted in the injury of 14 people from both sides. The police arrested 20 Copts, including 6 women, and 7 Muslims, and security imposed a curfew on the region. Among the Copts randomly rounded up by the police is 29-year-old Sabry Shaker, a physically handicapped man suffering from infantile paralysis.... AINA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251322/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 03:41:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2250635/posts Special Dispatch - No. 2355 May 13, 2009 No. 2355 "First Black Saudi Appointed Imam of Haram Mosque in Mecca Accuses Shi'ites of Apostasy and Discusses Driving Jews and Christians Out of Arabian Peninsula; Claims His Appointment 'More Significant' than Obama's Election" SNIPPET: "Following are excerpts from interviews with Sheikhh Adel Al-Kalbani, imam of the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, which aired on BBC Arabic on May 5, 2009 and Al-Arabiya TV on February 27, 2009. BBC Arabic, May 5, 3009: To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2102.htm " MEMRI.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2250635/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 09:36:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250573/posts A counter-terrorism expert researching extremism at U.S. mosques claims authorities in Nashville, Tenn., ignored his report of child abuse by teachers at a local mosque due to fear of retribution from Muslim organizations such at the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Dave Gaubatz, a former Air Force special agent, told WND he informed the local prosecutor, the FBI and Sgt. Brooks Harris of the Metropolitan Police Department in Nashville of a 7-year-old girl who says teachers at the Al-Farooq mosque "hit the children" during Shariah, or Islamic law, lessons. Harris insists he was not initially given enough information to pursue the... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250573/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 04:48:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249721/posts LAHORE: The grand mufti of Egypt has invited US President Barack Obama to address Muslims around the globe from Egypt’s Al Azhar mosque – one of the most important mosques in the Muslim world. Al Masri Al Yawm, an Egyptian state-run newspaper, said Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa and other clerics from Al Azhar University invited Obama to use the mosque as the venue for the president’s upcoming visit, “explaining it would promote a culture of dialogue between Islam and the West”. It is highly unusual for a non-Muslim to speak at the mosque, according to World Net Daily news website,... dailytimes.com.pk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249721/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 02:11:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248355/posts Egyptian Mufti Dr. 'Ali Gum'a and other Al-Azhar scholars have condoned Obama's decision to visit Cairo next month and to address the Arab and Muslim world from that city, and have invited him to give his address from the Al-Azhar mosque. Dr. Gum'a stated that this would promote a culture of dialogue between Islam and the West. MEMRI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248355/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 06:10:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247895/posts THE mountain is to move for Muhammad. Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid are involved in plans to transform the landscape around Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, to make way for a high-rise metropolis complete with high-speed rail link for pilgrims. Architectural designs being considered by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia could see the mosque at the heart of the city expanded fivefold to hold 5m worshippers in one go. However, much of the land around the historic site, including ancient mountains, is likely to be flattened to accommodate seven-star hotels and towering blocks of luxury flats. Critics believe the 20-year redevelopment... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247895/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 05:19:22 GMT