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Please allow me to pose a question besides posting this article. If you really don't have the time, just skip all of the text preceding the below sentence reading "The article:". --- "The mind is a powerful tool", it is commonly said. There sure are several things which we humans can not accomplish assisted by our sheer intelligence and power of will, but there are much fewer things we are unable of achieving by using these gifts. This insight is not merely inspirational. It also is intrinsic to understanding the development of world history since the days of the Renaissance....

Three British Muslims yesterday admitted plotting to explode a homemade bomb at the Houses of Parliament in protest at the UK's role in Iraq and Afghanistan. The men and two others also admitted conspiring to cause public nuisance by distributing Al Qaeda- style videos threatening suicide bomb attacks in Britain. But prosecutors claimed they made 'inherently improbable' and 'bogus' confessions to these charges to distract attention from the main allegations - a plot to blow up airliners flying from Heathrow to major U.S. cities. They accused the men of being in a gang wanting to kill thousands of passengers by...

Qatanani, the imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, spent three days in a courtroom in the Peter Rodino Federal Building before Immigration Judge Alberto Riefkohl. Riefkohl is to decide whether the 44-year-old Palestinian-born spiritual leader should be expelled from the United States to Jordan for having failed to mention in his application for permanent residency here that he was arrested and held by the Israeli military for three months in 1993. … The lead government attorney, Alan Wolf, read a passage from the Koran asserting that God will cause unbelievers and hypocrites to “increase in illness...

The FASCISM in Mainstream Islam The FASCISM in Mainstream Islam Even in Western UKUNDERCOVER MOSQUE-A MUST SEE (UK) A look into a "moderate" Mainstream Mosque, what "normal Muslim clerics" preach... http://www.dafka.org/NewsGen.asp?S=4&PageID=1489 Islamic Hatred in Mainstream Aussie Mosqueshttp://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=16355&only=yes Islamic Jew hatred contained ... disseminated by the most respected, mainstream Islamic institutions. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=23399 Study: 3 in 4 U.S. mosques preach anti-West extremismSecret survey exposes widespread radicalismPosted: February 23, 2008An undercover survey of more than 100 mosques and Islamic schools in America has exposed widespread radicalism, including the alarming finding that 3 in 4 Islamic centers are hotbeds of anti-Western extremism, WND...

In spite of some decades of relentless multiculturalist indoctrination and “Religion of Peace” propaganda, an “overwhelming majority” of Europeans believe immigration from Islamic countries is a threat to their traditional way of life, a major new survey revealed on January 23. Prepared for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in collaboration with Georgetown University, “Islam and the West: Annual Report on the State of Dialogue” was—according to the official press release—a pioneering attempt “to provide a systematic and thorough overview of how Muslim and Western societies perceive and relate to each other at the political, social, economic and cultural...

A new report warns against a lack of dialogue and a widening gap between Islam and the West. Danes are among the most critical of Islam, according to a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Some 79 percent of Danes responded in a poll that they considered more interaction with the Muslim world as a threat. The worry was shared by a large majority in other European countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain, where up to 67 percent of the population feared more Western interaction with Muslim communities. The message of the report was clear: there...

'Be like us' says Europe, but (Muslim) immigrants are still excluded Scotsman, United Kingdom - THE renewed rioting in the Paris suburbs is a timely reminder that, compared with the tension that exists in Muslim communities across Europe http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1862682007

Around 25 activists from the "Black Sheep" group invaded the garden of the Swedish ambassador in Berne Friday, demanding political asylum in the wake of Sunday's victory by the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party (SVP), the Swiss news agency ATS reported. The group's name refers to a controversial campaign poster used by the SVP during the election depicting three white sheep on a Swiss flag booting out a black sheep. The SVP – which campaigns against illegal immigration, asylum abuses and demands the repatriation of foreign criminals – came out of Sunday's Swiss elections the comfortable winner, with 29% of...

Europe's fear of Muslims increaseshttp://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/10/20/dutch_1021.htmlBy SHELLEY EMLINGThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 10/21/07 Amsterdam, the Netherlands — Ehsan Jami sees himself as the legendary Dutch boy who used his finger to plug a leaking dike.Jami, a Dutch politician, is trying to prevent a flood of what he views as intolerant Muslim immigrants threatening to overrun the Netherlands and all of Europe. AP(ENLARGE) Muslim women chat at a market in downtown Amsterdam. 'I've lived here for 40 years and I still don't feel welcome,' said Atel Alireza, a taxi driver from Turkey. AP(ENLARGE)An Islamist killed filmmaker Theo van Gogh after his movie...

ADL Responds To Open Letter From CAIR; Releases Photo Of Group's Leader Speaking Next To Hezbollah Flag http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Teror_92/5122_92.htm ADL Responds To Open Letter From CAIR; Releases Photo Of Group's Leader Speaking Next To Hezbollah Flag New York, NY, August 30, 2007 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in response to an "open letter" from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) suggesting that their organization has "acted numerous times … to condemn terrorism," today released a photograph of CAIR's executive director speaking at a podium next to a known anti-Semite and the flag of the terrorist group Hezbollah. Glen S. Lewy, ADL...

Hanson cites Bible urination as reason to stop immigration Thursday Aug 16 10:00 AEST By Hal Crawford ninemsn http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=286783 A resurgent Pauline Hanson has called for an end to Muslim immigration to Australia in a fiery television appearance peppered with references to female genital mutilation, terrorism and urinating on Bibles. Ms Hanson, the 53-year-old former One Nation leader, appeared on Nine's TODAY to promote her new Pauline's United Australia Party.

An advisor to the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Mr. Haras Rafiq, has told Scotland Yard that one in 11 British Muslims, or nine percent, “proactively support terrorism.” That’s according the London Daily Mail. If accurate, that’s an increase in the number of terror sympathizers who responded to a London Times poll in 2005. Nine percent might sound small, but there are an estimated 1.6 million Muslims in the UK, and nine percent of that is about 144,000 people supporting terrorism. The London Times previously reported that a quarter of terrorism suspects were asylum seekers in Britain. It recounts...

Muslim Group Attacks Cal Thomas: Why Was Response 90% in His Favor? Family Security Matters, http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=1125914 An interesting bruhaha developed over the July 4th holiday when Cal Thomas, well known syndicated columnist and author, chose to speak out on WTOP FM Radio ... Here is the relevant portion of what Cal Thomas said: "How much longer should we allow people from certain lands, with certain beliefs to come to Britain and America and build their mosques, teach hate, and plot to kill us?" Thomas asked. "Okay, let’s have the required disclaimer: Not all Muslims from the Middle East and southeast...

One in four Swedes would be prepared to vote for a party that was in favour of restricting the rights of immigrants. And the number of people who strongly agree that they could envisage voting for such a party has risen from 5.7 to 7.3 percent, according to a survey carried out by the Swedish Integration Board. "The recent media debate on the Sweden Democrats has probably made it more acceptable for people to express these sorts of party preferences,"José Alberto Diaz from the Integration Board told Dagens Nyheter. Also, the proportion of those who strongly agreed with the statement...

'Muslim-friendly' radio presenter receives death threats Radio presenter Täppas Fogelberg has begun receiving death threats. Serious threats and letters smeared with excrement have been sent to him via his employer, Sveriges Radio. Last week, a card filled with racist terms arrived at Sveriges Radio in Sundsvall. Related Articles Radio boss quits over disagreement 14th May 2007 Glamour model wins case against men's magazine 8th May 2007 Celebrity mag slammed for boob attack 27th April 2007 Article Options Send to a friend Printable version Submit to Digg.com The author claimed that there were people prepared to murder Täppas Fogelberg. The reason...

Terror Arrests in Fort Dix Plot FORT DIX, N.J. May 8, 2007 - Six ethnic Albanians have been arrested in a plot to storm the Fort Dix installation in Burlington County. Five of the suspects were arrested in Cherry Hill. They will be arraigned later today in federal court. Officials say it will happen in either in Camden or Newark. Investigators say the suspects planned to use automatic weapons to storm the base and kill solders. The men were lured into a secret meeting to purchase AK-47s from an arms dealer, who was secretly cooperating with the FBI. Officials say...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Muslim woman denounced and ridiculed by nationalists for wearing an Islamic head scarf announced Friday she was running for Parliament — a move bound to rekindle heated debate about Islam in Denmark. The next election is not expected until 2009, but the mere thought of Asama Abdol-Hamid entering the legislature has revived fears of clashing cultures that emerged last year when Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad sparked riots in Muslim countries. Even mainstream politicians and party colleagues in the left-wing Red-Green Alliance have questioned whether Abdol-Hamid, who moved to Denmark at age 6 with her...

During the first round of France's presidential election, Laurence Ribeaucourt had the surprise of her political life. A social worker and local councillor in a poor suburb north-east of Paris, she was monitoring the vote and the last place she expected to see the deprived youths she had cared over the years for was a polling station.

BERLIN, April 30 (UPI) -- The dialogue between the German government and the country's Muslim community is heating up shortly before the second leg of an integration conference. Maria Boehmer, Germany's envoy for integration matters and a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, has harshly criticized a demand made by the German Muslim community to separate girls and boys in the physical education classroom. "We will not allow that a small minority of backward people wants to install (in Germany) the rules of their grandfathers," she told the Neue Osnarbruecker Zeitung newspaper. This is hardly a successful prelude to the...

A bus driver in Malmö has been suspended after he allegedly tried to stop a woman from boarding because she was wearing a burqa. The incident happened on Tuesday morning when Leonora Osmani boarded the number 35 bus on her usual route between the Rosengård housing estate and the city's central station. According to Osmani, the driver stopped her from boarding, saying that her burqa made her hard to identify. A burqa covers a woman from head to toe, with a small mesh screen to see through. "I have never before needed to identify myself on a public bus. Wearing...

For decades, self satisfied PC politicians from Stockholm have refused to listen to local politicians from Malmö (third biggest city in Sweden and part of the Malmö-Lund-Helsingborg-Copenhagen conurbation of appr 4 million inhabitants) who've said the city just can't handle more immigration. Now it seems to backfire, although the Stockholm IT consultant featured in the article below probably is rather innocent in this context. Inner city/downtown Malmö is still a very nice place, I recently visited it. But it would be foolish to think the city can continue to absorb huge numbers of immigrants lacking the qualifications for a decent...

Exclusive: Passport To TerrorAdrian MorganAuthor: Exclusive: Passport To Terror Adrian MorganSource: The Family Security Foundation, Inc.Date: March 23, 2007John Pistole - FBI There is so much passport fraud among terrorists in both America and the UK, it is literally mind-boggling.?FSM Contributing Editor Adrian Morgan reveals only parts of it in this eye-popping, astonishing article that will make you want to move to the North Pole. ? Passport To Terror By Adrian Morgan ? ?On May 14, 2002, in the wake of 9/11, the US passed into law the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002.?Section 603 of...

Your Friendly Jihadi Bus Driver According to the FBI, terrorists are working as school bus drivers but it's nothing to worry about, the FBI is sure they don't mean any harm. Members of extremist groups have signed up as school bus drivers in the United States, counterterror officials said Friday, in a cautionary bulletin to police. An FBI spokesman said "parents and children have nothing to fear." Asked about the alert notice, the FBI's Rich Kolko said "there are no threats, no plots and no history leading us to believe there is any reason for concern," although law enforcement agencies...

Most people who fled from Iran or Iraq in the 1980's to Sweden were (by their own words) opposed to Islamofascism. However, because of the development in Iraq, a lot of Muslims around Europe (especially younger ones) are beginning to doubt the democratic and humanist values westerners have tried to teach them. The article: "At 1.30am on Wednesday, around 140,000 people in Sweden will begin celebrating Norouz, the Iranian new year. The initial celebrations set the tone for two weeks of festivities, characterized by the exchange of gifts, an abundance of food and visits to family and friends. Norouz traditionally...

OF SCHOLARS AND ZEALOTS Are Koran Schools Hotbeds of Terrorism? http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,472583,00.html By Bernhard ZandTo most Western minds, madrasahs are breeding grounds for terrorists. But that's only one side of the coin. The syllabus at many Koran schools is far removed from Islamist extremism. For millions of Muslims, these schools are the only hope of an education. One of the men is wearing a white turban and a mint-green cloak over his tailored dishdasha, the traditional Arab men's robe - pure silk, freshly ironed. When he sits down, the mere fall of its folds betrays that he is a man of...

Call to take Christian refugees March 12, 2007 11:00pm http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/0,,21369331-953,00.html THE Reverend Fred Nile says Australia should give priority to Christians fleeing persecution in Muslim countries and stop Muslim immigration for a decade. Mr Nile, leader of the Christian Democratic Party and member of the NSW Upper House, has called for a 10-year moratorium on Muslim immigration to Australia. There had been no serious study of the potential effects on Australia of the more than 300,000 Muslims who were already here, he said.

N.Y. imam sentenced in terror sting Staff and agencies 08 March, 2007 http://www.localnewsleader.com/elytimes/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=72974 By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago ALBANY, N.Y. - The former imam of an Albany mosque was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for his role in a money laundering scheme involving a fictional terror plot set up as an FBI sting. "I never had any intention to harm anyone in this country," the 36-year-old Kurdish refugee said. "And I don‘t know why I‘m guilty." The informant asked Hossain to launder money from the sale of a shoulder-fired missile that would be used...

Charity accused of funneling funds to Iraq By Mark Morris McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A defunct charity and five officers and associates have been charged with illegally sending more than $1.4 million to Iraq while Saddam Hussein was in power. The 33-count federal indictment, which was unsealed Wednesday in Kansas City, is the latest assault on a charity that in 2004 was designated a supporter of global terrorists, including Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida and Hamas. At its core, the indictment alleges the Islamic American Relief Agency-USA solicited cash from U.S. contributors and sent it to "persons and...

Sudden Jihad Syndrome http://cfoiblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/sudden-jihad-syndrome.html Monday, February 26, 2007 Sudden Jihad Syndrome Evidently this mental/emotional malady is on the rise: Sudden Jihad Syndrome It looks like the Muslim teen who opened fire on shoppers in a Salt Lake City mall is yet another case of “sudden jihad syndrome,� a condition in which normal-appearing American Muslims abruptly turn violent. Taken together, this and other cases add up to an invisible jihad inside America. But don’t tell that to the FBI. The politically correct bureau does everything it can to avoid recognizing the obvious Islamic factor in these heinous crimes. Sulejman Talovic, an...

More Muslims Suing Employers WCCO, MN - In Minnesota, the number of Muslims per year who filed federal complaints alleging religious discrimination at work climbed from four a decade ago to 66 ...

MUSLIMS CAN'T RULE IN SCHOOL 25 February 2007 http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=muslims-can-t-rule-in-school--&method=full&objectid=18673042&siteid=62484-name_page.html Carole Malone JUST where does the Muslim Council of Great Britain get off demanding that Muslim schoolchildren have their own changing rooms in schools for sport and swimming? They also want single-sex classes for sex education, different assemblies, their own prayer rooms and special canteen staff to prepare halal food. Oh yes, and they want girls to be allowed to wear headscarves in all lessons and male pupils to be allowed to grow beards if they want to. Not only that but the Council want the whole exam schedule to be...

Group Wants Congressman Virgil Goode to Explain Comments About Muslims Monday, February 19, 2007 WASHINGTON — A Muslim group said Monday it had invited Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., to expand on biting remarks he made last week during debate on a House resolution disapproving of President Bush's decision to send more than 21,000 U.S. troops into Iraq. The Muslim American Public Affairs Council has "extended this invitation to Congressman Goode to give him a venue to explain his recent comments about Muslims and Islam," MAPAC Executive Director Marc Conaghan said in a statement. MAPAC also asked Goode to share a...

Facts that can not be ignored. Compiled data between 2000 and 2004. Norway 80% of rape crimes are by muslim immigrants. victims ages between 6 and 16. Sweeden 78% of all rape crimes are by muslim immigrants or the muslim community. Rape gangs are known to be in force in many muslim lower class areas. most victims are under 14. France 74% of rape victims were attacked by muslim men. Holland 63% rape victims identified as muslim immigrants Demark 85% rape victims raped by known muslim men most of which were immigrants victims ages are disturbingly low ranging from 4...

SOUTH JORDAN - Those speaking at Jeffrey Walker's funeral attempted to "pull a Jeff."     In other words, they wanted to match their friend's personality by keeping the ceremony lighthearted and compassionate.     Walker, 52, was one of five people gunned down Monday night at Trolley Square.     "Evil has touched us, but it will not leave its mark because Jeff's legacy is love, compassion, faith, hope, service, unconditional caring and love and love and love," said friend Tracy Mower as he addressed the more than 1,500 gathered at the Country Park LDS Stake Center Saturday.     Mower related the...

The middle east scholar Bernard Lewis has forecast that Muslims will outnumber non-Muslims in Europe by the end of the century, and that in the meantime western governments will have to contend with the “Wahhabi menace,” which is “particularly strong among Muslim communities in Europe and America.” Niall Ferguson, too, has lamented “the extraordinary prospect of European demographic decline” while trumpeting the perils of Muslim immigration. “A youthful Muslim society to the south and east of the Mediterranean is poised to colonise—the term is not too strong—a senescent Europe.” But a probing new book on the integration of Muslims in...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, one of the most spectacular soccer players ever, comes from the infamous, Muslim dominated area of Rosengård in Malmö, Sweden's third biggest city. He presently plays for the major European club of Inter Milan and has formerly been contracted by Juventus, Ajax and Malmö FF among others. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, known as "Ibra" to Italian soccer fans, is one of the very few Muslim immigrants from the Malmö region who've made major success in any area of life (another exception is Hip hop artist Timbuktu - not especially well known in the US though). Many Rosengård Muslims strive to...

Muslims face hatred in US heartland http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42559 CINCINNATI: Tala Ali, 25, has seen the good and the bad of being a Muslim in heartland America. People have leaned out car windows to scream at her: “Terrorist go home.” But strangers curious about her headscarf have also approached her apologetically to ask about Islam. “I love it, actually, when people ask me questions,” said the pink-scarved Ali, who came to the United States with her Jordanian father and Palestinian mother when she was five. “Out here, I’m the only Muslim some people may meet,” said Ali, waiting for friends after Friday...

Britons suspected of fighting with Islamic forces in Somalia http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/12/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Somalia.php Britons suspected of fighting with Islamic forces in Somalia returning home The Associated PressPublished: February 12, 2007 LONDON: Four Britons seized in Kenya and suspected of fighting alongside Somalia's ousted Islamic movement were preparing to be deported Monday, Britain's Foreign Office said. The men were seized in January on the Somali border after escaping advancing Ethiopian troops who, together with Somali government troops, ousted the Islamic militants. At least 10 foreigners were held in Kenyan custody, including the Britons, two Americans, a Frenchman and a Tunisian woman, according to Kenyan...

Islamists label UK a police state http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/islamists-label-uk-a-police-state/2007/02/09/1170524304068.html EmailPrintNormal fontLarge font Under arrest … Abu Izzadeen (formerly Trevor Brooks) holds the microphone at a protest outside the Old Bailey in London in November.Photo: AFP Other related coverage Arrests thwart alleged plot to kidnap Muslim leaderUK arrests raise army security questionsFears for safety of Muslim soldiersNine arrested over 'Iraq-style' kidnap plot in Britain Steven Morris in LondonFebruary 10, 2007 FIVE men were to appear in court yesterday charged with terrorism offences after raids in Birmingham over an alleged plot to behead a Muslim British soldier and show a video of his execution...

http://thegiantotter.blogspot.com/2006/09/statistics-majority-of-muslims-support.html Statistics: Majority of Muslims support suicide bombing We now know from my previous article that a majority of Muslims in Palestine and Iraq support terrorism (53% and 61% respectively), while a large minority of Muslims in the UK support terrorism (25%). A further look into polls from the Pew Research Center for People and the Press has confirmed my previous conclusion; a majority of Muslims in most Islamic nations support terrorism. The PRC interviewed over 38,000 people during a four-month period in 44 nations. The conclusions of the Pew Global Attitudes survey are as follows: A majority of people...

This is a partial transcript from "Hannity & Colmes," February 7, 2007, that has been edited for clarity. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Our top story tonight: It is a follow-up to the shocking story that we told you about on last night's program. This imam was invited to speak at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting last week. But some people are upset at what he said. Take a listen: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) IMAM HUSHAM AL-HUSSAINY, EVENT SPEAKER: We thank you, God, to send us your messages through our father Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus, and Muhammad. Through you, God, we...

The article below is interesting, although somewhat misleading. 1 out of 4 Swedes live in DIFFERENT kinds of housing properties built around 1945-1975. True, but a minority of them are depressing, soviet-like concrete constructions outside of big cities. Few native Swedes live there and immigrants who manage to make enough money often move out. Furthermore, the phenomena of "slumming" in Muslim concrete jungle areas in Sweden is not just a "vision for the future" as is suggested below. This already exists. I've made trips to such areas in Gothenburg and Stockholm myself and I must say it's a fascinating experience....

Muslims to pay school's legal fight to uphold niqab ban By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 1:19am GMT 05/02/2007 A Muslim group has offered to help fund a school's legal battle over its refusal to let a pupil wear the niqab in class. Veiled woman: The niqab, which covers the whole face apart from the eyes In an unprecedented move, the Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford (Meco) has written to the head teacher to say it is prepared to contribute to a fighting fund. Taj Hargey, Meco's chairman, said he was also willing to organise a campaign among...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=433030&in_page_id=1770 'Wave of hatred' warning as attacks on Jews hits record high Last updated at 13:36pm on 1st February 2007 Jews have risen to the highest level since records began. A study published today shows the number of reported anti-Semitic incidents has almost tripled in 10 years, with more than half the attacks last year taking place in London. The findings prompted the report's authors to warn of a "wave of hatred" against Jews. The number of incidents increased to 594 last year, up by 31 per cent on the previous year. Violent assaults soared to 112, up by more...

Hezbollah Inside America: FOX News Tells All in Documentary Tuesday, January 16, 2007 By David Asman E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION Does any terrorist organization pose a greater threat to Americans than ? The shocking answer to that question unfolds this Saturday, January 20th, at 8 p.p. EST, as FOX News Channel presents a breakthrough documentary, “Smokescreen: Hezbollah Inside America.” While Americans are still largely focused on Al Qaeda and — who’s presumably rotting away in some cave — the terrorist group has been setting up shop right here in America’s heartland. And most Americans don’t know a thing about...

"Rival gangs of 10-year-olds in the eastern town of Söderhamn have threatened to wipe each other out. One of the gangs is made up of indigenous Swedes and the other of immigrants, and police in the town are taking the problem very seriously. The conflict has escalated on the internet, and police fear that there may be fatalities if the fighting is not stopped. "

Spanish Bishops Fear Rebirth of Iberian Caliphate Spain's bishops are alarmed by plans to reestablish the city of Cordoba - once the heart of the medieval Islamic caliphate of al-Andalus - as a pilgrimage site for Muslims throughout Europe. Plans include the construction of a half-size replica of Cordoba's eighth century Great Mosque, according to the head of Cordoba's Muslim Association. Other major mosques are reportedly planned for Medina Azahara near Cordoba, Seville and Granada. Last month, Spanish Muslims reasserted their right to pray in Cordoba's Great Mosque, known in Spanish as la Mezquita - which was reconsecrated as a...

Former Ohio imam's deportation to Israel angers US MuslimsAP, JERUSALEM Thursday, Jan 11, 2007, Page 6 Israel arrested the former imam of Ohio's largest mosque after he was deported from the US last week, the Shin Bet internal security service confirmed. Fawaz Damra, 46, was arrested because of his ties to Islamic Jihad, a militant Palestinian group classified by Israel and the US as a terrorist organization, Shin Bet said on Tuesday. It gave no other details. Smadar Ben-Natan, an Israeli lawyer retained by Damra's family to represent him, said Damra was being held at the Kishon prison and she...

German court hands Moroccan max for 9/11 By SIMONE UTLER, Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany - A Moroccan man convicted of aiding three of the four suicide pilots who committed the Sept. 11 attacks was sentenced Monday to the maximum of 15 years in prison for his role in the terror plot. "Anyone who helped in this has earned stiff punishment," presiding Judge Carsten Beckmann said after announcing Monday‘s verdict. Defense lawyers said they would appeal. Dominic Puopolo Jr. fought back tears and held up pictures of his mother, Sonia Morales Puopolo, an American Airlines flight attendant, as he joined prosecutors...

The increasing risks that go with the rise of Islam Islam is, by definition, both a religion and a political system. As the population of Europe withers away, Muslim immigrants are amassing power, bringing the political culture of Islam into close conflict with Western liberalism. Steyn wonders what will happen when the laws of sharia smack up against the mores of Europe.