http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sharia/ en-us Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:04:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096908/posts Islamists in a town in southern Somalia have imposed Sharia law in line with their vow to bring back Islamic theocracy to areas where they were ousted two years ago, a spokesman said Friday. The Mujahideens of Southern Somalia, a group allied to the radical Shebab movement on Thursday named a 23-member board to enforce the law in Celwaq, about 650 kilometres (400 miles) southwest of Mogadishu. "This administration will govern the town using laws of the Holy Koran," its spokeman Mohamed Osmail Indhobur told AFP. Celwaq, near the border with Kenya, is home to tens of thousands of people,... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096908/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095506/posts This Saturday is Muslim Day at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles. Six Flags spokeswoman Sue Carpenter has said that Six Flags employees were asked not to wear shorts that day out of respect for Islam, although she said it is not mandatory. Two things come to mind here. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2095506/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 03:43:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093870/posts A young woman in Saudi Arabia who defied ultra-conservative kingdom's ban on women driving was injured when the car span out of control and plunged into a stream, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. The unnamed woman in her 20s "stole" her brother's car on Sunday, picked up a female friend and drove at high speed through a town in the Eastern Province before losing control of the vehicle, Al-Riyadh said. The car hit an electricity pole and plunged into an irrigation channel. Both the driver and her friend were taken to hospital in serious condition, the paper said. There have... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093870/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092765/posts In London's historic "Inns of Court", barristers practise law in the shadow of the distinctive medieval Temple Church. But does English law really owe a debt to Muslim law? For some scholars, a historical connection to Islam is a "missing link" that explains why English common law is so different from classical Roman legal systems that hold sway across much of the rest of Europe. It's a controversial idea. Common law has inspired legal systems across the world. What's more, calls for the UK to accommodate Islamic Sharia law have caused public outcry. The BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092765/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:46:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2092709/posts Islam continues to tarnish the United Kingdom, as more and more cases of forced marriages are coming to light. Girls as young as nine years old have been forced into marriages by their own parents. My initial reaction when I read this story is what kind of sickos would do this? But what can I expect coming from an ideology that condones this type of behaviour? Islam allows pedophilia video. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2092709/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091902/posts Both Indian and Pakistani community of Chicago and its suburbs are in a state of unrest and shock due to an unbelievable investment scam worth millions-of- dollars targeting the community and sudden disappearance of Sunrise Equities's CEO Salman Ibrahim. State regulators are considering criminal charges against a developer named Ibrahim, who fraudulently persuaded hundreds of muslims to invest in real estate deals. Some gave Ibrahim their life savings or mortgaged their homes before he disappeared in August. Investors say they may loose more than USD 50 million. Salman Ibrahim, CEO and President of the Chicago-based Shariah compliant financial services firm,... The Economic Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091902/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:00:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091060/posts Slavery still stalks the American consciousness, its wounds yet festering in many hearts. If Barack Obama were to set his mind to it, he could heal much of the damage this peculiar institution wrought on our national soul. This great and tragic error that must be given justice. Obama is the best person in the world who can recognize, remember and honor the deaths of 125 million and the enslavement of tens of millions of people. His unique qualifications can be found in his names. Until he was 20 years old, he went by the first name Barry. Then he... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091060/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090811/posts A word to the wise: if you are posting news articles that are related to Islam: Sharia Law, Jihad, and other "religion of peace" pleasantries, it would behoove you to post the entire text of the article here rather than an excerpt. News articles that show Islam in a less than favorable light have mysteriously been disappearing from the news websites at a rapid rate. There is a lot of pressure being put on media outlets, and it is working. If we want to have access to the truth, we are going to have to take steps to protect it.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090811/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:40:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2089830/posts As I am doing my research on the issue of Islam I sometimes come across articles speaking about interfaith dialogue. Interfaith sounds well and good but the question is what are the actual results of these meetings? Most recently there was a world wide interfaith conference sponsored by the Christian oppressing Saudis. As for Jewish people, they are not even allowed in Saudi Arabia. Just weeks later those same Saudis had over a dozen Christians deported from Saudi Arabia. The horrifying crime of these Christians was worshipping in their homes. Now on September 25Th there will be an interfaith dinner... Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2089830/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:20:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089427/posts Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that seeks to prevent Islamic law from gaining a foothold in the U.S. legal system, as it has in other countries. Tancredo introduced HR 6975, the Jihad Prevention Act, last week. If made into law, the bill would allow American authorities to prevent advocates of Islamic law, or Shariah, from entering the country, revoke the visa of any foreigners that champion it and revoke naturalization for citizens that seek to implement it in the U.S. The radical form of Shariah includes several statutes objectionable to Western minds, including... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089427/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089010/posts Congressman Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that seeks to prevent Islam's radical Shariahlaw from gaining a foothold in the U.S. legal system, as it has in other countries. Tancredo introduced HR 6975, the Jihad Prevention Act, last week. If made into law, the bill would allow American authorities to prevent advocates of Shariah law from entering the country, revoke the visa of any foreigners that did champion Shariah law and revoke naturalization for citizens that seek to implement Shariah law in the U.S. The radical form of Islam's Shariah religious law includes several statutes... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089010/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:13:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087753/posts "The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, as one of the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable." James Madison My mother used to say that it’s better to go from being poor to being rich than from having been rich and become poor because you don’t yearn for what you’ve lost. However, my experience has been that if you’ve always been free from want, you might not ever gain an appreciation for what was taken for granted. In any event, it wasn’t... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087753/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:21:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087150/posts A survey in Arab countries ... shows that 62 per cent of Muslims think that non-Muslims living in Muslim countries should not eat or drink in public during Ramadan...as a mark of respect to Islam. National Secular Society http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087150/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:53:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087099/posts Earlier this year I had to warn people about the various siren voices advocating the recognition of Islamic Sharia in the public law of this country. It seems now that this was no theoretical advocacy, and that Sharia courts are not only operating here but claim to have the sanction of the County and High Courts in the enforcement of their decisions. As no one, to my knowledge, has denied this claim, we must assume it is true. UK Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087099/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:48:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086829/posts It’s been described by one commentator as an example of Great Britain ‘surrendering’ itself and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams was criticised for saying it will happen, but whatever the reaction, Islamic law now officially operates in the UK. Whereas before rulings by sharia courts in Britain could only be enforced if all parties in a Muslim civil case agreed to abide by them, now what the courts say will be legally binding, backed by county courts or the High Court. The five sharia courts are Birmingham, Bradford, London and Manchester with others planned for Glasgow and Edinburgh. They... Public Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086829/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:17:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086388/posts First Swift Company tells Muslims that their demands for special break times would no longer be met. Now Swift has fired 150 Muslims who worked there. They were fired for being selfish and taking unauthorized work breaks to accommodate Islam. A few Muslim workers actually fainted on the job because of lack of food. Them fainting makes me wonder how much other Muslim workers slacked off this month due to lack of energy. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086388/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:41:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086383/posts ( WASHINGTON, DC ) – Amid disturbing revelations that the verdicts of Islamic Sharia courts are now legally binding in civil cases in the United Kingdom, U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) moved quickly today to introduce legislation designed to protect the United States from a similar fate. According to recent news reports, a new network of Sharia courts in a half-dozen major cities in the U.K. have been empowered under British law to adjudicate a wide variety of legal cases ranging from divorces and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. “This is a case where truth is truly stranger... House.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086383/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:31:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086334/posts The walk out staged by the non-Muslims at Swift Plant has worked, at least for now. As the Muslim employees were told that their demands were causing too much trouble and they would not be met any longer. I applaud the non-Muslims at Swift Plant for not allowing Islam to be imposed on them. As for the Muslims there, they need to learn to keep their religion to themselves or move to an Islamic country. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2086334/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:17:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085545/posts The disappearance of the CEO and president of a Shariah-compliant investment firm has left many in West Ridge's Indo-Pak community wary and in turmoil. Concerned when monthly profit checks from Sunrise Equities stopped arriving in August, no one has seen or heard from the firm's CEO, Salman Ibrahim. Ibrahim has not returned investors' phone calls. Phone calls to the firm's office at 6355 N. Claremont, and its downtown affiliates, Sunrise Development Inc., have also gone unanswered, leaving many of the firm's mostly Muslim investors wondering where Ibrahim and other corporate officers have gone. "[Ibrahim] stopped paying the monthly installments," said... Chicago Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085545/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:27:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085456/posts While the indigenous Christian Europeans don't reproduce, in 2-3 generations Europe will be majority muslim. The same is true for Russia much to my regret. He actually says "I am the victim." Have a view. www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085456/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:30:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2084591/posts Swift company has finally let us down and said that they will temporarily change the time of the second shift lunch break for the month of Ramadan to accomiodate Muslims. So once again non-Muslims lives are effected by Islam, as the plant has approximately 2,500 employees and only about 500 of them are Muslim. The good news out of this was that Islam in Action was told by a anonymous source at Swift Plant that the 100 employees who walked off the job and were fired, were not taken back. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2084591/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083062/posts SLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases. The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. Rulings issued by a network of five sharia courts are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court. Previously, the rulings of sharia courts in Britain could not be enforced, and depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims. Sunday Times (London) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083062/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082988/posts The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Georgetown University cmcu.georgetown.edu _________________________________ The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding will be hosting a conference -- "Is There a Role for Shari'ah in Modern States?" -- at Georgetown University on October 23rd, 2008. The conference will be taking place from 9:30am to 5pm. A tentative schedule can be found below. --- 10:45am --- Panel 1: Rethinking Islam? Myths and Realities of Islamic Law Nathan Brown, "Shari'ah and Constitutional Reform" Sherman Jackson, "Can Shari'ah be Reformed?" Jonathan Brown, "Shari'ah Meets Reality: Giving Fatwas in... The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center (email) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082988/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:06:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082826/posts ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases. The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. Rulings issued by a network of five sharia courts are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court. Previously, the rulings of sharia courts in Britain could not be enforced, and depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims. It has now emerged that sharia courts with these powers have... Times of London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082826/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:27:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2082827/posts Have you ever watched a nation commit suicide before? [TimesOnline] ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases. The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. Rulings issued by a network of five sharia courts are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court. Previously, the rulings of sharia courts in Britain could not be enforced, and depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims. It... CMR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2082827/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:29:55 GMT