Archive for 'Arab-Muslim World' Category
Palestinian Grandmother Fails to Become a “Role Model”
23 November 2006 Fatima Omar Mahmud al-Najar, a 57-year-old mother of 9 and grandmother of 41 impressionable youth did something that no buby (the Yiddish term for grandmother) would dream of doing - blowing herself up. Al-Najar became the first Hamas suicide bomber in two years, and likely the first in a new wave.
If the matriarch of the family is doing this and was sent on their way by ruling Palestinian party, I think it’s safe to say Palestinian society is […]
Islam and Gay Rights II
31 October 2006 As a follow up to a previous posting on Islam and Gay Rights, here is more information about Islam’s view of gays and gay rights. This in from GCN.ie, Ireland’s longest running gay magazine.
The whole content of the article is being republished here:
IT’S OK TO KILL GAYS - BRITISH IMAM
24 October 2006
The leading imam in Manchester, confirms that he thinks the execution of sexually active gay men is justified, the rights group Outrage reported.
Arshad Misbahi of […]
Survey of Muslims in America
27 October 2006 Occasionally, but not often enough, we find Muslims with opinions that we can respect - they want to live in peace and harmony with all mankind. Thank goodness that some Muslims are taking the step of speaking out against extremism in the Muslim community. Muslims for a Safe America is one such group - they’re not afraid to call a spade a spade, an apparent rarity in the Muslim world.
Recently (September 1, 2006 to September 4, 2006 […]