Archive for 'World news' Category
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 […]
DISHONEST REPORTING: Reuters admits to doctoring Beirut photo
7 August 2006
Reuters news agency admitted on Sunday that it had digitally altered a photograph of an Israeli attack on Lebanon on Saturday, showing more smoke than was actually present.The photograph, as initially published, showed an aerial view of Beirut after an IAF attack, with two large pillars of smoke rising over the city. The caption read: Smoke billows from burning buildings destroyed during an overnight Israeli air raid on Beirut’s suburbs.
The agency has since withdrawn the […]
An Editorial Cartoonist Who Truly Understands Middle East Politics
29 July 2006Gary Varvel, editorial cartoonist for The Indianapolis Star since 1994, has posted a number of cartoons about the Middle East in the last few days. Mr. Varvel should be rewarded for his braveness - he calls a spade, a spade and is not ashamed to justify it.All of Gary Varvel’s editorial cartoons can be found in his blog (Editorial Cartoon Blog). Some of his recent cartoons focusing on the Middle East are shown below. Click on […]