Belgium
"Belgium Will Become an Islamic State" - Soeren Kern (Gatestone Institute)
Two Muslim politicians, who just won municipal elections in Belgium's capital, Brussels, on October 14, have vowed to implement Islamic Sharia law in Belgium.
Egypt
Egyptian cops kidnapped near Gaza held for ransom by Palestinians - (Al-Masry Al-Youm-Egypt Independent)
"Belgium Will Become an Islamic State" - Soeren Kern (Gatestone Institute)
Two Muslim politicians, who just won municipal elections in Belgium's capital, Brussels, on October 14, have vowed to implement Islamic Sharia law in Belgium.
Egypt
Egyptian cops kidnapped near Gaza held for ransom by Palestinians - (Al-Masry Al-Youm-Egypt Independent)
Libya
Benghazi and the Missing Obama 9/11 Timeline - Claudia Rosett (Defense of Democracies)
Miscellaneous
Following Obama's Reelection, Arab World Between Skepticism And Hope For Change In Policy (MEMRI)
Women In Islam, From The Prophet's Wife To Gunned-Down Pakistani Teen - Asma Afsaruddin (Le Soir/Worldcrunch) A well-known saying of the Prophet Muhammad asserts that knowledge is equally obligatory for males and females – which has allowed for considerable Muslim receptivity towards providing education for girls and women alongside their male counterparts through the centuries. As a result, women scholars dot the Islamic intellectual landscape.
Benghazi and the Missing Obama 9/11 Timeline - Claudia Rosett (Defense of Democracies)
Miscellaneous
Following Obama's Reelection, Arab World Between Skepticism And Hope For Change In Policy (MEMRI)
Women In Islam, From The Prophet's Wife To Gunned-Down Pakistani Teen - Asma Afsaruddin (Le Soir/Worldcrunch) A well-known saying of the Prophet Muhammad asserts that knowledge is equally obligatory for males and females – which has allowed for considerable Muslim receptivity towards providing education for girls and women alongside their male counterparts through the centuries. As a result, women scholars dot the Islamic intellectual landscape.
Palestinians
Abbas
to Israelis: Safed is an Israeli city Abbas' TV to Palestinians:
Safed is a Palestinian city and so are Ashkelon, Haifa, Acre, Tiberias,
Beit Shean, Jaffa, Nazareth, Ramle, and Lod - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques
Zilberdik (PMW)
Saudi Arabia
The Saudis Are Bulldozing Islam's Heritage. Why the Silence from the Muslim World? - Damian Thompson (Telegraph-UK)
The long-cherished ambition of Saudi Arabia's ruling Wahhabi sect to smash up the ancient buildings of Mecca and Medina is nearing fruition. In Mecca, the house of one of Mohammed's wives has been demolished to make space for public lavatories. As for Medina, a recent article by Jerome Taylor in the Independent revealed a megalomaniac plan to pull down three 7th-century mosques. Taylor added: "Ten years ago, a mosque which belonged to the Prophet's grandson was dynamited." But what sticks in the craw is the hypocrisy of Muslims who throw a fit if Israeli archaeologists carry out non-intrusive work near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, "Islam's third holiest place," as we're constantly reminded. Such anger would be more convincing if the first and second holy sites weren't being ploughed up by a police state. See also Medina: Saudis Take a Bulldozer to Islam's History - Jerome Taylor (Independent-UK)
The long-cherished ambition of Saudi Arabia's ruling Wahhabi sect to smash up the ancient buildings of Mecca and Medina is nearing fruition. In Mecca, the house of one of Mohammed's wives has been demolished to make space for public lavatories. As for Medina, a recent article by Jerome Taylor in the Independent revealed a megalomaniac plan to pull down three 7th-century mosques. Taylor added: "Ten years ago, a mosque which belonged to the Prophet's grandson was dynamited." But what sticks in the craw is the hypocrisy of Muslims who throw a fit if Israeli archaeologists carry out non-intrusive work near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, "Islam's third holiest place," as we're constantly reminded. Such anger would be more convincing if the first and second holy sites weren't being ploughed up by a police state. See also Medina: Saudis Take a Bulldozer to Islam's History - Jerome Taylor (Independent-UK)
Syria
The Plight of Syria's
Christians - Kim Sengupta (Independent-UK)
Seven More Syrian Generals Defect to Turkey (Zaman-Turkey)
Seven More Syrian Generals Defect to Turkey (Zaman-Turkey)
Turkey
Turkey Should Be Placed on Trial, Not Israel - Nitsana Darshan-Leitner (Times of Israel)
United Kingdom
BBC’s Kevin Connolly rewrites history - (BBC Watch)
United States
95 Terrorist Arrests and Plots Stopped in the U.S.: 2009-2012 (Sen.
Dianne Feinstein) List compiled by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
