08 November 2005
Australia's Howard Says Fanatical Islam Behind Terror (Update1)
| Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's Prime Minister John Howard said ``perverted fanatical Islam'' is the common thread behind the threat of international terrorism. ``The utterances of people involved in terrorism all go back to their conception of jihad (holy war) and their desire to have some kind of Islamic caliphate, their desire to see the triumph of Islam over other religions,'' Howard told Radio 2UE in Sydney, ``That is a perversion of the religion.'' |
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Detaining Egyptian Blogger who witnessed the riot againist the church
Source: http://freedomforegyptians.blogspot.com/2005/11/freedom-o...
The regime of Egypt is again not surprising us with another ugly act by detaining Egyptian blogger/writer Nabeel Abdul Kareem (Abdolkarim) (21 years old)who has a blog under “Kareem Amer” in Arabic.
The Egyptian Copts in the US have protested in front of the UN headquarters calling for the release of the Egyptian blogger. Egyptian bloggers of different backgrounds who are agreeing and disagreeing with Abdolkarim launched a campaign to defend freedom of expression.
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The assault on religion in America
The assault on religion in America, that is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo."Tonight, we begin an ongoing series of reports entitled "Religion Under Siege". There's no question secular forces in America led by the ACLU (search) want to wipe out all vestiges of religious traditions in public. This battle's been going on for quite some time, but it is intensifying. And increasingly, the press is becoming involved.
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UN Protest
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Recent bomb blasts in India highlight the living legacy of jihad on the Indian subcontinent.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Recent bomb blasts in India highlight the living legacy of jihad on the Indian subcontinent. The group which took credit for the attack may have ties to the Muslim jihadist group, the Lashar-e-Tayyaba, according to the AP.
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United States Helsinki Commission
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), Chairman of the United States Helsinki Commission, announced that the Commission will hold a press conference to discuss recent attacks on the Coptic Christian community in Egypt. The press conference will be held on:
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. to Noon | WHERE: 430 Dirksen Building
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President Mubarak allows the church to fix its toilet
Thanks to president Mubarak for keeping his promise, to regard Egyptians as equal regardless of their religious backgrounds, On September 25, 2005 , and according to Watani Egyptian newspaper, a presidential decree number 316/2005 was issued by president Mubarak to license restoration works and repair of toilets at the Brethren’s Evangelical church in Beba, Beni Suef province, Upper Egypt.
Thank you Mr. President for taking the time to discuss the problem of repairing a church toilet with your advisors, may you remain our president for life so that you can bestow your mercy on us Copts
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