Up and running. Godt å være online etter et par dagers avbrudd. Med 3G-forbindelse skulle det være mulig å betjene bloggen også på ferie. Ikke alle er like glade for det, men det skjer for mye i verden til at det er mulig å legge det vekk. Ta bare den nye alliansen mellom India og […]
Les mer»In an unprecedented move, 120 Canadian imams and other Islamic religious leaders from across the country will release a statement today denouncing terrorism and vowing to confront religious extremism. The declaration, co-ordinated by the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN), will be released at a news conference at a downtown Toronto mosque following noon-time prayers. […]
Les mer»Det betyder, at islam bestående af en hellig lovgivende bog og dens proklamerede politiske ambitioner viser mere modstand imod demokratiet end mange af de eksisterende religioner. Islam er heller ikke en særlig reformvenlig religion, som nemt kan tilpasses moderne tider, hvor demokrati repræsenterer det dominerende træk. Det er måske af denne grund, at det ikke […]
Les mer»Bin-Laden-fan: The Liverpool Street Tube bomber described Osama bin Laden as «his personal hero» and spoke of his hatred of American attacks on Muslims around the world, his relations in Pakistan said yesterday. «He loved staying in Pakistan. He used to say society in England was moving in the wrong way and he wanted to […]
Les mer»OutRage said that three of the group’s officers have received «repeated death threats from Islamic fundamentalists in recent weeks and months.» Peter Tatchell, the leader of OutRage; Brett Lock its campaign coordinator; and Aaron Saeed, the organization’s spokesperson on Muslim affairs, have been warned they will be murdered, Tatchell said Monday. In a statement Tatchell […]
Les mer»Egyptiske myndigheter sier de har satt fri den 33 år gamle biokjemikeren Magdy al-Nashar, som av britisk politi mistenkes for å ha laget London-bombene. En talsmann for innenriksdepartementet sa de var ferdig med al-Nashar. Broren hans derimot, sa at han befant seg i forvaring fremdeles. Al-Nashar hadde ikke før blitt anholdt, før innenriksdepartementet erklærte at […]
Les mer»Beijing: China has angrily denounced a report by the US Department of Defense that painted its increasingly powerful military as a potential threat to other Asian countries. The foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned the acting US ambassador to a meeting with Yang Jiechi, vice-minister, to express Beijing’s «strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition» […]
Les mer»AN ISLAMIC scholar who loathes Western values is advocating «physical jihad» in the Yorkshire home town of one of the London suicide bombers. While Tony Blair and leaders of Britain’s Muslims were condemning extremism at their Downing Street summit, Mufti Zubair Dudha explained why British foreign policy led directly to the 7/7 atrocities. Mr Dudha, […]
Les mer»BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 20 – Sunni Arabs involved in writing the new constitution said today that they are withdrawing from the process temporarily after the killing on Tuesday of two colleagues, a move that threatens to delay the drafting and undermine the legitimacy of the constitution.(nytimes)
Les mer»Det ble en litt annen retning på kveldskommentarene enn jeg hadde tenkt. Bra. Det er farlig å bli overfokusert på «fienden», og miste evnen til å se ting fra en ny synsvinkel. Det er viktig å beholde en positiv livsfølelse i møte med alt det «fæle», ellers kan det gjøre en deprimert. Mine tanker til […]
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