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Friday, August 04, 2006Roundup: Islam in the news
I'm feeling a little ADD today, so I'll just cover everything in one post. |
I read the Metro on the subway on the way in this morning, and it annoyed me. On page 3, the Toronto news. Written in 8pt font in their "News in Brief" was the resignation of Tarek Fatah from the Canadian Muslim Congress due to death threats and harrassment from within his own community. Only the Metro didn't bother to point that part out. They just said death threats. Far be it from them to let people know that the Religion of Peace isn't so peaceful after all. Fatah was the only sane practicing Muslim who bothered to speak out and yet was still a recognized member of the community. To lose his dissenting voice at the CMC will be devastating. If you want the whole scoop, go here and here. On page 4, I learned that an 18th suspect in the Toronto terror plot was arrested and denied bail. On page 6, in a small area at the top of the page, I read of a Halifax man who installed a satellite dish on his condo balcony which violates the bylaw, and was ordered to take it down. The man, Ahmed Assal, "alleges that his religious and ethnic rights were violated." He's a Muslim, and was using the dish to watch Arabic TV. He has, of course, brought it up to a Human Rights Tribunal (I wish we would just get over ourselves and start calling it a Sharia court). Hint to Mr. Assal: They have Arabic TV in Egypt. Go back. More on the story here. On page 10, a large black headline reading Israel launches new airstrikes. Further down the page in smaller font Afghan market blast leaves 21 dead. But the media isn't biased... In a tiny 34 word blurb on page 12: Muslim leaders demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah at an emergecny meeting in Malaysia to discuss the crisis, where Iran's hardline president said the solution was the obliteration of the Jewish state. [emphasis mine] Gotta admire such a peaceful religion... On the same page, I was really excited to learn that I could tan on an all-woman beach - so long as I'm wearing a burqa. Riccione, in Italy, is authorizing hotels to partition their beaches by sex to appeal to the Muslim holiday crowd.
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