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1. Replace Religious Belief with Rational Understanding 
Religious belief promotes and honors a lazy intellect. And it is by appealing to ones lazy intellect that one can be persuaded to perform the most horrendous of acts.
To get beyond the tragic events resulting from 'fanatical' religious activity as evidenced thought human history people need to begin to think. And thereby begin to understand their purpose right here on planet earth.
2. Review Illegal Treatment to Ansar Imam Al Mahdi
To all respected news media and Human Rights organizations,
Three years ago, in the month of Muharram 2008, the Iraqi Government forces along with American and British forces attacked a group of followers of Imam Ahmad Al-Hassan in the cities of Basra and Al-Nasiriyah. The Iraqi government admitted that they killed 400 in the attack. When they arrested the rest of the Ansar in Basra and sent them to Baghdad, they let them loose after it was made known through interrogation that they did not commit any crimes.
So what is the difference in the events of Al Nasiriyah?
Those that were attacked in Al Nasiriyah by some scholars and the higher council group, were tortured with the worse kind of torture in the governor's house. We ask the question... are there prisoners that are transferred to the house of the governor and tortured at the hands of some scholars?
By what law is that?
Then they arranged for them a trial and with false confessions that they wrote, and they judged them with execution. And when this case turned into discrimination, it remained for two years after the discrimination court decided to counter the judgment, but there are political pressures upon the discrimination court to validate the judgments.
Finally some of the Scholars and the Higher council took advantage of the crimes of Al Qaeda and the people's demands to prosecute them and execute them to pass the execution of 24 of the followers of Imam Ahmad Al-Hassan and life imprisonment to 15 of the Ansar with them.
The Matter of validating the judgment of executing the Ansar is a political execution 100 percent, as there are political forces who wish to execute the Ansar along with the wave of Al Qaeda criminal executions, which in no way relate.
The Iraqi government has confessed to the crime of killing 400, only due to their religious beliefs, and we ask, is this the new democracy that is being built in Iraq? As you read this, they are in the process of executing another 24, who have committed no crime, and imprisoning another 15 to life sentences, due to their religious beliefs.
Accompanied Files:
The Martyr Mujtava who was shot and left to bleed to death while being beat in the incidents that took place in the infamous month of Muharram.
http://vb.al-mehdyoon.org/t9814.html
See how the big scholars are inciting violence against the Ansar simply because of their belief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-4FWKQ2dc
Al Fayad is here clearly asking the government to obliterate and bury the Ansar of Imam Mahdi a.s. in their place:
http://www.alfayadh.com/site/index.php? ... icle&id=41
The burning of the Library of the Ansar in Basra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUGpZLA2AA
Archive of photos of the destruction of the Husseiniya and Mosque of the Ansar of Imam Mahdi a.s.
http://vb.al-mehdyoon.org/t2119.html
http://www.amnesty.org/ar/news-and-updates/news/iraq-executions-follow-apparently-unfair-trials-20080418
EVERY NIGHT AT 9pm Mecca Time - the show- by what law is this? concerning what is happening against the Ansar, so join in the paltalk room
http://vb.al-mehdyoon.org/room.php
3. Ban executions, stonings, torture and discrimination in Iran
ما مجازات واحکام غیر انسانی اعدام، سنگسار،شلاق وشکنجه درهرشکل آن را درشأن مردم کشورمان ایران با پشتوانه تمدنی کهن نمی دانیم.
ما سرکوب و کاربرد خشونت، محکومیت ها و مجازاتهای وحشیانه را درخور شهروندان کشور خود ندانسته و خواهان لغو و محو اینگونه مجازاتها از سرزمین مان ایرانیم.
ما خواهان حقوق دمکراتیک برای زنان و جدایی دین از حکومت هستیم.
ما برآنیم که وابستگی دستگاه قضایی ودادگاه های انقلاب و دادسراها به سران حاکمیت جمهوری اسلامی و تبعیت آنها از منافع و مصالح سیاسی اقتصادی حکومتگران اسلامی، مانع از اجرای عدالت شده و درمقابل مطلق گرایی و سرکوبگری چنین دستگاهی، جان، مال و حیثیت هرشهروند ایران درخطر است.
ما خواهان لغو همه احکام غیرانسانی اعدام، سنگسار، وثیقه های ویرانگر و شکنجه درهرشکل آن هستیم.
Whereas:
Allen West is a man of unusual honesty, integrity, intelligence, education, common sense and sound judgment.
Allen West is a man of profoundly Judeo-Christian values. He is strongly pro-life. He is strongly pro-Israel. He correctly understands Islam and the threat it poses to America.
He is beholden to no special interest group. He would carry out the duties of his office in the best interests of America.
5. Ban the forcing of Halal meat on to the People of Great Britain!
!!!PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON "SIGN PETITION" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!!!!
The killing of animals is a shame but as the slaughter of animals is necessary to feed the many millions of meat eaters living in Great Britain it is vital that these animals are slaughtered in the most humane (Painless) way possible.
In a FSA approved slaughter house all animals are stunned prior to slaughter so the animal feels no pain or suffering at all.
But in a FSA exempt slaughter houses I.e Halal slaughter houses animal are not stunned prior to slaughter. Slaughter is carried out with a single cut to the throat, rather than the more widespread method of stunning with a bolt into the head before slaughter. Under Islamic law, an animal must be slaughtered by having its throat cut while it is conscious. The person carrying out the killing has to recite an Arabic verse at the time. Campaign group the Christian Institute, said: ‘The idea of having Islamic ritual said over meat would be objectionable to some Christians. I would find it objectionable, so it should be labelled as Halal.’
The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC), which advises the government on how to avoid cruelty to livestock, says the way Halal meat is produced causes severe suffering to animals. They say “cattle can take up to two minutes to bleed to death - amounting to severe pain and distress to the animals”.
The RSPCA believes that religious beliefs and practise should be respected but also believe that animals should only be slaughtered under the most humane conditions.
Halal food is everywhere. According to recent news reports, it is being "secretly" snuck into your sandwich or fed to your child in their school dinner. It's also found in hospital canteens, pubs, sporting venues and most fast food out lets.
Britain's biggest supermarket chains are selling Halal lamb and chicken without telling unsuspecting shoppers. Those stocking meat slaughtered according to Islamic law include Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Somerfield and the Co-op. But the UK’s second-biggest supermarket, Asda, has refused to confirm or deny whether it sells Halal meat.
Most lamb imported from New Zealand by British supermarkets has been slaughtered according to Islamic law, but this is not mentioned on packaging. Some lamb from British abattoirs is also Halal.
The country’s biggest hotel and restaurant group, Whitbread– which owns the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre chains – was also selling Halal food, as were well-known sporting venues such as Ascot, Twicken¬ham and Wembley.
The Jewish faith have a similar slaughter method call Shechita but there are no Shechita slaughter houses in the UK. Members of the Jewish faith respect our laws and import their own Shechita meat to be sold only in registered Jewish supermarkets.
Why is it that a blind eye is being turned to the Halal labelling of food? Because it is politically correct not to say anything about it incase it offends the Islamic community within Britain?
Sorry but that is wrong. Halal products and outlets must be labelled so that the general public can have a choice. Why force it upon people. Why can it not be treated the same as Shechita meat! Well labelled and sold only in Jewish shops! If followers of Islam want Halal meat why can they not do the same as Members of the Jewish faith?
PLEASE SIGN IF YOU WANT YOUR MEAT LABELLED!
The cruel inhumane way that animals are slaughtered by Muslims in the name of 'Faith' must be stopped. There is no need for this barbarity to happen.
The obligatory stunning of animals has been a law in this Country for many years.
- EDL are an anti-islamic organisation, established in 2009 and have had several demonstrations leading to violence.
- UAF have always held a counter demonstration (Derby, Birmingham etc), which has lead to more violence and the Muslim youth being arrested and branded ‘violent’.
- The Bedfordshire police on this occasion have not written to the Home office demanding a ban on the protest.
8. Support Islamia School Expansion
Islamia Primary School is hoping to build a new two-storey school on part of its existing site, to provide 21st century education and learning opportunities for its pupils. The current school was built over one hundred years ago and the buildings no longer meet pupil or teacher needs. Islamia Primary is also an extremely popular and over-subscribed school, on average receiving ten applications for every place available, and it urgently needs to expand to cater for the current pupils on roll and to meet the growing demand for places across the borough.
Islamia Primary School’s site has always been used for educational purposes. The school itself was founded in 1983 by Dr Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens). In 1989, it moved to its present site at 129 Salusbury Road. Nine years later, it became the first Muslim school in England to be awarded grant maintained status, which meant that the vast majority of the school's funding came from central government. The following year it opted to become a voluntary aided school, in 2007 the school took on an additional 138 pupils, following the closure of The Avenue School in Brondesbury Park. The main site at Salusbury Road is also shared with an independent Muslim girl's secondary school, which occupies the entire first and second floor of the buildings, and parts of the ground floor. This school is not part of the re-development proposal. The rebuild is needed as the existing buildings are leaky, not energy efficient, not compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and are spread out on many different levels, with stepped access and no lift. The proposed new building will provide easy access for all pupils and adults, including those with visual and hearing impairments and those with special educational needs (SEN), including speech, language and communication difficulties, and severe learning disabilities. The proposed new school will provide these pupils with a dedicated room and space for educational psychologists, speech and language therapists and school nurses to come in and offer support. In general all the facilities at the site are inadequate for a modern school.
The new school plan is to build a new, modern and inspirational school, which will meet the needs of current and future generations of pupils. The building will reflect the school's faith and its ethos and will allow improved links with the local community, by opening its facilities at set times out of school hours. For example, by providing space for adult education, health and fitness and a canteen, which can be used by parents.
There will also be:
Fourteen new classrooms, a dedicated children's library, a specialist teaching room for SEN, an enlarged roof-top play area, a dedicated prayer area, landscaped areas and additional outdoor learning spaces for all children , a children's gym.
From September 2011 new pupils attending Islamia Primary School will have to live within the catchment area of the school, which will mean significantly less pupils travelling in from outside the borough. Currently 40 per cent of pupils come in from neighbouring boroughs.
The school is urgently fundraising for this development.
Key questions
http://www.brent.gov.uk/cfd.nsf/School%20improvement/LBB-783
Contact for questions and queries
For all questions on the proposed scheme please email info@islamia.brent.sch.uk
9. Say NO to specal treatment for Muslims by TSA agents
Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) said Muslims who object to full-body scans for religious reasons should know their rights if they are required to undergo a pat-down, including asking for the procedure to be done in a private place. In addition, CAIR offered a “special recommendation” for Muslim women who wear a hijab, telling them they should tell the TSA officer that they may be searched only around the head and neck.
“Before you are patted down, you should remind the TSA officer that they are only supposed to pat down the area in question, in this scenario, your head and neck. They SHOULD NOT subject you to a full-body or partial-body pat-down.”
This being reported on CNSNEWS.COM 11/12/10 (Please see above link)
10. Request for UK Courts to Recognise Shariah Law
We in the UK live in a multi-cultural society and respect all faiths and it is particularly important for those wanting to practise Shari’ah Law to be able to find amicable solutions, rather than it being left to the country of origin where the Shariah Agreement was made, leaving British citizens with no recourse from the UK legal system with respect of divorce; children’s custody and other family matters.
In this particular time with an ever increasing need for human rights and legal rights to be protected; it is important to protect such individual rights. This means that if Shari'ah rules were to be implemented into the legal system it would give a greater protection to such individual rights.
According to an article in The Guardian on 9th November 2009, at present the government has little power to intervene in around 40% of all abduction cases, as they involve children being taken to countries not signed up to the Hague Convention, an International Treaty which obliges nations to promptly return children wrongfully retained in their jurisdiction.
There has become an increasing issue of mothers being separated from their children because Shari’ah Law is not recognised by the English Courts. This is illustrated by the findings that almost 500 children were abducted from the UK and taken abroad illegally in 2008, according to figures released to the Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act. Experts confirm that it is often almost impossible for mothers to get back children taken by their fathers to Islamic countries with Shari’ah law.
11. My Canada Does NOT Include Sharia Law
The rhetoric of Imam Anjem Choudary is a perfect example of why we MUST oppose Sharia Law in Canada, the U.S. and everywhere. I suggest that you google that name and see for yourself.
12. Burnley college should revoke ban on Niqab
Burnley College have in place a ban on Muslim women wearing the Niqab. This applies to all staff, students and visitors to the college.
Recently a elderly muslim woman attending the college with her daughter to discuss matters with a teacher was required to remove her veil, or the teacher would not converse with her.
Regardless of what you think of the niqab, this situation is outrageous and a clear infringement of an individual's human rights. Therefore, we all, Muslim's and Non muslims, should stand up and fight this outrageous policy to defend our right to wear what we feel comfortable in and what we believe is in line with our religious beliefs.
Amazingly the college shares the campus, with the University of Central Lancashire, who do not have such a ban. Therefore on half of the campus you are free to wear the niqab, on the other half, you have to remove it!!!
13. SAY NO to the "Mosque by Ground Zero"
We WANT the Mayor of NYC to closely investigate the funding of the Mosque by Ground Zero.
We WANT a FULL background research on ANYONE that is affiliated with this MOSQUE.
14. Condemn the attacks on DATA DARBAR
Extremist Wahabbi / Deobandis have once again attacked the Data Darbar Lahore. This time their target was the sacred shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh Ali Hajveri, a Persian Sufi and scholar during the 11th century who significantly contributed to the spreading of Islam in South Asia.
It was the second major attack in Lahore, capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, in just over a month. This barbaric and vicious attack on innocent civilians deserves the condemnation of every nation and should serve as a wake up call.
"This barbarous act has no place among civilized people and shocks the conscience of all peace-loving nations. There is no cause that could ever justify this action."
We extend our deepest condolences to the victims, their families...
15. Say No To a Ban and Overturn any Ban on the Niqab and Islamic Veils/Headcoverings
Niqab is the Arabic word for any type of facial veil worn by Muslim women around the world as an outward manifestation of their belief in the Qur’anic commandments of modesty and chastity. In recent years there has been an explosion of regional and global movements dedicated to establishing and enforcing legal restrictions on overt symbols of religious beliefs, most notably Islamic headcoverings and face veils.
Secular movements in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries have been working tirelessly to deprive Muslim women of their basic and fundamental human right of religious freedom. In an effort to demonize the religion of Islam, governments around the world have attempted to transform the proud symbol of Islamic modesty, the headcovering and veil, into a spectre of oppression and degradation. Under the guise of national security, health, safety and women’s rights, these various movements have instead targeted a religion that is at its very heart one of peace and equality.
Any governmental ban or law restricting a citizen’s right to practice their religion clearly transgresses Article 18 of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees religious freedom for all citizens of the world. Said Article states in relevant part:
"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
In complete contravention of this Article, governments of countries around the world as diverse as France and Turkey, continue to actively sponsor and support ferocious campaigns to ban the wearing of the Niqab and Islamic headcoverings in schools, public buildings and government offices. Unfortunately, many Muslim organizations have chosen to ally themselves with adversaries of Islam and have begun to distance themselves from the commandments of Islam to gain favour with the secular governments. Many of these Muslim organizations have publicly relegated the Niqab to the position of cultural practice and not a Qur’anic commandment. Unfortunately, when the Niqab is only considered a cultural practice and not a religious one, it becomes that much easier for the government to ban it as unnecessary in a modern society. It is only when the Niqab is recognized as a religious practice that the government is pressured to discard the bans under Article 18 and other international human rights documents. The simple truth is that the Niqab is part of the Islamic commandments of modesty and chastity, and although women in pre-Islamic societies did observe the veil, Islam was the only religion to require it of women as an expression of faith and piety.
Islam transformed the wearing of the veil from a luxury of the rich and privileged upper class women to an outward expression of the innate value and worth all women, regardless of social status. Additionally, the concept of “Urf which permits Muslims to engage in pre-Islamic cultural practices that are not specifically prohibited by the Holy Qur’an or Sunnah is recognized in all interpretations of Shariah law, therefore, the Niqab and other forms of veils would become an institution within mainstream Islamic religious practice.
16. Za tramvajsku liniju do Istanbula!
Povodom sramotnog i barbarskog islamističkog napada na stranicu foruma Prijatelja životinja [1, 2], pozivamo javnost na davanje podrške inicijativi za produženje ZET-ove linije broj 2 do Istanbula, s ciljem transporta [3] elitne skupine aktivista [4] udruge građana Prijatelji životinja predvođene Lukom Omanom. Aktivisti Prijatelja životinja, posebno uvježbani za tu misiju, će tada svim raspoloživim sredstvima javnog osviještavanja i otvaranja očiju (ponajprije igrokazima "Kad bi klaonice imale staklene zidove", "Holokaust na Vašem tanjuru" i "Mala Floramye", posebno prilagođenima lokalnim ukusima), te veganskim delicijama (döner tofu) ponovno učiniti Istanbul veganskim gradom.
[1] http://www.zamirnet.hr/prijatelji-zivotinja/
[2] http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/2023/snapshot2z.jpg
[3] http://neprijatelji-ljudi.org/index.php?title=Slika:Karta-djelovanja256.png
[4] http://neprijatelji-ljudi.org/index.php?title=Slika:Ocvali_golaci.jpg
17. Ban access to FaceBook site in Holy cities of Mecca and Medina
Freedom of speech is a right, but this right is not befitting of irrationality. It should be treated like any other right afforded by civil liberties: with responsibility. And when it is abused, an apology or some form of resolution is required.
Facebook's policy makes it clear that obscene content and the triggering of hate material toward any group, individual, or religion will be banned and removed. Last year, Facebook was quick to honour requests by Italian authorities to shut down a page dedicated to Massimo Tartaglia, the man who allegedly punched Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a political rally in Milan. While No such urgency found its way to the controversy behind the Removal of Group who call for drawing Images/Photos of Our Beloved Prophet.
According to its own terms, conditions, and precedents, Facebook should have removed the group much earlier which they didn't and this has raised huge anger and a great disappointment among every descent men and women.
18. Delete the page "Everybody draw Muhammad (PBUH) day" on facebook
People are making fun of Islam by drawing bad sketches of our Prophet (PBUH) on facebook.
19. Stop "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day"!
After Comedy Central cut a portion of a South Park episode following a death threat from a Muslim group, Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris wanted to counter the fear. She has declared May 20th "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day."
Norris told KIRO Radio's Dave Ross that cartoonists are meant to challenge the lines of political correctness. "That's a cartoonist's job, to be non-PC."
Producers of South Park said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a Muslim group warned that they could be killed for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
The group said it wasn't threatening South Park producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, but it included a gruesome picture of Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker killed by a Muslim in 2004, and said the producers could meet the same fate. The website posted the addresses of Comedy Central's New York office and the California production studio where South Park is made.
"As a cartoonist I just felt so much passion about what had happened I wanted to kind of counter Comedy Central's message they sent about feeling afraid," Norris said.
Norris has asked other artists to submit drawings of any religious figure to be posted as part of Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor (CACAH) on May 20th.
NM has been taken away, from custody of her father, by Social Services in Westminster Council in London.
This followed the illness of her mother a few years back. EM was assessed for three months to check if he will be a good father, following that he was offered the full resident status. NM was returned to custody of her father in 2003. Family was assessed every six months until 2008. NM did not do well in school, due to social instability and she was not supported enough by School. Based on this, and on some teenage and repelion of NM's brother and other issues, Social security has sought a court ruling to take NM back last year. EM is well known to Sudanese Community as being of good standing.
He wants his children to grow up with some Sudanese cultural core values without compromise of the British norms.
On Wed June 3rd, 2009, the Toronto Star published an article entitled “’Detox’ Takes Care of Radicals” by Isabel Teotonio.
The article was a brief exposition of the new “ideological detox” program created by Toronto’s Sheikh Ahmed Amiruddin of the Al Sunnah Institute. This program was designed to “heal Muslim youth who are showing signs of extremist behavior”. Composed of twelve steps, “ideological detox” is supposed to help Muslim youth steer away from a path of “Islamic extremism”. As a program that purports to utilize theological clarity and positive spirituality, Amiruddin’s “ideological detox” assumes that “Islamic extremism” is a spiritual illness that stems from theological and psychological misguidance.
Unfortunately, Teotonio’s article does not deal with two important blind-spots of this proposed “ideological detox” program:
(1) As numerous academics have studied, noted, and concluded (Robert Pape of the University of Chicago chief among them, see: Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism; NY: Random House Inc, 2006), “religious/ideological extremism”, or the resorting to violence by certain individuals, is a specific product stemming from the frustrations caused primarily by political upheavals. The chaotic suffering induced by military occupations and wars are chiefly responsible for the recruitment of individuals into organizations such as, say, al-Qaeda. The article does not note this well-established argument.
(2) This proposed program would work by having concerned individuals “red-flag” those within their community that exhibit “signs of extremism”. This procedure refers to an extremely vague methodology of identifying danger. Effectively, individuals will be “red-flagged” not for their deeds, but for expressing their thoughts. One can easily see how such a suggestion may prove intrusive upon the rights to free speech and expression that are so sacred to Canadian democracy. It is in fact an explicit replica of the Red Scare days of the 1950s, where McCarthyism indicted those who “appeared to exhibit signs of supporting communists”. Teotonio’s article does not probe critically into the implications of Amiruddin’s program. If picked up as a governing policy of sorts, this program can evolve into a damaging element within our democracy. The Canadian intelligence service CSIS has already shown interest in such a program, also espoused by Toronto-based Sheikh Mohammed Shaikh, and his respective organizations.
As one of Canada’s leading newspapers, the Toronto Star is responsible for informing the Canadian public on pertinent issues that may affect the well-being of our national security and democracy. In order to successfully excel in its responsibility as a vital cornerstone of Canadian democracy, the Toronto Star should consider critically probing the idea of endorsing a program of “ideological detox”.
22. Give the prayer room back to the students
City University has closed the prayer room that the Muslim students have been using for over a decade now and intend to move the Muslim students to a Multi-Faith prayer room located in the basement of the main building. (next to the kitchens)
The problems are the following:-
- Room is far too small compared to the current room
- Room is a multi-faith prayer room which Muslims cannot pray in as other gods are worshiped in the same room.
- The washing facilities are inadequate to cater for the needs of a Muslim which are essential before the prayer.
- Booking of the room must be done prior the use which clearly limits the time and duration of the prayer.
- It is a violation of the Human Rights Act 1998 in particular to the right to freedom of religion
23. Stop the EDL!!
The edl are a fascist group which demonise and manipulate the british people into believing their views. The British people live in a democratic country with equal rights and the EDL (English Defence League) are twisting this and changing the way we think.
They have had a number of marches against islam but they say its against extremist islam which in actual is not what they are against they are against islam as a whole. They are making the British people believe that muslims are trying to take over the uk and radicalise it, this is a lie! just yesterday the EDL had a march through stoke on trent which was against extremist islam but the aftermath to this was far from anything they made us beleave this is what they set out to do.
As you can see from the following link shown below that many british officers were injured aswell as many passerbys all in the name of the EDL's ''peacfully protesting against radical islam'' as is stated on there webpage slogan!
so where is the peace with this group? oh and i forgot to mention the group was founded by football hooligans! Why would a person want to put the faith of the UK in the hands of hooligans?!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8476873.stm
24. Stop LLoyds TSB discriminating in favour of Islamic Accounts
I recently raised the question of Sharia finance with our local local MP and his reply was that it was merely a contract and people could enter any contract they wish. Which is true with normal commercial contracts however if you accept Sharia Finance you also accept Sharia Law which is a religious law quite different from normal commercial law.
And considering the government is trying to make London the European centre of Sharia finance in Europe we could be sleep walking into Sharia law through the back door.
What I think is happening is an attempt at a long term culture change through Finance.
25. Unblock DeviantArt in Bahrain
deviantART is a popular online artistic community. It was first launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff and Matthew Stephens. Angelo Sotira is the CEO.
deviantART aims to provide a place for any artist, photographer, or writer to exhibit and discuss his or her works. It also provides a community of like-minded individuals and is visited by 1.5 million individuals per day who view 35 million pages (per day). The site consists of over 3.5 million users and over 28.5 million submissions as of December, 2006. Submissions to the site grow at a rate of 40,000 per day.
deviantART now displays multiple forms of art and creative expression laid out in an extensive category structure. The artwork on display includes photography, digital art, traditional art, literature and skins for applications. The site also has extensive downloadable resources for use within artworks such as tutorials and stock photography.
26. Stop the Israeli Incursion
As of December 27, 2008, Gaza strip has been bombarded by indiscriminate Israeli bombing, which has caused the deaths of many innocent civilians.
In the following day, CNN has reported that the "second day of aerial attacks brought the death toll in Gaza close to 300. Hundreds more people have been injured."
27. Remove "Gettin' Arab Money" from Radio
Although it is understood that the First Amendment guarantees the right to freedom of speech, we believe that the lyrics of the song "Gettin' Arab Money" present the Middle East, Arab culture, and Islam in a negative and orientialist light. “I make ya bow down, make salaat like a Muslim” is an attack on a ritual that is considered divine and sacred in the Islamic tradition. Lyrics such as “women walking around while security on camelback” present the Middle East in a racist and backwards fashion, during an era when equal and unbiased understanding is necessary.
Such lyrics portray Arabs as being ancient and unmodernized, and provides those in the west with sentiments of superiority. Such sentiments lead to prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry.
If such a song were to be released by Arabs targeting Jews, by white Americans targeting African-Americans, or by Latinos targeting Asians, such widespread acceptance would not be present. The slanderous aspects of cinematic and musical history that has been essentially unchallenged must come to an end.
The persistence of these images over time will served to naturalize prejudicial attitudes towards Arabs and Arab culture, and in the process reinforce a narrow view of individual Arabs, indirectly effecting US domestic and international policies. “Gettin’ Arab Money” must be removed from station play-lists, as there is an urgent need for counter-narratives that do justice to the diversity and humanity of Arab people and the reality and richness of Arab culture.
Check this web page for info http://aryanunity.com/halal1.html
29. Polygamous Marriages in Australia should remain illegal
Muslims are calling on the Federal Government to allow polygamous marriages!! http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/programguide/stories/200806/s2285283.htm
Sign this petition to call the Australian Government to refuse the request for polygamous marriages.
Polygamous relationships:
- degrade women to the status of cattle: "Treat women well, for they are [like] domestic animals (awan) with you and do not possess anything for themselves.” [The History of al-Tabari, Volume IX, pg 113.].
They are classed among possessions (Sura 3:14) and are to be used like a field for her husband's desires (Sura
2:223). Wives can also be traded (Sura 4:20). - treat women like dirt: (Sura 4:34 - men are better than women and wives are to be devoutly obedient to their husband and have fewer rights. Muhammad’s most beloved wife, Aisha, said “O womenfolk, if you knew the rights that your husbands have over you, every one of you would wipe the dust from her husband's feet with her face.” [Al-Hashimi, M., The Ideal Muslimah, (1996), chapter 4].
- abuse the rights of women:
Muhammad said that the silence of a virgin indicates that she wants to marry (Bukhari, Vol. 7, Hadith No. 67 and many other references). Such a consent is not true consent and is abuse.
Muhammad married a 6-year-old girl (Bukhari, Vol. 7, Hadith 64). She was still playing with dolls when Muhammad
consummated the marriage when she was nine years old (Muslim, Book 8, Hadith no. 3311).
Ayatollah Khomeini said that marrying a girl before menstruation was a “divine blessing” and that girls should be married before they menstruate (Taheri, 1986, pp. 90-91).
- destroys security of women:
Islamic law allows Muslim men to have multiple wives provided they treat
them equally (Sura 4:3). But later in the same chapter (Sura 4:129), Allah
tells Muslims that they can never treat their wives equally. - destroys the security of children:
In the case of divorce, the children are likely to receive far
less they they should because their father must support many other wives and
children. Do not let Muslim men/fathers put the financial burden on to the
Australian community via social security payments.
Islam also teaches that women are deficient mentally and spiritually (Bukhari, Vol 1, Hadith 301); therefore her witness is worth half a man's (Sura
2:282).
30. Free Palestine
Assalam alaikum. Please spend a few minutes to respond this email.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam,
URGENTLY, need action from Muslims. We URGENTLY need to get a signed petition of over 100,000. We hope you will use your friends network to help us for the sake of ALLAH let palestine have freedom.
we are struggling for our countryand to let our country have its Freedom. Complete the petition. Please pass this on to many Muslims as possible; they did many murder of our Muslim ummah,
Wasalam
