Tuesday, 29 September 2015

News around the Muslim World and more . . . on Tuesday 29 Sept 15

                                                                           

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A Black Woman's Case for Atheism

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Kim Davis. Ben Carson. Donald Trump. The GOP clown car. The Planned Parenthood attacks. The Pope's misogynistic anti-abortion "forgiveness" gesture. After a brief holding pattern, the resurgence of aggressive Christian fascist dogma and moral policing of women's bodies is back on the rise. The GOP's full-throated embrace of its reactionary standard bearers--God, gays, guns and gynecology--are the heart and soul of a nativist revival that's in overdrive. Historically, when white Middle America felt most under siege "God" always comes out swinging. It was true in the 18th century with the first Great Awakening and it was true in 2011 when Harold Camping pimped out the Rapture. And it's true now as white population growth declines and a so-called minority-majority society looms.

                                                                            

Don't let Muslim refugees in, says Bulgaria's Orthodox Church


Far right groups across Europe are calling for Muslims not to be allowed in amid a huge refugee crisis



Patriarch Maxim of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church participates in an Orthodox Easter service (AFP) Bulgaria's Orthodox Church has called on its government not to let any more Muslim refugees into the country to prevent an "invasion". The Balkan EU member has largely been bypassed by the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing conflict and poverty, many of whom set off from Greece through neighbouring Macedonia and Serbia towards northern Europe. But Bulgaria has still seen Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis cross its southeastern border from Turkey. "We help refugees who have already arrived in our motherland, but the government must absolutely not let more refugees in," the church, which claims 80 percent of the population as its followers, said late Friday on its website.- See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/dont-let-muslim-refugees-says-bulgarias-orthodox-church-1024482681#sthash.7obE0r0k.dpuf


                                                                            


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Fox News

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Variety

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WSB Atlanta

Parents upset over Islam taught in Walton schools
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The Express Tribune

Mintpress News (blog)

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Gatestone Institute

Lies about Islamic Taqiyya (Dissimulation)
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Free Malaysia Today

The evolution of political Islam in Malaysia
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Islam, faith, and climate change
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Moderate Islam is the solution
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Daily Beast

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In 2010, Kadyrov saw that he could play a significant role among Russian Muslims. Soon afterward, Austrian police linked Kadyrov to a dissident's ...
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Ynetnews

BBC News

The Muslim Britons who are persecuted for being atheists
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Breitbart News

After Hajj Stampede Disaster, Muslims Debate the 'Will of Allah'
The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim is required to make at least one in his lifetime. About two million Muslims from 180 countries ...
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UPI.com

Central African Republic: 21 dead after killing of Muslim taxi driver
A peacekeeper conducts a patrol on Aug. 21, 2014, in Bangui, Central African Republic. On Sept. 26, 2015, clashes erupted in Bangui after a Muslim ...
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Christian Post

Christian-Muslim Brawl With Machetes and Grenades Leaves 24 Dead, 100 Injured
Major sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, has left at least 24 people dead and ...
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Movie TV Tech Geeks News

Debunking the Muslim Clock Kid and the Obama Block Kid
Ahmed's story immediately became a rallying point for the pro-Muslim-tolerance left, which immediately glommed onto it as an example of racist police ...
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Algemeiner

Reading Between the Lines of Obama's Jewish and MuslimHoliday Messages
For July's marking of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, President Obama limited his comments to praise, particularly lauding “the diversity of traditions.
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Hoodline

Being Muslim In The Tenderloin
Hewitt lives here. “Muslim women can't be photographed because of their religious restrictions,” Hewitt says. Interviewing anyone in Yemen—let alone ...