Last Sunday, a group of Syrian refugee children — along with other Muslim groups in — joined with Jewish groups and German citizens for a public Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the Brandenberger Gate, once the symbol of the division of Berlin into East and West. Aiman Mazyek, head of t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Muslims’
The Protection Racket: The Jews of Palestine
The Protection Racket and the History of Palestine (based in part on an essay by Ezequiel Doiny ) Since the expulsion of the crusaders by Saladin, liberated Palestine has lived under the rule of Muslims and one form or another of Islamic law, the sharia. For Jews living in Palestine, includ[...]
June 1st, 2015 - 2:36 pm § in Religion
Muslims win big head scarf victory in Supreme Court
Photo: The U.S. Supreme ruled today that Samantha Elauf has a legal right to wear a head scarf on the job, and can sue the employer who refused to hire her because its dress code prohibits head scarves. The Supreme Court ruled today that a 17-year-old Muslim woman turned down fo[...]
May 28th, 2015 - 4:40 pm § in Uncategorized
A clearcut case of self-defense
From Raw Story: “A Minnesota journalist says her parents, who are Muslim Americans, were victims of an armed hate crime in a Minneapolis suburb. … Around 11:00 PM last Friday, Majida and Adly Abumayaleh drove … to pick up their teenage son from a party in a residential neighb[...]
January 15th, 2015 - 11:45 am § in Religion
Pope Francis attacks free speech
“Weighing in on last week’s terror in France and the debate over freedom of expression it stirred, Pope Francis said … killing ‘in the name of God’ is wrong, but it is also wrong to ‘provoke’ people by belittling their religion. … [He] spoke in support[...]
October 10th, 2014 - 8:41 am § in Misc.
Malala Shares Nobel Peace Prize
Children’s rights activists Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India and have won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited the two “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to educatio[...]