Europe News 17th March
French Riots go as far as setting up police and ambushing them.Newsletter » March 17 2008
By Henrik R Clausen
If you happen to own one of these technolocigal wonders that will allow you to play soccer on a screen, karate without bruises, shooting stacks of enemies without a scratch and race through town at 180 km/h, one of the best things you can do for society may be to switch it off.
Why, you may wonder? What's wrong with entertainment, or is it a matter of preserving energy so the next generation will still have some oil left to burn? Or is Wii that much better?
None of the above. It's a marvel that we can go racing without risking bungled cars, can practice shooting in a virtual world, and can work in teams to recover immense treasures from forgotten dungeons. All without leaving the comfort of ones home. And surely, looting dungeons of the ancients is much less criminal than looting houses downtown, not to mention the stakes when it comes to shooting.
But this deluge of entertainment - and the Internet at large provides much, much more - is causing a distraction into details and virtual options that distracts a lot of intelligent, well-educated and good intentioned people from something vital:
Getting influence has never been easier
And by this, I mean real, political influence that will change our societies for years to come. While it is tempting to enjoy the very beneficial physical circumstances we have in these times, democracy is too important to be left in the hands of the professionals.
Really. Professionals are great, and they're paid to document exactly the opinion we want them to. But too much professionalism dismantles the quintessence of good democracy, participation by citizens. Take the European Union. It has a huge budget, great buildings sporting thousands and thousands of professional, well-educated, diligent and loyal workers. Yet, this staff does not a democracy make ...
By Henrik R Clausen
You may wonder, if you follow EuropeNews on a regular basis, why is there so much bad news about Islam?
Well, so do I.
When I assumed the post of international editor of EuropeNews in summer 2007, I was looking forward to getting the full picture of Islam, including the stories that the MSM would not pay attention to. I had followed the news closely enough to be aware that the majority of the news would probably be bad, but I did expect something good to appear here and there, things that deserved exposure. I was, to my dismay, wrong ...
Muhammad and his wifes a Conditional Model for Muslims 10 Myths About Islam - Knowledge is Power Muhammad and his wifes a Conditional Model for Muslims Fascism's Legacy: Liberalism Political Correctness The Revenge of Marxism Universal Human Rights and "Human Rights in Islam" Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam - Diverges from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in key respects Universal Declaration of Human Rights "Creeping Dhimmitude at the United Nations" European Leaders Agree to Create Eurabia A Proposed Charter of Muslim Understanding The Golden Age of Islam is a Myth Islamic Economics: What Does It Mean? Shariah Is for Everyone! The Three Laws of Islam - We Are Already Living as Dhimmis Obsession - Radical Islam's War Against the West will challenge the way you look at the world Britain's Encounter with Islamic Law Background: Muhammad cartoons controversy Global Jihad: Interview with Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo ...
Country Reports on Islamisation »
AUSTRIA - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
BELGIUM - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
DENMARK - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
FINLAND - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
GERMANY - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
NETHERLANDS - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
NORWAY - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
SWITZERLAND - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
UNITED KINGDOM - 2007 Country Report on Islamisation
Islam in American Courts: 2007 Year in Review
Daily News about political Islam in Europe
Amnesty International Annual Reports 2007 »
Republic of Iraq: Violence against women, Thousands of killed Civilians & Executions
Kuwait: Torture, Abuse of Migrant Workers & Executions
Arab Republic of Egypt: Censorship, Limited Judicial Independence & Police Tortures
Kingdom of Bahrain: Executions, Abuses of detainees & Censorship
Republic of Yemen: Executions, Censorship, Political Prisoners & Unfair Trials
United Arab Emirates: Stoning, Flogging, Death Penalties & Cruel Judicial Punishments
Syrian Arab Republic: Censorship, Torture, Arbitrary Detention, Discrimination of Woman & Minorities
Republic of Tunisia: Censorship, Limited Judicial Independence, Torture & ill-Treatment
Qatar: Violence against Women, Human Trafficking, Torture & ill-Treatment
Algeria: Political killings, Censorship, Harassment & Intimidation
Libya: Censorship, Killings of Demonstrators & Prisoners
Kingdom of Morocco: Discrimination Against Women, Abuse of Prisoners, Migrants & Refugees
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