Spencer, Pipes, Zayed, Kunde: Has Islam been hijacked by radicals?

UK court strikes down forced-marriage law

Dec 26, 2010 06:31 pm | Robert

Because "legislation aimed at stopping forced marriages prevented young people obtaining visas to join spouses or partners in the UK." And we can't have that. "UK court strikes down forced-marriage law," by Dipankar De Sarkar in the Hindustan Times, December 22 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Campaigners against forced...

Dec 26, 2010 06:00 pm | Robert

Common sense. "US home-grown terrorists 'a global threat', warns congresswoman," by Duncan Gardham in the Telegraph, December 26 (thanks to David): America's home-grown terrorists are now a 'global threat' and the US should look to Europe to learn how to deal with the problem, a prominent US congresswoman has warned...

Dec 26, 2010 01:10 pm | Robert

Slavery is taken for granted in the Qur'an, and is still practiced in many areas of the Islamic world -- here, in Mauritania. And where are the human rights organizations, as these freedom fighters get railroaded? "Anti-slavery activists face possible charges in Mauritania," from Middle East Online, December 16 (thanks...

Dec 26, 2010 08:46 am | Robert

And that, of course, is what you have always wanted. But how long will it before you start to demand it in the rest of Thailand as well? "Thaworn sees sharia law as way forward," from the Bangkok Post, December 25 (thanks to Weavo): The introduction of sharia law to...