Monthly Archive: September 2004
Terrorists ‘planning to hit Schiphol, Dutch Parliament’ “AMSTERDAM � The Justice Ministry suspects terrorists have drawn up plans for an attack on the Dutch Parliament, Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Borssele nuclear reactor, the...
NRC Krantenarchief De partituur van de menselijke beschaving; erg leuk artikel in de NRC van afgelopen zaterdag over Claude L�vi-Strauss. “L�vi-Strauss is een overlever. Over een kleine drie maanden wordt hij zesennegentig. Geboren in...
NRC Handelsblad – Binnenland: Moskeebeleid in Rotterdam niet strenger ROTTERDAM, 8 SEPT. Rotterdam krijgt voorlopig geen nieuw, strenger beleid voor de bouw van moskee�n in de stad. Wethouder Marco Pastors (Ruimtelijke Ordening, Leefbaar Rotterdam)...
Crooked Timber: Media reporting of terrorism You can believe Daniel Pipes if you want to, but better read Crooked Timber first.
YellowTimes.org – “Racist discourse in hostage butchery in Iraq” “I would’ve suggested a ‘hint of subtle racism’ and ‘unconcealed bias’ in the Chicago Sun-Times’ article, “Arabs express rare outrage at kidnapping of French journalists.”...
Muslim-American Internet Site Aims at Wide Audience “The Internet site MuslimWakeup.com is aimed at Muslims who embrace their heritage but reject a conservative vision of their religion. One of the founders of the web...
Islam Online- News Section British Council Officer Sacked Over Anti-Islam Rants
STLtoday – News – Columnists “A pan-Arab version of “American Idol” shows how powerful pop-culture can be in undermining terrorism. Osama bin Laden and fellow-traveling Islamist radicals believe that Western culture defiles their belief...
BBC NEWS | Middle East | ‘Jihad’ magazine for women on web “Radical Islamists have launched a new magazine publication on the internet especially for women. Articles are written as if by women, but...
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Arab journalist attacks radical Islam “A leading Saudi journalist has caused a stir by launching a scathing attack on Muslim clerics who justify the killing of...