'Qur'an should be banned' – Wilders strikes again – Radio Netherlands Worldwide – Independent thinking, independent voice – English

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‘Qur’an should be banned’ – Wilders strikes again – Radio Netherlands Worldwide – Independent thinking, independent voice – English
‘Qur’an should be banned’ – Wilders strikes again

by Nicolien den Boer*

08-08-2007

The leader of the Netherlands’ right-wing Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, has called for a ban on the sale and distribution of the Qur’an. He would also outlaw the book’s use in the mosque and at home. Mr Wilders says the Qur’an (Koran) is a fascist book which promotes violence and is similar to Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf.

In a letter-to-the-editor in today’s de Volkskrant newspaper, Wilders argues that the Qur’an should only be permitted for research at an academic level.

However, the MP – who is known for his controversial statements about Islam – says he knows his proposal doesn’t stand a chance of being approved by parliament. His Freedom Party has nine seats in the 150-seat Dutch lower house of parliament.

A warning
Geert Wilders says he wants his proposal to serve as a warning to radical Muslims who misuse the Qur’an to justify the use of violence. His statement comes in response to the recent attacks on Ehsan Jami, founder of the Committee for Former Muslims. He says the perpetrators use the Qur’an as an excuse for the attacks. Wilders writes that“The book incites hatred and killing and therefore has no place in our legal order.”The jurist, commentator and co-member of the Committee for Former Muslims, Afshin Ellian also thinks that the Qur’an “possesses extremely violent passages with regard to women, Jews and non-believers”. However, he is against a ban. Mr Ellian says you should take measures against the people who abuse the Qur’an, not the book itself:

“It’s a religious book which of course can be read and discussed. What we really should fight are the radical imams and mosques which use the Qur’an to spread hatred. We must take firmer measures against them.”

Hitler
Geert Wilders compares the Qur’an with Mein Kampf, which was written by Adolf Hitler in 1924. In his book, Hitler explained his theories about National Socialism, anti-Semitism and the superiority of the Aryan race.

The sale of Mein Kampf is outlawed in the Netherlands, but owning or trading old copies is permitted. However, Mr Wilders’ proposal to ban the Qur’an is more drastic than the ban on Mein Kampf because it would also outlaw the possession of the book.

* RNW translation (fs)

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Het geluid van religie

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Telos Press: Richard Rorty, 1931-2007

Posted on June 11th, 2007 by .
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Richard Rorty, 1931-2007
by Telos Press

Richard Rorty, the leading American philosopher and heir to the pragmatist tradition, passed away on Friday, June 8.

He was Professor of Comparative Literature emeritus at Stanford University. In April the American Philosophical Society awarded him the Thomas Jefferson Medal. The prize citation reads: “In recognition of his influential and distinctively American contribution to philosophy and, more widely, to humanistic studies. His work redefined knowledge ‘as a matter of conversation and of social practice, rather than as an attempt to mirror nature’ and thus redefined philosophy itself as an unending, democratically disciplined, social and cultural activity of inquiry, reflection, and exchange, rather than an activity governed and validated by the concept of objective, extramental truth.”

At the awards ceremony, presenter Lionel Gossman celebrated Dr. Rorty as an advocate of “a deeply liberal, democratic, and truly American way of thinking about knowledge.” Dr. Rorty’s published works include Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (1979), Consequences of Pragmatism (1982), Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity (1988), Objectivity, Relativism and Truth: Philosophical Papers I (1991), Essays on Heidegger and Others: Philosophical Papers II (1991), Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth Century America (1998), Truth and Progress: Philosophical Papers III (1998), and Philosophy and Social Hope (2000).

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Iraqi roses – It is all about our life

Posted on June 11th, 2007 by .
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It is all about our life

THANKS TO GOD
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I will talk about the details later

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Politie op bezoek – Wij Blijven Hier!

Posted on June 8th, 2007 by .
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Politie op bezoek – Wij Blijven Hier!
Tariq Shadid is gastarbeider bij wijblijvenhier.nl.

Gisterenmiddag, na een debat met onder andere Ronnie Naftaniel op de radio (NIO, Nederlandse Islamitische Omroep), liepen we het Plein op om aan een terrasje te gaan zitten. Ik pakte mijn mobieltje en belde mijn geliefde eega op om het voldane gevoel, dat altijd onvermijdelijk ontstaat als de zionistische visie weer eens en plein public haar masker heeft moeten afleggen, met haar te delen.

Tot mijn verbazing vernam ik van haar, dat een agent in burger op de stoep had gestaan, en aan had gegeven met mij te willen praten. Toen ik vroeg waarover, zei ze dat de man zich hierover enigszins op de vlakte had gehouden, maar had gezegd dat het iets te maken had met de komst van een Israëlisch voetbalteam naar Heerenveen.

Vreemd, toch? In ieder geval, de agent zou de volgende dag opnieuw langskomen.

Inmiddels is de goede man aan de deur geweest. Hij belde aan, en ik deed open. Deze keer was de man in volledig politie-uniform, een man van een eind in de vijftig, groot van postuur en met een vriendelijke uitstraling.

Agent: “Goedemiddag, ik neem aan dat u van uw vrouw gehoord heeft dat ik langs zou komen.”

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Document details ‘U.S.’ plan to sink Hamas – Conflicts Forum

Posted on June 7th, 2007 by .
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» Document details ‘U.S.’ plan to sink Hamas – Conflicts Forum
The Majd document is based on a Jordanian government translation of a reputed US intelligence document that was obtained by the newspaper from a Jordanian government official. The document, an official at the newspaper said, was drawn up by “Arab and American parties” and “presented to Palestinian President Abbas by the head of an Arab intelligence agency”. The document is explosive.

Should Abbas give his agreement to the plan – which is not yet certain – he would be complicit in a program to undermine his own government.

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Blogging the Qur’an

Posted on May 28th, 2007 by .
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Following ‘Blogging the Bible’ at Slate, Robert Spencer at Hot Air will be Blogging the Qur’an

To understand the motives and goals of Islamic jihad terrorists, one good place to start might be to explore what they themselves say about why they’re doing what they’re doing, and what they want. That in turn will lead you to the Qur’an or Koran, the Islamic holy book. The jihadists quote it frequently and portray themselves as those who are following “pure Islam,” the genuine article as it is taught in the Qur’an and Islamic tradition. So in the course of my work explaining the jihadists’ objectives, I’ve quoted the Qur’an a great deal – and hardly a day goes by without my being accused of “cherry-picking” violent passages, and quoting them “out of context.” Meanwhile, the Council on American Islamic Relations and other Muslim groups say that in order to understand the true, peaceful Islam, we should read the Qur’an.

Could be an interesting thing, although Spencer is severely one-sided and makes an important error in thinking in the above excerpt… Hat Tip: Kitab

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Farfour / Mickey's Jihad – Hoax of dreiging en de rol van de Nederlandse bloggers en pers

Posted on May 18th, 2007 by martijn.
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Mickey op Jihad, een bericht dat inmiddels in diverse kranten is verschenen de Volkskrant, De Telegraaf en ook weblogs zoals Geenstijl.nl, Hoeiboei, Shadned en Nederkrant.

Waarschijnlijk mede zo populair omdat het filmpje nu ook overal op internet te zien is. De bron van dit alles is het Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Nu heb ik hier al eerder vraagtekens gezet bij de betrouwbaarheid van MEMRI en ook op andere plaatsen is dit al gebeurd: Juan Cole, Norman Finkelstein en Marc Lynch. De kritiek richt zich meestal niet zozeer op de vertalingen aangezien daar altijd wel enige ruimte is voor verschil van inzicht, maar vooral op de eenzijdige keuze van de fragmenten en het zeer selectieve knip- en plakwerk binnen bepaalde fragmenten. Een punt van kritiek dat over het algemeen bevestigd wordt door studenten die voor mij wel eens een onderzoekje doen naar MEMRI. De fragmenten die gewoonlijk gekozen worden zijn óf die van de extremisten of van de liberalen; de mainstream discussies en (met name de liberale) figuren die er in de mainstream discussies toe doen, worden nauwelijks aan bod gelaten.

In het geval van Mickey’s Jihad zijn er echter wel grote vraagtekens inmiddels bij de vertaling.

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Farfour / Mickey’s Jihad – Hoax of dreiging en de rol van de Nederlandse bloggers en pers

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Mickey op Jihad, een bericht dat inmiddels in diverse kranten is verschenen de Volkskrant, De Telegraaf en ook weblogs zoals Geenstijl.nl, Hoeiboei, Shadned en Nederkrant.

Waarschijnlijk mede zo populair omdat het filmpje nu ook overal op internet te zien is. De bron van dit alles is het Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Nu heb ik hier al eerder vraagtekens gezet bij de betrouwbaarheid van MEMRI en ook op andere plaatsen is dit al gebeurd: Juan Cole, Norman Finkelstein en Marc Lynch. De kritiek richt zich meestal niet zozeer op de vertalingen aangezien daar altijd wel enige ruimte is voor verschil van inzicht, maar vooral op de eenzijdige keuze van de fragmenten en het zeer selectieve knip- en plakwerk binnen bepaalde fragmenten. Een punt van kritiek dat over het algemeen bevestigd wordt door studenten die voor mij wel eens een onderzoekje doen naar MEMRI. De fragmenten die gewoonlijk gekozen worden zijn óf die van de extremisten of van de liberalen; de mainstream discussies en (met name de liberale) figuren die er in de mainstream discussies toe doen, worden nauwelijks aan bod gelaten.

In het geval van Mickey’s Jihad zijn er echter wel grote vraagtekens inmiddels bij de vertaling.

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Mideast Youth – Thinking Ahead » Commemorating Al Nakba

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Mideast Youth – Thinking Ahead » Blog Archive » Commemorating Al Nakba
y Omar (Jordan)
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Today marks the 59th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba [i.e. The ‘Catastrophe’], the day in which around 750,000 of the original inhabitants of Palestine lost their homes and lives to become refugees in neighboring countries in the year 1948. In that day, 75% of the Arabic population of Palestine fled outside the conflict zone, a conflict that is commemorated by the Palestinians as a catastrophe and by the Israelis as a liberation war that ended with what was described as independence.

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BN/DeStem: Asma Khalid – Waarom ik een orthodoxe moslim ben

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BN/DeStem
Waarom ik een orthodoxe moslim ben
door Asma Khalid

Zaterdag 12 mei 2007 – Evenals in het protestantisme en katholicisme bestaan er in de islam orthodoxe en ‘gematigde’ (liberale) gelovigen. Maar de term orthodox – letterlijk: recht in de leer – is de afgelopen jaren danig gedevalueerd, vooral waar het de islam betreft, terwijl er op de keper beschouwd juist niets mis mee is.

Na terroristsche aanslagen van moslims of na arrestaties in verband met zulke aanslagen klinkt telkens de oproep aan ‘gematigde’, vredelievende moslims om zich uit te spreken tegen het geweld dat in naam van de islam wordt gepleegd.

Om elke associatie met terrorisme te vermijden, bestempelen sommige moslims zich als ‘gematigd’.

Ik ben een moslim die de vrede liefheeft.

Maar als ik een stereotiep etiket opgeplakt zou moeten krijgen, word ik toch liever als orthodox bestempeld dan als gematigd.

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Islam goes digital: Africa: News: News24

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Islam goes digital: Africa: News: News24

Cairo – Egyptian residents, already summoned to prayers five times a day by a chorus of scratchy loudspeakers, are now clamouring for a new line of portable electronic devices to show their devotion to Islam. (more…)

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The Globe – Yazidi leaders voice concern over repercussions of Dua’s death

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Yazidi leaders voice concern over repercussions of Dua’s death
The Globe – By Khidhr Domle

Reprisal attacks by Muslims on Yazidi workers in Erbil and elsewhere ratchet up the consequences of the stoning death of a young Yazidi girl.

A Yazidi girl’s death by stoning because of her love for a Muslim boy has resulted in mounting tensions in the Yazidi areas of Bashiqa town and Bhazani village northeast of Mosul. Yazidi religious authorities have formally and publicly condemned the killing.

Du’a, the victim, was a 17-year-old Yazidi girl from Bahzani village. Dozens of members of her community stoned her to death in late April after her relationship with a Muslim boy was discovered.

Yazidis are Kurds who live mainly in Duhok and Mosul provinces and have adopted the religion of Yazidism, which combines Islamic teachings with Zoroastrianism.

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The Globe – Yazidi leaders voice concern over repercussions of Dua's death

Posted on May 6th, 2007 by martijn.
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Yazidi leaders voice concern over repercussions of Dua’s death
The Globe – By Khidhr Domle

Reprisal attacks by Muslims on Yazidi workers in Erbil and elsewhere ratchet up the consequences of the stoning death of a young Yazidi girl.

A Yazidi girl’s death by stoning because of her love for a Muslim boy has resulted in mounting tensions in the Yazidi areas of Bashiqa town and Bhazani village northeast of Mosul. Yazidi religious authorities have formally and publicly condemned the killing.

Du’a, the victim, was a 17-year-old Yazidi girl from Bahzani village. Dozens of members of her community stoned her to death in late April after her relationship with a Muslim boy was discovered.

Yazidis are Kurds who live mainly in Duhok and Mosul provinces and have adopted the religion of Yazidism, which combines Islamic teachings with Zoroastrianism.

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ISIM Review – Connections

Posted on May 3rd, 2007 by .
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ISIM Review 19 is out now with, of course, several very interesting articles. I will name a few (and link directly to the corresponding pdf-files):

“Burka” in Parliament and on the Catwalk / Annelies Moors While the veil in public debates is often seen as the symbol representing the ultimate Other: the muslim (woman), in fashion industries boundaries are much more blurred and repertoires are much more mixed.

Brazilian TV and Muslimness in Kyrgystan / Julie McBrien A really fascinating article about a Brazilian soap opera with a kind of stereotypical image of Muslims. These Brazilian telenovela’s are very popular outside Brazil too, for example in Kyrgystan where the negative stereotypical image ‘suddenly’ is transformed into something positive.

Meeting, Mating, and Cheating Online in Iran / Pardis Mahdavi Iranian youth uses websites and blogs for constructing new sexual and social discourses. Indigenous discourses are mixed with other discours. Practices are not ‘just’ practices but social and political messages.

Hymen Repair on the Arabic Internet / Björn Bentlage & Thomas Eich

There are many discussions on the Arabic Internet about whether or not hymen repair is allowed in Islam. The authors of this article analyzed several of these discussions and show that, although internet is a decentralized medium that may spur pluralism, it functions as a filter in which only a few voices are heard and often repeated. A development which, according to me, is also taking place on the Dutch ‘islamic’ internet.

Hidden Features of the Face Veil Controversy / Emma Tarlo The author shows how discussions about veiling is not a debate of Muslims against others but a debate on competing definitions of British citizenship that are also apparent among British Muslims.

Ham, Mozart, and Limits to Freedom of Expression / Alexandre Caeiro & Frank Peter

Connecting the German Idomeneo affair and the French Redeker affair in an interesting article about how those two controversies show that the existing definition of what Europe is (or ought to be) is excluding Muslims.

Danish Muslims: Catalysts of National Identity? / Tina Gudrun Jensen Denmark like several other countries has recently seen a polarization in the islam debate. This makes the position of Danish converts to Islam very interesting.

Religious Symbols Made in Italy / Maurizio Albahari How media produce and reproduce the us vs. them dichotomy by using religious symbols.

Being a Pious French Muslim Woman / Jeanette S. Jouili By showing how pious Muslim women negotiate their religiosity in the context of French secularism, the author shows how the construction of identities depends on a particular context which creates a certain type of Muslim subjectivity.

But of course you should read the whole magazine.

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nu.nl/columns | ONM HFTGR DN GTST

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nu.nl/columns | ONM HFTGR DN GTST

Zo is er Imani, illegaal in Nederland en bedreigd met uitzetting. Een thema dat niet alleen politiek speelt, maar juist ook bij scholieren: zij krijgen er op scholen mee te maken. De verhaallijn geeft een beeld hoe zo’n uitzetting ingrijpt in iemands sociale omgeving. Uiteraard is dat beeld niet altijd even realistisch; het blijft natuurlijk wel soap.

Hoofddoekje

Een ander personage, Shirina, maakt het in dat opzicht erg bont. Zij laat zich eerst grotere borsten aanmeten, om zich vervolgens tot de islam te bekeren – met hoofddoekje en al. Stappen die logica ontberen, maar wel discussie uitlokken in het drukbezochte forum over ONM. En dat is toch een aardig effect als je maatschappelijke relevantie in een soap wilt gieten.

Maar het slimme aan de verhaallijnen in ONM is vooral dat de problemen van de jongeren zelden definitief worden opgelost. Als er iets herkenbaar en realistisch is, dan is dat het. Esmée weet zich bijvoorbeeld te ontworstelen aan loverboy Junior. Maar wanneer haar vriendin oprechte gevoelens voor hem ontwikkelt, krijgt ze het probleem via een omweg weer op haar bord.

Mooie column op Nu.nl!

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