Bulletin of Cultural Annihilation | March 17, 2009 |
Facts without comment; we collect the dots—you connect them
Africa
February 10, 2009Tunis, Tunsia
"Slavery is a painful reality in Mauritania" says the President of
the Mauritanian organisation SOS Slaves Bairam Ould Messaoud, at a debate in
Tunis.
February 16, 2009
South Africa
Tensions between local Muslims and the Port Shepstone municipal police have
reached fever pitch; a well-known Muslim businessman was arrested and allegedly
treated like a terrorist; for double-parking outside the town's mosque on Friday.
February 19, 2009
Mogadishu, Somalia
Two Italian Nuns were released who had been kidnapped from El Wak , Kenya and
held in captivity in Somalia have been released. The nuns had been working on
hunger and health programs.
March 9, 2009
Mogadishu, Somalia
The Somalian Sharia Court punishes 4 rapists with minor physical punishment
and a rape victim is stoned to death for adultery.
Asia
February 9, 2009
Peshawar, Pakistan
Militant jihadis stop laughter, music and dance in northwest Pakistan.
February 11, 2009
Calcutta, India
The editor and publisher of a top English-language Indian daily newspaper have
been arrested on charges of "hurting the religious feelings" of Muslims.
February 18, 2009
Northwest Pakistan
The Taliban control the commercial center Charsadda and have removed music equipment
from vehicles and directed people not to listen to music and barbers not to
shave off beards.
March 9, 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh is blocking YouTube after a meeting between the PM and army officers
was posted. The chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission,
Zia Ahmed, said "The government can take any decision to stop any activity
that threatens national unity and integrity," he said.
March 9, 2009
Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Supreme Court has upheld a closed-door ruling of a 20-year jail
term for blasphemy handed to Afghan journalist Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh, who claimed
men and women were equal. He had written, "extremist mullahs had distorted
the true meaning of Islam's Koran” and "If a Muslim man may have
four wives, why shouldn't a wife have four husbands."North
America
March 4, 2009
Washington, DC, United States
The U.S. Army War College has suspended Sherifa Zuhur because she threatened
to file a grievance with the Middle East Studies Association and run to the
newspapers with allegations that the U.S. Army War College was violating her
academic freedom. She plans to file a lawsuit on the grounds of academic freedom
and discrimination. The contretemps began with her publishing a report claiming
that Jewish control of the media has misrepresented and demonized Hamas. (Thanks
to the Chronicle of Higher Education).
Europe
January 27, 2009Rome, Italy
Italian Muslim immigrants ignore the anti-female mutilation law. Muslims have
put at least 600 children are at risk of infibulation, the most extreme form
of female genital mutilation, according to conservative MP and president of
Italy's Association of Moroccan Women, Souad Sbai even after approval of the
2006 Consolo law, enacted to prevent and prohibit female genital mutilation.
February 12, 2009
Birmingham, UK
The Domino's pizza chain today defended its decision to give the go-ahead for
a halal-only outlet which does not offer its customers ham or bacon.
Feb 13, 2009
Vienna, Austria
An Islamic religion teacher in Vienna, Austria is terminated for admitting he
teaches racism and intolerance to the protests of the Muslim Teachers Association.
A study by Mouhanad Khorchide, a professor of the sociology of religion at
the Islamic Religion and Pedagogical Institute at Vienna University shows Muslim
teachers in Austria have largely anti-democratic beliefs and one in five is
"fanatical".
February 21, 2009
London, England, UK
Tory Member of Parliament Baroness Sayeeda Warsi warns that Muslim men are marrying;
up to four wives in Britain and collecting four welfare (dole) checks from the
government.
February 21, 2009
London UK
Somali and Afghan gangs clash on the streets of London.
February 23, 2009
Gloucestershire, England, UK
Dumping urine and feces on food and books at 2 supermarkets, a wine shop, and
a bookstore causing £ 700,000 in damages is the subject for the trial
today of Sahnoun Daifallah.
March 9, 2009
London, England
A Muslim police officer sues for discrimination after workmates 'laughed at
his beard'
March 10, 2009
London, England
Welfare(dole) money and donations to help earthquake victims were used by 4
Muslim terrorist cell members in Britain to supply Afghan terrorists fighting
against British soldiers there.
Mar 11 2009
Luton, England
Muslim protesters protest and call British soldiers 'war criminals, murderers,
terrorists and baby killers' during a homecoming parade.
Middle East
March 10, 2009
Nazareth, West Bank
A Palestinian family initiated a legal harassment lawsuit Strip under the legal
theory of "criminal negligence"; and is seeking more than 200 million
dollars in damages against Israel over the recent Israeli offensive in the Gaza.
The courts have previously rejected similar lawsuits filed by Palestinians demanding
compensation for injuries caused by military operations.
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