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It does speak volumes that those seemingly in favour of Israel's apartheid tactics can't directly address the crimes, but rather choose whataboutery. You'd have thought that by now this message would have gotten through - try and stick on the topic. Trolling is a choice, after all. And in any case,...

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Yet another fail. It is no surprise that Shade didn't provide a link to the BBC story where the graphic came from. Here it is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18004153 Now, let's see whether the facts support the hype that Shade desperately wants to believe: However, the report's authors have previousl...

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I forgot to add this quote from the article Shade took the graphic from. Prof Malcolm Cowburn, a criminologist based at Sheffield Hallam University, who has studied issues related to sexual violence over the last 15 years, said he " had not seen any empirical evidence to say that one group of p...

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^I just happen to agree with the expert quoted in your article. If you can convince him to change his mind about the statistics and what that means, then we can take this further. His job is studying criminal statistics and his conclusions are in line with the statistics being quoted. Let me agree w...

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In the ongoing trial of terrorist Brievik in Norway, the defence has called a string of crazy right wing nuts who share Brievik's conspiracy theories. The New Stateman has a good piece on this.. here are some extracts: It was one of the weirdest days of the trial so far. They thought they had been g...

shafique

Made me smile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC-WfUHUBSw

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

An interesting article Mel - thanks. It seems that even though there is social pressure, women are able to live independent lives - at least in the cities. There is an issue with expensive marriages it says and that the government has sought to address that - so at least the issue doesn't seem to be...

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Well, with 60% of university students being women, I'm struggling to reconcile this with the view that the cultural norm is not to have educated women or liberated women. From my experience, Iranians are quite cultured and have a variety of views on religion, the role of women etc. I think it would ...

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A 30 minute video comparing two different views on Suicide terrorism. One view uses a scientific (and statistical approach) the other doesn't. There's even a Memri video in there which is being used to make the case for the non-Islamophobe p.o.v. ! Now that is a turn up! http://www.youtube.com/watch...

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Interesting how we get different messages/meanings from the same article. I'll just explain how I read it. First the issue is indeed the social acceptance of single women living independently. However the article states that those in power both want to preserve traditional social values and also enc...

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Now, what have I told you about believing what Guru Bob and his mates tell you on Jihad Watch? Presenting an Islamophobic myth as a 'rational' argument is all fine and dandy. Your problem is that the facts don't match the myth. Repeating the myth won't help you - you may as well repeat your other be...

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In the West no one bats an eyelash about single women renting apartments, and it is the norm to have a large percentage of women attending universities. Women marry if they choose to, and stay single if they don't want to marry, or can't find the right person for them. If someone came out and said ...

shafique

Thanks Mel for the clarifications. A very interesting thread indeed. K - we'll have to agree to disagree on the causes/philosophy/reasons why some cultures value or encourage modest dressing, and whether it is out of fear or some other reason. I think you know my views on the subject by now! Cheers,...

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^ Kitten whiskers ;) Women are treated differently in the West too. ;) But I agree with you, the same rules +should+ apply to the men too. At least the Quran is clear on this point - it specfically gives instructions to men and then to women on dressing modestlly. If men/boys get away with more then...

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Well Shaf, I'm a Western woman and didn't feel safer with men in Dubai where men supposedly have more respect for women. I was gawked at in an indecent way, even when wearing loose long pants/skirt and 3/4 sleeve/ long sleeved tops. No argument there. Dubai is not typical of the Mid East though - I...

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Welcome back ben - long time! You'll forgive me for not taking the bait about me considering all who are critical of Islam as rednecks in the other thread. ;) (And as a chav would say 'As if!' :D :D ) Anyway glad that we have the same impression (yet to be confirmed by Mel) about the Iranian vs Duba...

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Jerusalem Post reports that Christian Aid and the Quakers are calling on the UK government to ban goods made on Jewish colonies/settlements in the Occupied Territories. They rightly argue that these colonies are illegal and that the trade boycott will have an effect. The Council of Christians and Je...

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Deniers of the facts and trolls, please look away now. You should have taken my advice - and certainly shouldn't have brought up statistics. You know you always fail when you go down that route. Anyway, your school-boy error this time is to confuse what the official statistics (by the FBI) record a...

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Christian gunman shoots down 6 civilians, including a kid, whilst targetting a Jewish congresswoman. Targetted her because of her political views. I simply pointed out This is no different from the other shootings you want to label as 'terrorism'. So, I'll leave you to add up how many more casualtie...

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FBI states that zero US civilians have been killed by Islamic terrorists in the USA since 9/11. Your issue seems to be with their classification. Good luck with convincing them. But you have come up with 11 or 12 killed by Muslim shooters in the US. I've countered with one incident of 6, including a...

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I see you're avoiding the question about you not condemning Christian Terrorists in the USA. No surprises there. Anyhow, I thought I would reply after all and give you the page numbers on the past two reports (the one you linked to and the one in the article in the OP): Go ahead and show zero civili...

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An interesting interview. I just wish Finkelstein was a bit more animated when he speaks

- but what he says is what is important, rather than the delivery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APQ5Lp8B7XA

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

I see you're avoiding the question about you not condemning Christian Terrorists in the USA. No surprises there. I'm going to get off the merry go round now - you linked to the 2010 report, that had zero civilian deaths by Islamic terrorists in the USA. I showed the same in the 2011 report. You can...

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Ok, mea culpa, you got me to post again - if only to refute your weak excuse of an argument. 1. Cahill was indeed ex-army (Chief Warrant Officer, retired) and employed by the army. 2. Bales was a soldier who shot up civilians. Not a terrorist according to the report. Nidal, was in the army too and s...

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Thanks for bumping the topic. I refer you to the facts listed 1 and 2 in my last post - nothing in your post refuted these facts. You are attempting to construct strawmen, and failing. I also refer you to the related topic of your support for Christian terrorists in the USA, which seems related to y...

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^I note with amusement that you still haven't shown anything to contradict the facts I listed two posts ago. Thanks. The OP is correct and the extent of 'Islamic Terrorism' in the USA bears no relation to the hype that your banned friends and you want to believe. Jihadwatch et al are exposed for the...

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These particular anti-Muslim extremists in the USA aren't that bright. They are so gullible and full of hate that they didn't realise that an Arab gathering wasn't actually an Islamic gathering - and that Arabs include those who are Christian. :roll: Muslims know what it is like to have numpties wit...

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Not sure what your point here is - is it that the Tweeter should not have been jailed, or that the 4 who threw eggs and insults should have been jailed? Given that it wasn't the same judge and that each had their motivations - why is it a miscarriage of justice? The tweeter's sentence was seen as ha...

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A current terrorist organisation which is paying many politicians in Washington to lobby for them. Pretty unbelievable information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9xCqUlLnp8 The MEK are hated in Iran apparently, because they worked with Saddam against the Iranians. And they are supported by Israel ...

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If you have no issues with your identity, why do you feel so threatened by the EDL? It is fascinating to read about your assumptions and logic. Why do you think I am threatened by the EDL? I often point out that they are from the shallow end of the gene-pool and are the equivalent of the numpties w...

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