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From The Economist - how things may be changing there at long last: Are women on their way at last? With the king’s permission, the debate is hotting up Apr 29th 2010 | CAIRO | From The Economist print edition Soon behind the wheel, maybeLIKE all police forces, Saudi Arabia’s Commission for the Prom...

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^ it is a general term :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish-American_princess

(And I have met some!)

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Is it true that wearing a burqa in Mecca in haram? I presume you meant 'is haram' rather than 'in haram' ('haram sharif' of 'masjid haram' refers to the mosque around the Kaaba - so 'in haram' could mean 'around the Kaaba') If so, then no - to my knowledge - wearing a burqa in Mecca (either in the ...

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FD - sorry, I'm not sure. The article specifically says burqas are banned in the Grand Mosque - and I can't honestly remember whether I saw women wearing veils in there when I visited. There were certainly women wearing abayas - but to be honest I don't recall whether there were women wearing veils ...

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Why do people get all emotional about the ban of burqa's in Belgium, while there is actually a ban of it in the holiest of holiest of Islam??? I personally don't get all emotional about the ban - I said I find the justifications quite amusing. Some people do indeed get quite emotional for the ban, ...

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Hey arnie - I hear you. I know many people who seek asylum in Germany, get approved, live and work there for a few years and then come to the UK. When they arrive they know how to milk the system for what it's worth - they have local councils paying their rent in houses in leafy Surrey. I didn't kno...

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How many Indians are entering the UK illegally and claiming either asylum or benefits? Those claiming asylum aren't allowed to work, those that are genuine do get to stay - but the numbers are swamped by Brits claiming benefits. Those here illegally aren't entitled to benefits (or are they?) So, no ...

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So tell me, is this an expression of covering up her feminine attractions? Why go to all this trouble if she is not trying to show off her attributes? No. That is why Islam firstly emphasises 'modesty of the mind' and 'modesty of the eyes' - the intention should be pure and the onlookers should ave...

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Shafique, why are not you tired to make up lame excuses and dig fossilized $hit? Vase painting - LOL. How about Hellenistic statues which shows beaty of (NAKED !!!) woman's body? I don't see anything even close in Moslem World. Continue trying. Next atempt could be in prehistoric period. Apes with ...

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Red Chief - see the highlighted references from Homer: The use of the veil is often seen either as an Islamic invention and tradition, thus dating from the period after Mohammed's death in 632 or an Eastern tradition stemming from Syria, Palestine and Byzantium which, through the Arab conquests and ...

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Hey, I'm just a firm believer that if we don't know our history, we are bound to repeat mistakes. I thought it was an intersting fact that the veil pre-dates Islam and was worn by Athenian women - it surprised me to uncover this fact. (I was aware that the Athenians waged wars - almost annually, kep...

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Hey, I'm just a firm believer that if we don't know our history, we are bound to repeat mistakes. Not so easy, Shafique. It is not YOUR history but OUR history. So it looks rather like a throwing stone than the lesson. :wink: 'My' history is that of the human race - hence why I said 'our' and 'we' ...

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You have no point. If only one was motivated to attack their own government based on a religious book, then why are they called a Christian militia? The NYC bomber was also attacking his own people - he was, after all an American citizen - what's your point? The only difference is that he was motiv...

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Excellent!

Can you imagine what a ribbing the guy will get when his mates find out he was beaten up by a girl!

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So its justified to attack foreigners in Europe and America, in the name of a holy book? Hmm. Nope, never justified to attack civilians at all. Just because the NYC bomber used the excuse of US bombing Pakistan to justify his terror attempt, it doesn't mean I agree with the reason. I'm just pointin...

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On the 7th day, God rested…. Chuck Norris took over.

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As I said, I totally agree there are religiously motivated terrorist nutters in the world. In the US, however, numerically they are mostly of the Bible-bashing kind. But we rightly don't criticise the religion of Jesus for the actions of these numpties. Perhaps we do need to look a bit more deeper ...

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When Chuck Norris was denied a Bacon McMuffin at McDonalds because it was 10:35, he roundhouse kicked the store so hard it became a KFC.

Remember the Soviet Union? They decided to quit after watching a DeltaForce marathon on Satellite TV.

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I don't disagree, but you obviously deny the actual ratio of Islamic/Christian martyrs in modern days. I bet you a penny on it the muslim bombers win in hits performed and definately by attempts alone. :wink: Please define what you are calling martyrs. I certainly do believe that many more Muslims ...

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Ok, so in what way was the NYC bomber affected by the concept of Martyrdom in Islam? And isn't the number of Muslims being killed (and considered as martyrs) not a reflection of those killing them? Isn't the much lower number of suicide bombers merely a reflection that there's a lot of killing going...

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Nice attempt at guilt by association. The reason he gave for trying to emulate Timothy McVeigh (who was a successful American terrorist) was not 'radical Islam' but the bombing of Pakistan by the US. Like McVeigh, he had his reasons for wanting to blow up his fellow Americans - and like McVeigh it w...

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You can assume what you like my dear friend. It is a pretty safe assumption that you didn't actually read the post and will continue to believe what your Bible camp pamphlets tell you about Islam and Jihad. However, given that you asked which part of the posts dealt with 'perpetual warfare' (and for...

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Indeed, Islam had nothing to with the Tim McVeigh emulation attempt. I'm still waiting to hear what 'martyrdom' indoctrination had to do with this attack on his fellow Americans? If he was indoctrinated by Al Qaeda - it didn't work too well did it. At least the numpty Richard Reid and the pants bomb...

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The fact that shafique needs to repeatedly bring up this Christian militia group (for the fourth time, by my count) shows how very few radical Christians there really are, when, on the other hand, I have no trouble on posting on actual terrorist attacks carried out by fanatical Muslims on a *daily*...

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A picture is worth a thousand words. A Chuck Norris is worth 1 billion words. Chuck Norris never has a 'sense of Humour failure' -Chuck Norris never fails. :mrgreen: Chuck Norris is ALWAYS On Topic and round house kicks anyone who says otherwise! :albino: http://publicfrenemy.files.wordpress.com/201...

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Whilst I've alluded to this in other threads, I thought I'd make the article more prominent - it is about a terrorist attack earlier this month on a Mosque. Terror Double Standard On the evening of May 10 [2010], there was a small explosion and fire outside a Jacksonville, FL mosque. According to a ...

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It's also been asked when the last suicide terrorist attack was made on US soil by nonMuslims (or more cunningly, by non-Muslim fundamentalists). Well, this year an American committed an act of suicide terrorism by flying their plane into a Government building. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/us/1...

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23 mins of debate on the proximity talks between Israel and Palestine - starts with an analysis of the cause of the Palestine issue - with Benny Morris and Norman Finkelstein..

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

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Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.

Chuck Norris does not own a stove, oven, or microwave , because revenge is a dish best served cold.

Nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole, except for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris eats black holes. They taste like chicken.

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Shaf, at least Rambo was fictional, but you are mixing reality with fiction now. My comment was a bit tongue in cheek - but the Mujahedeen included Bin Laden, and were the good guys when Russia was the occupying power in Afghanistan. And they did ride to Rambo's rescue at the end! But let's go to t...

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