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Judge tosses Savage's suit against Islamic group
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group over its use of a portion of his show in which he called the Quran a "book of hate."
Savage sued the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, for copyright infringement and racketeering lawsuit late last year, claiming the group violated his rights by using a segment of his "Savage Nation" show in a letter-writing campaign to get advertisers to boycott the program. In the broadcast used by CAIR, Savage also called the Muslim holy book "a throwback document."
In her ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said people who listen to a public broadcast are entitled to use excerpts for purposes of comment and criticism. She also said no evidence was presented to show that advertising on the show's broadcast was affected by CAIR's actions.
The racketeering element of the lawsuit alleged that CAIR was not a civil rights group, but a political organization with ties to terrorist groups. CAIR denies those claims, saying it opposes terrorism and religious extremism.
In an interview with The Associated Press after he filed the lawsuit in December, Savage said he was referring to Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his violent brand of Islamic extremism in the broadcast, not about the religion in general. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights grou... more -
Christians outraged over Koran delivery in Houston
A Christian community in Houston is outraged by the delivery of English translations of the Koran being delivered to people's doors. The Korans were delivered along with a flyer that read, “Please accept this gift from your Muslim neighbors.”
While I'm not a fan of proselytizing in any religion, I find it particularly sad that none of the people quoted seemed to recognize that Christian evangelism can be equally offensive to those of other faiths. A Christian community in Houston is outraged by the delivery of English translations of the Koran being delivered to people's doo... more -
U.S. Bush apologizes over Quran shooting in Iraq
U.S. President George W. Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over the shooting of the holy Quran by an American soldier, Iraqi official television reported on Tuesday.
"The prime minister received an apology from U.S. President George W. Bush on the incident of shooting of a Quran by a U.S. soldier," the state-run television al-Iraqia said.
On May 11, the Iraqi police found the desecrated copy of the Islamic holy book at a small shooting range near a police station in Radwaniyah. The volume was riddled with bullets and had graffiti inside the cover.
Later, the U.S. military apologized to the local community leaders in Radwaniyah, a mostly Sunni district on Baghdad's southwestern outskirts.
A U.S. military spokesman viewed the incident as both "serious and deeply troubling" but stressed that it was an "isolated incident and a result of one soldier's action."
U.S. commanders have undertaken disciplinary action against the soldier who was involved, and he has been removed from Iraq to the United States, he said without releasing the name of the shooter or how he would be disciplined.
On Monday, the Iraqi Islamic Party, headed by Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, said apology by U.S. commanders in Iraq is not enough.
"Such offences have occurred frequently during the past few years and apology is no more enough and the U.S. military has to take stronger measures to honor values of Muslims," the party said in a statement. U.S. President George W. Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over the shooting of the holy Quran by an American... more -
Quran book used for target practice
A soldier used the Quran for target practice, forcing the chief U.S. commander in Baghdad to issue a formal apology on Saturday.
Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, apologized to leaders in Radhwaniya, in the western outskirts of Baghdad, for the staff sergeant who was a sniper section leader assigned to the headquarters of the 64th Armored Regiment. He also read a letter of apology by the shooter.
It was the first time the incident -- which tested the relationship between U.S.-backed Sunni militiamen and the military -- was made public since it was discovered May 11.
A military investigation found the shooter guilty and relieved him of duty; he will be redeployed to the United States for reassignment away from the 1st Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division. A soldier used the Quran for target practice, forcing the chief U.S. commander in Baghdad to issue a formal apology on Saturday. ... more -
Quran's given out for free in order to ditch common misconceptions about Isla...
With misconceptions about Islam in the world very common, a Muslim group in the U.S. has decided to hand out free translations of the Holy Quran so people can get rid of misconceptions about the faith often held from TV.
"I'd read it just to see what it says, but I believe in Jesus, not Allah," said Macy, a longtime Christian. "They have a right to do it . . . but I feel pretty strong in my faith."
The book also contains a number in which people can ask questions regarding the Quran such as "What does Islam say about the Virgin Mary?".
"We're just trying to be honest brokers of information," said Wajahat Sayeed, founder and director of Book of Signs, which also is known as the Al-Furqaan Foundation. "You make your own judgment."
"The general sense will be clear," Sayeed said. "Islam teaches peace." With misconceptions about Islam in the world very common, a Muslim group in the U.S. has decided to hand out free translations of the ... more -
Iran's unlikely hit- drama symapethic to Jews !
On Iran's state-owned tv, Channel One milions of Iranians are tunning into the hit weekly drama, "Zero Degree Turn," that centers on a love story between an French Jewish woman and a Iranian-Palestinian Muslim man.
But this aint no ordinary love story because it shows a heart-wrenching tale of European Jews during World War II. Over the course of the 22 episodes, the hero saves his love from Nazi detention camps, and Iranian diplomats in France forge passports for the woman and her family to sneak on to airplanes carrying Iranian Jews to their homeland.
"Iranians have always differentiated between ordinary Jews and a minority of Zionists," says Hassan Fatthi, the show's writer and director. "The murder of innocent Jews during World War II is just as despicable, sad and shocking as the killing of innocent Palestinian women and children by racist Zionist soldiers," he says.
According to the wsj: Iran's Jews -- along with Christians and Zorastrians -- are guaranteed equal rights in the country's constitution. Iran's Jews are guaranteed one member of parliament and are free to study Hebrew in school, pray in synagogues and shop at kosher supermarkets. Despite Mr. Ahmadinejad's statements, it isn't government policy to question the Holocaust, and the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hasn't endorsed those views. On Iran's state-owned tv, Channel One milions of Iranians are tunning into the hit weekly drama, "Zero Degree Turn," th... more -
Muslim builds Jewish Temple for free!
A Palestinian-American Muslim Fadil Bayyari will build the first permanent temple for the Reform Jewish congregation in Fayetteville for free!
It is likely without his genrosity the congregation may not of been to afford to build it, reports the NY times and according to ABC news its saved Temple Shalom at least $250,000.
Fadil Bayyari said:
“To me, it’s a place of worship,” said Mr. Bayyari, 55. “In my mind and in my religion, I believe in Judaism as part of Islam. We believe in Abraham. We believe in Moses. In the Koran, there’s lots of talk about Isaac and Joseph. I am always fascinated by this, and I always feel I have a relationship with this faith. And knowing what’s happened in the Middle East, what better way to build bridges?”
"Abraham is our forefather," Bayyari said. "We're first cousins. How we got to hate each other is beyond me."
The Jewish Temple is being named Temple Shalom (Hebrew for preace), for more info please visit:
www.atempleofpeace.com A Palestinian-American Muslim Fadil Bayyari will build the first permanent temple for the Reform Jewish congregation in Fayetteville f... more -
Reading Islam.com
A very interesting and thorough attempt to debase the claims that Islam is a fundamental oppressor of women. This debate is so controversial and I have read many quotes from the Quran which make it difficult for me to believe that Islam does not preach any sort of unequal treatment of men and women. However, I think the main thing defenders of religious texts try to convey is that they are HISTORICALLY and CONTEXTUALLY specific! In this article, the author draws on historical points of reference to demonstrate that Muhammad's words (e.g. about number of wives to take, giving a woman full ownership of property, etc.) were actually progressively fighting for women's rights.
I think ALL followers of religion could benefit from keeping in mind that religious texts were written thousands of years ago and therefore cannot be taken literally, and must be understood as HUMAN. A very interesting and thorough attempt to debase the claims that Islam is a fundamental oppressor of women. This debate is so controv... more -
Indonesia blocks YouTube over Quran film
Indonesian Internet companies blocked access to YouTube and MySpace on Tuesday, heeding a government order aimed at stopping people from watching an anti-Islam film by a Dutch lawmaker.
Anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders posted the 15-minute film on the Internet on March 27. It has since been widely available on blogs and file-sharing sites.
Indonesia’s main Internet service providers all said they had temporarily blocked YouTube, MySpace, Google Video and other file-sharing Web sites.
The government ordered the providers to block the sites last week, saying Wilders’ film “could disturb relations between the faiths.”
At least 25,000 people protested in Pakistan's largest demonstration yet against an anti-Quran film made by a Dutch lawmaker, urging their government to expel the ambassadors of the Netherlands and Denmark. Indonesian Internet companies blocked access to YouTube and MySpace on Tuesday, heeding a government order aimed at stopping people fr... more -
Dutch anti Quran movie removed from Liveleak
Quote from Liveleak:
"Following threats to our staff of a very serious nature, and some ill informed reports from certain corners of the British media that could directly lead to the harm of some of our staff, Liveleak.com has been left with no other choice but to remove Fitna from our servers.
This is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above all else. We would like to thank the thousands of people, from all backgrounds and religions, who gave us their support. They realised LiveLeak.com is a vehicle for many opinions and not just for the support of one.
Perhaps there is still hope that this situation may produce a discussion that could benefit and educate all of us as to how we can accept one anothers culture.
We stood for what we believe in, the ability to be heard, but in the end the price was too high."
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Pakistanis protest Dutch anti-Quran film
"Dozens staged an angry protest in Pakistan on Friday in response to a Dutch lawmaker's anti-Quran film, but Dutch Muslims appealed for calm and said it was less inflammatory than they had feared.
The 15-minute film by Geert Wilders, posted on a Web site late Thursday, sets verses of the Quran against a montage of images from terrorist attacks and rhetoric from Muslim clergymen urging ``jihad,'' or holy war. Shortly afterward Dutch television channels rebroadcast segments of it." "Dozens staged an angry protest in Pakistan on Friday in response to a Dutch lawmaker's anti-Quran film, but Dutch Muslims a... more -
Quran Confiscated in American Jails
A Muslim inmate says prisoners around the country are regularly mistreated by their jailers because of religious faith. The Supreme Court is considering his case today. What happened to freedom of religion? A Muslim inmate says prisoners around the country are regularly mistreated by their jailers because of religious faith. The Supreme Co... more
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