Papa reza pelos reféns de traficantes de seres-humanos

Mais vestígios da infame prática muçulmana de raptar infiéis e exigir dinheiro pelo seu resgate ou fazer deles escravos:

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I would like to watch this on the news. It’s shameful this is not being really reported (at least here, it isn’t):

Campaigners have welcomed the intervention by Pope Benedict XVI on behalf of refugees from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan who are being held hostage in the Sinai Desert by people traffickers.

Hundreds of refugees from the Horn of Africa have been held for months on the outskirts of a town in the Sinai Desert in purpose-built containers, where Bedouin people traffickers are demanding payment of up to US$8,000 per person for their release, though the hostages had already paid US$2,000 for passage to Israel.

On 1 December Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Human Rights Concern Eritrea, Agenzia Habeshia and EveryOne Group issued a joint appeal for urgent international intervention in the plight of the refugees, who are currently being held in degrading and inhumane conditions, bound by chains around their ankles and denied adequate food and water. The appeal details extreme methods of torture suffered by the refugees, including electric shocks, to force friends and families abroad to make the payments. The women in the group, who have been separated from the rest, are particularly vulnerable to severe abuse.

During his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI invited pilgrims “to pray for all situations of violence, intolerance, suffering in the world, that the coming of Jesus may bring consolation, reconciliation and peace. I think of the many difficult situations, such as the continuous attacks that occur in Iraq against Christians and Muslims, the clashes in Egypt where there were deaths and injuries, the victims of traffickers and criminals, such as the drama of the hostages, Eritreans and of other nationalities, in the Sinai desert. Respect for the rights of all is the prerequisite for peace. Our prayer to the Lord and our solidarity can bring hope to those who are suffering.”

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A expulsão dos judeus dos países islâmicos, 1920-1970

Artigo extenso, do qual apresentamos o início para despertar o interesse do leitor:

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The Expulsion of the Jews from Muslim Countries, 1920-1970: A History of Ongoing Cruelty and Discrimination

Shmuel Trigano

Between 1920 and 1970, 900,000 Jews were expelled from Arab and other Muslim countries. The 1940s were a turning point in this tragedy; of those expelled, 600,000 settled in the new state of Israel, and 300,000 in France and the United States. Today, they and their descendents form the majority of the French Jewish community and a large part of Israel's population.

In the countries that expelled Jews, a combination of six legal, economic, and political measures aimed at isolating Jews in society was instituted: denationalization; legal discrimination; isolation and sequestration; economic despoilment; socioeconomic discrimination; and pogroms or similar acts.

It is the custom to say that Zionism was responsible for this development. However, the region's anti-Semitism would have developed even without the rise of the state of Israel because of Arab-Islamic nationalism, which resulted in xenophobia.

The fact that these events have been obscured has served in the campaign to delegitimize Israel, and therefore to a large extent, the same population that suffered this oppression. The fate of Palestinian refugees, their proclaimed innocence, and the injustice they endured form the main thrust of this delegitimization. The Jewish refugees have suffered more than the Palestinian refugees and undergone greater spoliations. However, they became citizens of the countries of refuge, especially Israel and France, while Palestinians were ostracized from the Arab nations.

Between 1920 and 1970, 900,000 Jews were expelled from Arab and other Muslim countries: from Morocco to Iran, from Turkey to Yemen, including  places where they had lived for twenty centuries. The 1940s were a turning point in this tragedy; of those expelled, 600,000 settled in the new state of Israel, and 300,000 in France and Canada. Today, they and their descendants form the majority of the French Jewish community and a large part of Israel's population.

How does one explain this exodus? It is the blind spot of contemporary political consciousness and an object of denial. There is not even an expression to name this major event. "The Forgotten Exodus" is the most commonly used term. But it actually masks the nature and impact of this historical event. "Forgotten" by whom, other than ideologues? "Exodus" is an apt description of the situation but not of its causes, which the adjective "forgotten" occults even more. For those who underwent the expulsion have not forgotten it at all. Moreover, it is also an important historical fact.

This is a major transnational phenomenon. Jewish communities were expelled either in their entirety or almost so. Communities of some significance remain in Iran, Turkey, Morocco, and Tunisia. All the countries that expelled Jews have one thing in common: they belong to Islam (including Turkey and Iran, which are not Arab countries). However, it is hard to view this exodus as a whole. It largely took place over a thirty-year period (1940-1970) and covered a huge geographical area, from Morocco to Iran, from Turkey to Yemen.

The "Statute of the Jews"

Nevertheless, if one compares the facts in the various countries[1] an identical model emerges: Jews were systematically expelled after a de facto "Statute of the Jews" was instituted. A combination of six legal, economic, and political measures aimed at isolating Jews in society was instituted:

Denationalization

Legal discrimination

Isolation and sequestration

Economic despoilment

Socioeconomic discrimination

Pogroms or similar acts

1)    The Denationalization of the Jews

The Jews were isolated from their society by a legal process in many lands.

This was the preliminary stage of their exclusion, which was followed by expulsion. A number of legal measures in various countries illustrate this point.

In Egypt the most articulate evolution occurred. It began with the Treaty of Sèvres (1920), a peace treaty between the Allies and the Ottomans that dismembered the Ottoman Empire and opened the way to the further creation of Arab (and Israeli) states. It addressed the question of nationality in Egypt and can be considered the first infringement of the rights of autochthonous Jews. The notion of belonging to a race (article 105) rather than a nation was introduced, thereby dissociating Jews from the majority of the population of the country. The next step was the nationality laws of 1927 and 1929, which favored jus sanguinis (or right of blood). An Egyptian was from then on defined as somebody who had Arab-Muslim affiliation.

The London Convention (1936) granted Egypt independence under King Farouk, and it was followed by a worsening of the nationality laws. According to additional nationality laws (in 1950, 1951, 1953, and 1956), autochthonous Jews became stateless: 40,000 people were turned into "foreigners" in their own country. In 1956, after the Sinai War, a new dimension was added: Egyptian nationality was taken away from anyone who committed acts in favor of enemy states or states with no relations with Egypt. In practice, all Jews were suspected of dual loyalty. This led ultimately to the accusation that all Jews were Zionists.

In Iraq, by the law of 9 May 1950, Jews who left Iraq were stripped of their nationality.

In Libya, the nationality laws of 12 June 1951 (art. 11, clause 27) decreed that the personal status of non-Muslims would be governed by their (religious) courts, in the manner of dhimmis during the premodern period. Jews were no longer allowed to vote or to hold political office.

2) Legal discrimination

A number of legal measures imposed restrictions on businesses and associations. Jewish communities and organizations were placed under supervision. Arabic became the sole language of public services.

In Libya, in 1953, Jews were subjected to restrictions and became victims of economic boycotts. The Maccabi sports club was forcibly opened to Arab members in 1954. A decree was issued on 9 May 1957 obliging Libyans with relatives in Israel to register at the Libyan boycott office, even though at that point, 90 percent of the Jews had already left. On 3 December 1958, Tripoli's Jewish community ceased to be an independent entity. Thereafter it was overseen by a state-appointed commissioner. Legal exclusion worsened. In 1960, Jews were prohibited from acquiring new possessions. They were no longer allowed to vote, hold public office, or serve in the army or the police. On 2 April 1960, Alliance Israélite Universelle schools were closed.

Similar developments occurred in Lebanon. As early as 1947, Jewish students were expelled from Beirut University. Jewish "Zionist" organizations (such as the Maccabi sports club) were forbidden. Jews were discharged from public service positions and Jewish youth movements banned.

In Iraq, Jewish history and Hebrew language instruction were prohibited in Jewish schools during the 1920s. Jews were expelled from public service and education in the 1930s. The Jewish schools' curricula were censored in 1932.

In Iran, Zionist activities (differentiated from "Jewish" activities) were banned in 1979. In 2000, discrimination developed in public service, universities, and public companies.

In Yemen, sharia law was instated in 1913, worsening the situation of the dhimmi. Decrees specifying forced conversion for orphans were issued between  1922 and 1928, while Jews were excluded from public service positions and the army.

In Syria, real estate purchase was prohibited to Jews in 1947, and Jews began to be discharged from public service positions. In 1967, Muslim principals were appointed to Jewish schools.

In Morocco, after independence in 1956, a process of Arabization of public services began, cutting the Jews off from the larger society. A dahir (decree) Moroccanizing Jewish charitable organizations was issued on 26 November 1958, endangering their freedom.

In Egypt, a long process of discrimination in the public service began in 1929. In 1945-1948, Jews were excluded from the public service. In 1947, Jewish schools were put under surveillance and forced to Arabize and Egyptianize their curricula. Community organizations were forced to submit their member lists to the Egyptian state after May 1948 and until 1950. In 1949, Jews were forbidden to live in the vicinity of King Farouk's palaces.

In Tunisia, a law concerning Judaism (11 July 1958) put an end to Jewish communities, replaced them with temporary "Israelite worship commissions," and suppressed the personal status of the Jews (inherited from the dhimmi status, which obliged the Jews to depend on their religious tribunals for all matters related to their personal status). In Tunisia too, independence (1956) led to the Tunisification of public services.

Turkey under the Young Turks (1923-1945) created hard-labor battalions for non-Muslim conscripts in May 1941. Read more at www.jcpa.org

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«Porque é que os cristãos continuam calados?»

Destaques:

«La Iglesia Católica se calla porque teme que las denuncias acrecentarán la persecución. De hecho, en un reciente Sínodo para el Oriente Medio, los principales clérigos católicos de la región, criticaron a Israel y hablaron sobre lo maravillosamente bien que son tratados en los países de mayoría musulmana. Irak fue destacado como un país donde no existen problemas en las relaciones entre musulmanes y cristianos. Al parecer, sin embargo, la política de apaciguamiento no funciona.»

«El patriarca Católica Sirio Ignacio José III Younan (la iglesia atacada es sirio católica) tomó una posición más dura, instando al gobierno iraquí a que proteja las iglesias y agregó: "Los cristianos son asesinados en Irak, en sus casas e iglesias, y el llamado ´mundo libre´ observa con total indiferencia, interesado en responder solamente de una manera políticamente correcta y económicamente oportuna, pero en realidad es hipócrita".»

«No puedo entender cómo este hecho y estos ataques pasan a menudo desapercibidos, y desde luego sin protesta. ¿No es hora que los cristianos traten de ayudar a sus hermanos perseguidos antes de que sean eliminados totalmente – o, en el mejor caso, obligados a huir -?»

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¿Por qué los cristianos callan?  Por Barry Rubin Los cristianos en Irak han sido, y no por primera vez, blanco de un grave y premeditado ataque terrorista. Desde Indonesia a Pakistán e Irak, desde la Franja de Gaza a Egipto, Sudán y Nigeria, los cristianos están siendo asaltados, intimidados y asesinados por militantes musulmanes.  Sin embargo, los cristianos en cualquiera de estos países - tal vez con algunas excepciones ocasionales en la India – prácticamente nunca atacan a musulmanes. En Occidente, no se han producido ni ataques terroristas ni asesinatos premeditados en contra de musulmanes. No existe ni siquiera un solo grupo que promueva este tipo de comportamiento. ¿Ha visto algo de esto en los medios de comunicación occidentales? ¿Se ha mencionado a alguno de esos grupos de la Iglesia cristiana - que siempre encuentran tiempo para criticar a Israel- siquiera mencionar este ataque sistemático? De hecho, en las raras ocasiones en que se menciona la emigración de los cristianos, siempre se culpa a Israel, como lo demostró recientemente una red de noticias norteamericana. No estoy escribiendo esto para quejarme sobre un doble rasero, ya que se tiene a este problema como un supuesto básico, sino por puro asombro. Presumiblemente, gran parte de los medios de comunicación y la intelectualidad occidentales – al igual que los líderes de la Iglesia suponen que es imposible que un grupo no-occidental "no blanco" tenga prejuicios. También existe la creencia de que si alguien se atreve a informar sobre los pogromos que llevan a cabo los musulmanes contra los cristianos se activarán automáticamente los pogromos de cristianos contra musulmanes. Bueno, la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) emitió una declaración condenando el ataque contra la iglesia de Bagdad, pero omitió mencionar quienes fueron los autores. Interrogado en privado por qué actuó de esta manera, un funcionario de alto rango de aquella congregación religiosa respondió: "Nuestro objetivo es alentar al gobierno a ser más eficaz en la protección de las minorías religiosas en Irak". En otras palabras, esperan que al no criticar nunca ni señalar las raíces del problema se forzará al régimen a que haga algo. Sin embargo, no lo hará. La Iglesia Católica se calla porque teme que las denuncias acrecentarán la persecución. De hecho, en un reciente Sínodo para el Oriente Medio, los principales clérigos católicos de la región, criticaron a Israel y hablaron sobre lo maravillosamente bien que son tratados en los países de mayoría musulmana. Irak fue destacado como un país donde no existen problemas en las relaciones entre musulmanes y cristianos. Al parecer, sin embargo, la política de apaciguamiento no funciona. Un destacado cardenal de EE.UU., nada menos que el presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos, sugirió que la violencia es culpa de los Estados Unidos, o al menos así es como el liberal National Catholic Reporter lo cuenta: Tras congratular la retirada de EE.UU., el cardenal dijo que: "El gobierno de EE.UU. - que invadió Irak y luego retiró todas las fuerzas combatientes - tiene la obligación moral de no abandonar a los iraquíes que no pueden defenderse". No es claro, sin embargo, que Estados Unidos pueda hacer eso, ya que Irak es un país soberano y el cardenal ha elogiado el hecho de que las tropas norteamericanas, se supone que, ya no entrarán en combate. El patriarca Católica Sirio Ignacio José III Younan (la iglesia atacada es sirio católica) tomó una posición más dura, instando al gobierno iraquí a que proteja las iglesias y agregó: "Los cristianos son asesinados en Irak, en sus casas e iglesias, y el llamado ´mundo libre´ observa con total indiferencia, interesado en responder solamente de una manera políticamente correcta y económicamente oportuna, pero en realidad es hipócrita". Sin embargo no explicó exactamente lo que esto significaba, tal vez porque él vive actualmente en Siria. En cuanto al ataque en Bagdad, los terroristas de Al Qaeda dijeron que todos los cristianos de Irak serían "exterminados" si dos "mujeres musulmanas" no eran liberadas en Egipto. Al parecer, se trataba de dos jóvenes casadas con sacerdotes cristianos coptos, candidatas poco probables para una conversión al Islam. En realidad, ellas fueron secuestradas, "convertidas" por la fuerza al Islam y luego lograron escapar, o fueron rescatadas por sus familias. Por lo tanto, la agresión contra los cristianos se convirtió en una justificación para perseguirlos, un patrón que hemos visto muy a menudo usado en otras partes por los islamistas. Sin embargo, muchos de los ataques en estos países no son realizados por grupos islamistas revolucionarios, sino simplemente por la gente común, a veces en grandes grupos. Según la declaración de los terroristas iraquíes, la iglesia era un "lugar sucio que los infieles cristianos iraquíes han usado durante mucho tiempo como una base para luchar contra el Islam". En forma creciente, los islamistas están dejando en claro que cualquier presencia de cristianos en los países de mayoría musulmana es inaceptable, de la misma manera que la existencia de un Estado judío en el Medio Oriente es inaceptable. No puedo entender cómo este hecho y estos ataques pasan a menudo desapercibidos, y desde luego sin protesta. ¿No es hora que los cristianos traten de ayudar a sus hermanos perseguidos antes de que sean eliminados totalmente – o, en el mejor caso, obligados a huir -? PD: Estoy tentado a escribir un artículo titulado "¿Por qué las feministas callan la persecución que sufre la mujer en las sociedades de mayoría musulmana?. Pero Phyllis Chesler ya ha cubierto extensamente este tema. NOTAS Barry Rubin es director del Centro de Investigación Global en Asuntos Internacionales (GLORIA) y editor de la revista Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA). Sus últimos libros han sido: The Israel-Arab Reader (séptima edición), The Long War for Freedom: The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East (Wiley), y The Truth About Syria (Palgrave-Macmillan). La dirección del sitio web del Centro GLORIA es http://www.gloria-center.org/ y de su blog, Rubin Reports, http://www.rubinreports.blogspot.com/ http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-do-christians-remain-silent-about.html Read more at www.religionenlibertad.com

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O Cardeal dos Escravos

E que tal reinstituir esta ordem? Não apenas para libertar o número incalculável de escravos que ainda existem no dar-al-islam, mas para organizar a resistência contra os que, caso nos recusemos a submetermo-nos aos islão, nos pretendem impor um estatuto de cidadãos de segunda-classe?

Leia mais sobre esclavagismo no islão e sobre a conversão ao islão como modo de evitar ser atacado militarmente e como alternativa a uma vida como cidadão de segunda-classe (dhimmi).

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A história da Cristandade está cheia de ordens religiosas curiosas e efémeras, mas poucas terão conjugado estes dois fatores da mesma forma que os Frères Armés du Sahara. Recuperando o nobre legado de ordens militares como os templários ou os hospitaleiros, os frades armados do Sahara tinham, contudo, um objetivo particularmente honroso, combater o negócio da escravatura que assolava aquela zona do continente africano. A ordem nasce por iniciativa de um feroz anti-esclavagista e grande figura da Igreja no século XIX, o Cardeal Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie, Arcebispo de Cartago e de Argel e Primaz de África. Estudioso e amigo dos pobres, Lavigerie (1825-1892) apaixonou-se por África e pelo Oriente, aceitando a sé de Argel para desenvolver a sua missão de trabalhar com os mais pobres. A necessidade de manter o equilíbrio religioso naquela colónia francesa, onde o Islão era a religião institucional, levou-o a agir de forma cautelosa, mas ainda assim foi capaz de ajudar incontáveis órfãos, que acolhia em aldeias que formava para o efeito. Nenhum era batizado a não ser que o pedisse ou que, sendo ainda criança, estivesse em perigo de vida, e os locais aceitaram-no sem contestação.

Os frades armados do Sahara foram criados em 1890 com o objectivo expresso de combater o negócio dos escravos, libertar os escravos que encontrassem, hospedar viajantes e auxiliar de todas as formas possíveis, inclusivamente pelo ensino, as populações locais. Ao todo, 22 homens aceitaram o repto. Poucos para fazer uma verdadeira diferença, mas ainda assim o suficiente para que as autoridades questionassem o facto de existir no seu território aquilo que parecia ser o exército privado de um bispo. Sob pressão, a ordem foi desmantelada dois anos mais tarde. Para a história fica mais este registo que abona em favor da Igreja no que diz respeito à luta pelos direitos humanos em África, e fotografias que ficarão para sempre no álbum dos episódios mais estranhos, e até românticos, do Cristianismo.

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Discurso de Gert Wilders, Berlim, 3/10/2010

Discurso proferido por Gert Wilders aos presentes no acto de lançamento da Gert Wilders International Freedom Alliance - a qual procurará congregar os partidos que, nos respectivos países, se opõem ao PRIC (Processo de Islamização em Curso), ao dissolver das identidades nacionais e à corrosão das liberdades políticas e religiosas -, entre os quais se encontravam os fundadores do Die Freiheit, partido recém-criado na Alemanha.

O discurso encontra-se solidamente erguido num conhecimento da história do islão e da sua relação com o resto do mundo, assim como da teologia islâmica - ainda que seja de assinalar, e de lamentar, um erro crasso no que respeita às opções de um não-muçulmano num país islâmico: para além da conversão e da morte, há uma terceira hipótese prevista, em princípio apenas para os judeus e para os cristãos, mas que, por razões de ordem prática (nomeadamente, financeira e de disponibilidade de mão-de-obra fácil de subjugar) se alargou aos outros kuffar (infiéis): essa opção consiste na aceitação do domínio absoluto do islão em todas as dimensões da sociedade, da aceitação da condição de dhimmi ⁽¹⁾, um cidadão de segunda classe, o qual paga anualmente um imposto extra, a jizya, numa cerimónia pública destinada a exibir a sua condição subalterna, a quem é permitido praticar discretamente a sua religião, mas a quem não é permitido construir novos templos, ampliar e restaurar os já existentes, entre outras condições degradantes, a troco de uma precária protecção face à cobiça dos muçulmanos pela sua propriedade (inclua-se, nesta categoria e de acordo com a mentalidade muçulmana, as filhas e até a mulher) e ao valor irrisório que para o muçulmano tem a vida de um não-muçulmano.

À parte isto, o discurso passa por uma condenação dos totalitarismos comunista e socialistas, inclusive o nacional-socialista.

Será que o jornal Público o publicará, como fez, há algum tempo, com o discurso de Barack Obama na abertura de um ano lectivo?

(1) - ver http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Dhimmi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhimmitude e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhimmi

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Speech Geert Wilders in Berlin

Dear Friends,

I am very happy to be here in Berlin today. As you know, the invitation which my friend René Stadtkewitz extended to me, has cost him his membership of the CDU group in the Berlin Parliament. René, however, did not give in to the pressure. He did not betray his convictions. His dismissal prompted René to start a new political party. I wish him all the best. As you may have heard, the past weeks were extremely busy for me. Earlier this week we succeeded in forging a minority government of the Liberals and the Christian-Democrats which will be supported by my party. This is an historic event for the Netherlands. I am very proud of having helped to achieve this. At this very moment the Christian-Democrat Party conference is deciding whether or not to approves this coalition. If they do, we will be able to rebuild our country, preserve our national identity and offer our children a better future.

Despite my busy schedule at home, however, I insisted on coming to Berlin, because Germany, too, needs a political movement to defend German identity and to oppose the Islamization of Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel says that the Islamization of Germany is inevitable. She conveys the message that citizens have to be prepared for more changes as a result of immigration. She wants the Germans to adapt to this situation. The Christian-Democrat leader said: “More than before mosques will be an integral part of our cities.”

My friends, we should not accept the unacceptable as inevitable without trying to turn the tide. It is our duty as politicians to preserve our nations for our children. I hope that René’s movement will be as successful as my own Partij voor de Vrijheid, as Oskar Freysinger’s Schweizerische Volkspartei in Switzerland, as Pia Kjaersgaard’s Dansk Folkeparti in Denmark, and similar movements elsewhere.

My good friend Pia recently spoke in Sweden at the invitation of the Sverigedemokraterna. She said: “I have not come to mingle in Swedish domestic politics because that is for the Swedish people to be concerned with. No, I have come because in spite of certain differences the Swedish debate in many ways reminds me of the Danish debate 10-15 years ago. And I have come to Sweden because it is also a concern to Denmark. We cannot sit with our hands in our lap and be silent witnesses to the political development in Sweden.”

The same applies for me as a Dutchman with respect to Germany. I am here because Germany matters to the Netherlands and the rest of the world, and because we cannot establish an International Freedom Alliance without a strong German partner.

Dear friends, tomorrow is the Day of German Unity. Tomorrow exactly twenty years ago, your great nation was reunified after the collapse of the totalitarian Communist ideology. The Day of German Unity is an important day for the whole of Europe. Germany is the largest democracy in Europe. Germany is Europe’s economic powerhouse. The wellbeing and prosperity of Germany is a benefit to all of us, because the wellbeing and prosperity of Germany is a prerequisite for the wellbeing and prosperity of Europe.

Today I am here, however, to warn you for looming disunity. Germany’s national identity, its democracy and economic prosperity, is being threatened by the political ideology of Islam. In 1848, Karl Marx began his Communist Manifesto with the famous words: “A specter is haunting Europe – the specter of communism.” Today, another specter is haunting Europe. It is the specter of Islam. This danger, too, is political. Islam is not merely a religion, as many people seem to think: Islam is mainly a political ideology.

This insight is not new.

Muçulmanos matam família cristã no Paquistão

Antes de ler a notícia propriamente dita, leia os comentários de Robert Spencer:

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The kuffar stepped out of line. Their crime? Standing up to a Muslim who was charging Christians exorbitant interest.

Yes, interest is automatically riba, or usury, under Islamic law, but note the double standard the man was upholding: he was just doing his part to make sure the Christians "feel themselves subdued," as the Qur'an commands (9:29).

Acts like this against non-Muslims are direct consequences of the Qur'an's hateful rhetoric against unbelievers, and its open-ended commands to establish and maintain Islam's dominance by any means necessary: enterprising believers will oblige. "Muslim Extremists Murder Christian Family in Pakistan," from Compass Direct News, September 30 (thanks to Weavo):

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, September 30 (CDN) -- Islamic extremists killed a Christian lawyer, his wife and their five children in northwestern Pakistan this week for mounting a legal challenge against a Muslim who was charging a Christian exorbitant interest, local sources said.

Police found the bodies of attorney and evangelist Edwin Paul and his family on Tuesday morning (Sept. 28) at their home in Haripur, a small town near Abbotabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (previously known as the North-West Frontier Province, or NWFP), according to Haripur Station House Officer (SHO) Maqbool Khan.

The victim and his wife Ruby Paul, along with their five children ages 6 to 17, had been shot to death.

Leia toda a notícia em Compass Direct News, que também disponibiliza informação em castelhano.

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Extorsão muçulmana a cristãos do Bangladesh

É uma forma de cobrar a jizya, imposto que os muçulmanos cobram aos cristãos e aos judeus a título de protecção das suas pessoas e propriedade face à cobiça dos próprios muçulmanos - sistema que faz lembrar uma determinada prática tradicional no sul de Itália.

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Muçulmanos interrompem batismo e ameaçam cristãos

BANGLADESH (45º) - Duas cristãs em Jamalpur, distrito ao norte de Bangladesh, disseram que os oficiais do vilarejo extorquiram grandes somas de dinheiro de suas famílias, por proclamarem o evangelho a muçulmanos. Johura Begum, 42, do vilarejo de Pingna, disse que um integrante do conselho local, um representante do governo e o pai de um policial a ameaçaram, dizendo que se ela não pagasse uma quantia de 20.000 taka (US$283), eles iriam agredir suas filhas. O policial investigava uma acusação de que os cristãos pagaram aos muçulmanos para participarem de um batismo no dia 26 de maio. Johura convidou sete ex-muçulmanos, incluindo três mulheres, a se batizarem naquele dia. Entre os 55 novos convertidos, apenas seis foram batizados pelos líderes da igreja Pentecostal Santidade (PHCB), pois os outros foram intimidados pelos muçulmanos. No dia seguinte, moradores protestavam contra os cristãos. Johura conta que seu marido é um trabalhador em uma plantação de arroz, e que 20.000 taka era uma quantia muito alta para eles. Então, ela pegou o dinheiro emprestado de uma cooperativa cristã. “Eu dei o dinheiro por minha própria segurança. Não há nem como repetir as palavras que ele usou para me ameaçar”. Em outro caso, os moradores extorquiram 250.000 taka de outra cristã, Komola Begum, 35. Os moradores alegaram que ela e seu marido ficaram ricos às custas dos cristãos. Após o batismo, muçulmanos agrediram tanto seu marido que ele teve que ficar internado durante três dias. Komola Begum disse que a vida de seu marido só foi poupada porque ela pagou a quantia exigida. Assim que os líderes da Igreja Pentecostal Santidade (PHCB) iniciaram o batismo, os muçulmanos começaram a protestar. A polícia chegou e prendeu os líderes cristãos. Read more at www.portasabertas.org.br

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