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Later today, we will make history again with the opening of a new Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology – located right here, in this central part of the Islamic World.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/donald-trumps-speech-in-saudi-arabia/
Shall we open also the Center for Advancing Political Truth in Waahington, DC? Also The Center for Combatting Graft in India, and the Center for military disengagement in North Dakota?
Nebulous terminology will forever be the Gold Standard of those who seek to enforce flexibly interpreted norms.
What more could anyone ask from intentionally less-than-precise exactitude?
Start with her research–interviews in jail with would-be martyrs: http://freebeacon.com/national-security/criminologist-examines-motivation-for-palestinian-suicide-bombers/
Daniel Pipes wrote the Forward to Anat Berko’s great 2012 book, “The Smarter Bomb, Women and Children as Suicide Bombers”.
http://www.danielpipes.org/12166/female-suicide-bombers
Another Anat Berko, contrast between the Western nutjob and the tardish shaheed.
The Only Commonality is Mass Killing
https://www.investigativeproject.org/4170/the-only-commonality-is-mass-killing#
“A shocking video shows the moment a 14-year-old girl is allegedly forced to marry a man 20 years older than her at the back of a Melbourne mosque.
The video seized by police from the alleged groom’s phone shows the traditional Islamic ceremony by a prominent Muslim marriage cleric last year.
Imam Ibrahim Omerdic, 62, has faced court accused of forcing a minor to enter marriage.’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4529490/Child-bride-forced-wed-Melbourne-mosque.html
A Homosexual writes on this magical age of 14:
“Note: My articles urging an age of consent of 14 are motivated solely by a desire to reduce the criminalisation of under-16s who have consenting relationships with other young people of similar ages.
I do not support adults having sex with children.
I do not advocate teenagers having sex before the age of 16.
But if they do have sex before their 16th birthday, they should not be arrested, given a criminal record and put on the sex offenders register.
Perhaps the ideal solution would be that the age of consent remains at 16 but that sexual behaviour involving young people under 16 should not be criminalised, providing there is informed consent, no one is harmed and there is no more than two or three years difference in their ages. This would end the criminalisation of similar-aged young people, while protecting the under-16s against sexual abuse by those much older. I hope this reassures you – Peter Tatchell”
http://www.petertatchell.net/lgbt_rights/age_of_consent/an-age-of-consent-of-14.htm
Encouraging children to screw each other under the rooves of single moms who have been reassured this is a victimless crime. Perverts rejoice. That abused five-year old has a clear path to Egostan.
Media Party concealed Trudeau’s carbon tax
Trump budget advocates slashing weapons grants for U.S. allies (cbsnews, May 22, 2017)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-budget-advocates-slashing-weapons-grants-for-u-s-allies/
“One of the highlights of President Trump’s first foreign trip so far was the announcement of a landmark $110 billion Saudi arms sale.
That came as the White House pushes a budget proposal that will make it harder and more expensive for countries with smaller defense budgets to buy U.S.-made weapons.
The plan would alter the existing State Department foreign military financing program, which provides weapons buying assistance in the form of grants to dozen of countries. The White House now wants to convert many of those grants into loans — in other words, those countries would eventually have to pay for those weapons.
But this could create problems for the administration, and long-term US national security interests, for a few reasons. The military assistance program ostensibly helps those countries that help the U.S. with counterterrorism, like Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon. It also allows the US to keep track of specific countries’ military capabilities.
Making the weapons more expensive could (and probably will) drive them to do some comparison shopping with China, which would be eager to make the sales…”
“in other words, those countries would eventually have to pay for those weapons.”
Or not…
Maybe just getting them to kill off more of each other, more efficiently is enough.
They should try Russia instead of China, the quality would be better.
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary supporter jailed for sharing ISIS propaganda (express, May 22, 2017)
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/807671/Anjem-Choudary-ISIS-propaganda-Ashvin-Gohill-jailed-hate-preacher-Islamic-State
“A SUPPORTER of jailed hate preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for 18 months for sharing ISIS propaganda videos on Facebook and Twitter.
Ashvin Gohill, 37, posted links to speeches by Iraqi jihadi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – the leader of so-called Islamic State – and extremist preacher Anwar Al-Awlaki.
Gohill also used social media to back Choudary and his co-defendant Mohammed Rahman, who were both jailed for five and a half years last September for preaching support for Islamic State…”
Iran accuses U.S. of ‘Iranophobia’, arming ‘dangerous terrorists’ (reuters, May 22, 2017)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trump-iran-warning-idUKKBN18I0X8
“Iran accused the United States on Monday of selling arms to “dangerous terrorists” in the Middle East and of spreading “Iranophobia” aimed at encouraging Arab states to purchase arms, state television reported.
“Once again, by his repetitive and baseless claims about Iran, the American president … tried to encourage the countries of the region to purchase more arms by spreading Iranophobia,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump ended a visit to Tehran’s arch-foe Saudi Arabia where arms deals worth almost $110 billion were signed.
Sending a tough message to Tehran shortly after pragmatist Hassan Rouhani was re-elected president, Trump had urged Arab and Islamic leaders to unite to defeat Islamist militants, and said Iran had for decades “fuelled the fires of sectarian conflict and terrors”.
Saudi Arabia and Iran compete for influence across the Middle East, respectively backing rival political or armed groups in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen.
Iran denies Saudi accusations that it sends financial and sometimes military support to groups hostile to Riyadh.
Qassemi said Washington was “reinvigorating terrorists in the region by its hostile policies” and “should stop selling arms to dangerous terrorists”.
He said the United States and its allies “should know that Iran is a democratic, stable and powerful country” and that it promoted “peace, good neighbourliness, and the creation of a world opposed to violence and extremism”….”
Breaking: ‘Complete Panic’ at Highest Levels of DNC Over Kim DotCom’s Seth Rich Announcement
Carter May 21st, 2017 9:28 pm 766 Comments
Saturday, an anonymous person who works in Washington DC, alleged on 4Chan’s /pol/ subgroup that high-ranking current and former Democratic Party officials are terrified of the Seth Rich murder investigation.
This comes after internet entrepreneur and hacker, Kim DotCom, admitted on Saturday that he was part of an operation along with Seth Rich to get stolen DNC emails to Wikileaks.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/breaking-complete-panic-set-highest-levels-dnc-seth-rich-murder-investigation/
Kim Jong-un vows to ‘MASS-PRODUCE missiles’ after observing North Korea’s successful test
KIM Jong-un has vowed to increase North Korea’s military might following the successful deployment of a new-intermediate range ballistic missile on Sunday.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/807521/north-korea-kim-jong-un-mass-produce-missiles-successful-test-kcna-pukguksong-2-war-fears
After watching the launch of the new Pukguksong-2 missile, the North Korean dictator was reportedly satisfied with its accuracy and branded it a “successful strategic weapon”, according to state-run media outlet KCNA.
After the second missile launch in less than a week, KCNA reported: “Saying with pride that the missile’s rate of hits is very accurate and Pukguksong-2 is a successful strategic weapon, [Kim Jong-un] approved the deployment of this weapon system for action.
North Korea says missile meets all specifications, ready for mass-production
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it had successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile which met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, indicating advances in its ambitions to be able to hit the United States.
The North fired the missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday, its second missile test in a week, which South Korea said dashed the hopes of the South’s new liberal government under President Moon Jae-in for peace between the neighbors.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of the Pukguksong-2, which confirmed reliable late-stage guidance of the warhead and the functioning of a solid-fuel engine, the KCNA state news agency said.
It quoted Kim as saying the Pukguksong-2 met all the required technical specifications so should now be mass-produced and deployed to the Korean People’s Army strategic battle unit.
http://www.oann.com/north-korea-says-missile-test-confirms-warhead-guidance/
This was certainly a very different message than Obama gave the Muslim world in 2009. Did it go far enough? 110B of arms sales are on the line for the US. Given that and the ineffectual use of these arms by KSA I would say OK. Have you wondered why KSA hasn’t flattened Yemen in the last two years? Certainly it is not for lack of training and support from the US. Google “Why Arabs Lose Wars” for some insight.
I do wish Trump hadn’t accepted what ever stupid medal KSA endowed on him…
And now he is in Israel. He will go to the Western Wall. The very idea that this part of Jerusalem is not part of Israel is obscene… The story goes that big Mo set off for heaven from here is absurd on its face. (Is that even the story? I can’t keep the stories straight.)
I think the Muslims know which side their toast is buttered on.
What I would like to see is cutting off of all Palestinian aid. Not make a big deal about it but, let the Europeans spend their tax dollars supporting a sick regime that names parks and streets and gives pensions to suicide bomber’s families.
What I think will be really telling is Trump’s meeting with the Pope. This has to be the worst Pope in my lifetime. He is a dedicated socialist with not one clue about dealing with the world. This Pope has refused to stand up in any meaningful way about the slaughter of all non muslims in the Middle East. Yet, he admonishes us for attempting to keep this evil ideology out of our western countries.
So, stay tuned. The Israeli leg of the trip is not going to be all that informed. I think the Pope visit will be.
(And what he will do in Brussels hasn’t even reached the radar so, who knows?)
I watched Santa Claus come to Russia instead. Actually twice, once myself and once with my Russki. [See Martin’s spectacular series in Readers’ Links yesterday.]
The Vatican looks bogus after the Orthodox version.
Exclusive: Hackers hit Russian bank customers, planned international cyber raids
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian cyber criminals used malware planted on Android mobile devices to steal from domestic bank customers and were planning to target European lenders before their arrest, investigators and sources with knowledge of the case told Reuters.
Their campaign raised a relatively small sum by cyber-crime standards – more than 50 million roubles ($892,000) – but they had also obtained more sophisticated malicious software for a modest monthly fee to go after the clients of banks in France and possibly a range of other western nations.
Russia’s relationship to cyber crime is under intense scrutiny after U.S. intelligence officials alleged that Russian hackers had tried to help Republican Donald Trump win the U.S. presidency by hacking Democratic Party servers.
The Kremlin has repeatedly denied the allegation.
The gang members tricked the Russian banks’ customers into downloading malware via fake mobile banking applications, as well as via pornography and e-commerce programs, according to a report compiled by cyber security firm Group-IB which investigated the attack with the Russian Interior Ministry.
The criminals – 16 suspects were arrested by Russian law enforcement author
http://www.oann.com/exclusive-hackers-hit-russian-bank-customers-planned-international-cyber-raids/
Exclusive: Venezuela holds 5,000 Russian surface-to-air MANPADS missiles
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela possesses 5,000 Russian-made MANPADS surface-to-air weapons, according to a military document reviewed by Reuters, the largest known stockpile in Latin America and a source of concern for U.S. officials amid the country’s mounting turmoil.
Venezuela’s socialist government has long used the threat of an “imperialist” invasion by the United States to justify an arms buildup. Much of that arsenal was obtained from Russia by Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez, whose tenure lasted from 1999 until his death in 2013.
The missiles, which are shoulder-mounted and can be operated by one person, pose a serious threat to commercial and military aircraft. Weapons experts said there have long been fears that the weapons could be stolen, sold or somehow channeled to the wrong hands, concerns exacerbated by the current civil unrest in Venezuela and the economic crisis roiling the oil-producing nation.
According to a Venezuelan military presentation seen by Reuters, the South American country has 5,000 SA-24 Man-Portable Air-Defense System (MANPADS) missiles, also known as the Igla-S.
The document seen by Reuters provides the most complete count to date of the size of the arms stockpile. Public weapons registries confirm the bulk of the numbers seen on the Venezuelan military presentation.
http://www.oann.com/exclusive-venezuela-holds-5000-russian-surface-to-air-manpads-missiles/
Richard: This is a very good article on why the media and the Deep State are out to destroy President Trump
That’s what many of his critics have been saying: that President Trump has brought the deranged media/political assault against him on himself.
And he has. But not the way they mean.
Trump hasn’t brought it on himself by committing crimes. If there were any evidence of crimes, we would already know about it. When an army of snoops is urgently trying to come up with something, anything, real evidence doesn’t sit unfound.
Trump’s political opponents have been moving earth for over two years to find some. But they have yet to offer a shred of actual evidence. (As Ben Stein says, in a must-read post at the American Spectator, if merely expressing suspicion or making substanceless allegations about someone is enough to manufacture probable cause, then he expresses it right now about Barbara Boxer, and where she got the dough to swing that big auxiliary home in pricey Rancho Mirage.)
Trump also hasn’t brought it on himself by tweeting provocatively, calling people names, or doing other unconventional, unseemly things unbefitting his office.
If doing stuff like that justifies other people in trying to overthrow America’s constitutional system of government, in favor of mob demands and officials of the California Democratic Party waving their middle fingers and hollering “F**k Donald Trump! F**k Donald Trump!”, then somebody should have just offed the unpresentable Lyndon Johnson when we had the chance.
http://libertyunyielding.com/2017/05/21/yes-trump-brought/
What does ‘Islamist’ mean?
Dr. Qanta Ahmed ( Muslim scholar ) explains
Does she really believe this BS?
“Does she really believe this BS?”
Richard, please recall what (I believe that) we’ve all agreed upon.
When these people spew whatever random excrement, take them at their word for it.
This loon insists that there is some magical distinction between theocratic and political Islam. That alone is enough to get her posterior booted out of the realpolitik door. As in, anyone who expects rational people to believe that there is a significant difference between Islamic “faith” and violent, unilateral, global imposition of sharia law clearly suffers from severe rectal-cranial insertion.
Carry on.
Italy: Pregnant women and babies among refugees docking in Calabria
Minors, pregnant women and some seriously injured were among the 250 migrants and refugees predominantly from sub-Saharan Africa who arrived by ship to Vibo Valentia in Calabria, on Monday.
The vessel follows the arrival to the port of another ship carrying refugees and migrants on Saturday.
Italy: Refugees fleeing violence and torture arrive in Calabria
Around 250 migrants and refugees of mostly sub-Saharan African origin arrived by ship to Vibo Valentia, Calabria, on Monday.
The vessel follows the arrival to the port of another ship carrying refugees and migrants on Saturday. Among those on board the two ships were numerous unaccompanied minors and three pregnant women. Several of the refugees also told medical staff of having been subject to violence and torture as they made their way to Italy via Libya, the starting-point of their crossing attempt.
SOT, Antonio Talese, doctor, head of emergency services (Italian): “In the last operations we received 540 people, among them there were nine who had been notified to us already by on-board medics as ‘vulnerable subjects,’ as they had been victims of violence or torture; two women were pregnant, one of them was in the 24th week, general conditions were fairly good, but they were psychologically extremely affected because they had apparently suffered both physical and psychological violence.”
SOT, Antonio Talese, doctor, head of emergency services (Italian): “They are extremely serious allegations, among them the violation of human rights, we as Calabria region, and as the Sanitary Assistance Service, have activated a protocol for these individuals, according to which they are isolated from the rest of the group and they are escorted immediately to a doctor who visits them. Women are taken to gynaecologists and have a special protocol called ‘Pink Code,’ [meaning] they receive a gynaecological visit in which they express whether they want to interrupt their pregnancy or not.”
SOT, Caterina Muggeri, Red Cross (Italian): “In this kind of operation we receive desperate people. They are women, children, pregnant women, many minors, lots of them. They are thirsty for democracy and hope to reach a new situation of life and we notice this from what they say and how they behave.”
Italy: Refugees fleeing violence and torture arrive in Calabria
Austrian town refuses to accept asylum seekers after 15yo girl ‘brutally raped’
Religious defense planned in landmark Detroit genital mutilation case
Lawyers plan to claim genital cutting is allowed as a religious right. But legal experts say the First Amendment doesn’t bend that far.
On paper, the law seems clear: Cutting any part of a young girl’s genitalia is illegal — and no custom or ritual can be used to justify it.
The law has been on the books for 21 years, unchallenged.
But in a federal courtroom in Detroit, a landmark case involving the centuries-old taboo ritual is about to put that law to the test for the first time.
And perhaps more historic, a question will be raised in the American legal system that has never been raised before: Does the U.S. Constitution allow for genital cutting, even if it’s just a minor nick or scraping, in the name of religion?
Defense lawyers plan to argue that religious freedom is at the core of the case in which two physicians and one of their wives are charged with subjecting young girls to genital cutting. All three are members of the Dawoodi Bohra, a small Indian-Muslim sect that has a mosque in Farmington Hills.
The defense maintains that the doctors weren’t engaged in any actual cutting — just a scraping of the genitalia — and that the three defendants are being persecuted for practicing their religion by a culture and society that doesn’t understand their beliefs and is misinterpreting what they did.
First Amendment scholars across the country — liberal and conservative alike — are closely following the case, noting that the fate of the accused will largely rest with scientific evidence.
The key question for jurors to answer will be: Were children harmed physically? If they were, experts say, the religious freedom defense doesn’t stand a chance.
But if the defense can show that it was just a nick and caused no harm, some experts believe, the defendants could be acquitted on religious grounds.
‘This is new territory’
The Detroit case involves the genital cuttings of two 7-year-old Minnesota girls whose mothers brought them to a Livonia clinic for the procedure in February.
Defense lawyers have argued that the defendants are good, hardworking people with deeply held religious convictions who were involved in only mild procedures that are part of their faith.
But the government says the harm was much more severe than the defense is claiming and that there are multiple other victims. According to court documents, the two Minnesota girls had scarring and abnormalities on their clitorises and labia minora.
“It is hard for me to imagine any court accepting the religious freedom defense given the harm that’s being dealt in this case,” said First Amendment expert Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the nation’s leading constitutional law scholars who called the religious claim in the Detroit case a “losing argument.”
“You don’t have the right to impose harm on others in practicing your religion,” said Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at the University of California at Irvine who in January was named the country’s most influential person in legal education by National Jurist magazine.
Chemerinsky, who has written a leading textbook on constitutional law, said there is “no absolute right” to religion in the U.S., noting many parents over the years have fought for the right to refuse their children medical care because of religious beliefs. But those parents, many of them Jehovah’s Witnesses or Christian Scientists, have consistently lost those cases, he said.
Chemerinsky believes the Detroit defendants will lose, too.
“I can’t imagine any court that would say that the parents’ right to practice their religion gives them the right to inflict this harm on their daughters,” Chemerinsky said, adding what will ultimately decide this case is the science.
“It’s going to come down to medicine, and if (the procedure) really inflicts great, lifelong harms on those who are subjected to it — that’s what is going to decide this case,” he said.
First Amendment attorney Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute, a conservative legal defense group in California that defends religious freedom, parental rights and other civil liberties, agreed. He said while genital mutilation is a novel issue for the federal courts, the government’s interest in protecting the safety and well-being of children will likely outweigh religious freedom.
“As far as case law goes, this is new territory,” Dacus said. “But the courts have held in the past that religious freedom is not an absolute right. And it is subject to a state interest that is narrowly tailored.”
In this case, the government’s interest is in protecting children from what it has claimed is an illegal and harmful procedure.
“This issue involves the direct health, safety and welfare of minors, not just for the short term, but literally for the rest of their lives,” Dacus said. “And it impacts not only their body, but also potentially their future spousal relations.”
As for the defense claims that the procedure was more mild than what the government claims, Dacus noted: “There are experts who contend that even the most mild procedure is still harmful.”
He continued: “The science is definitely going to come into play there. I think the procedure itself is highly suspect for surviving scrutiny.”
‘A very minor nick’
Michigan State University law professor Frank Ravitch, who specializes in law and religion, said the only way the doctors could win based on freedom of religion is to show that there is a “more narrowly tailored way” to meet the government’s “extremely strong interest” in protecting the young women.
“It is theoretically possible that if the procedure really was just a nick that does not cause lasting damage and does not harm sexual health or sensitivity for the young women, allowing the nick, but nothing more, could be more narrowly tailored than an outright ban,” Ravitch said. “It would also keep the practice from going underground, which could lead to more serious mutilation.”
That philosophy — preventing more serious mutilation — was at the heart of a controversial stance taken years ago by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2010, the AAP came under fire for changing its policy on female genital cutting by recommending that doctors be allowed to ceremonially nick the clitoris of girls at the requests of parents. The goal was to prevent girls from being subjected to more harmful forms of genital mutilation either overseas or in secretive procedures in the U.S.
In the statement, the AAP’s Committee on Bioethics wrote: “It might be more effective if federal and state laws enabled pediatricians to reach out to families by offering a ritual (clitoral) nick as a possible compromise to avoid greater harm.”
Within weeks of issuing the statement, after facing mounting pressure from advocacy groups, the AAP went back to its original position in banning all forms of genital cutting.
The ‘nick’ philosophy, however, was revisited last year by two American doctors, who in a study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics suggested allowing parents to have their daughters’ genitals nicked to prevent sending the girls overseas for more harmful procedures.
The authors wrote: “We are not arguing that any procedure on the female genitalia is desirable. … We by no means condone oppression. … However, in order to reduce the prevalence of the extensive forms of FGA, we propose a compromise solution that is ethical, culturally sensitive and practical.”
‘They didn’t commit the crime’
Mary Chartier, one of the defense lawyers in the Detroit case, has faith in the jury system. She believes that fair-minded jurors will be seated in this case — which she says has “inflamed passions” — and will conclude that the defendants didn’t do what the government says they did.
Moreover, she said, jurors will see that the procedure at issue is a religious one that is constitutionally protected.
“Will jurors have an initial bias on what happened here? They probably will. … But most jurors will really want to do what’s right,” Chartier said. “I think we can convince 12 people that they did not violate the law. … They just didn’t commit the crime.”
Chartier is representing Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, 53, of Farmington Hills who is accused of letting another doctor use his Livonia clinic to carry out genital cutting procedures. That physician is Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, 44, of Livonia, a former emergency room physician at Henry Ford Health System who was fired from her job following her April 10 arrest in the federal case.
The third defendant is Attar’s wife, Farida Attar, 50, who is accused of holding the hands of at least two victims during the cutting procedures to comfort them.
All three defendants are members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect, which is known for practicing female circumcision on girls for religious reasons. The defendants are accused of secretly subjecting girls to the procedure, and then trying to cover up the acts when they were discovered and encouraging others in their religious community not to cooperate with authorities — or to lie to them — if questioned about genital mutilation.
Chartier said while multiple constitutional arguments will be made — freedom of religion being just one of them — one of the most significant points the defense will make is “what the procedure actually is.”
“We know there is female genital mutilation. No one is saying it doesn’t exist. But what we’re saying is this procedure does not qualify as FGM,” Chartier said.
“And even if it did, it would be exempt because it would violate their First Amendment rights. They believe that if they do not engage in this then they are not actively practicing their religion.”
Chartier said the 1996 law that is being used to prosecute this case is “unconstitutionally vague and overly broad.” She believes parental rights are being violated, arguing parents have the right to raise their children as they deem fit.
She also believes the statute violates the constitution’s equal protection clause in that it treats men and women differently. Specifically, it prohibits female circumcision but allows male circumcision.
“Male circumcision is allowed, which is much more invasive than the very minor religious procedure (that defendants practice),” said Chartier, who believes the religious freedom argument will stick.
“Jurors will listen carefully and they will follow the law,” she said. “This country was founded on religious freedom. That’s what the core of this country is.”
Robert Sedler, a constitutional law professor at Wayne State University, believes the male circumcision versus female cutting argument does not raise a valid equal protection argument. He offers several reasons.
Male circumcision has health benefits, such as helping prevent disease and cleanliness. By comparison, he said, “there is no good medical reason” for female genital cutting.
Male circumcision does not affect a man’s ability to enjoy sex as an adult. However female circumcision can curb a woman’s sexuality and can make sex painful and childbirth difficult.
Sedler said when it comes to the constitutional right to parent, a ban on male circumcision — which is practiced by Jews and Muslims — wouldn’t stick because the procedure has not been deemed harmful by the medical community and there are medical and aesthetic benefits to it.
Nagarwala’s lawyer, Shannon Smith, declined comment for this article. But in court, she has repeatedly argued that her client’s actions were “completely a religious practice.”
‘It’s blind faith’
According to health agencies and human rights organizations, the reasons for practicing female genital mutilation vary from one region to another, though many experts stress it’s more about tradition and rite of passage than religion.
A United Nations advocacy group for women’s health says: “FGM is a cultural rather than a religious practice. In fact, many religious leaders have denounced it.”
According to the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the UN Population Fund, which advocates for women’s reproductive health, here are among the top reasons cited for genital cutting:
Sociological and cultural reasons, where the procedure is seen as part of a girl’s initiation into womanhood and a key part of a community’s culture. FGM is often considered a necessary part of raising a girl and a way to prepare her for adulthood and marriage.
Sexual control, with the goal being to curb a woman’s sexuality to avoid premarital sex or having affairs once she’s married.
Social norm. The pressure to conform and not be rejected by a community is a big motivator for genital mutilation.
Hygiene.In some communities, the female genitalia are considered dirty and ugly and are removed for hygiene or aesthetic reasons.
Religion. Although genital cutting is not endorsed by any religion, some believe the practice has religious support and is a religious requirement, as do the Dawoodi Bohra.
For Mariya Taher, who grew up in the Dawoodi Bohra community and underwent genital cutting when she was 7, the religious argument for the procedure has no basis. Neither does the “it’s just a nick” philosophy, she said.
“They keep throwing that argument — that ‘we are not mutilating,’ ” said Taher, noting one of the barriers to ending genital cutting is convincing people in her community that religion doesn’t require it.
“The religious administration of this community is in India. They have been emphasizing that this is (required) … they’re trying to claim that there is a religious connection to it,” said Taher, noting many Bohras are afraid to question the directive.
“It’s blind faith,” she said. “There are a large number of people who are afraid of being excluded. They might not want (cutting) to happen, but others have pressured them. And there’s a lot of fear of social ostracism.”
But resistance is growing.
Taher, 34, who is now a social activist in Cambridge, Mass., working to end genital mutilation worldwide, is among several Bohra women who have publicly denounced the practice. She views all forms of genital cutting — even the so-called ritual nick — as oppressive and a form of child abuse that has negative physical, emotional and sexual consequences.
Many Bohra communities across the U.S., including the Detroit chapter, also have urged their members not to practice it because it’s illegal in the U.S. and their religion requires them to follow the laws of of the land.
“I hope this is an opportunity for more awareness and education on this issue,” said Taher, who sees progress, but believes the problem is still more widespread than the numbers show.
‘The doctor made her cry’
Prosecutors have argued that the federal genital mutilation law is clear: It prohibits “knowingly circumcis(ing), excis(ing) or infibulat(ing) the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of any other person who has not attained the age of 18 years.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara Woodward has argued repeatedly in court that the defendants knew what they were doing was illegal, but did it anyway. She has called their crimes “heinous” and argues the harm was severe.
According to court documents, in interviews with authorities, the two Minnesota victims described the genital cutting procedures as painful.
One girl said that she got a shot, screamed, and “could barely walk after the procedure, and that she felt pain all the way down to her ankle.” The other said she was “laid on an examining table with her knees near her chest and legs spread apart,” that she was “pinched” in the genital area, that it “hurted a lot” and that there was “pain and burning.”
Both girls were told to keep the procedures a secret, court records show. One said “the doctor made her (friend) cry.”
“According to some members of the community who have spoken out against the practice, the purpose of this cutting is to suppress female sexuality in an attempt to reduce sexual pleasure and promiscuity,” a Homeland Security Investigations special agent wrote in an April 20 court filing.
Especially egregious, authorities have argued, is that this procedure was carried out by a doctor who took an oath to do no harm.
“She knew that this was illegal but did it anyway,” Woodward has said of Nagarwala, stressing: “As a medical doctor, she is aware that female genital mutilation has no medical purpose.”
http://www.freep.com/story/news/2017/05/21/female-genital-mutilation-religious-freedom/319911001/
BREAKING: Tommy Robinson free!
Rebel Media
Rebel Media
The process is the punishment.
If Tommy hadn’t garnered international following he’d be in prison right now unable to pay for competent representation.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3554183/posts
David Brock HACKED on his chat network the morning after the debate– Directs Correct the Record to Doxxing the Donald Participants
This is from several months ago, but have not seen gthis on FR. Implies Brock had NSA asstes to monitor social media. Also mentions Seth Rich.
===>“[6:30] Get those files together.
ekim [6:30 AM] I’m on it. Do you know what brock is going to do with them? I do kind of want to know, sir.
efink [6:31 AM] google Seth Rich and shut up about it.”<===
DAILY MAIL -AUSTRALIA – ‘Could this be the fate of Muslims in the near future?’ Leader of hardline Islamic group says religion’s followers could be locked up in Australian ‘concentration camps’ like those used during war
Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia held a conference in Sydney on Sunday
The conference was called ‘Hatred Rising: Living Islam in a Hostile West’
Group’s spokesman raised fears of concentration camps being used for Muslims
They compared the idea with the Holocaust, which saw six million Jews killed
The extremists also called on Muslims to restore a global Islamic caliphate
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4526514/Hizb-Ut-Tahrir-spokesman-concentration-camp-fears.html
Hizb ut-Tahrir leader Uthman Badar compared the idea of concentration camps for Muslims with the Holocaust which killed six million Jews during World War II
Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Wassim Doureihi said Muslims needed to re-established an Islamic caliphate
Tommy Robinson thanks supporters after court win
Turkey summons US ambassador over ‘aggressive’ acts against bodyguards
Turkey says it has summoned to the U.S. ambassador in Ankara to protest what it called “aggressive and unprofessional actions” by U.S. security personnel against Turkish bodyguards in Washington during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit last week.
The move Monday appears to be in retaliation to calls in the United States for strong action against the Turkish security officers who were seen hitting and kicking protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington during Erdogan’s visit.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the U.S. ambassador was given a “written and verbal protest” against actions that is said were “contrary to diplomatic rules and practices.”
It said it had requested that the U.S. authorities conduct “a full investigation of this diplomatic incident.”
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/22/turkey-summons-us-ambassador-over-aggressive-acts-against-bodyguards.html
Turkey summons U.S. ambassador over Washington brawl
Turkey summoned John Bass, the U.S ambassador to Ankara, to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, in protest at the treatment of Turkish security personnel following a brawl in Washington last week.
The bodyguards of Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu were involved in a clash with protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence, the Turkish government said. It happened hours after President Trump met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday.
Eleven people, including a police officer, were injured and two people, at least one of whom was a protester, were arrested for assault, police in Washington said.
The State Department said two Turkish security personnel were briefly detained before being released.
In a statement Monday, Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the ambassador was summoned and “a written and verbal protest was delivered due to the aggressive and unprofessional actions taken, contrary to diplomatic rules and practices, by U.S. security personnel toward the close protection team of H.E Mevlüt Cavusoglu.”
“It has been formally requested that the U.S. authorities conduct a full investigation of this diplomatic incident and provide the necessary explanation,” the statement said.
“During the meeting with the Ambassador, it was emphasized that the lapses of security experienced during our President’s stay in Washington, which were caused by the inability of U.S. authorities to take sufficient precautions at every stage of the official program, will not overshadow what in every other aspect was a very successful and important visit,” it added.
Police in Washington called the incident “a brutal attack” on peaceful protesters. Turkey blamed the violence on protesters with ties to the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Reuters reported.
“We are communicating our concern to the Turkish government in the strongest possible terms,” said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert last week.
Sen. John McCain tweeted following the incident: “Turkish security guards’ attack on peaceful protesters this wk was a despicable display of thuggery & repression – absolutely unacceptable.” He also called for the removal of Turkey’s ambassador to the U.S.
Serdar Kilic, Turkey’s ambassador to Washington, was summoned to the State Department on Wednesday following the incident, CNN and NBC reported.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/05/22/turkey-summons-us-ambassador-over-washington-brawl/102006210/
“A conspiracy fact”: Soros, Trudeau plot “refugee” scheme
Jesse Watters searches the woods for Hillary Clinton
Watters hunts for clues in Chappaqua, New York for the former Democratic presidential nominee
Faith Goldy: Migrants “knock & bang until you open your door”
“A ‘shabby racist’ has been jailed for nearly four years for repeatedly kicking a pregnant Muslim woman in the stomach before she miscarried her unborn twins.
David Gallacher attacked Samsam Haji-Ali and her husband Abdullah Sulamain in the car park of the Co-op in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire in August last year.
The 37-year-old racially abused her as she sat in the car, before kicking her in the stomach despite her shouting ‘I’m pregnant’.
He then set upon Mr Sulamain, hitting him across the head.
Prosecutor Christopher Wing said Gallacher told the expectant mother: ‘You come here with your clown outfit on, you f***ing people, you are the f***ing problem in this place’.
The court heard when Mr Sulamain went to try and calm Gallacher, he was hit across the head with a wine bottle and bag of ice. He received a four-inch cut, which later required stitches.
Sentencing Gallacher, Judge Francis Sheridan said: ‘(He) swung the bottle towards her before he kicked her.
‘She told him she was pregnant, and he continued to kick her again, after he was told she was pregnant.’
The sentence means Gallacher will be eligible for automatic parole after serving less than two years in prison and will spend the rest of the term on licence”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4530250/Man-kicked-pregnant-Muslim-woman-stomach-jailed.html
RUSH: ‘Loved And Adored’ Kim Dotcom Claims Seth Rich Murder Was A ‘Contract Hire Killing’ By The DNC
Kim Dotcom is not a good source for anything. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom
Neither a hacker nor respected, Kim dotcom is basically just a petty criminal online, selling illegal IP or as an identity thief. His endorsement of the Seth Rich issue actually makes it harder to believe rather than confirms it.
At the end of the day lets say it makes no difference. The fact that Assange put a reward out for the identity of Seth’s killer saying he felt they need to protect their sources, that is proof enough for me.
I didn’t know that about Kim. You are right the best evidence is the reward placed by Assange, the only reason for him to do that is to try and avenge on of his sources.
A Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in Britain: April 2017
by Soeren Kern
May 22, 2017 at 5:00 am
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10390/islam-multiculturalism-britain-april
April 1. The British Home office stripped Sufiyan Mustafa, 22, of his UK passport after he traveled to Syria to fight with jihadists. Mustafa is the youngest son of the cleric Abu Hamza, who was sentenced to life in prison in the United States after being convicted of terrorism charges. Mustafa complained that he is now stateless and stranded in Syria:
April 1. Frankland Prison in County Durham became the first of its kind to open “a prison within a prison” to isolate Islamic extremists. Convicted terrorists are to be moved to a “jihadist prison block” to reduce the risk of other inmates being radicalized. A government report recommended that the “most subversive extremist prisoners” should be jailed separately to tackle the problem of jihadists radicalizing their fellow inmates.
April 5. A BBC investigation found that online services in Britain are charging divorced Muslim women thousands of pounds to take part in “halala” Islamic marriages. Halala involves the woman marrying a stranger, consummating the marriage and then getting a divorce, after which she is able to remarry her first husband. Some Muslims believe that halala is the only way a couple who have been divorced, and wish to reconcile, can remarry. The BBC reported that women who seek halala services are at risk of being financially exploited, blackmailed and even sexually abused. One man, advertising halala services on Facebook, told an undercover BBC reporter posing as a divorced Muslim woman that she would need to pay £2,500 ($3,250) and have sex with him in order for the marriage to be “complete” — at which point he would divorce her. The man also said he had several other men working with him, one who he claims refused to issue a woman a divorce after a halala service was complete.
The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party
North Korea’s Weapons are Even Deadlier Than We Thought
http://patriotnewsdaily.com/north-koreas-weapons-are-even-deadlier-than-we-thought/
North Korea has had a spotty record of success when it comes to testing long-range missiles in recent months, but new satellite images of Kim Jong Un’s primary testing site have international experts concerned that the dictator’s weaponry is more powerful than many previously believed.
According to the UK Sun, the images – taken before and after a recent missile test – show scorch marks and soil patterns consistent with rockets larger than many intelligence officials around the globe credited the regime with having.
If the images tell the true story of North Korea’s capabilities, the regime could have working missiles with a range that theoretically extends to U.S. states like Alaska and Hawaii. That would dovetail with the most recent missile test from Pyongyang, which sent an unidentified rocket into the Sea of Japan, not far from the Russian mainland. Experts believed that missile would have been capable of hitting our military installations in Guam, at the very least.
The Wall Street Journal spoke to Joseph Bermudez of Allsource Analysis, who said the U.S. and its allies should not be too confident about Pyongyang’s recent failures.
“What’s more concerning is not an individual test or two individual tests,” Bermudez said. “It’s that they’re approaching their missile development in a very pragmatic way. What they’re doing is exactly right. They are testing, and they are testing often. This is the way you really learn how to develop a ballistic missile, and that’s what worries me.”
“A concerned member of the public took the chilling photo showing Paul Pass and his friend Mark Andrews being kidnapped by Abdulmalik Adua, 17, and Rezwan Islam, 19, following a row over drugs.
Just one hour later, Mr Pass was dead after being stabbed in a main artery and beaten with a guitar so ferociously the wood splintered.
In the same sickening and brutal ordeal, Mr Andrews was made to drink his own urine and had washing up liquid forced down his throat before he managed to escape and dial 999.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4531394/Victim-led-death-teenage-drug-dealers.html
“A man arrested for allegedly killing two of his former friends did so because they were neo-Nazis who disrespected his recent conversion to Islam.
Devon Arthurs told the Tampa Police Department he killed Jeremy Himmelman, 22, and Andrew Oneschuk, 18, on Friday because they disrespected his new religion.
The Tampa Bay Times reports a police document states the 18-year-old carried out the killings because he ‘wanted to bring attention’ to widespread anti-Islam sentiments.
The report states Arthurs was also angry with the US for bombing Muslim countries around the world.
‘I had to do it,’ he said, according to the police document. ‘This wouldn’t have had to happen if your country didn’t bomb my country.’
He was arrested after stand-off with police at a nearby smoke shop, where Arthurs held two customers and an employee hostage with a semi-automatic pistol for a short time.
The 18-year-old bragged about killing his roommates and ‘blasting their heads’, the New York Post reports, while he had the hostages.
He was also asked by police if anyone was hurt, to which he responded: ‘The people in the apartment, but they’re aren’t hurt, they’re dead.’ He then allegedly said ‘Allah Mohammed’ as he was being led away by officers.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4531752/Former-neo-Nazi-kills-roommates-shared-beliefs.html
Death penalty state, I hope?
Looks that way.
Son of Deceased Fox News Mastermind Delivers Message for Those Who Betrayed Him at Funeral
Read more at http://trumptrainnews.com/articles/son-of-deceased-fox-news-mastermind-delivers-message-for-those-who-betrayed-him-at-funeral#IKiK6Uz6p124A4Yr.99
Roger Ailes, The Father of Fox News, passed away last week at the age of 77 which was caused by complications from a fall he suffered days before. Ailes battled from hemophelia since he was a child.
Ailes developed the network scratch and built it into the most watched cable news network featuring conservative stars like Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly.
He departed the network earlier this year after some allegations about his conduct with some of the networks female anchors and employees. None of these rumors have been substantiated or proven true in the court of law.
At Ailes funeral this weekend, his son Zachary shared some words about his father, and issued a stark warning to all of those who betrayed his father, according to Lifezete:
Zachary, 17, is the only child of Roger Ailes and is expected to inherit a large portion of the Fox News empire.
Read more at http://trumptrainnews.com/articles/son-of-deceased-fox-news-mastermind-delivers-message-for-those-who-betrayed-him-at-funeral#IKiK6Uz6p124A4Yr.99
Good kid, sorry for his loss.
Make his dad proud.
Douglas Murray on LBC: The Strange Death of Europe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_WmDEMCYKs
he published book “The Strange Death of Europe
Immigration, Identity, Islam”
ISBN: 9781472942241
By Bloomsbury.
It seems that the book may be very interesting.
A la rencontre des Algériens des quartiers difficiles de la banlieue française :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDfkWGxeQm0
0:53 this city is not part of France is not part of territory of France.
‘It’s about survival’: Why young male refugees are turning to prostitution (thelocal, May 22, 2017)
https://www.thelocal.de/20170522/its-about-survival-why-young-male-refugees-are-turning-to-prostitution
“They fled to Germany with the hope of finding a better life. Now some young, male refugees say that drugs and prostitution are their only means of getting by…”
15-year-old charged with attempted murder in Malmö (thelocal, May 22, 2017)
https://www.thelocal.se/20170522/15-year-old-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-malmo
“A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a janitor was shot while clearing snow in central Malmö earlier this year…”
Bern voters say no to extra funds aimed at helping young asylum seekers (thelocal, May 22, 2017)
https://www.thelocal.ch/20170522/bern-voters-say-no-to-extra-funds-aimed-at-helping-young-asylum-seekers
“Voters in Bern on Sunday rejected a proposed 105 million franc funding boost to help asylum seekers in the canton, primarily unaccompanied minors…”
Moroccan Cultural Day Organized in Massachusetts (moroccoworldnews, May 22, 2017)
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/05/217330/moroccan-cultural-day-organized-massachusetts/
“On Saturday, May 20th, the Moroccan American Community held a cultural day entitled “Your Gateway to the Kingdom of Morocco.” in Revere, Massachusetts. There were more than 50 booths displaying a different picture of the various regions and cities of the country and the culture of each. It is amazing how different each region is, from the cities to the mountains to the desert. Many of the booths were displays from businesses of all kinds in Revere owned by Moroccan Americans.
This Moroccan American Cultural Day was a rousing success and the number of people attending was estimated to be more than a thousand. This was a festival which promoted not only the Moroccan American Community in the U.S. but also the rising awareness of the beauty of their culture. The organizer of the event, Rachid Moukhabir, said “we are not only promoting Morocco in the city of Revere but we are also promoting Revere in Morocco because a lot of the people back home have been following our activities here in Revere through social media. In fact, Revere has become one of the most famous American cities throughout Morocco”.
The cultural day featured four aisles with tables displaying art, cuisine, traditional handicraft, and tourism. It was no surprise that the cuisine tables were the busiest, especially the pastry tables. We thank the Casablanca House of Pastry for providing the Moroccan sweets and suggest that you visit this pastry shop.
The children were not left out of the cultural day. In fact, they had a wonderful time and brought a spirit to the affair. A clown played by BouchaibHaougot the attention of the youngest children, whom I might add, seemed to have more fun than anyone else. Young people enjoyed the D.J., Hicham, who played Arab music all afternoon. A raffle was held and conducted by Mohamed Ziani. This was provided so that the children of all ages could participate. Many of them won prizes, some as high as $100 dollars. The raffle prizes were donated by Moroccan businesses in Revere. Many of the adults seemed to have as much fun as the young people. It was such a special day seeing everyone have a great time.
Later in the day the master of ceremonies, WissalRachad, a 7th. grade student at the Garfield Middle School, took to the podium. She was very well prepared and professional. In the future we should not be surprised if she becomes a television personality or even a politician elected to a position in Revere. The first person she introduced was the Mayor of Revere, Brian Arrigo. Mayor Arrigo has been very close to the Moroccan American people in Revere, attending many events throughout the year. He gave a great speech praising the Moroccan Americans for their many contributions to Revere. He said that this community is an integral part of our city and thanked them for all they have done to bring diversity and respect to our city. The audience gave the mayor a well-deserved ovation when he completed his remarks. Wissal also introduced other city officials who were in the audience including the city councilors and members of the school committee.
The final part of the day was the presentation of the grand prize which is acting as the Moroccan Ambassador to Revere for 2017. Bill Jackson was the judge assisted by Hassan Gliel. Bill said it was an extremely difficult task because there were so many excellent exhibits. The grand prize winner was AbdelaatiAitAhad, a great artist whose paintings showing many scenes of Morocco from the cities to the mountains to the desert were stunning.
There are many people to thank including the volunteers and the exhibitors and also Police Chief Cafarelli for providing a police detail and thanks to the officers also. Wissal then told the audience” God Bless all of you. God Bless the City of Revere. But most of all God Bless the greatest country in the world, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”
See you all at the Moroccan Cultural Day next year.”
Man guilty of insulting UAE sentenced (gulfnews, May 22, 2017)
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/man-guilty-of-insulting-uae-sentenced-1.2031273
“The State Security Court at the Federal Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court’s ruling handed down to an Arab, 40, to serve six months in jail to be followed by deportation.
The man was found guilty of insulting the UAE and its laws.
In another case, an Emirati man, A.N.H., had his appeal against his two-year prison term turned down.
The man was found guilty of broadcasting a statement via the police operation room of an emirate, insulting leaders of the country.
In a third case, an Emirati man, 52, had his appeal accepted, dismissing a life sentence given to him by the Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court for a terror-related offence.
The man was found guilty by the lower court of attempting to kill a person by knocking down him with his car and promoting terrorist ideology.
The verdict on an appeal of an Emirati woman, 22, against a five-year prison term given by the lower court for joining the terrorist organisation Daesh, transferring money to elements of the group and running social media accounts to promote ideology of terrorist organisations, was put on till May 29.
The court also heard a request by the defendant to be moved to another prison after she spent more than 19 months in Al Wathba prison.
The court ordered the prosecutors to look into her request and take up her health needs.”
Ivanka wobbled knees in Saudi… the internet loved it (alaraby, May 22, 2017)
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/blog/2017/5/22/ivanka-wobbled-knees-in-saudi-the-internet-loved-it
“Saudis on Twitter were utterly infatuated with Trump this week… Ivanka Trump, that is.
President Donald Trump landed in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh on Saturday, on the first leg of his first foreign tour as US president, before arriving to Israel on Monday.
Accompanying him were his eldest daughter Ivanka and his wife Melania.
Being the daughter of president of the United States – along with being undeniably attractive – meant Ivanka was the centre of attention as the men around her were swooned by her beauty.
And the internet made sure she knew it.
People were quick to notice the way Saudi officials softened their demeanour around Ivanka:..”
Better watch that clip and try not to laugh at that Saudi lecher… lol
‘Middle Eastern employers must stop abusing women’: Ghana lawyer (alaraby, May 22, 2017)
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/5/22/middle-eastern-employers-must-stop-abusing-women-ghana-lawyer
“A lawyer in Ghana has submitted a proposal to his government to stop women under the age of 30 from travelling to work in the Middle East.
John Kwame Quayeson said the plan would help stop a rising number of abuse cases being reported to embassies, Ghana’s Joy News reports.
“There’s everything wrong with our females going to some countries, notably Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iran,” Quayeson said.
“Some die and it is the reality on the ground.”
The UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported in December on a worrying rise in the number of cases of torture, sexual abuse, slavery and inhumane working conditions being reported to embassies in the Middle East.
“The data compiled from interviews with 162 victims reveals alarming trends: 100 percent of workers had their passports withheld, 87 percent were confined to their workplace; 76 percent had wages withheld; 73 percent suffered psychological abuse; and 61 percent endured physical abuse,” the report reads.
Many Ghanaian migrant workers are susceptible to exploitation by fraudulent employment agencies who promise excellent working conditions and salaries.
Human Rights Watch reports that workers in Saudi Arabia who report sexual assault often risk prosecution for illegal extramarital sex if they cannot prove they were raped.
Quayeson said the issue required greater interest from Accra and that a travel ban could help stem the rising number of abuse cases among the country’s young female population.”
Failed Asylum Seeker and Convicted Robber Jailed for Kidnap and Attempted Rape in Canterbury (breitbart, May 22, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/22/failed-asylum-seeker-convicted-robber-jailed-attempted-rape-canterbury/
“A failed asylum seeker and a member of a “hugger mugger” gang has been jailed for attempted rape of a woman in Canterbury who was only saved thanks to the intervention of three local men.
Eighteen-year-old Moroccan Housny Boulaiz was convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault and sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court, reports KentOnline…”
Chelsea Clinton: Sexism, Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Jingoism ‘Is Not an Opinion’ (breitbart, May 22, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/05/22/chelsea-clinton-sexism-racism-islamophobia-homophobia-jingoism-not-opinion/
“Monday in Washington, DC at the CARE National Conference, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton declared the public has to recognize that sexism, racism, Islamophobia, homophobia and jingoism were not “opinions.”
Clinton said, “We also have to recognize particularly at this moment that sexism is not an opinion. Islamophobia is not an opinion. Racism is not an opinion. Homophobia is not an opinion. Jingoism is not an opinion. So I think that in our posture of listening also have to get comfortable with standing up and speaking out because I also agree that those of us that have been blessed and by definition all of us on the stage today have been blessed there is a responsibility with giving voice to the voiceless but also using our own voices.””
Sweden: Men of Foreign Origin Responsible for 90 Per Cent of Shootings (breitbart, May 22, 2017)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/05/22/sweden-foreign-origin-90-shootings/
“Almost all murders and attempted murders in Sweden using firearms are carried out by people with foreign backgrounds, according to a new study.
According to research carried out by Dagens Nyheter, 90 out of the 100 offenders and suspected offenders examined by the liberal daily newspaper have at least one foreign-born parent, the vast majority having roots in the Middle East and North Africa.
In around half of the cases, the men were born in Sweden whilst others migrated to the country at a young age. The study looked at 53 convicted and 47 suspected perpetrators involved in shootings in public places which have taken place since 2013.
“The fact is that street gangs, and violence are phenomena that occur in some areas, and most of the people who live in these areas are of foreign descent,” said Amir Rostani, a sociologist at Stockholm University.
Around 80 per cent of the men have roots in the Middle East and North Africa, with offenders having roots in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Somalia, and Eritrea.
“This is well in line with a study I previously conducted, on members of criminal networks,” Amir Rostami told Dagens Nyheter.
The newspaper noted that whilst Sweden’s Crime Prevention Council (Brå), which is responsible for compiling official crime statistics, have released a number of reports on gun-related violence, none of these have looked at the background of perpetrators.
“[The background of offenders] is not something that the government has ever asked us to examine,” said Lars Korsell, co-author of the 2016 report ‘Criminal Networks and Gangs’.
Brå Director General, Erik Wennerström, said he is now open to the idea of examining offenders’ ethnic backgrounds in future.
“I think we could discover some interesting things if we investigate this data,” he told Dagens Nyheter.
“We already knew that the new arrivals are generally overrepresented in crime, but we don’t know how long will it take before these trends start to slow down.
“We try to keep an eye out for patterns we can study so as to gain new insight into crime, this could be the one. This could well be one such pattern.”
At a two-day rally to protest rampant violence in Rinkeby, where 90 per cent of residents were either born abroad or to two foreign parents, speakers blamed racism, colonialism, and politicians for crime in the suburb.
The rally, ‘Suburb of Violence’, was held after Rinkeby saw 22 murders take place in less than two years.”