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The ugly truth about Islam and homosexuality

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Malaysian teachers are being trained to spot signs of homosexuality

I know Nick Clegg is worked up about the domestic “bigots” who oppose gay marriage. Though I am happy to dance at gay weddings, in our complex and turbulent world it doesn’t seem a major priority. Rather than arguing about something that since the introduction of civil partnerships should not be at the top of the “urgent” pile, Clegg and the rest of us might be better occupied wondering what’s to be done about the foreign “bigots” who want to maim, kill or generally intimidate anyone with homosexual inclinations. Not to speak of their British-based supporters.

The World Service tells us that law enforcement agencies in Iraq are systematically persecuting and murdering gay men and women. It’s thought that numbers run into the hundreds over the past few years. Even the UN has gone so far as to say that state inaction means the Iraqi government is a perpetrator.

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Three gay men are burned to death for allah in Iraq April 2011

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This clip was sent to me by Don L and translated just this evening for us by Nonie Darwish (Thank you very much Ms. D) and while it is a year old or so, I think its important to have this sort of thing out there so anyone who still thinks that Islam means something other than this, well maybe this will shake them up a bit.

This is harsh. It is several people being doused in fuel and set alight. Please be warned.

Homophobic Lebanese singer to perform in Canada

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Homophobic Mohamed Eskander is to perform in Canada, angering many.

One of the greatest catalyzers for the cause of human rights, freedom of speech and freedom in general in Lebanon has been art. It is often the case that Lebanese artists, perhaps not so much out of advocacy, but with their own work, challenge the perceptions of society about certain taboo topics such as the Civil War, the status of women’s rights, homosexuality and sectarianism.

This is probably not so willy-nilly, as artists themselves are subject to tight censorship of their songs, films, plays and books and although rare, artists can be imprisoned over a song, in a country where weapons flow free across its borders and where criminals run free and attend their own press conferences, while people are legally prevented from expressing their opinions, put on trial for their sexual orientation and freely terrorized at times.

While this is true for many artists, it is not for all and in the growing industry of spectacle and entertainment there are always performers in the scene of Arab pop who are happy to appeal to the populism and prejudice of a society in which their popularity and rise to stardom is the result of this selfsame populism and prejudice. More than helping shape a culture already decadent, the society of celebrities and stars is but shaped by this culture.

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Gay man raped cruising park in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Two Iranian men arrested over rape and assault of 22-year-old in Danish capital

| By Matthew Jenkin
22-year-old gay man raped in Copenhagen's H C Ørstedsparken park, a well known cruising ground

A 22-year-old gay man was raped after cruising in a park in Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday morning (2 August).

The victim said he had flirted with one of the two alleged offenders and had agreed to have sex with him in the H C Ørstedsparken park before the assault. The site is well known as a popular cruising ground for gay men in the Danish capital.

However, the men became violent and tried to strangle the victim, ripping off his pants and raping him, Homotropolis reports.

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Derby: Muslim group plans ‘biggest ever’ Pride protest despite gay hate convictions

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Three men were convicted of stirring up hatred before Derby Pride 2010Three men were convicted of stirring up hatred before Derby Pride 2010

A ‘bigger than ever’ protest by a group of Muslim fundamentalists is being planned for Derbyshire’s upcoming Pride parade this weekend.

However, several arrests and successful prosecutions have been made against attendees of the anti-gay protests in previous years, which is not said to represent the majority of Derby’s Muslim population.

Organisers have vowed to continue despite the “injust arrest and imprisonment of our fellow Muslims”.

The Derby Muslim Action Force said this week: “The heat always seems to bring out the worst of this society and this summer is no different with the upcoming Gay Pride march … As Muslims it is our duty to forbid this major, deplorable evil of society.”

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Controversial Muslim preacher to speak in Calgary

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CALGARY – The controversial Muslim preacher who says homosexuals are evil and advocates for their death is set to speak at an upcoming event in Calgary.

Dr. Bilal Philips, a Canadian-born Muslim preacher with reputed links to terrorists who’s been ousted from several countries, is to be a speaker at the Power of Unity Conference.

The event, being held by the Muslim Council of Calgary June 29 to July 1, aims to celebrate multiculturalism and more than a half-century of Islam in Canada.

Pride Calgary spokesman Doug Hass is disappointed Philips, on a roster alongside nearly two dozen speakers, is invited to spread his “hatred” here.

Saying the organization isn’t planning any protests, Hass wouldn’t be surprised if some people show up to voice their opinion at the event.

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Corbella: Inclusion missing at Calgary Muslim event

Bilal Philips is on the record as saying all male homosexuals should face the “punishment for deviant behaviour . . . which is death”

Columnist Licia Corbella

Columnist Licia Corbella

Photograph by: – , Calgary Herald

A man who has repeatedly said homosexuals should be executed is the top speaker at a Calgary conference taking place on the Canada Day long weekend.

The ironically named conference – The Power of Unity: Islam in a MultiCultural Canada – is headlining Bilal Philips, who goes far beyond saying what many religious leaders believe about homosexuality being a sin. Philips, who has been barred from travelling to Germany, is on the record as saying all male homosexuals should face the “punishment for deviant behaviour . . . which is death.”

You can check him out on YouTube.

But Philips, who was born in Jamaica and raised in Ontario, where he converted to Islam, is not the only controversial speaker – not by a long shot. There’s a whole raft of them speaking at the Muslim Council of Calgary event.

Read more:http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Corbella+Inclusion+missing+Calgary+Muslim+event/6743735/story.html#ixzz1xQJ7MYD3

Iran to execute 4 men convicted of sodomy

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By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JOANNA PARASZCZUK
05/17/2012 07:21
Under the Iranian legal system, 8 crimes including murder, rape, drug trafficking and sodomy can be capital offenses.

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Photo: Morteza Nikoubazi/Reuters

The Iranian judiciary this week upheld the death penalty for four men convicted of sodomy, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

The agency distributes reports in Persian from human rights reporters throughout Iran.

According to the report, the four men – named as Saadat Arefi, Vahid Akbari, Javid Akbari, and Houshmand Akbari, all from the city of Charam in Iran’s remote southeastern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad – were convicted of sodomy (“lavat” in Farsi).

Lavat refers to male same-sex relations and in Iranian law is defined as “an act of congress between males whether in the form of penetration or the rubbing of thighs.”

Muslim Lesbian Couple Warns: Deport Us to Israel and we’ll be killed

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The Canadian Federal Court has accepted an appeal by an Israeli Muslim lesbian couple who sought refugee status in Canada, saying they will be killed for desecrating the honour of the family if deported to Israel


By Jonathan Dahoah Halevi
Translated By Elad Benari
21.03.2012

 

Iman Musa and Majida Mugrabi, a Muslim lesbian couple who are Israeli citizens and are currently living in Canada, have received from the Federal Court of Canada an opportunity to re-examine their request to receive refugee status in Canada. In the judgment which was given on March 8, 2012, The Honourable Judge Roger Hughes ordered the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada to hold another hearing regarding the request.

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Iman and Majida came to Toronto in 2007 and shortly afterwards applied for refugee status, claiming that there is a danger to their lives in Israel since they are in a lesbian relationship, which is considered a desecration of Muslim family honour, punishable by murder at the hands of one of the members of the family. The plea was rejected by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration which ordered their deportation to Israel. The two appealed the decision and requested that their file be transferred to a Risk Assessment officer, who also declared on August 9, 2011 that their lives will not be in danger if they are deported to Israel.

 

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation walk out of UN because of debate on gay rights

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Oh those whacky, lovable zany Muslims. What will they do next! The left, the self appointed human rights groups and of course, all gay-groups world wide will still continue to support them in every way of course so stay tuned!

Teenager hurt in homophobic attack

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Published on Saturday 25 February 2012 13:08

A Lancashire teenager suffered a broken jaw after he was assaulted by three men who shouted homophobic abuse at him.

The 16-year-old boy was attacked as he walked with his sister in Nelson.

Lancashire Constabulary say the offenders were described as Asian. The assault took place in Netherfield Road in the town centre at about 9.30pm on Saturday, February 11. The victim was punched and kicked in the face before a passer-by intervened.

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56 Islamic States Reject UN Debate on Anti-Gay Violence

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Rights group urges Hillary Clinton to speak out

GENEVA, Feb. 17 – A Pakistani spokesman for the UN’s Islamic bloc sparked outrage today after announcing to the UN’s top rights body that its 56 member states would ignore a scheduled UN rights panel on anti-gay violence, saying they were “disturbed” at the “attempted focus on certain persons” on the grounds of their “abnormal sexual behaviour,” which “have nothing to do with fundamental human rights.”

The Islamic statement, obtained by the Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch and posted on its website, is provoking sharp reactions from human rights activists.

UN Watch director Hillel Neuer today called on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom it lauded for her leadership on this issue at the UN, to condemn the “scandalous assault on the right of gays not to be put to death in countries like Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen. Human rights are universal and there is no religious exemption for barbaric violence against innocent human beings anywhere.”

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Fury at mayor’s drag queen ban

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Something tells me that this story is still concealing something a lot more insidious. For example, that perhaps the mayor of this area is trying to destroy free-speech and other essential and genuine human rights because it offends his notion of Islam etc.

This is London:

 

The mayor of Tower Hamlets has been accused of homophobia for trying to stop a gay pub running its popular “drag queen” strip nights.

Staff at the White Swan claim Lutfur Rahman, an ally of Ken Livingstone, is “making a mockery” of diversity.

Tower Hamlets council is threatening to classify the pub as a sex establishment and use laws regulating lap-dancing clubs to ban the Wednesday night comic contests, which have run for 26 years.

Michael Barrymore came out at one of the shows in 1995 and fans include Graham Norton and Sir Ian McKellen.

Barry Kirk, 59, the pub’s joint-owner, said: “Wednesday is our only busy week night. If they kill our Wednesday nights, we’ll be threatened with closure.”

A petition to save the night has attracted 800 signatures.

Manager Liam Bushell said: “I’ve worked here for 26 years, it’s part of my life. We’ve never had a complaint.”

Daryl Stafford, a DJ at the pub, said the shows were nothing like lap dancing and added: “This is discriminatory and it makes my blood boil. You have to ask why they would want to stop something which is perfectly harmless. There’s nothing sexual about it.”

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‘Mom, Dad, I’m not a Muslim and I’m gay: Iranian American recalls the heart stopping moment she came out to her parents

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I don’t want to appear flippant but the fear she must have felt at the notion of coming out to her parents as sexually active, gay and not Islamic must have been nothing to the fear she must feel about coming out to her family as a Vulcan.

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Daily Mail:

An Iranian American woman has described the heart-stopping moment she told her parents she had rejected Islam – and came out as a lesbian.

Over a cup of coffee in a Maryland cafe, Najva Sol said that she been living a lie her entire life with a Western lifestyle of boozing and partying which her parents had forbidden.

The 21-year-old also admitted that she had regularly watched porn film and was having sex with men, although she preferred women.

Confession: Iranian American Najva Sol, remembers her anxiety three years ago when she arranged to meet her mother and father in a Rockville coffee shop to reveal a truth she had been keeping from themConfession: Iranian American Najva Sol, remembers her anxiety three years ago when she arranged to meet her mother and father in a Rockville coffee shop to reveal a truth she had been keeping from them

Miss Sol’s mother frowned and her father’s eyelids ‘crumbled like ancient ruins’ but in a surprising twist they accepted her.

She asked them if she could be a good daughter and a good person even if she was gay, and after a pause they replied: ‘Yes’.

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Derby men jailed for giving out gay death call leaflets

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L-R: Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed and Razwan Javed Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed and Razwan Javed were found guilty of stirring up hatred

Three Derby men have been jailed for giving out leaflets calling for homosexual people to be executed.

Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed and Razwan Javed were found guilty at Derby Crown Court last month, of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.

The leaflet, titled Death Penalty?, was distributed in the build-up to a gay pride event, in July 2010.

Ali was jailed for two years while Ahmed and Javed were given 15-month sentences.

It is the first prosecution of its kind since new laws came into force in 2010.

‘Muslim duty’

The leaflets, which were handed out and put through letterboxes near Derby’s Jamia Mosque, were described in court as “threatening and nasty”.

They showed an image of a wooden mannequin hanging from a noose, quoted Islamic texts and said capital punishment was the only way to rid society of homosexuality.

Two other leaflets, called Turn or Burn and God Abhors You, were also distributed while a fourth, called Dead Derby, was found but not given out.

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