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Study challenges claims of Islamic extremism among students Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
British universities are not hotbeds of Islamic radicalism, despite fears about the rise of "campus extremism", a new study argues.
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Game delayed over Koran phrases Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Monday, 20 October 2008
Sony has postponed the global release of a much-anticipated video game due to concerns that it may offend Muslims.
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When Islam meets Bridget Jones Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Monday, 20 October 2008
A romantic telling of the life of one of the wives of Islam's prophet has caused controversy among some Muslims - and its publication has been indefinitely postponed in the UK amid fears of a violent reaction. But is The Jewel of Medina actually any good? Blogger Shelina Zahra Janmohamed is one of the few people in Britain to have read it.
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BBC boss says Islam should be treated more sensitively than Christianity Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Islam should be treated more sensitively by the media than Christianity, according to the director general of the BBC.
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The Jewel of Medina, a fictionalized version of the life of Lady Aisha, has reopened the debate Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Friday, 10 October 2008
Join me in a harsh, exotic world of saffron and sword fights, of desert nomads living in camel’s-hair tents, of caravans laden with Persian carpets and frankincense, of flowing colorful robes and kohl-darkened eyes and perfumed arms filigreed with henna.”
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When it comes to Palestine and Israel, the US simply doesn't get it Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Friday, 10 October 2008
Palestinians ceased to exist in the United States on Thursday night. Both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin managed to avoid the use of that poisonous word.
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Unlike Muslim rulers, Philippines demands BBC apology over TV skit Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Wednesday, 08 October 2008
"All right! All right! Calm down, calm down" was always enough to placate the constantly bickering Scousers on Harry Enfield's 1990s TV show. But it may not resolve the diplomatic row the comedian sparked yesterday after the Philippine ambassador in London accused him of racism and making light of sexual exploitation.
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Mohammad wife novel released early in US Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
A controversial novel about the Prophet Mohammad's child bride was rushed to US stores yesterday, nine days ahead of schedule, after the office of the book's British publisher was attacked.
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West's appetite for attacking Islam knows no bounds Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Tuesday, 07 October 2008

In the latest bout of West’s defamation of Islam, an obscure writer Sherry Jones succeeded in the publication of her book Jewel of Medina, despite vehement protests from Muslim groups around the world. Once again Muslims are expected to subscribe to West’s notion of freedom of expression and respect Sherry’s offensive portrayal of messenger (s.a.w) of Allah with his youngest wife Aisha.Earlier in this year, at least seventeen Danish newspapers vowed to defend freedom of expression and reprinted a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed. The conservative broadsheet Berlingske Tidende wrote in an editorial: "Freedom of expression gives you the right to think, to speak and to draw what you like... no matter how many terrorist plots there are...” It is evident that both Europe and America did not learn anything from the outcry of Muslims that accompanied the newspaper Jyllands-Posten decision to publish the original cartoons in 2005.

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There is no such thing as free speech Print E-mail
Propaganda War
Thursday, 02 October 2008
While in no way condoning firebombing the publisher's offices, I find Jo Glanville's defence of the publication of Aisha, the Jewel of Medina as an act of courage on the part of the publisher ridiculous (Respect for religion now makes censorship the norm, September 30). Would she be so ready to describe as an act of courage a decision to publish a book denying the Holocaust, or advocating paedophilia, or race hate, or antisemitism, or violence against women? Probably not. And if not, there are limits to her conception of freedom of speech - as there are limits to that of anybody else who wishes to live in a relatively open society but would also object to such publications.
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