Miss Pakistan: Women Constantly Suppressed Under Name Of Islam

From Creeping Sharia:

Miss Pakistan: Women constantly suppressed under name of Islam


Posted on January 25, 2011 by creeping

An A for effort. More women should speak up and stand up to their male co-religionists. via Miss Pak backs Veena Malik in row with clerics – Hindustan Times.



Miss Pakistan World Annie Rupani Sunday came out in support of Pakistani actress Veena Malik who is under fire from the Muslim clergy in her country for getting too close with Indian actor Ashmit Patel during her participation in Bigg Boss-4 in India. Slamming Mufti Abdul Qawi who said in a TV interview Friday that the actor has “insulted Pakistan and Islam” by her behaviour, the Houston-based Miss Pakistan World said the mullahs have no right to pass judgment on Veena Malik.



“I fully support Veena Malik for standing up for her beliefs and values. Though unfortunate, Veena Malik’s lashing out may be the only way to make her voice heard. Women are constantly being suppressed under the name of Islam, when in reality, Islam promotes the equality of men and women,” the 21-year-old Boston university student, who was crowned Miss Pakistan World in Toronto in August, told IANS.



The Karachi-born beauty said: “Currently in Pakistan, a high percentage of women are abused, beaten, raped, and killed, yet men are not being held responsible for their actions. Pakistani women’s literacy rates are rising, leading to their outward participation in society.”



Veena Malik’s backstory as she took on a mufti:



I wanted to show the world that there are other types of Pakistanis too, not just those who are in the news for terror acts.”



She defended her behavior and clothes saying, “It isn’t a religious show either. The format of the show is to get people from various walks of life under one roof… I was contacted for my bravery. I wasn’t even representing office-going women of Pakistan. I was a Pakistani from the entertainment industry. I wore only clothes that I have worn in Pakistan before. I was representing myself… and I am like this only.”

Tunisian Women Wary Of Islamic Parties' Rise

From Jihad Watch:

Islamophobes Tunisian women wary of Islamic parties' rise


While discussions of Sharia in the West are often academic exercises where comfortable pundits reassure themselves with visions of how Islamic law "ought" to work, women like those quoted below know they face a very real loss of rights and of their way of life if Islamic parties take control.



"Women keep wary eye on Tunisian revolt," from Al-Arabiya, January 23:



Tunisian women are watching warily should the popular revolt that ousted the authoritarian president also unravel women's rights bolstered by his secular regime in this predominantly Muslim country.

"I'm scared of the return of the Islamists," said Sonia, a 35-year-old government official who declined to give her last name, as the long-banned Islamist movement Ennahdha prepares to enter the newly-freed political scene.

"They'll impose a new culture that is totally alien to us like the fundamentalist dress code," said Sonia, referring to the Muslim headscarf worn by some but by no means all women in the north African state.

If we say that, we're Islamophobes. And as evil as al-Awlaki.



It's a fear backed by little substance so far -- except for some talk on chat shows and warnings on Tunisian Facebook pages.

Ennahdha, itself, has said it will respect the country's laws.

Yet Mabrouka, 29, a journalist who also did not give her last name, was watchful. "I saw a lot of bearded men today. I was really afraid. I don't think the laws on women's rights will change but the Islamists are going to be even more forceful than before."

The 23-year rule of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was widely hated by Tunisians and banned many democratic freedoms, but observers say the laws put in place by his regime had effectively improved rights for women.

The new transitional national unity government has emphasised it will defend these rights but many women are concerned by its promises to legalise the Ennahdha (Awakening) as a political party.

Ennahdha's exiled leader Rached Ghannouchi has said he will return to his homeland "very soon". He has embraced moderate goals similar to Turkey's ruling Islamist Justice and Development (AKP) party.

The worry is mainly over any changes to the Personal Status Code -- a law first approved after independence from France in 1956 which bans polygamy and gives equal rights to husbands and wives in a family.

It also says divorced women and their children should receive alimony.

Women's rights groups are unconvinced by the assurances of the new government, notably with some commentators in recent days using the new freedom of expression on Tunisian television to advocate conservative values.

One commentator has said allowing multiple wives would help right a demographic imbalance in the country, another has called for women to stay at home in order to solve the Arab state's unemployment problem.

"Women should wear veils to prevent sexual harassment. That is what one hears now on Tunisia's streets," an article in the La Presse newspaper said....Posted by Marisol on January 24, 2011 3:22 AM

Pakistan: 10,000 Rally Again In Support Of Blasphemy Law

From Jihad Watch:

Pakistan: 10,000 rally again in support of blasphemy law


The Pakistani government is too weak and/or compromised to stand up to the supporters of the blasphemy law, which is used to victimized innocent people on an increasingly regular basis. Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: "In Pak, blasphemy law supporters on the streets," from the Associated Press, January 24:



Peshawar: Rallies took place in Peshawar and Faisalabad on Sunday in support of Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws that stipulate death for those insulting Islam.

About ten-thousand supporters of the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party gathered in the northwestern city of Peshawar for a sit-in outside the provincial assembly....



Pakistani Islamist groups called for the strikes and rallies this month despite assurances by the embattled ruling Pakistan People's Party that it would not pursue any changes to the laws....



In Faisalabad, Abdul Rehman Makki, a leader of the banned Islamist charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, said Muslims would "never tolerate any disrespect for the prophet".



The US and the UN believe Jamaat-ud-Dawa is a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group accused of planning and carrying out the attacks in Mumbai in 2008.



The Pakistani government, which is struggling against Al-Qaida and Taliban militants, has stated it has no plan to amend the blasphemy laws.



Analysts say the government is too weak to pick a fight with Islamist forces, which are able to rally thousands of people on the streets even though their political parties only have a few seats in parliament.



Dozens of Pakistanis are sentenced to death each year under the blasphemy law, but most cases are thrown out by higher courts and no executions have been carried out. However, some who are accused end up being killed by extremists.



Posted by Robert on January 24, 2011 4:04 AM

Like Clockwork: Muslims Highlight "Backlash Fears" Ahead Of Congressional Show-Trial On "Radicalization"

From Jihad Watch:

Like clockwork: Muslims highlight "backlash" fears ahead of congressional show-trial on "radicalization"


Never mind the fact that Rep. Peter King's hearings have already been sanitized of almost all potential criticism of Islamic teachings, and that the deliberate exclusion of controversial points of view will doom those hearings to be a pointlessly ritualistic display of Congress looking busy.



Even so, standard operating procedures are kicking in among King's Muslim constituents. We see this every time Islam comes under scrutiny, particularly in the wake of an attempted act of jihad. Muslim groups aim to deflect any criticism of Islam or attention to conduct by Muslims that brings bad publicity by shifting the focus and casting Muslims as victims or potential victims of "Islamophobia."



The implication is that all criticism of Islam that can't be neutralized with a little one-way "dialogue" can only be motivated by hate. Seething, bilious, irrational, and unstable hatred, that makes speaking ill of Islam tantamount to incitement. It is an emotional ploy to silence legitimate and well substantiated concerns about jihad, immigration, and Sharia law.



"Long Island Muslims fear their congressman's hearings could flame [sic] Islamophobia," by William Wan for the Washington Post, January 24:



WESTBURY, N.Y. - They called it a summit to teach Muslims how to fight prejudice and fear. But all day long, fear was inescapable in the fluorescent-lit meeting hall of the Long Island mosque.

One begins to wonder if there isn't a stock, Mad-Libs sort of template for these stories on the hard drives of major news organizations. Just fill in the names, places, and the grievance du jour.



The top issue on everyone's mind this month at the Islamic Center of Long Island was this: What could be done to stop planned congressional hearings on alleged hidden radicalism among American Muslims and mosques?

The House hearings, scheduled to begin next month, have touched off a wave of panic throughout the U.S. Muslim community, which has spent much of the past year battling what it sees as a rising tide of Islamophobia. Conference calls, strategy sessions and letter-writing campaigns have been launched. Angry op-eds have compared the congressional inquiry to McCarthyism and the World War II persecution of Japanese Americans.

But for those who gathered at the Long Island mosque, the coming hearings represented not just a political issue, but a personal one. For the man organizing the hearings was the very lawmaker who was supposed to represent them in Washington - Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.). Long before he had become their enemy, he had been one of their community's closest friends.

"He used to come to our weddings. He ate dinner in our homes," said the mosque's chairman, Habeeb Ahmed, a short medical technologist with graying hair sitting near the front. "Everything just changed suddenly after 9/11, and now he's holding hearings to say that people like us are radical extremists. I don't understand it." [...]

On the contrary, it looks like he's bending over backwards to exclude the most substantive criticism of Islam at its primary sources.



Although no member of the Islamic Center has ever been accused of terrorism, King has singled out the mosque as a hotbed of "radical Islam" and called its leaders extremists who should be put under surveillance. He maintains that most Muslim leaders in this country aren't cooperating with authorities, even as arrests of homegrown terrorists are rising greatly.

Now, as the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, King said he is finally in a position to do something about it.

"My first goal is just to have people even acknowledge this as a real issue," King said. "This politically correct nonsense has kept us from debating and discussing what is one of this country's most vital issues. We are under siege by Muslim terrorists."

Steve Emerson and Robert Spencer would be happy to help "acknowledge this as a real issue." They've been doing it for years.



Anyway, cue the violins:



For years, such statements by King have provoked anger among Muslims in his district, but with the hearings looming, there is also a sense of shame and regret. Long Island Muslims worry that what began long ago as a broken relationship between them and their congressman could soon pose a threat to the entire U.S. Muslim community....

And there you have it. Criticism = incitement = danger: Q.E.D.

Posted by Marisol on January 24, 2011 7:43 AM

Australian Islamic Supremacist On His Non-Muslim Countrymen: "One Day They Know They Will Be Controlled"

From Jihad Watch:

Australian Islamic supremacist on his non-Muslim countrymen: "One day they know they will be controlled"


Hold your pious chinstrap beard on, buddy. The battle is far from over. More on this story. "Full-bred Aussie with a longing for sharia law," by Sally Neighbour for The Australian, January 21:



Ibrahim Siddiq-Conlon has a message for Australians, whether they want to hear it or not.

"One day Australia will be ruled by sharia, no doubt," he declares. "That is why non-Muslims are worried, because they know one day they won't be able to drink their beer, they won't be able to eat their pork and they won't be able to do their homosexual acts, because one day they know they will be controlled."

Now, remember, if we say Sharia will forbid beer and pork and persecute homosexuals, we're Islamophobes.



Siddiq-Conlon sits on the steps of the NSW Parliament House, the location he has chosen to launch his rhetorical attack on democracy, which he describes as "an evil system of life".

"Right now in the Western world we're on the edge of a crisis, of extinction, because of democracy. OK, so don't tell me democracy has the answers and is peaceful. Democracy is the reason for the world's problems."

Siddiq-Conlon is the face and voice of Sharia4Australia, a group formed in Sydney's southwest to agitate for Islamic law, starting with the introduction of sharia courts and ending, in his ideal world, with Islamic rule.

While he claims to eschew violence, he unapologetically preaches hate. An online video posted by his group describes its members as "uncompromising [in] their disallegiance, disloyalty and hate for the disbelievers".

"I hate the parliament. I hate [democracy] with a pure hate," he says. Moreover, it is obligatory for all Muslims to reject democracy, because it is a challenge to God's law: "They must hate it, speak out against it, and if that doesn't work, take action against it."

Siddiq-Conlon formed Sharia4Australia last year, styling himself as the new champion for Islamic law in Australia.

Here's a thought: can we make the use of "4" for the word "for" a deportable offense? That might also have helped with Anjem Choudary's Islam4UK.



An online video announcing its emergence stated: "For far too long now Aust has been ruled by a corrupt evil infedile [sic] group of people who are clear disbelievers in the sight of Allah. It is time for change. Time at least for the truth.

But not for spell-checking.



"Today Muslim youth and the oppressed and weak Muslims march forward with their flags behind brother Ibrahim Siddiq-Conlon. O Muslims stand tall, take the vow and pledge allegiance to none other than Allah and his Messengerorting and vowing allegiance w the Muslims while disloyalty to the disbelievers and their kufr [infidel] ways."

Bringin' back sexy, Rasulullah-style:



In person, Siddiq-Conlon initially seems harmless enough. He dresses in a white cotton tunic, trousers and sandals, with a neatly trimmed beard and a touch of black kohl eyeliner, in the style said to have been favored by the original companions of the Prophet Mohammed. [...]

Whose prophet?



"I'm an Aussie, I'm a full-bred Aussie, you can't get more Aussie than me," he insists.

But his proclaimed love for Australia is followed quickly by a prediction that, ultimately, Muslims here will have to fight for Islamic law. He doubts the struggle will begin in the next 10 or 20 years, but hopes it will occur in his lifetime. "People don't give up [their land without a fight]. There's always been a fight. It is inevitable that one day there will be a struggle for Islam in Australia. We don't shy away from it. Whether it means we get put in jail, kicked out of the country. If it means harm to us, so be it."

Nor does his disavowal of violence extend to Australian troops in Afghanistan, who he describes as "evil".

"Obviously I don't support the killing of innocent people, but these American and Australian troops have gone there to kill Muslims. What do they expect? Yes, they deserve to die. Under sharia, yes they do. That is the judgment of sharia. They are eligible to be attacked."

Until this week, Siddiq-Conlon was barely known outside or even within the Muslim community. But that changed with his inflammatory verbal assault on democracy and his appearance in a debate in Sydney's Paramatta last night, albeit one that was attended by only a few dozen people.

He welcomes the publicity and dismisses concerns that he is damaging the wider Muslim community, saying "if it causes a backlash against the Muslims, I can't help that, this is a necessary debate".

The debate coincides with comments last week by Sydney cleric Sheikh Taj Din al-Hilali that Islamic extremism is on the rise in Australia. Hilali told The Australian: "I am worried for our community and our society. I am worried for that because this will encourage the youth to act against elections and act against dealing with others, which is dangerous." He warned of Rambo-style preachers whose aggressive sermons appealed to "the way of youth"....

And Hilali is such a beacon of moderation. You may remember him from such outrageous statements as comparing unveiled women to "uncovered meat" left out for roaming cats. He may be trying to re-brand himself as a friendlier, more moderate figure, also participating in flood aid projects while going on about Australian unity (thanks to Dumbledoresarmy).

Posted by Marisol on January 24, 2011 8:49 AM

Maids Are Just Sex Slaves For The Soldiers Of Allah

From Winds of Jihad:

Maids are just sex slaves for the soldiers of Allah


by sheikyermami on January 25, 2011



Normally they imprison the maids and rape them some more, before deporting them:



Kuwaiti police arrested a military officer who used his position to rape Asian maids and threatening them of deportation if they report the crime, a newspaper in the Gulf emirate reported on Wednesday. (Emirates)



Maid raped by two men in Saudi “was found in very bad condition”



Two men kidnapped an Asian housemaid and raped her in a deserted place before they were seized by the police, Kabar newspaper said on Wednesday. The maid’s employer told the police in Riyadh that he saw two unknown men in a car passing near his house before snatching the maid, it said.



“Police later found the car and arrested the two Saudi men, who took turns in raping the maid…the maid was found in a very bad condition.” (Emirates)







Pictured are contracted sex slaves by prince Jefri of Brunei



Saudi Arabia has long been involved in purchasing sex slaves. Up until recently, most of these slaves were purchased in Africa. With the advent of oil wealth the Saudi princes have been able to extend their slave purchases throughout the world. This has enabled the Saudi princes to become more selective and specialized in their tastes for slaves. The Saud family continue to be the prime purchasers on the international slave trade and are known as high end buyers. The Saudi Arabian Government continues to refuse to sign the United Nations treaties on slavery or other human rights issues because they do not want to be subject to their provisions. They will not sign extradition treaties even with Washington. They constantly declare they are free of slavery but will not allow international scrutiny.

The Disaster In The U.K.

From Winds of Jihad:

The UK Disaster


by sheikyermami on January 25, 2011



Soldiers of Allah guarding a no-go zone in formerly great Britain (pic thanks to Tundra Tabloids)







“I Don’t Care About the Law”



The Englishman who made this video was threatened with death for filming Muslims engaging in dawah on a public street.

Thanks to the Gates of Vienna



Many thanks to Vlad Tepes for YouTubing this video. KGS helped Vlad construct a composite of the face of the fellow who made the threat. This image may be of use to the British police — if, that is, they ever take time off from arresting “Islamophobes” and actually look for the guy:





That incident took place in Leicester, and the local division of the EDL responded by summoning a flash demonstration at the dawah location. Notice the police taking photos and videotaping — one assumes they are much more interested in gathering intelligence on “racist hooligans” than they are on finding and prosecuting the thug who issued the death threat.



This is an inspiring video. WARNING: some foul language can be heard on the audio: