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GRAPHIC VIDEO WARNNG: Hamas Breaks a Man’s LegsGRAPHIC VIDEO WARNING: Hamas Breaks a Man’s Legs: Archive: The New York Times’ Taghreed El-Khodary described a stunning scene at Shifa Hospital in Gaza that had nothing to do with the war. El-Khodary was talking to the hospital director, Dr. Hussein Ashour, who was describing the difficulties he was having in keeping patients alive with little equipment. At the time, there were 1,500 wounded spread around Gaza’s nine hospitals. As El-Khodary talked to the doctor, he saw armed, masked militants roaming the hospital’s hallways. They claimed to be conducting security. El-Khodary wrote in an article authored by Ethan Bronner: “Hamas militants were on the … British Government Issues Warning on Forced Marriages to Coincide with School HolidaysBritish Government Issues Warning on Forced Marriages to Coincide with School Holidays Teachers, doctors and airport staff need to be alert to the problem of forced marriages over the school holidays, the government has warned. Ministers said there were concerns about teenagers being taken abroad thinking they were going on holiday but being forced into marriage instead. Figures suggest cases are particularly common during the summer break. The government’s Forced Marriage Unit received 400 reports between June and August last year. Recent estimates suggest more than 5,000 people from the UK are forced into marriage every year. More than a third of those affected are aged … Al Shabaab Stole 750,000 Dollars in British Aid in SomaliaAl Shabaab Stole 750,000 Dollars in British Aid in Somalia: Members of the Al Shabaab Islamist group have stolen £480 000 ($750 000, €550 000) worth of British government-funded humanitarian materials and supplies in Somalia, it emerged on Sunday. The theft, revealed in the fine print of the Department for International Development’s annual accounts, is likely to fuel concerns about how Britain is spending its foreign aid at a time of budget cuts at home. The accounts describe the “theft between November 2011 and February 2012, by al-Shebab in southern Somalia, of DFID funded humanitarian materials and supplies from the offices and warehouses … Almost a Hundred People Dead in Latest Iraqi Slaughter FestAlmost a Hundred People Dead in Latest Iraqi Slaughter Fest: Car bombs ripped through Baghdad cafes and markets while blasts and shootings struck elsewhere Saturday, killing 91* people as Iraq marked the end of its deadliest Ramadan holy month in years. The attacks were the latest in spiraling violence which authorities have failed to stem, with the worst bloodshed in five years raising worries of a return to the all-out Sunni-Shiite sectarian conflict that killed tens of thousands in past years. The latest violence comes just weeks after brazen assaults, claimed by an Al-Qaeda front group, on prisons near Baghdad that freed hundreds … Aberdeen Police Seek Muslim in Connection with Indecently Assaulting MenAberdeen Police Seek Muslim in Connection with Indecently Assaulting Men: CCTV images of a man police want to trace in connection with indecent assaults on two men in Aberdeen have been released. The incidents happened between 18 June and 20 June within retail premises on Union Street. Men aged 35 and 38 were targeted. The man police would like to speak to is described as of Muslim appearance and aged between 30 and 40. He was about 5ft 10in tall, stocky, with short black hair and a beard. He was wearing a grey tracksuit with a stripe across the chest. Pc Ross Leslie said: “These types … Eastern Michigan University Debate: Is Islam a Religion of Peace?Eastern Michigan University Debate: Is Islam a Religion of Peace? A man who was banned from speaking in Britain for speaking the truth about Islam faced off Saturday against a defender of that faith in a debate about whether Islam is a religion of peace. Robert Spencer, New York Times bestselling Author and director of the Jihad Watch blog, took the position that Islam is not peaceful and insisted his detractors are missing the point. “What I say is true, and in the immortal words of Jack Nicholson … ‘You can’t handle the truth,’ ” he said during the debate sponsored by Ave … Man Killed at Israel-Gaza BorderMan Killed at Israel-Gaza Border: On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers patrolling the Gaza Strip border with Israel killed a man whom they believed was a security threat. The troops located the man as he was digging into the ground on the Gazan side of the border fence, which drew suspicious attention from the soldiers who warned him to turn back. The man was carrying an unspecified item with him as he climbed over the fence. Soldiers then fired warning shots, which the man ignored, and then shot him dead as he continued to dig. An army spokeswoman did not reveal any further details regarding what the man was carrying. An … Muslim Preacher Wanted in Connection with Acid Attack on Brit Girls in Zanzibar is Shot by PoliceMuslim Preacher Wanted in Connection with Acid Attack on Brit Girls in Zanzibar is Shot by Police: Sheikh Issa Ponda Issa, a Muslim preacher thought to have inspired the acid attack on two British teenagers in Zanzibar, has reportedly been shot by police in connection with the attack. The preacher was hit in the shoulder with a tear gas canister as he tried to escape from officers after being cornered near Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam, The Sunday Mirror said. Friends Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup, both 18, continue to be treated in hospital today and are said to be “well rested and … Muslim Prisoners in Missouri File Massive Lawsuit over Rights to PrayMuslim Prisoners in Missouri File Massive Lawsuit over Rights to Pray Six Muslim inmates — including four federal prisoners — held in the Greene County Jail have sued the sheriff and other officials, claiming discrimination based on religion. In a handwritten complaint filed in federal court, the inmates say they have been denied congregational Friday prayer, no access to religious materials such as the Quran and Hadith and insufficient space for daily prayers. The men are seeking $20 million in damages under the Civil Rights Act, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and the U.S. Constitution. “This institution is violating several fundamental … |
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