MUST WATCH VIDEO!: On Islam, Bill Maher Has the Guts FOX News, O’Reilly, Beck, Vannity Don’t. By Debbie Schlussel The problem isn’t that they [Muslims] hate America, it’s that they like it and they feel guilty about it. . . .Our culture isn’t just different than one which makes death threats to cartoonists, it’s better.
Because when I make a joke about the Pope, he doesn’t send one of his Swiss guards in striped pantaloons to stick a pike in my ass. When I make a Jewish joke, rabbis may kvetch about it, but they don’t pull out a scimitar and threaten an adult circumcision. –Bill Maher in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper and in a monologue on his HBO show, “Real Time with Bill Maher.” He may be an offensive liberal. Ignore Bill Maher’s comments at the beginning in favor of gun control (doesn’t make sense since he recognizes the Islamic threat on our own soil, and we need to defend against it).
If only he’d made his movie, “Religulous” (read my review), with this outlook, instead of portraying all religions as morally equivalent to Islam. Female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia.
Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser using a blade or razor, with or without anaesthesia, FGM is concentrated in 27 countries in Africa, as well as in Yemen and Iraqi Kurdistan, and practised elsewhere in Asia, the Middle East and among diaspora communities around the world.[7] The age at which it is conducted varies from days after birth to puberty; in half the countries for which national figures are available, most girls are cut before the age of five.[8] The procedures differ according to the ethnic group. The practice is rooted in gender inequality, attempts to control women's sexuality, and ideas about purity, modesty and aesthetics. Terminology English Samburu FGM ceremony, photographed by Louisa Kasdon, Laikipia plateau, Kenya, 2004 Local terms Procedures, health effects Circumcisers, methods Classification. The rise of the affluent Muslim traveller. 19 August 2012Last updated at 20:54 ET By Navid Akhtar Journalist and broadcaster Muslims are predicted to make up almost one in three of the world's population by 2025, and increasing numbers of well-heeled, well-educated Muslims are already seeking out goods and services that meet their needs - not only at home, but also when they travel.
An early morning call from Malaysia. It's an old friend enquiring about London's best halal hotel. Enthused by the coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, the London Olympics and Mo Farah's double gold wins, he has decided to visit London with his family as soon as Ramadan finishes this month. He would like to stay in a Muslim-friendly hotel, do I have any suggestions? I ask a few friends and search some Muslim websites - only to draw a blank. Continue reading the main story Spending power My friend is part of a growing worldwide trend. In 2020 the corresponding figure is reckoned to reach 156bn euros (£122bn, $192bn). Continue reading the main story. Women & Sharia Law.