Islamic conquest of India. Bloodiest in the history of World (Full) Divan-e Shams in English & Farsi. Sharia Law: Muslim Rule Book for “Acceptable” Torture. Sharia law to be enshrined in British legal system - Page 23 - Politics. UK TELEGRAPH READER SAYS LAW SOCIETY SHOULD WITHDRAW ITS APPROVAL FOR SHARIA. COLUMN: Coren – Allowing Sharia law sets dangerous precendent. By Michael Coren In a genuinely shocking decision it was announced this week that sharia principles are to become enshrined in the British legal system, with the Law Society of the United Kingdom publishing guidelines for drawing up documents according to Islamic rules.
These rules would allow lawyers to, for example, write Islamic wills which will have the power to exclude non-believers and deny women an equal share of an inheritance. The guidelines state, “The male heirs in most cases receive double the amount inherited by a female heir of the same class. By banning YouTube, has Turkey revealed just how damning today’s leaked recording is? People walk past a poster for Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's election campaign in Istanbul on March 27.
(Osman Orsal/Reuters) Just under a week after a controversial ban on Twitter went into force, the Turkish government has reportedly begun blocking YouTube. Turkish visitors to the video-sharing Web site are now greeted with a page that says, "After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the law, administrative measure has been taken for this website," according to those within the country: It seems a drastic move.
Like the block on Twitter, the Turkish government's decision to block YouTube seems politically motivated: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling AK Party, facing upcoming municipal elections in just a few days, have been the focus of a number of large street protests over the past year. While the content of the recording is damaging on its own, its context might be worse. Turkey. Legislative Election 2011. Turkey. Legislative Election, 2007 Electoral Geography .com / Statistics. AKP - Justice and Development Party CHP - Republican People's Party MHP - Nationalist Movement Party DP - Democratic Party BGMZ - Independent candidates (mostly Kurdish) Source:
Turkish police clash with protesters over Internet restriction laws. OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS Riot police use water cannons on demonstrators in central Istanbul.
Turkish riot police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse thousands of demonstrators in central Istanbul protesting against what they see as authoritarian new laws from Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government. Battling a corruption scandal, Erdogan's AK Party has pushed through laws tightening government control over the Internet and courts this month, and has proposed a bill envisaging broader powers for the national intelligence agency. Officers backed by water cannon cleared demonstrators from the main Istiklal shopping street, some chanting "Everywhere Taksim, Everywhere Resistance", a reference to weeks of anti-government protests last summer on the nearby Taksim Square.
OSMAN ORSAL/REUTERS Plain clothes police officers detain one of the thousands of demonstrators involved in a protest against what they see as authoritarian new laws from Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government. Turkey pushes through new raft of 'draconian' internet restrictions. The Turkish government has been accused of imposing draconian censorship after pushing harsh new internet curbs through parliament.
The internet law was met with outrage in Turkey on Wednesday night, with opposition parties accusing the government of wanting to introduce ever tighter control by bypassing the courts. The regulations were adopted after a heated parliamentary debate on Wednesday, during which one MP of the main opposition People's Republican party (CHP) compared the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan, to Hitler. The law now needs to be signed by the Turkish president, Abdullah Gül, to come into effect. Amid Flow of Leaks, Turkey Moves to Crimp Internet. Photo ISTANBUL — Shortly after an audio recording in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to be heard talking about easing zoning laws for a construction tycoon in exchange for two villas for his family, SoundCloud, the file-sharing site where it was leaked last month, was suddenly unavailable to Internet users in Turkey.
Other recordings, also apparently from wiretaps connected with a corruption inquiry linked to Mr. Erdogan and those close to him, have shown up on YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter and other social media sites. Often, just as quickly as they appear, they disappear, only to show up soon after somewhere else on the Internet, like a game of Whac-a-Mole. Under the legislation, Turkey, which already has strict laws to regulate content online, will allow government officials to block sites they deem violate personal privacy, without obtaining a court order. Peter Stano, the spokesman for Mr. Europe warns of Turkey Internet censorship. ISTANBUL — Europe is voicing concern Thursday over new Turkish legislation that would tighten government controls over the Internet.
Turkey's Parliament on Wednesday approved measures allowing the government to block websites without seeking permission from a court and require Internet providers to keep records on Web users' activities for two years for authorities. Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, said on Twitter Thursday that the legislation is a step back in an "already suffocating environment for media freedom. " Many people in Turkey say the law, which must still be signed by the president, is intended to silence dissent. "One man can order a website to be closed, it's really anti-democratic," said lawyer Serhat Koc, an activist with Turkey's Pirate Party, which has been campaigning against the bill. Turkey's Parliament approved the law late Wednesday with a show of hands. Police and protesters clash over new Turkish internet law. UK adult content filters inadvertently block online education and medical resources.
Xbox, PS4 Games Hitting Swearing Gamers With Technical Fouls. Recently, Xbox users uploading gameplay videos with recorded commentary were surprised to find themselves booted from Upload Studio for their use of "adult" language.
Microsoft apparently intends to run a very clean service, but it also bans a common slang word for penis, which also happens to be the co-op player's name in Dead Rising 3. So, you can see where the ideal begins to clash with reality. You have to admire the chutzpah of the Saudis in protesting religious intolerance. Saudi activist Manal Al Sharif, who now lives in Dubai, flashes the sign for victory as she drives her car in the Gulf Emirate city on October 22, 2013, in solidarity with Saudi women preparing to take to the wheel on October 26, defying the Saudi authorities, to campaign women's right to drive in Saudi Arabia.
(MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images) Further to yesterday’s post on Britain’s apathy about Christian persecution, the main question people asked in response was: what can Britain do, without military means? Taking aside that our military power helped to bring about persecution in Iraq and almost certainly would have done in Syria had this government got its way, there are lots of ways you can peacefully influence a country’s politics, including financial and moral pressure. That is what Saudi Arabia does, after all. Muslim women organize online counterprotest to Femen's Topless Jihad Day Facebook Supporters posted personal photo to the "Muslim Women Against Femen" Facebook group.
A group angered by the actions of topless feminist protestors is making its presence known on social media. Femen activists sneak into Swedish mosque wearing burkas before throwing off robes to reveal their bare-breasted protest. Gained entry to Stockholm mosque on Saturday by wearing black robesSlogans written on body: 'No sharia in Egypt and the world' By Jill Reilly Published: 16:20 GMT, 1 July 2013 | Updated: 16:40 GMT, 1 July 2013 Bare-breasted members of the feminist group Femen staged a topless protest inside a Swedish mosque after sneaking in wearing 'burkas'. The women, who strip off to highlight a range of issues, including women's rights, press freedom and domestic violence were dragged from the Stockholm mosque on Saturday by police.
Obama Just Hired A Twitter Exec Who Was Nicknamed "The Decider" When She Worked At Google (GOOG) Christian persecution of paganism under Theodosius I. The Christian persecution of paganism under Theodosius I began in 381, after the first couple of years of his reign in the Eastern Roman Empire. In the 380s, Theodosius I reiterated Constantine's ban on Pagan sacrifice, prohibited haruspicy on pain of death, pioneered the criminalization of Magistrates who did not enforce anti-Pagan laws, broke up some pagan associations and destroyed Pagan temples.
In 392 he became emperor of the whole empire (the last one to do so). From this moment till the end of his reign in 395, while Pagans remained outspoken in their demands for toleration,[4][5] he authorized or participated in the destruction of many temples, holy sites, images and objects of piety throughout the empire.[6][7][page needed][page needed][10] participated in actions by Christians against major Pagan sites.
Initial tolerance (379–381)[edit] Persecution[edit] First attempts to inhibit paganism (381–388)[edit] Theodosian decrees (389–391)[edit] UN leader weighs in on violent response by Turkish police to Gezi protests. UN leader Ban Ki-moon has asked Turkey to show "maximum restraint" in its treatment of protesters. Police in Turkey have arrested scores of people they cited as "provocateurs" following raids in several cities. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "remains concerned about ongoing clashes between protesters and security personnel" and "saddened by the deaths and injuries that have occurred," deputy UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey said.
Criticism over the Turkish government's actions has come from the United States and several other nations over three weeks of unrest that has led to the deaths of four people and injured more than 5,000. Standing still: a new form of protest in Turkey. The aggressive police response to anti-government protests in Turkey in recent weeks has left four people dead and many injured. Many more have been arrested. Demonstrating for greater freedom and civil rights, the protesters have marched through the streets of Istanbul, smeared walls with anti-government graffiti, and chanted slogans calling on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to step down.
Taksim Square protester says Turkey's future is uncertain (Includes interview) Brian Felsen took part in recent protests in Istanbul, Turkey. The president of CD Baby, regularly visits the country and even lived there for two years. Ankara police block activist funeral cortege, raid memorial protest with tear gas. ‘Clearing Gezi Park is my duty’ says Erdogan amid fierce protests (PHOTOS, VIDEO)