http://www.theislamblog.com What The West Needs to Know About Islam Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:01:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At last someone is addressing those feminist myths. By Steve Doughty Last updated at 1:02 AM on 08th November 2008 Further sex equality legislation should be stopped because it is unfair to men, according to an analysis published by a Labour think tank. The idea that all women at work are victims of discrimination ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/feminist-myths-are-making-equality-laws-unfair-to-men/ What is “Sati”? Sati is the practice of widow burning (being cremated with her dead husband). A woman who dies burning herself on her husbands funeral fire was considered most virtuous, and was believed to directly go to heaven, redeeming all the forefathers rotting in hell, by this “meritorious” act. The woman ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/hindu-wife-burning-a-sick-custom/ A Religious Split Jewish women abandoned but unable to remarry. Full article here BY BARI WEISS Friday, August 24, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT Susan Rosenfeld's marriage wasn't what you'd call romantic. She was thrown up against a wall, doused with a bucket of cold water in bed, and, toward the end, ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/jewish-law-women-and-divorce/ Source: http://arabnews.com/ JEDDAH, 29 November 2007 — Saudi authorities yesterday announced the arrest of 208 terror suspects, including 32 terror financiers and a 16-member media cell, adding that some of the suspects had planned to attack oil installations in the Eastern Province.Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/kingdom-arrests-208-militants-terror-financiers/ Press Association The Guardian Wednesday November 14 2007 A "torrent" of negative stories has been revealed by a study of the portrayal of Muslims and Islam in the media, according to a report published yesterday. Research into one week's news coverage showed that 91% of articles in national newspapers about Muslims were negative. The ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/study-shows-demonisation-of-muslims/ By John Coleman Original post is here It is the greatest scam in history. I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; It is a SCAM. Some dastardly scientists with environmental and political motives manipulated long term scientific data to create an allusion of rapid global warming. ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/weather-channel-founder-global-warming-%e2%80%98greatest-scam-in-history%e2%80%99/ By Christopher Booker and Richard North http://www.telegraph.co.uk No one can deny that in recent years the need to "save the planet" from global warming has become one of the most pervasive issues of our time. As Tony Blair's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, claimed in 2004, it poses "a far greater ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/the-deceit-behind-global-warming/ By Christine Armario Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/ It surprises many of their friends and family, but some young US Latinas say Islam offers women more respect... ...Many of the Latina converts say that their belief that women are treated better in Islam was a significant factor in converting. Critics may protest ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/us-latinas-seek-answers-in-islam/ By ROBERT L. JAMIESON Jr. P-I COLUMNIST Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com Their campaign of terror keeps spreading.They want to wipe out those who don't agree with their way of life. They've spilled blood across the planet for eons, finding justification for the evil they do in holy texts. What do we call them? What else? Christian-o-fascists! While we're at ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/uw-students-tout-ignorance-of-islam/ By SEAN GAFFNEY, Associated Press Writer Found On Yahoo News JERUSALEM - Tears welling in his eyes, an elderly Holocaust survivor on Thursday embraced the son of the Albanian man who saved him from the Nazi death camps, highlighting the little-known role played by European Muslims in helping Jews during World War ... http://www.theislamblog.com/archive/exhibition-honors-muslims-who-saved-jews/