Ranbir Singh

We freed them. Now they want to destroy us: Killing of American ambassador cannot be written of as an isolated incident

Posted on September 13, 2012September 13, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | 4 Comments

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2202441/We-freed-Now-want-destroy-Killing-American-ambassador-written-isolated-incident.html No coincidence attack took place on anniversary of September 11 Radical Libyan groups fiercely hostile to American and the West By John R Bradley PUBLISHED: 01:34, 13 September 2012 | UPDATED: 01:34, 13 September 2012 The murder of Christopher Stevens, pictured, who died alongside three other US embassy officials, cannot be written off as […]

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Screening of controversial Channel 4 documentary on history of Islam cancelled after presenter is threatened

Posted on September 12, 2012September 12, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | 2 Comments

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2201699/Islam-The-Untold-Story-Screening-Channel-4-documentary-cancelled-presenter-threatened.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Screening of controversial Channel 4 documentary on history of Islam cancelled after presenter is threatened Historian Tom Holland received online abuse after programme prompted more than 1,200 complaints By Liz Thomas Islam: The Untold Story, a documentary by historian Tom Holland, pictured, sparked a backlash by viewers and has now been cancelled Channel […]

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Heavily made-up girl in a hijab provokes storm of complaints as BBC is accused of insulting Muslims with new sitcom Citizen Khan

Posted on September 3, 2012September 4, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | 1 Comment

By Paul Revoir PUBLISHED: 23:15, 28 August 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2194972/Citizen-Khan-provokes-200-complaints-BBC-accused-insulting-Muslims.html Viewers say the programme ‘takes the mickey out of Islam’ and is guilty of ‘stereotypes about Asians’ Comedy series follows the fortunes of a Muslim community leader BBC1 show was watched by 3.6million viewers It was probably unlikely that a TV comedy series about a Muslim […]

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TV historian triggers storm after controversial programme about Islam

Posted on September 3, 2012September 4, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | 3 Comments

From the Daily Mail By Mario Ledwith PUBLISHED: 23:48, 2 September 2012 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2197355/TV-historian-Tom-Holland-triggers-storm-calling-Islam-religion.html Controversy: Presenter Tom Holland Channel 4 has become embroiled in controversy after viewers claimed that a programme distorted the history of Islam. The broadcaster and regulator Ofcom and received nearly 550 complaints after Islam: The Untold Story was screened last week. […]

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Robert Spencer on Standing in Solidarity with Sikhs

Posted on August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | No Comments

From Jihadwatch http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/08/standing-in-solidarity-with-the-sikhs.html Bhupinder Singh Bhurji, Pamela Geller, and Robert Spencer. Bhurji is the president of the NAMDHARI SIKH FOUNDATION. The foundation is a member of the Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam (HRCARI). HRCARI is a coalition of Hindus, Sikhs, Christians from Sudan, Egypt and Iraq, moderate Muslims and Jews who are victims […]

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The ‘Death Wish’ Reality of South Africa

Posted on July 29, 2012August 14, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | No Comments

by Ranbir When it was released in 1982, Death Wish 2 was panned by many critics. Vincent Canby described it thus in his review for the movie in the New York Times, dated 20 February 1982: ”Death Wish II,” which opened yesterday at the Loews State 2 and other theaters, is even more foolish, more […]

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The Assam Tea Party Movement

Posted on July 28, 2012July 28, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | 1 Comment

by Ranbir Assam in north-east India is famous for its tea. Assam tea is a favoured brew among many drinkers of that now quintessential British as well as Indian hot beverage of choice. However recently this major tea-growing area of the world has been wracked by horrific violence. On 27 July 2012 NDTV reported […]

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Mahatma Gandhi and the Jews

Posted on July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | 34 Comments

by Ranbir In his book God is not Great, the late Christopher Hitchens takes issue with the prevailing view that India’s independence was the result of the efforts of Mahatma Gandhi’s use of non-violent civil disobedience. Anyone claiming to be Gandhian or setting their ethical compass by Gandhi often exudes a self-righteous arrogance and […]

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Colour Prejudice in India

Posted on June 27, 2012July 1, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | 4 Comments

by Ranbir In India the preference for lighter skin is well known. In Bollywood lighter actresses such as Katrina Kaif find that the right skin tone outweighs talent and ignorance of Hindi. Skin lightening products do roaring trade. But what lies at the root of all this? Many people assume it is because over three […]

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Constrasting the Massacres of Soweto and Maspero

Posted on June 26, 2012November 25, 2012 by Ranbir Singh | No Comments

by Ranbir An indigenous people mowed down by armed members of the ruling ‘group’. A peaceful demonstration that ends up as a bloodbath. Unarmed civilians mowed down by guns and tanks in order to remind them of their inferior status. This was the situation when 28 Copts were massacred by the Egyptian military under direct […]

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