Islam: Forcing Women to Marry Their Rapists

(Frontpagmag)  While American pliberals remain in high dudgeon over a woman’s “right” to “free” government-provided contraception, a genuine woman’s rights issue has been unfolding in Morocco a country considered to be a ‘moderate” Islamic country by the west.  In Larache, near the city of Tangiers, 16-year-old Amina Filali committed suicide after she was forced by a judge to marry. Whom […]

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Hezbollah and Hamas in Decline

by Daniel Pipes December 21, 2011 Cross-posted from National Review Online In their 30- and 25-year histories, Hezbollah and Hamas have gone from strength to strength, going from simple terrorist groups to major political force within Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. But now, with economic sanctions starting to bite in Iran and the government of […]

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Hamas leader Mashaal and PA's Abbas in Cairo

United Nations Says Palestinian Authority Statehood Bid on Shaky Ground

A United Nations report says the Palestinian Authority’s statehood bid is on shaky ground. The report, entitled “Palestinian State-Building: An Achievement at Increased Risk,” is to be submitted this Wednesday in Brussels at a meeting of donors to the PA cause. A similar report was submitted six months ago to the group, but did not include […]

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