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She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:46 PM EST ()

A young woman in Milwaukee called the cops when someone threw a brick through her window. One of the cops who came to help raped her. Her revulsion in the aftermath was so visceral that she vomited as she ran outside.

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: Climate of intolerance in West Bank, activists say

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:44 PM EST (Google)

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year for expressing anti-Muslim views on Facebook and in blogs says Palestinian security forces are harassing him again, despite government pledges to respect human rights. The blogger's r …

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When it comes to the UN, Assad has nothing to fear

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:59 PM EST ()

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The Arab League's leadership, which has been foot-dragging for months, understood that no practical proposal for international action similar to that which took place in Libya can pass Russian and Chinese barriers.

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Boko Haram vows to fight until Nigeria establishes Sharia law

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:05 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

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The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed almost 1,000 people in Nigeria, will continue its campaign of violence until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member has told the Guardian.

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Women, children killed in violence-torn Syria city

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:16 PM EST (Yahoo! News)

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Fresh violence erupted Friday in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, a day after armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad barraged residential buildings with mortars and machine-gun fire, killing at least 30 people including a family of women and children, activists said Fr …

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NOW Lebanon -Egyptian Sheikh: Driving a Chevy is Haram

Seeded on Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:47 PM EST (NOW Lebanon)

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A Salafi sheikh in Egypt has reportedly issued a fatwa that buying [or driving] a Chevrolet vehicle is haram because the American brand’s logo looks like the Christian cross.

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Armenian Genocide-- "I may not go to France again if genocide bill passes":Erdoğan

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:16 PM EST ()

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted he may not visit France again if a proposed bill that would criminalize the rejection of Armenian genocide claims passes in the country's Senate today. When asked what his reaction would be in the event the bill …

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Britain: Protests over Muslim exhibition in Huddersfield

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:57 PM EST ()

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ANGRY Muslims in Huddersfield have denounced a group in the town. They claim that the Ahmadiyya Muslims are not true Muslims and have condemned them for hosting an exhibition of the Holy Koran. “The World Muslim League in April 1974 declared that the Ahmadiyya are false …

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Muslim men accused of hate crime over anti-gay leaflet | guardian.co.uk

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:51 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

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Five Muslim men from Derby have gone on trial for allegedly handing out leaflets calling for gay people to be killed in the first ever prosecution under new legislation making such actions a hate crime.

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