Muslim graves latest target of Austria extremists February 7th, 2008

Islamophobia rearing its ugly head, this time in Austria.

Vandals damaged or destroyed dozens of graves belonging to Muslims in the Austrian city of Graz, heightening tensions in the southern city where a local politician made disparaging comments about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Police in Graz, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) south of Vienna, said about 60 gravestones belonging to Muslims were found overturned or broken in the central cemetery, but said it was unclear when the vandalism took place.

Officials said they could not rule out the possibility that extreme-right groups active in the city may have been behind the attack.

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Never forget November 30th, 2007

When I saw the results of the HINDRAF rally on Sunday last week (several knocked down dividers, trash strewn on the streets and four injured policemen later, that is), I am reminded of what their ideological cousins, the Hindu Kar Sevaks from the RSS, did to this masjid in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh state.

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Never forget what happened to the Babri Mosque.

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We are an Islamic state in practice July 22nd, 2007

I like what Yusri Mohamad, the President of ABIM, said about Malaysia being “an Islamic state in practice”. In particular, the following statement taken from this report:

Notwithstanding the constitutional and theoretical debates, Malaysia has been an Islamic state in practice ever since Independence, said the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM). Its president Yusri Mohamad said the so-called Islamisation process has not introduced any significant novelty.

“On the contrary, it seeks to preserve the religious practices and values of its Muslim citizens. The only “changes” that have occurred are in the attitude of those who cannot accept what has already been happening for a long time,” said Yusri when met at ABIM headquarters yesterday.

See bolded text.

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