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More Feminists Who Fight Against Islam
Neither whores nor submissive: A Republican Feminism from the Sensitive AreasSwiss Feminists Swing Vote against MinaretsA right-wing campaign to outlaw minarets on mosques in a referendum being held in Switzerland today has received an unlikely boost from radical feminists arguing that the tower-like structures are "male power symbols” and reminders of Islam’s oppression of women.
A "stop the minarets” campaign has provoked ferment in the land of Heidi, where women are more likely than men to vote for the ban after warnings from prominent feminists that Islam threatens their rights.
Forget about tranquil Alpine scenery and cowbells: one of the most startling features of the referendum campaign has been a poster showing a menacing woman in a burqa beside minarets rising from the Swiss flag.
It seems to have struck a nerve in Langenthal, a small town near Bern where Muslims plan to put up a minaret next to their prayer room in a bleak former paint factory.
"If we give them a minaret, they’ll have us all wearing burqas,” said Julia Werner, a local housewife. "Before you know it, we’ll have sharia law and women being stoned to death in our streets. We won’t be Swiss any more (...)
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Germany: Minaret Debate Turns Nasty
Spiegel says it's "far-right rhetoric" to acknowledge that Islam is the greatest threat that faces humanity at this point. That's a hard one to swallow when out leaders are warning us of impending attacks, and initializing plans to have security...
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Poll: 75% of Londoners support ban on minaretsClick on title to read the whole thing at Jihad Watch. It's just a symbolic gesture. Mosques can function perfectly well without minarets. In fact, Saudi Wahhabi mosques don't...
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Swiss Move To Ban Minarets
Popular Initiative against minarets submitted to the Swiss government The committee has submitted a popular initiative against minarets backed by slightly more than 114,000 citizens to the Swiss government. The Swiss government has already made clear...
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Storm Track Infiltration: Is Switzerland Getting Muslims Goat?
Like most of Europe, Switzerland is increasingly becoming a target for Islamists. But unlike other European nations, Switzerland is proactive in protecting its culture especially when it comes to the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP). Recently, the SVP, the...
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Women Between The Extremes
In this installment of my series exposing the Left–Islam unholy alliance, I move into even stranger, meaning more ironic, territory: the relationship between Radical Feminism and Islam. I timed this post with the parashah (weekly Torah portion) Vayeshev,...
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