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From: gunter
8/25/16
Burkini Ban Debate Intensifies With Viral Photos of French Police Ordering Woman to Remove Clothes
The photos show a woman in black leggings, a blue tunic, and blue head scarf lying on a beach in Nice, France. Then, four police officers approach. They stand over her, hands on hips, as she removes her tunic. The Guardian reports that the photos were taken on Tuesday.
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From: gunter
8/27/16
In case it needs to be explained: saying talaq talaq talaq is all it takes to divorce a wife and kick her out.
SC admits Muslim woman's plea to declare triple talaq illegal
The Supreme Court on Friday took on board a petition by a West Bengal-based Muslim woman to declare the practices of ''talaq-e-bidat'' (triple talaq), ''nikah halala'' and polygamy under the Muslim personal laws illegal and unconstitutional. A Bench of Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y.
Read more from The HinduFrom: gunter
9/2/16
Triple talaq is better than murdering wife, AIMPLB tells Supreme Court
On Friday, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) submitted a reply before the Supreme Court saying that personal laws cannot be challenged or rewritten in the name of social reforms as that would violate of Part III of the Constitution, reported ANI.
Read more from FirstpostFrom: kc_harley
9/2/16
From: gunter
9/9/16
File under Hillary, mentally impaired.
We need to be praying for Hillary Clinton, there's special needs there, there's mental impairment.
Texas congressman Louie Gohmert mocks Clinton as 'mentally impaired'
WASHINGTON - Rep. Louie Gohmert, never known for holding his tongue, made clear this morning that his disdain for Hillary Clinton runs deep. The tea party favorite from East Texas called the Democratic nominee for president "mentally impaired," a line that drew approving laughter Friday at a gathering of religious conservatives.
Read more from DallasnewsFrom: gunter
9/11/16
Hillary Collapses
From: gunter
9/15/16
Rivers of Blood
Dhaka flooding: Why are there 'rivers of blood' at Eid? - BBC News
As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, people in Dhaka have been sharing pictures showing streets flooded with blood-stained water. The blood comes from animals sacrificed for the festival, and had mixed with floodwater in parts of the Bangladeshi capital.
Read more from BBC NewsFrom: Jerry (coelacanth55)
9/15/16
I find it disgusting, but I don't know if there is a big difference between this sort of slaughter and the killing in a meat packing plant.