text stringlengths 9 67.6k |
|---|
"I am fully ready to have a public debate with Tariq Ramadan to make it patently clear that the man does not know 1% of what a world-class scholar must know." The challenge comes from an another Tarek, the Egyptian intellectual Tarek Heggy. When you tell Heggy about the expansion of Islamic extremism in Europe, but mos... |
Tariq Ramadan: "For years I have heard people saying: "Be careful with Tariq Ramadan because he has one message in French; and a different one for when he speaks Arabic in the suburbs." Go and try to speak Arabic in the suburbs of France and you won't have an audience because they don't know Arabic". |
Tarek Heggy: Like a number of Muslim Brothers, Mr. Ramadan has two messages : one for the non-Arabic speaking audience (such as his views about the physical punishments) and different messages in Arabic. The difference between the spirit of these messages is enormous ... one would realize the dangers of this phenomenon... |
T.R. To Ernesto Ferrero, director of Turin Book Fair, in 2008 with Israel guest of honor: "This is where we deeply disagree: to choose the State of Israel while you know what was, and still is, happening in the occupied territories - and just after the international community, almost unanimously, condemned the Gaza's b... |
T.H. Mr. Ramadan, what is the relationship between all what you have said about the sufferings of the Palestinian people and a book-fair in Italy ? and apart from this book-fair boycott (BTW, did the Arab boycott ever yielded any significant fruits ?!) ... what are your views concerning the Israeli/Arab conflict : do y... |
T.R. "Muhammad married a Jewish woman and he even protected Jewish tribes". |
T.H. This is partially correct. The Prophet took a Jewish lady who was, by our modern terminology, a Pow as a wife. Though I read all the main Sira books, I have not come across the so called "protection rendered to some Jewish tribes" - we shall be grateful to Mr. Ramadan if he could guide us (!!) to the sources that ... |
T.R. "Today Europe is Dar al-shahada" |
T.H. Saying that Europe today is dar al-shahada" confirms that the fellow (Ramadan) has a sick-nostalgia. This passion to use medieval terminology and concept is (in my views) a strong and patent sign of illusive mind, a mind that imagines that a certain era or period of history was a paradise : its heroes, language an... |
T.R. To criticize the religion and Muslims is not Islamophobia; a critical attitude towards religion must be accepted. But to criticize someone or discriminate against them only because they are Muslim-this is what we can call Islamophobia, this is a kind of racism. |
T.H. This is great Mr. Ramadan! But while we are aware of thousands of books that were written by Jewish scholars criticizing many Judaism related subjects and thousands of books that were written by Christian scholars criticizing many Christianity related subjects - please give me only ten titles of books written by M... |
T.R. "The worst that can happen to a democratic society is to see its citizens being transformed to passive victims paralyzed by fear. The proponents of the global clash of civilizations theory shall win if we accept to be individually colonized by emotional caricatures and suspicion towards people of other faiths and ... |
T.H. This is absolutely correct, but I guess that he will never dare to declare that the a major Arab/Islamic country that invested billion of dollars on spreading its own interpretation of Islam is the number one society that MUST be described by Ramadan's words (a society that its citizens are being for more than 80 ... |
T.R. "If a law already exists, why a new law in 2004? This is because crucifixes were accepted under the old law. The new law was passed because of France's Muslim presence. The reality is that France's secular tradition is being adapted to target a specific group. French society is going through something of an identi... |
T.H. Mr. Ramadan asks "why a new law in 2004 ?" ... the answer is patently clear : " because of the rapidly growing danger that nobody could neglect or ignore". |
T.R. About Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab: "We cannot deny that his intervention in Arabia was often a kind of a war, but at the same time the reason of his enterprise were filled with a will of renewal" |
T.H. I read everything Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab wrote (13 booklets) and read also all what has been written on this ruthless man and found him nothing but a very shallow man and simply and clearly a blood, destruction and killing advocate. Every expert in Islamic jurisprudence knows that while Ibn Hanbal represents t... |
T.R. "I have said that I am against the implementation of stoning, death penalties and corporal punishments. In Islamic-majority countries, this is a minority position. What we cannot deny is that these punishments are in the texts. What I am saying to Muslim scholars is that today's conditions are different, so in thi... |
T.H. The question Mr. Ramadan is not the implementation of the physical criminal/penal punishments. The question is simply as follows : if you do reject the Islamic criminal punishment - does this take you to the rest of the Sharia and therefore say the same i.e. as the physical punishment are not anymore suitable to w... |
T.R. About Hasan al-Banna, his grand-father and founder of the Muslim Brotherhood: "He is very badly known to the West since he is known only from the words of British colonizers and Zionists." |
T.H. Mr. Ramadan should pray day and night that the British do not release all of their documents that are relevant to Hassan al-Banna !! If they do, the world would realize why the Muslim Brothers society was formed in the Egyptian city of Ismailia in 1928. I know from reliable document that the idea was mainly a Brit... |
T.R. "I don't work for the British or any other government. I am open to any kind of dialogue as long as the rules are clear: free to speak out, free to criticize, free to resist and free to support when it is right. Muslims should stop thinking that to talk is to compromise, but the black and white approach is often t... |
T.H. That is great MR. Ramadan - let us have a public debate anywhere in Europe or in the USA. I did my own survey to your writings and speeches and came to a patently clear conclusion that your main qualification is that you are the grandson of Hassan al-Banna the founder (with the British Embassy in Egypt in 1928) of... |
T.R. "As to Hizb ut-Tahrir, I disagree with them but I think that as long as they are not speaking illegally, they must be free to speak and the society and Muslims should be free to respond. Hizb ut-Tahrir is not calling Muslims to kill or to act illegally, so it must be heard and challenged. To ban is the wrong way". |
T.H. You are most mistaken Mr. Ramadan. It is time for Europe to get up and protect democracy from all those who are trying to utilize "the tools of democracy" to establish a system that is by all civilized definitions is MOST ANTI-DEMOCRACY. The basic beliefs of Hizbu al-Tahrir are entirely anti-modernity, anti-democr... |
T.R. "Firstly, we have to be accountable when attending international interfaith meetings. If we engage in dialogue only at conferences, then we are not living up to our spiritual commitment. We must be committed to go back to our communities and share what we have learned and put our words into actions". |
T.H. The basic requirements of a scientific and objective dialogue among the followers of the three monotheistic religions are not (yet) mature at the side of the Muslim intellectual. They still lack the minimum respect to OTHERS and to their freedom to be different. Just look at the speeches of all the Saudis who part... |
AUSTIN — The Texas General Land Office has released an internal audit criticizing the Alamo's accounting practices. |
The audit findings are consistent with a September draft report that Land Commissioner George P. Bush had previously called "doctored," the Austin American-Statesman reported . |
The internal audit released Thursday questions the use of a nonprofit to manage the historic site's operations using public money but without public scrutiny. |
"The current situation obscures the control of the funds," the audit said. "It also has created a situation where GLO is responsible for state laws over the use of funds, but with limited control since the expenditures are prior to approval by the GLO." |
The document recommends that the office reconsider its structure and funding model for the Alamo. |
The newspaper released the draft report's nearly identical findings in February while Bush was campaigning in the Republican primary for Texas land commissioner. His campaign had scrutinized the story, calling it "fake news." |
Bush won the March 6 primary and faces Democrat Miguel Suazo this fall. |
Suazo said the audit shows Bush "lacks the competence to manage our state's most historic landmark." |
Agency spokeswoman Brittany Eck had previously said the draft report obtained by the Statesman had been significantly altered, though she didn't clarify how. |
But the agency on Thursday applauded the internal audit, which drew the same conclusions as the draft report. |
"The fact of the matter is that the GLO proactively initiated this audit — the first of its kind in Alamo history — to modernize and reinforce oversight and accountability," Eck said. |
The agency responded that it's moving "toward an industry-standard nonprofit museum management model" that "will take some years, and is taking place in the context of a historic renovation at the Alamo and its surroundings in San Antonio." |
Bush is overseeing a $450 million plan to redevelop the site. |
2013 has been a dangerous and violent year for journalists. This year, 71 journalists have been killed, according to Reporters Without Borders, and there has also been a big increase (+129%) in abductions. The overall level of violations affecting news providers continued to be very high. |
Violence against media workers undermines the ability of journalists to carry out their work freely as well as the right of citizens to receive the independent information they need, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova said in a statement yesterday. |
The head of the United Nations agency entrusted with upholding press freedom pushed on with her campaign to secure the safety of journalists, condemning the killing of media workers in Syria and Iraq. |
“Combatting impunity must be a priority for the international community, given that we are just days away from the 7th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1738 on the safety of journalists and that there have been new international resolutions on the protection of journalists,” Reporters Without Borders secre... |
The regions with the largest numbers of journalists killed in connection with their work were Asia (with 24) and the Middle East and North Africa (with 23). The number of journalists killed in sub-Saharan Africa fell sharply, from 21 in 2012 to 10 in 2013 – due to the fall in the number of deaths in Somalia (from 18 in... |
Syria, Somalia and Pakistan retained their position among the world’s five deadliest countries for the media (see below). 39% of the deaths occurred in conflicts zones, defined as Syria, Somalia, Mali, the Indian province of Chhattisgarh, the Pakistani province of Balochistan and the Russian republic of Dagestan. Of th... |
The number of journalists killed in connection with their work in 2013 fell by 20% compared with 2012, but 2012 was an “exceptionally deadly” year with a total of 88 killed. The numbers were 67 in 2011, 58 in 2010 and 75 in 2009. |
Reporters Without Borders’ secretary-general called for tougher measures to combat impunity when he spoke at a UN Security Council meeting in New York on 13 December on “Protecting journalists.” RWB wants Article 8 of the International Criminal Court’s statute to be amended so that “deliberate attacks on journalists, m... |
Just for the record, we called this. The NBA’s top draft pick, Andrew Wiggins, has signed an endorsement deal with adidas Basketball. |
“Joining the adidas family is a blessing and an honor and I am extremely excited for what lies ahead. Knowing that this elite brand is welcoming me into the family with such esteem gives me a great deal of pride. Our collaboration couldn’t be more organic both personally and professionally and I look forward to moving ... |
Wiggins also took to Instagram (see photo on the flip) to share the news. “Been waiting for this day. Happy to be joining the @adidashoops fam! #teamadidas,” he wrote. |
No word on how much the deal is worth, yet, but best believe it is hefty amount. Wiggins was picked first in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Your move, LeBron. |
Hartlepool United are capable of starting another unbeaten run after Tuesday's League Two defeat by Carlisle, says manager Craig Hignett. |
Pools' seven-game streak was brought to an end at Brunton Park, after a run of five wins and two draws that brought a manager of the month nomination. |
Saturday's opponents Morecambe are just two points behind 17th-placed Hartlepool, with two wins in 15 games. |
"We've got no reason to be scared of anyone," Hignett told BBC Tees. |
"We've played well and looked difficult to play against, we just need to be more ruthless in the final third." |
Under Hignett, the Victoria Park club have climbed from 21st to sit 16 points clear of the relegation zone with seven matches left. |
In addition to the loss, Pools saw Billy Paynter limp off with a hamstring injury, with the striker a doubt for Saturday. |
"He's another one who has been fantastic," added Hignett. "He's a leader, great in the dressing room and he scores goals, so he'll be a big miss. |
"But it gives me a chance to see other people and that's what I've got to do before the end of the season." |
It's no wonder that many consider "modern rock" or the "new wave" to be the most exciting musical genre: just witness its diversity. |
Serving up the perfect blend of pure pop and punk-rock, this Missouri quartet (which has roots in Salt Lake City) gives each of its "emo-core" numbers - songs about love and its failures - "All" the energy and hooks they deserve. |
New York's twisted Johns (Linnell and Flansburgh) show no signs of a creative drought, bringing delightfully warped lyrics to ultra-hummable numbers like "She's Actual Size" and "Dinner Bell," both standouts on this winner. |
"Ripe" is more accessible than the band's previous two efforts. Field Trip, of Pleasanton, Calif., still has more than enough rustic charm to pull off folky rock numbers like "Wake Up Alone" and "Another Lonely Day," which should be a truck-driving anthem. |
Connecticut's Miracle Legion has been unfairly and too often compared to R.E.M. Expanding to a quartet for its major label debut, this collection of heartfelt songs is more reminiscent of recent Waterboys and Van Morrison (especially the lovely "Sea Hag"). |
Though Britain's foremost "socialist folk-rocker" has now fleshed out his sound with a band, these recordings (made originally for radio) feature Bragg solo and at his most compelling, delivering his songs with a sparkling honesty. |
Ever since disbanding power-pop icons the Plimsouls, Peter Case has adopted a neo-folkie guise. By embracing both his rocking past (on "Vanishing Act") and his acoustic present ("Wonderful 99," co-written with the legendary John Prine), Case has made his most satisfying effort to date. |
Since it took a messy divorce and other tragedies for Matthew Sweet to find his unique voice, let's hope that things go better for this promising popster, who's capable of producing crackling pop (such as the mildly funky title track) as well as weepy sentiments ("I've Been Waiting"). |
NICEVILLE � Truth be told, Choctaw head coach Andy Thigpen isn�t sure that his Indians have played to their full potential yet. |
It sure looked like they did Thursday night. |
Behind 18 points from forward Dylan Williams and 14 from Bryan Baker, the Indians improved to 4-2 in District 2-6A play with a convincing 59-50 win at Niceville. |
The Indians� nine-point win, which was never easy, avenged an earlier 53-49 loss to the Eagles at Choctaw. For the Eagles, Thursday night�s setback was the third-straight district loss at home. |
In the first half, both teams traded early runs before fighting to a stand-still. Niceville�s Nicholas Haynes, who finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds, scored the first six points of the night for the Eagles, who got off to an 8-2 lead. A 12-2 run by Choctaw, however, gave the Indians the early advantage thanks to ... |
Williams scored 10 of his 18 in the second half, and Choctaw used an 8-0 run to end the third quarter to pull away. Trailing 31-29 late in the third, the Indians put together four straight baskets, punctuated by a Thomas Clay steal-and-layup to enter the fourth quarter up by six. |
Niceville attempted to rally in the fourth behind nine points from Korey Amaker, but the Indians had the answer each time. |
The Indians� biggest lead came with just over four minutes left when Clay finished a fast break with a layup for a 53-41 advantage. |
Williams also posted eight rebounds for the Indians, as he and Baker delivered down low for the 14-8 Indians. |
Michael Hawkins finished with nine points for the Indians, and Clay had eight. |
Amaker scored 11 for Niceville, and Terrance Jones chipped in eight. |
Meteorologist Evelyn Cusack has never seen anything like Hurricane Ophelia in her 35 years of forecasting Ireland’s weather. |
The well-known face of Met Eireann told Independent.ie today’s events are “not even unusual, but unprecedented”. |
She said that normally hurricane which begin in the Caribbean travel westward towards America but Ophelia headed north. |
Due to colder water temperatures in the Atlantic it has been technically downgraded from a hurricane, but Ms Cusack said Ophelia remains an “exceptionally powerful storm giving hurricane strength winds”. |
Weather phenomenon Ophelia has already claimed the life of a woman in Waterford. |
The woman suffered fatal injuries when the car in which she was travelling was struck by a large tree. |
It is understood that a limb of the tree pierced the vehicle inflicting fatal injuries on the woman. |
A garda spokeswoman told Independent.ie. "Gardaí are at scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred outside Aglish village on the R671 this morning at 11.40a.m. |
"A female driver (mid 20s) was fatally injured when the car she was driver was struck by a falling tree. |
"A female passenger (mid 50s) was injured and has been removed to Waterford Regional Hospital with non life threatening injuries. Emergencies services are still at scene." |
The accident happened at Aglish, in west Waterford shortly after 11am as Storm Ophelia reached its height in the south with wind gusts in excess of 130km/h. |
Waterford gardaí and emergency services attended the scene but tragically the woman was pronounced dead before she could be transferred to University Hospital Waterford. |
Appeals have been made again to stay off the roads and streets of Irish towns and cities, until the worst of Storm Ophelia has passed. |
Meanwhile, the whole of Ireland will experience "violent" winds from the weather phenomenon, with each part of the country bearing the brunt of the storm for approximately three hours, a forecaster has warned. |
Hurricane strength winds of 190km per hour have been recorded on Fastnet Rock. |
What Does Jennifer Lopez Eat? |
One of the first things that comes to mind when we think of Jennifer Lopez — in addition to "talent goals," of course — is "body goals." At age 47, she's no stranger to the latest workout trends, so it's no surprise that she's also got her diet in check. |
To maintain her killer physique, J Lo is pretty strict in some respects: she shies away from alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine and sticks to a 90-calorie breakfast shake and decaf coffee for her morning meal. |
Her personal trainer, Tracy Anderson, backs J Lo up on her level of discipline, telling People in 2016, "I have her eating very clean because she needs really good fuel for all the things that she's doing . . . it's all organic and it's all very well thought out, with the balance of very high-quality proteins and a lot... |
But like all of us, the superstar still enjoys dining out. "Most restaurants offer healthy, low-calorie meals so I watch for things on the menu that fit my lifestyle," she told Hello! Magazine in 2016. "I'll have a salad or some fish with veggies. And I make sure I drink lots of water throughout the meal." |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.