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Being Pro-Muslim in a Complicated World

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

No doubt those who ignore or cover up abuses such as beatings, female genital mutilation or general repression do so out of cultural sensitivity, deferring to traditionalist leaders and self-appointed representatives of various communities, including

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France: The Rise and Fall of Emmanuel Macron

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

France's Justice Department is not independent of the government; no judge will seek to know more about Macron's scandal. No thorough and deep investigation will take place. The French media are largely subsidized by the government and no more

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In Islam, Jerusalem is not Mecca

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

When the time for the Muslim prayer came, Omar declined the invitation by Sophronius, the patriarch of Jerusalem, to pray inside the Church and instead prayed outside. Omar's fear was that that Muslims who would come after him might establish a mosque in

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Qatar: France’s Generous Financer of Mosques

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

The Great Mosque of Poitiers, for instance, sits in the vicinity of the site of the Battle of Tours, where Charles Martel, ruler of the Franks, stopped the advancing Muslim army of Abdul al-Rahman in the year 732. "We have funds from abroad... it comes

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Does Turkey Belong in the Future of NATO?

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

Loving one's native culture and feeling comfortable in it is normal. Western leaders have respected the rights of new immigrants to love the cultures from which they have come. But unfortunately, those same leaders are tearing apart their own cultures by

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Why is Nobody Talking about the Union for the Mediterranean?

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

The EU countries involved in the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) appear unbothered by promoting "integration" -- or even claiming "a common heritage" -- with countries such as Mauritania, where, according to recent reports, up to 20% of the population

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Toronto Shooting: Politically Correct Cover-Up?

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

The Hussain "family statement" was not written by the murderer's parents at all, but rather by Mohammed Hashim, a professional activist connected with the National Council of Canadian Muslims. Its American parent organization, as stated in its own

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UN Enabling Hamas’s War Machine

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

This ceasefire initiative is rather disturbing: it requires no meaningful concessions on the part of Hamas. It leaves, for example, wholly intact Hamas's extremist ideology, which calls for the destruction of Israel, and does not demand that Hamas lay

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The Turkish-Palestinian Hate Fest

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

Ahed Tamimi has called on "Palestinians to murder Israelis through 'martyrdom-seeking operations' (i.e., suicide bombings), stabbing attacks, and stone-throwing..." — Bradley Martin, researcher. If Palestinian Arabs are stateless today, it is by their

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UK: Boris Johnson Sparks ‘Burka-Gate’

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

"I believe that the public will see this for what it is — an internal Conservative party witch hunt instigated by Number Ten against Boris Johnson, who they see as a huge threat." — Tory MP Andrew Bridgen. "Taken to its logical conclusion, the

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Turkey’s Neighborhood Bullies

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign ministry keeps bullying his country's neighbors and the region, just like his friends, President Maduro of Venezuela and President al-Bashir of Sudan.

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Europe: Prayer in Public Spaces

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

These Arab countries know better than Europe that to contain Islamic fundamentalism, it is crucial to control the street. That 140,000 Muslims recently gathered in England for a public prayer event organized by a mosque known for its extremism and links

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Sweden’s Government Funds Anti-Semitism

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

The municipality of Malmö uses taxpayers' money to support "Group 194," an organization that posts anti-Semitic images on its Facebook page -- such as a defamatory cartoon portraying a Jew drinking blood and eating a child. In Sweden, imported Middle

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Hamas Blackmail, Media Silence

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

Hamas's strategy is to remain in power forever; to achieve that goal, it is prepared to do anything. Hamas has always acted out of its own narrow interests while holding the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hostage to its extremist ideology and repressive

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EU Unable to Neutralize US Sanctions against Iran

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

"Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States." — US President Donald J. Trump. "The EU is demanding that its largest corporations risk the entire cake for a few more crumbs." — Samuel Jackisch, Brussels correspondent

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Yazidi Slavery, Child Trafficking, Death Threats to Journalists: Should Turkey Remain in NATO?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

Yazidis are still being enslaved and sold by ISIS, with Turkish involvement, while the life of the journalist who exposed the crime is threatened. Reuniting the kidnapped Yazidis with their families and bringing the perpetrators to justice should be a

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A Month of Multiculturalism in Spain: July 2018

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

The United Nations reported that June 2018 was a record month for illegal migration to Spain. In all, 17,781 illegal migrants arrived in Spain during the first six months of 2018, almost double the 9,581 migrants who arrived in Spain during the same

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Germany: Mass Migration vs. Microaggression

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

Instead of listening to genuine concerns felt by ordinary citizens, the German political establishment rushed to criminalize dissent. Earlier this year, Merkel's government enforced an "anti-hate speech social media law." Immigrants who tried to

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UK: Discrimination against Christian Refugees

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

The UN recommended 1,358 Syrian refugees for resettlement in Britain during the first quarter of 2018, of whom only four were Christians. Britain agreed to resettle 1,112 of these refugees, all of whom were Muslims, and refused to accept the Christians.

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The US, Italy, and International Trade

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Gatestone Institute :: Articles

It is not farfetched to think that Italy's "government of change" will try to break the euro and leave the monetary union. Such a move would likely cause a domino effect on the whole structure of the euro, which could collapse without the presence of its

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