Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 54 jailed in China over internet use "Detainees also include followers of the banned Falun Gong movement"

This refers to a report from Amnesty International:People's Republic of China - Controls tighten as Internet activism grows
BBC NEWS | Business | Nigeria to tackle e-mail scams let me introduce myself .... 419 scams discussed at World Economic Forum
BBC NEWS | Technology | Bombay plans cyber cafe controls

Monday, January 26, 2004

Times Online - Sunday Times: "ATTENDANCE at Britain’s mosques has outstripped the number of regular worshippers in the Church of England for the first time."

Friday, January 23, 2004

AlterNet: The American Taliban: "The Internet has certainly enabled folks on the far right to circulate plenty of hate propaganda and scurrilous conspiracy theories at minimal expense. This has helped with the spread of everything from Holocaust denial to bogus tracts about black genetic inferiority and fear mongering about non-white immigration. "

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

Reuters, Pray for the web porn browsers, 20 Jan 2004: "The rabbi recommends that Jews recite the prayer when they log on to the Internet or even programme it to flash up on their computer screens so they are spiritually covered whether they enter a porn site intentionally or by mistake."
Telegraph | News | Bible Belt missionaries set out on a 'war for souls' in Iraq: "US Christian evangelists want to 'save Muslim souls' in Iraq". Missed this one when it came out, but it remains relevant.
Reuters | WWII aerial photographs on the Internet: "From the smoke billowing from the incinerator of the Auschwitz concentration camp in which millions of Jews were murdered by the Nazis, to the U.S. landings on Omaha beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the pictures tell dramatic stories."
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage: "'My sons are more important to me than all of Palestine. I would be lying if I said I would willingly send my son (to carry out a suicide attack). What for? I don't believe these attacks are useful,' Ghanem, 49, told Reuters."

Friday, January 16, 2004

BBC NEWS | Wales | Police win paedophile internet ban: "A Welsh police force has won what is thought to be a ground-breaking ruling which bans a paedophile from using the internet and mobile phones. "
NY Times, A Real-Life Debate on Free Expression in a Cyberspace City Sims morality play

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

TIME Asia Magazine: A Glimmer of Hope -- Jan. 19, 2004 Kashmir
Aljazeera.Net - Rabbi on trial for opposing demolitions: "An Israeli rabbi who heads a human rights group will be put on trial on Wednesday for attempting to block the demolition of Palestinian homes by standing in front of Israeli bulldozers. "

Monday, January 12, 2004

Women Not Prohibited From Driving in Islam, Says Al-Qarni : "Sheikh Ayed Al-Qarni, a prominent Saudi Islamic scholar, has said that Islam does not prohibit women from driving but that the matter must be seriously discussed. He said he preferred a woman driving her car herself rather than being driven by a stranger without a legal escort.

“There is no definite text (either in the Qur’an or Sunnah) that bans women driving,” said the scholar, who is known for his moderate Islamic views, in an interview with Al-Hayat newspaper. He called for a debate on the issue by prominent scholars."
The Register, Lastminute.com cleared of 'mocking the Christian faith', 7 January 2004: "Lastminute.com has been cleared of 'mocking the Christian faith' after running a series of ads calling on people to 'keep weekends sacred'.

"The captions accompanying posters (which showed streams of bright sunlight through the clouds) were written in mock bible-speak.

"Take this one for example: 'Thou shalt not spend thine Sabbath arguing in a Swedish furniture store, but shalt see a west-end show for less silver pieces than a fancy lamp.'"
The Register, Stroppy emails make you sick: official

Monday, January 05, 2004

Muslim school in synagogue: Simply a business deal, landlord and tenant say
Wired News: Beyond Google: Narrow the Search useful for those of use (re-)searching 'religion' on the web.
sacbee.com -- Religion -- Time to move on: "Last May, Ahmad wrote a column on what he saw as some of the concerns of the Muslim community and posted it on the mosque Web site (www.masjidibrahim.com). The response, he says, was overwhelming. He heard from people all over the country who agreed with his views. The column was the impetus for the conference.
In his column, Ahmad wrote about the need for Muslim social services and for a unified religious body in this country that sets rules and guidelines. He understands why some people may be reluctant, given the experience of Islamic governing bodies in other countries, but says one is needed here. He chided Muslims for not attending services regularly and not providing financial support to their local mosques, among other issues. He also discussed race."

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