Christian charity Samaritan's Purse fears anything relating to Jesus may offend MuslimsSo its decision to ban Jesus, God and anything else connected with its own faith has been greeted with little short of puzzlement.
The Netherlands may become the first European country to ban Muslim face veils after its government pledged yesterday to outlaw the wearing in public spaces of the niqab, or veil, and the burka, or full-length cloak covering the head.
THE leader of the far-right British National Party walked free from court overnight after being cleared on race hate charges in a re-trial.Nick Griffin, who was acquitted of using words or behaviour intended or likely to stir up racial hatred, emerged from the courthouse making the victory sign as supporters greeted him waving flags, wielding bottles of champagne and chanting "Freedom".
القاهرة: خالد محمد فى خطوة من المتوقع أن تثير جدلا كبيرا حول تلك القضية، أكد تقرير لهيئة المفوضين بمجلس الدولة المصري حق المرأة في ارتداء النقاب والدخول به الى أي مكان بدون ان يتعرض لها أحد، فيما شدد المستشار عبد القادر قنديل نائب رئيس مجلس الدولة ـ الذي أعد التقرير ـ ان النقاب زي مباحٌ للمرأة، وارتداءها له من حريتها الشخصية والعقائدية والجسدية ولا يجوز حظره أو منعه لأن في ذلك مساسا بالحرية الشخصية والعقيدية.
ROME: An Egyptian cleric who was allegedly kidnapped by the CIA in Milan in 2003 said he was tortured with electric shocks, left in a cell where rats crawled on him and threatened with rape when he was taken to Egypt, an Italian newspaper reported Thursday.