Christian Children in Egypt Imprisoned for 'Blasphemy' after Mocking ISIS

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Terror-related arrests in England, Wales and Scotland reached record levels last year, when 338 people were held, Scotland Yard has said.

More than half of those arrests were related to Syria, Met Police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said.

Police said more than 700 potential terror suspects are now thought to have travelled to Syria.

About half of those people - said to be of "significant concern" - are believed to have since returned to the UK.

The total number of terror-related arrests was up from 254 in 2013/14 - an increase of about a third.

Of the latest arrests, 56 related to suspects under the age 20 - a figure that police say represents "an emerging trend".

Suspects were arrested for offences ranging from fundraising for extremist causes to plotting terrorist attacks.

I believe we are discussing how many deaths in the U.S. are related to Muslim attacks. We are not discussing England, Wales and Scotland.

Just saying....

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Terror-related arrests in England, Wales and Scotland reached record levels last year, when 338 people were held, Scotland Yard has said.

More than half of those arrests were related to Syria, Met Police assistant commissioner Mark Rowley said.

Police said more than 700 potential terror suspects are now thought to have travelled to Syria.

About half of those people - said to be of "significant concern" - are believed to have since returned to the UK.

The total number of terror-related arrests was up from 254 in 2013/14 - an increase of about a third.

Of the latest arrests, 56 related to suspects under the age 20 - a figure that police say represents "an emerging trend".

Suspects were arrested for offences ranging from fundraising for extremist causes to plotting terrorist attacks.

It's probably not too surprising when many of those people have familial ties to the country.

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It's probably not too surprising when many of those people have familial ties to the country.

Syria?

Never heard of any Syrians been involved.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Errr OK.

You do know that we have people from Iraq, Iran, Syria and Libya who were/are living in exile in the UK?

I saw a demonstration of Syrian ex-pats in Westminster a few months back. Trust me, they exist.

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You're lucky you're still alive.

Indeed. I also observed several other Muslims both individually and in groups, both at family fun center and at a nearby mall. None of them appeared to be armed, strapped with explosive devices, or in any way involved in committing acts of terror. Perhaps they use a color line system and it was a be peaceful and act like a good citizen color day?

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Indeed. I also observed several other Muslims both individually and in groups, both at family fun center and at a nearby mall. None of them appeared to be armed, strapped with explosive devices, or in any way involved in committing acts of terror. Perhaps they use a color line system and it was a be peaceful and act like a good citizen color day?

How did you know they were Muslims?

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I believe we are discussing how many deaths in the U.S. are related to Muslim attacks. We are not discussing England, Wales and Scotland.

Just saying....

Nah, this article is about Muslims overseas. Since Muslims here don't commit no where near the number of murders they need to hate on properly(Muslims make up 3.37% of the population, 6.67 million, and they don't even factor into the murder rate, it's that small) the focus has become let's look at Muslim run countries that have fit the narrative. Funny how countries like Malaysia and Indonesia get left out in the cold. Guess there isn't enough persecution going on...

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Nah, this article is about Muslims overseas. Since Muslims here don't commit no where near the number of murders they need to hate on properly(Muslims make up 3.37% of the population, 6.67 million, and they don't even factor into the murder rate, it's that small) the focus has become let's look at Muslim run countries that have fit the narrative. Funny how countries like Malaysia and Indonesia get left out in the cold. Guess there isn't enough persecution going on...

My fault. I didn't know U.S. Muslims were not up for discussion since every time an incident involving a Muslim happens all Muslims are blamed. Thanks for enlightening me.

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Funny how countries like Malaysia and Indonesia get left out in the cold. Guess there isn't enough persecution going on...

he plight of the Muslim Rohingya refugees drifting without succour in the Andaman sea is appalling, and must be alleviated. The Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian governments should be put under pressure to do their humanitarian duty toward these unfortunate people. But those governments are also right to say both that they cannot be expected to bear the burden alone, and that the problem is bound to get worse unless the root causes, which are the contested status of the Rohingya in Burma and the existence of a ruthless people-trafficking industry in the region, are not tackled in a determined way.

The Rakhine area from which the Rohingya come is one where Muslims and Buddhists have co-existed very uneasily for many decades, coming periodically to blows. The two sides have narratives of this vexed relationship that are close to irreconcilable.

In one, the Rohingya are virtually all immigrants from Bangladesh or what later became Bangladesh, and grew from a small minority into a majority in some parts of the state, reinforced by constant, illegal new arrivals from Bangladesh. They only started calling themselves Rohingya, which is an invented identity, recently, and never had, in this view, a wholehearted loyalty to Burma, wanting at the time of independence in 1947 to be part of Pakistan, or to have a state of their own, and thereafter seeking maximum autonomy. Therefore, a “resettlement” plannow being put into practice by the Yangon government is fair, because it will allow Rohingya who can prove that their families have lived in Burma for 60 years or more to become naturalised citizens, while those who cannot will face deportation.

In the Rohingya version, they are the descendants of Muslims who came to this part of Burma long ago, perhaps of Persian and Arab traders, and are not Bengalis, in spite of the fact that they mainly speak that language, and they have been denied both full Burmese citizenship and, most recently, the right to vote. The resettlement plan is manifestly impractical, unfair and, above all, cruel, and has already led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands both inside the countryand outside it, mainly to Bangladesh.

There are some elements of truth in the first version of events, and some elements of special pleading in the second. But any impartial assessment must come down firmly on the side of the Rohingya. The Burmese government’s draconian formula for dealing with this problem from history is both ludicrous and vicious. It is a recipe for the kind of tragedy we are just witnessing on the high seas, with many more disasters to come. It also provides an opportunity for the criminal rings that profit from the desperation of families trapped in camps where there is no work and no hope.

It is a sad paradox that the partial liberalisation of Burma in recent years has released both genuinely democratic forces and a popular chauvinism, particularly an anti-Muslim chauvinism, within the Buddhist majority which undermines those forces. Burma’s government must face down that chauvinism and change its policies.

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The kids must have been watching Fox News. This business of having a mind of your own has to stop. The collective is the way. Resistance is futile.

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he plight of the Muslim Rohingya refugees drifting without succour in the Andaman sea is appalling, and must be alleviated. The Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian governments should be put under pressure to do their humanitarian duty toward these unfortunate people. But those governments are also right to say both that they cannot be expected to bear the burden alone, and that the problem is bound to get worse unless the root causes, which are the contested status of the Rohingya in Burma and the existence of a ruthless people-trafficking industry in the region, are not tackled in a determined way.

The Rakhine area from which the Rohingya come is one where Muslims and Buddhists have co-existed very uneasily for many decades, coming periodically to blows. The two sides have narratives of this vexed relationship that are close to irreconcilable.

In one, the Rohingya are virtually all immigrants from Bangladesh or what later became Bangladesh, and grew from a small minority into a majority in some parts of the state, reinforced by constant, illegal new arrivals from Bangladesh. They only started calling themselves Rohingya, which is an invented identity, recently, and never had, in this view, a wholehearted loyalty to Burma, wanting at the time of independence in 1947 to be part of Pakistan, or to have a state of their own, and thereafter seeking maximum autonomy. Therefore, a “resettlement” plannow being put into practice by the Yangon government is fair, because it will allow Rohingya who can prove that their families have lived in Burma for 60 years or more to become naturalised citizens, while those who cannot will face deportation.

In the Rohingya version, they are the descendants of Muslims who came to this part of Burma long ago, perhaps of Persian and Arab traders, and are not Bengalis, in spite of the fact that they mainly speak that language, and they have been denied both full Burmese citizenship and, most recently, the right to vote. The resettlement plan is manifestly impractical, unfair and, above all, cruel, and has already led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands both inside the countryand outside it, mainly to Bangladesh.

There are some elements of truth in the first version of events, and some elements of special pleading in the second. But any impartial assessment must come down firmly on the side of the Rohingya. The Burmese government’s draconian formula for dealing with this problem from history is both ludicrous and vicious. It is a recipe for the kind of tragedy we are just witnessing on the high seas, with many more disasters to come. It also provides an opportunity for the criminal rings that profit from the desperation of families trapped in camps where there is no work and no hope.

It is a sad paradox that the partial liberalisation of Burma in recent years has released both genuinely democratic forces and a popular chauvinism, particularly an anti-Muslim chauvinism, within the Buddhist majority which undermines those forces. Burma’s government must face down that chauvinism and change its policies.

Link please...

My fault. I didn't know U.S. Muslims were not up for discussion since every time an incident involving a Muslim happens all Muslims are blamed. Thanks for enlightening me.

You're welcome. It's the new style. If you can't find it here, then look elsewhere...

The kids must have been watching Fox News. This business of having a mind of your own has to stop. The collective is the way. Resistance is futile.

Fox News cracks me up. I

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You want a link to a story that has been all over the media for the last week?

Edited May 15, 2015 by Boiler

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Fox News cracks me up. I

What cracks me up is that there actually are people that think of Fox News as a News network.

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What cracks me up are their are actually people who have their noses so firmly planted in the posterior of the prez, that they move their mouths in unison while he vomits orders to his die-hard minions. It's a vaudeville act that's coming to a close soon. So, take photos now.

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You want a link to a story that has been all over the media for the last week?

I asked for the link, didn't I? You copied and paste about 3 paragraphs, what's so hard with putting in the link where you got it from?