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In reply to the discussion: Taharrush - The Sickening And Terrifying Arab Rape Game That Is Spreading Across Europe(updated) [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)204. Deep in the land of denial, are we??? Let's go to Denmark.
Several Danish nightclubs close to the German border have instituted a language test:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3405167/Danish-nightclubs-demand-guests-speak-Danish-English-German-allowed-foreign-men-groups-attack-female-revellers.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Glenn Hollender, from the Sonderborg club, Den Flyvende Hollænder, told TV Syd last week: 'A large number of the male guests who come from the local asylum centre have a very hard time respecting the opposite sex.
'In my eyes, it is harassment when one or more men continue to touch a young woman after she has said "stop".'
'In my eyes, it is harassment when one or more men continue to touch a young woman after she has said "stop".'
Mine too.
There's an amusing or disturbing saga between the Copenhagen City Council and a Danish Muslim organization. A little controversy has erupted there:
January 10:
http://cphpost.dk/news/danish-muslim-youth-organisation-criticised-for-inviting-controversial-imam-to-speak-at-event.html
The Muslim youth organisation Muslimsk Ungdom i Danmark has attracted strong criticism for its decision to invite the controversial preacher Shahid Mehdi to speak at an event on Sunday, TV2 News reports.
Mehdi was quoted in 2004 as saying that women who dont wear headscarves are in many ways themselves to blame if they are raped.
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The event is being held at the premises of the Danish Islamic Society Det Islamiske Trossamfund, with which Copenhagen Municipality decided to sever co-operation last year. Neither Muslimsk Ungdom i Danmark nor Det Islamiske Trossamfund responded to TV2s request for comment on the case.
Mehdi was quoted in 2004 as saying that women who dont wear headscarves are in many ways themselves to blame if they are raped.
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The event is being held at the premises of the Danish Islamic Society Det Islamiske Trossamfund, with which Copenhagen Municipality decided to sever co-operation last year. Neither Muslimsk Ungdom i Danmark nor Det Islamiske Trossamfund responded to TV2s request for comment on the case.
Actually, it wasn't just in 2004. In 2013 the randy imam was arrested in Malmo:
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/180393/muslim-imam-claims-women-who-dont-wear-hijabs-are-daniel-greenfield
I'm not going to excerpt that. Seriously, the guy who said in a Danish TV interview that women who went out without being covered were the cause of rape got arrested for chasing a woman around a park with his penis hanging out.
But back to January, 2016. After the city council members criticized Muslimsk Ungdom i Danmark, on January 15th we read:
http://cphpost.dk/news/relations-cooling-between-det-islamiske-trossamfund-and-copenhagen-municipality.html
Det Islamiske Trossamfund (DIT), an Islamic religious organisation in Copenhagen, has asked three politicians for compensation of 10,000 kroner each, reports Berlingske.
An apology has also been demanded for what DIT alleges were defamatory remarks made against the organisation that have been devastating for co-operation between itself and [Copenhagen] Municipality.
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They have all been accused by DIT of making defamatory statements against the organisation and the controversial Islamic cleric Haitham al-Haddad who has previously been invited to speak at their community mosque located on Dortheavej in Copenhagen.
An apology has also been demanded for what DIT alleges were defamatory remarks made against the organisation that have been devastating for co-operation between itself and [Copenhagen] Municipality.
...
They have all been accused by DIT of making defamatory statements against the organisation and the controversial Islamic cleric Haitham al-Haddad who has previously been invited to speak at their community mosque located on Dortheavej in Copenhagen.
You are probably wondering who Haitham al-Haddad is:
We are now in November, 2015:
http://www.thelocal.dk/20151103/copenhagen-threatens-to-cut-ties-with-muslim-group
The City of Copenhagen has given the Islamic Society in Denmark (Det Islamisk Trossamfund) a 30-day deadline to condemn controversial statements made by some of the societys members.
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Copenhagen City Council members pointed to the societys invitation to British imam Haitham al-Haddad earlier this year. According to city officials, al-Haddad accepts violence against women and believes that Jews are the descendants of pigs and apes.
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Copenhagen City Council members pointed to the societys invitation to British imam Haitham al-Haddad earlier this year. According to city officials, al-Haddad accepts violence against women and believes that Jews are the descendants of pigs and apes.
He's controversial in Britain too:
http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/thousands-sign-petition-to-stop-anti-gay-scholar-haitham-al-haddad-from-speaking-day-before-national-10066017.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitham_al-Haddad
He's a "mandatory veil" guy:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8455955/Muslim-Council-women-cannot-debate-wearing-veil.html
Also he insists no one should interfere when a man beats his wife. It's purely a private matter.
I do think the Islamic society doubled down with the randy imam, who has been quoted as justifying his assault on religious grounds.
So there's a reason to believe that in the west there may be a somewhat organized attempt to intimidate and sexually harass women by, um, some Muslims.
If you are wondering why I know this stuff, since my college days more than three decades ago. I have had good Muslim friends. Obviously NOT THIS TYPE. Male and female, they are really nice people.
But there are some Muslim preaching a brand of Islam that justifies all sorts of crimes which are forbidden to Muslims, if they are committed against non-Muslims. They blame such people, especially women, for all the ills in society.
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Taharrush - The Sickening And Terrifying Arab Rape Game That Is Spreading Across Europe(updated) [View all]
Dems to Win
Jan 2016
OP
Rape culture is "lovely, deserving of our respect and acceptance"? Who says that?
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#4
thank you for that information. would you please post it as its own OP for greater
niyad
Jan 2016
#8
Looks like they don't collect is separately. I don't have an answer, but here's the wiki bit
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#19
We could just as easily accuse you of "attacking" colleges sports and military as an "entire group"
sibelian
Jan 2016
#96
the problem i have is some seem to be going from acknowledging this is a serious problem
JI7
Jan 2016
#200
It's an extremely awkward and complicated situation. MANY factors impinge on this.
sibelian
Jan 2016
#215
I can't remember when I have been surrounded by a gang of white, black or hispanic
smirkymonkey
Jan 2016
#123
"chances are LEO would break the rapist's head"????? what in the HELLLLLL are you smoking?
niyad
Jan 2016
#18
Chickenshit DAs refuse to prosecute good ole boys in Texas, by the way.
Manifestor_of_Light
Jan 2016
#27
she apparently heard the old, hateful saying, "the only good rape victim is a dead one"
niyad
Jan 2016
#29
I think that is two separate issues. I haven't heard of instances in the US where 1500 men surround
stevenleser
Jan 2016
#91
You say yes yes yes to "Do you think all Muslim men should be prohibited from entering the United...
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#71
Just to clarify, you want to ban all men of a certain religion from entering the USA?
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#130
Casey Kasem was sooooo scary, as is Ahmed Zewail. Incredible, ban all male Muslims from the USA.
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#135
And you are hearing this crap on an alleged liberal message board. Imagine the garbage
randys1
Jan 2016
#227
And after all this turns out the source is bullshit...usually I am good about not falling
randys1
Jan 2016
#233
That was in reply to smirkymonkey who agrees with banning all young male muslims
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#138
You don't see a problem with broadbrush bigotry against everyone of a religion?
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#154
Cough. Ahem. With the greatest of respect, Sir/Ma'am, we are not talking about your nation.
sibelian
Jan 2016
#160
YOU may be, but THEY said "Yes, absolutely" to the question about the USA.
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#161
Thank you for seeing this on an individual basis. I agree with what you write here, do not agree
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#168
Well. I have to say I certainly understand your reticence to go down that path.
sibelian
Jan 2016
#176
The USA needs to ban big C Christians as they cause most of the problems here
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#178
That is a powerful observation and I agree with you with regards to emotional intelligence.
sibelian
Jan 2016
#214
Only muslim men assault women, in your view? Bigotry is a nasty thing to see here
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#209
These assaults are a blanket punishment to ALL women. This is punishment to women for not behaving
Squinch
Jan 2016
#112
"Germany should immediately enforce curfew on Muslim men"? Maybe they should have them wear a patch
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#162
I find it discouraging that you can only see those 2 extremist resolutions, all men or all women
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#169
If it is a curfew aimed at a group of people based on some characteristic like religion, it is the
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#175
"I think a reasonable curfew on young Muslim men is not undue hardship on them"
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#180
My YOUNG MUSLIM MAN nephew can not be out and about when visiting family in Germany
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#192
This is organized, group rapes. This is a growing problem, but not yet in America. n/t
pnwmom
Jan 2016
#145
Wiki gang rape page is a start for links on gang rape phenomenon. It is not a new thing.
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#5
Rape is awful, but here is a SNOPES link about this, isn't new, has been happening long before refug
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#59
this is a subcategory- it's a hate crime against European, unveiled women as well.
KittyWampus
Jan 2016
#38
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/taharrush-the-sickening-and-terrifying-arab-rape-game-that-is-s
Jim Beard
Jan 2016
#48
there is no punishment severe enough for the animals engaged in that criminal so-called game
rollin74
Jan 2016
#47
for some time, there were sprays that, if a woman was actually able to use it, would
niyad
Jan 2016
#20
you made several excellent points. I wasn't aware, at the time, of anybody saying
niyad
Jan 2016
#25
I predict there is going to be a huge backlash against the foreigners. These men will keep..
BlueJazz
Jan 2016
#35
the India times is a hindu nationalist rag that has been in trouble for inciting
betterdemsonly
Jan 2016
#49
Yes, Kelvin, no doubt there are problems with the American social landscape, they are not comparable
sibelian
Jan 2016
#155
I missed the "credible news sources", would you be so kind as to point them out?
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#75
I don't read German but he said his relatives said Die Welt was a conservative source.
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#86
Snopes says street harassment & sexual assaults are nothing new, not due to refugees
uppityperson
Jan 2016
#60
Due process is WELL under way and has ALREADY ESTABLISHED that a large number of these men
sibelian
Jan 2016
#157
The Cologne police have released their official inventory of the crimes that night.
Yo_Mama
Jan 2016
#186
Well, since you refuse German sources, and only German sources report in this level of detail
Yo_Mama
Jan 2016
#206
The US removes Hussein and destabilizes Iraq and that excuses Moroccan & Tunisian men for this?
EX500rider
Jan 2016
#225
what they did are crimes and the perps are charged with crimes. The worse will be deported.
Sunlei
Jan 2016
#102
Bigotry, no matter what clothing it wears, is never pretty. This is Islamophobia. The Nazis
KingCharlemagne
Jan 2016
#201
It will be more than interesting to see how the German authorities tackle this problem
flamingdem
Jan 2016
#191