Photos: Deadly Storms Rip Through Central Alabama on Monday, January 23, 2012

Two people were killed in the Birmingham, Ala., area as storms pounded the South and Midwest, prompting tornado warnings in a handful of states early Monday.
At least one of the areas affected by the storms, which were part of a system that stretched from the Great Lakes down to the Gulf of Mexico, was also hit by a line of killer storms that slammed the Southeast last April.

Brussels: One of Europe's largest Muslim cities

Via De Morgen, VRT (Dutch):

25% of the residents of Brussels are of Muslim origin, which makes Brussels one of the European cities with the largest Muslim presence, comparable to Birmingham in the UK. This according to a sociological study ('L'Iris et le Croissant' - the Iris and the Crescent) by UCL. The study was conducted by Sociologist Felice Dassetto, who has been researching Muslims, radicalization and intercultural ism for more than 30 years.

Four men arrested over Birmingham 'suicide plot'

Four men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into an alleged suicide bomb plot in Birmingham.

Six charged with terrorism offences

Four men have this evening been charged with preparing for an act of terrorism in the UK, and two more with failing to disclose information. One has additionally been charged with terrorist fundraising.

UK: Seven misunderstanders of Islam arrested in anti-terror operation

"The arrests are thought to be the most significant this year." But just remember: the real problem is "Islamophobia." Just keep repeating it, and eventually it will come true: the real problem is "Islamophobia." The real problem is "Islamophobia." The real problem is "Islamophobia." "Seven held in Birmingham anti-terror operation," from the BBC, September 19 (thanks to Steven):

Six men and a woman have been arrested in Birmingham in a large anti-terrorism operation, West Midlands Police say.

The men, aged between 25 and 32, are being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the UK.

Sharia court sentences two to amputation for theft

on SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 · in NEWS

GUSAU (AFP) – An Islamic sharia court in  Zamfara State has sentenced two men to amputation of their right wrists for stealing a bull, with the amputation to be carried out in public if it is given final approval.

The Rise of Islamic No-Go Zones

Three and a half years ago, one of the Church of England’s most senior bishops, Pakistani-born Michael Nazir-Ali, warned that Islamic extremists had created “no-go”areas across Britain too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter. His politically incorrect concern sparked a firestorm of denial and criticism. The Muslim Council of Britain, for example, dismissed it as the Bishop’s “frantic scaremongering” and “intolerance,” and scoffed,

Sharia and Western Compliance

Leslie Sacks

 

Article 22 of the 1990 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam states:

 

1. Everyone shall have the right to express his opinion freely in such manner as would not be contrary to the principles of the Shari'a
2. Everyone shall have the right to advocate what is right, and propagate what is good, and warn against what is wrong and evil according to the norms of Islamic Shari'a.

This is really sad. A man lost his son to a hit and run in the British riots.

(From: Vlad Tepes)

This is really sad. A man lost his son to a hit and run in the British riots. 

Birmingham (UK) first choice for sharia finance in Europe

Sharia is being implemented by Islamic vigilantes in Bradford, Dewsbury and Tower Hamlets, and its creeping in corporate boardrooms in Birmingham. via First choice for finance – Latest News – Media Centre – Business Birmingham.

The current economic climate has led many organisations to review the way they manage their financial operations and raised awareness of alternative methods of finance, such as Islamic finance, which offer a more risk averse approach than traditional Western banking.

London Riots Threaten Jews in Stamford Hill

London riots threaten Jews in Stamford Hill. They have been advised not to walk alone and to be careful when going to synagogue.