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OK, I will reproduce some articles on Oliur Rahman, Respect Party and its splinter Respect Renewal http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/news/1/2761-a-coup-detat-in-respect.html http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=13588 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_-_The_Unity_Coalition...

Sorry, to whom?

Yeah, time ago I went past an off licence and the licence was displayed at the entrance. The name of the owner/licencee? Mohammed Abdullah .... Something. Uh, a tiny voice was telling me, something is not adding up here .... Fausto

By chance, do you mean Oliur Rahman of the ill-fated Respect Party? Fausto

OH, the usual populist and racist petition by Umberto Bossi and his Northern League.

Ok, folks, here is an article (in Italian) about Imam alTantawi, who has banned the niqab from al-azhar university, of which he is the dean http://www.repubblica.it/2009/10/sezioni/esteri/egitto-velo/egitto-velo/egitto-velo.html Again, I am not for or against the niqab, except for my...

Yeah, pure commonsense, especailly points 2, 4 and 5. Fausto

I never read these fashion magazines, they are nothing but monumental bad taste, flashing knickers, etc, including that Lebanese one, what is the name, Jasad? They should be shunned by everyone, regardless of religious affiliation. They should be burned on the public square. Fausto

Yes, at the moment the situation in Italy is really awful, with this sick man of Berlusconi in power depite all his huge conflicts of interest, and with so many people willing to vote for him or for arch-racist Lega Nord. Anyway, Italy has always been a provincial country. From what I can...

Sorry, who are you talking about? Who wants to pay your way out? Fausto

I think that we need to strike a balance. Yes, women have the right to dress as they wish, but if shopkeepers have security issues over someone entering their premises with their faces covered, these issues should be addressed, that's all, nothing Islamophobic, surely not from me, for God sake...

here is the story http://www.heraldscotland.com/asian-men-in-burkhas-rob-jewellers-1.906837

Don't be so negative. Now it is clear that the Shari'a Law does NOT say that the death penalty is compulsory, but it is an option, so we should stop with these scare stories about Islam. Fausto

It is a total shame that nowadays Islam seems to have become the whipping boy of the West, blamed for all the ills of our societies. So, even if I am not a Muslim, I would be ferociously opposed to any measure that targeted hijab, jilbab and any type of headscarf; for instance my mother-in-law...

Yes, i can see where you are coming from

Actually I do like Islamic financial products, what is called Halal Finance, it does make sense. It is the death penalty I have always had issues with, since 1978, when I first saw the film below: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067698/ Yes, you can argue that the Shari'a Law is from God, and...

And your point is? Fausto

Yes, because of the training they give you, basically they teach you to see almost everyone who has been arrested for something as a "victim of society", basically they turn you into what the far right calls contemptuously "bleeding heart liberals" or "loony lefties". Fausto

a-Ha, this one of the many things that the report says: "A likely reason for the increase in recidivism, Professor Petersilia said, is that state governments, to save money and to be seen as tough on crime, cut back on rehabilitation programs, like drug treatment, vocational education and...

I understand where you people are coming from. Well, what can I say, I used to be a social worker, and I still think like one... Any social worker here?