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Old 06.03.2018, 20:52
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

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Nice - but according to the Swedish Council for Crime Prevention wrong :
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An almost 3 fold increase in sexual offences in the last 2 years...
The title of this thread "All about Muslims ....."

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Old 06.03.2018, 20:57
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Usual hypocrasy from you then.
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Old 06.03.2018, 21:10
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Old 07.03.2018, 10:34
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

You may not have facts , you may not be able to hold an argument but at least you have spelling. go you.
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

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The title of this thread "All about Muslims ....."

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Oh yeah, all of a sudden these sexual offences have been practiced by Swedes... They decided to return to their viking times...
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Oh yeah, all of a sudden these sexual offences have been practiced by Swedes... They decided to return to their viking times...
Oddly enough Vikings also had a less than favourable reputation that they were rapers and pillagers but history has found that not to be the case.

Apparently they didn't wear helmets with horns sticking out of the sides either.

Funny how rumours perpetuate through misinformation, ignorance and fear, eh..?
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Old 07.03.2018, 14:01
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Apparently they didn't wear helmets with horns sticking out of the sides either.
Well ta for ruining my fantasy
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Oh yeah, all of a sudden these sexual offences have been practiced by Swedes...
From the linked article there's absolutely nothing to suggest otherwise. Citing it in an attempt to support an anti-Muslim (or anti-immigrant, or whatever particular bandwagon you're on) argument is just silly.
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Old 07.03.2018, 14:17
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

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Oddly enough Vikings also had a less than favourable reputation that they were rapers and pillagers but history has found that not to be the case.

Apparently they didn't wear helmets with horns sticking out of the sides either.
Only the ones whose wives were unfaithful.
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Old 07.03.2018, 14:19
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

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Oddly enough Vikings also had a less than favourable reputation that they were rapers and pillagers but history has found that not to be the case.

Apparently they didn't wear helmets with horns sticking out of the sides either.

Funny how rumours perpetuate through misinformation, ignorance and fear, eh..?


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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

Eight people have been found guilty of being members of a right-wing terror organization by a court in Germany.

A federal court in Dresden handed down the verdict Wednesday after a yearlong trial of members of the so-called "Freital Group," a terror cell founded in eastern Germany in 2015

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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

Not to mention incorrect use of punctuation.

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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

Swedes? Well that‘s a turnip for the books.

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Old 09.03.2018, 01:51
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

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Seems it is institutionalised in the US

Child marriage is not a thing of the past in the US: almost 250,000 children were married there between 2000 and 2010, some of them as young as 10.

And not Muslims!


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Jernigan and other supporters of the bill say the loophole led to female minors being married to significantly older men, where they face higher chances of being abused.
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Meanwhile in Germany it's tolerated (together with bigamy obvs).

http://www.spiegel.tv/videos/1279889...n-vom-18022018
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/romandie...lobby-26640526

It seems Muslims are praying and using loudspeakers at the Geneva airport. There is an assigned room available for prayer but for whatever reason, they have chosen to pray in the lobby instead.

My thoughts on this:

1. Loudspeaker? I find this highly intrusive, and to be honest, arrogant. It would also bother me if kids play loud music too. Can't prayer be done quietly?

2. I realize that perhaps due to flight times, they might not have time to use the prayer room. However, if their prayer in the lobby had nothing to do with time issues, then I would feel anger towards their arrogance in not respecting my wishes, and the policy of the airport, of keeping the lobby a neutral place.

I would feel this way about any religion, culture or tour group that I find disruptive.

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1. Loudspeaker? I find this highly intrusive, and to be honest, arrogant. It would also bother me if kids play loud music too. Can't prayer be done quietly?
But then how would they impose their religion on us?
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Re: All about Muslims (in the wake of terrorist attacks in Europe)

Before hitting back too hard here, it would be interesting to know if this is a regular occurence or something that has just happened on a couple of occasions.

Sometimes you have to go with the situation.

Supposing there was a football game and the airport was fillled with excited fans, singing their club songs loudly and generally being barstewards. There's probably a rule against that but the police would probably do well to turn a blind eye (within bounds) in order not to come across as too heavy handed and potentially make things worse.

Or suppose, say, a bunch of schoolkids spontaneously start singing their favourite song, and everybody else cringes at the horror if it.

If a couple of muslims get overly pious and similarly lose control of themselves, is that any different?

is it wrong?

If however this is being systematically organized as an act of provocation, the police should step up.

Either way, they're probably alienating way more people than they are impressing, so what is really in it for them?
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