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Lawsuit: City of Dearborn Covering Up Muslim "Honor" Killings aka Murders

Cross Post from Atlas Shrugs:

More evidence of the "respect" muslim men  show to women - and, as per norm, the so-call "Feminists" are silent.:

Lawsuit: "Honor Killings" Covered Up by City of Dearborn:
Demand a Special Investigation

Just a few of the honor murder victims in the West (US, UK, Canada, Israel, Denmark) - art here

We have long suspected the cover-up of Islamic honor killings in America. I have tried for years to determine how many young Muslim girls died in the US, and under what circumstances. There is no central data bank with that sort of information. We know the media refuses to call it what it is; do we believe that law enforcement would? The Pentagon can't even say jihad when the subject of the investigation of the Fort Hood jihadi Hasan comes up.

The higher-ups in law enforcement and government are scrubbing the horrific crime of honor killing. How do they look their wives and daughters and sisters in the face at night? This points to the continued diminishment of women in the West by the introduction of Islamic cultural mores and practices. This egregious violation of public trust and American rule of law was exposed in the lawsuit filed by four Christians arrested in Michigan for passing out leaflets at an Arab Festival.

Covering up what should be a capital crime demands a special investigation, not just in Michigan, but nationwide. This is happening everywhere -- stealth sharia enforcement.

Props to the Thomas More Law center for filing this suit and taking on this human rights issue. Robert Muise of The Thomas More Law Center has represented me in a number of my free speech cases, along with David Yerushalmi. Our legal warriors.

Lawsuit: 'Honor killings' OK by Michigan Shariah 

Plaintiffs challenge city's official cooperation with Islamic WorldNetDaily

A lawsuit that challenges the official cooperation by the city of Dearborn, Mich., which has one of the largest populations of Muslims in the U.S., with Islamic interests makes a stunning allegation: that under the recognized "Shariah" law in the city, there have been "honor killing" murders that have been "covered up."

The lawsuit wasbrought by the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of four Christians whose speech and other civil rights were restricted by official city action at several recent city-sponsored Arab Fest events.

The lawsuit on behalf of Acts 17 Apologetics, Nebeel Qureshi, David Wood, Paul Rezkalla, Negeen Mayel and Joshua Hogg names as defendants the city of Dearborn, Mayor John. B. O'Reilly, Police Chief Ronald Haddad and a long list of police officers and Muslim Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Fay Beydoun and Norma Haidous, the special events coordinator for the American Arab chamber.

Officials in the offices of both O'Reilly and Haddad said they were unable to respond to questions about the case, which seeks a court order halting the city's practices regarding speech and distribution of literature on public property at the city's Arab Fest during the summers.

It also seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the defendants.

The allegation about the honor killings that have been "overlooked" in Dearborn comes on Page 61 of the 96-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan today.

Describing the circumstances under which police officers arrested the Christians and ordered them to spend a night in jail rather than view readily available exculpatory evidence that ultimately cleared them of the charges, the complaint notes that during the booking of the Christians at the city jail, "a sympathetic city police officer told plaintiffs Qureshi and Rezkalla that some of the police officers were 'on their side,' 'agreed with what they were doing' and 'didn't think they did anything wrong,' or words to that effect."

The comments simply were "demonstrating further that defendants retaliated against plaintiffs for their religious speech activity," the complaint explains.

"The sympathetic police officer told plaintiffs that the security personnel hired for the Arab Festival were mostly 'criminals and gang members,'" the complaint explained. Then it continued:

"The sympathetic police officer told plaintiffs that there were instances in the city where 'honor killings' permitted by Shariah had taken place, but they were covered up," the complaint alleges.

There were available no further details about the honor killings, which are murders committed by Muslims to protect or restore the "honor" of their families against their own family members who may have somehow created "dishonor," such as refusing to cooperate with an arranged marriage, or marrying outside of Islam.

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"Muslims dominate the political and law enforcement process in Dearborn. It seems that police were more interested in placating the mayor and Muslims than obeying our Constitution. Shariah law makes it a crime to preach the Gospel to Muslims. This is a classic example of stealth Jihad being waged right here in America. And it should be a wake-up call for all patriotic Americans,” he said.

The first situation developed June 18 when police jailed four Christian missionaries when they witnessed Nabeel Qureshi, a Muslim convert to Christianity, peaceably discussing his Christian faith with Muslim youths.

The other three, David Wood, Paul Rezkalla, and Negeen Mayel, were arrested along with Qureshi for allegedly "breaching the peace," and were led away in handcuffs by police while Muslim onlookers cheered and applauded.

Mans Best Friend seen as the new symbol of rebellion in Iran

Frequent readers of this blog will know that I am an avid dog lover thus this article from the Guardian merits my passing it along - on a variety of levels.

The majority of muslims have a hypocritical association with dogs. They believe dogs are 'unclean' and offensive  - refusing to allow even guide dogs in taxis - yet have NO problem making gambling money off dogs as muslims are responsible for 98% of dog fighting rings in the UK.

So it's extremely interesting that dogs are now seen as a symbol of rebellion in Iran. Dogs are indeed man's best friend.

Dogs: Iran's new symbol of rebellion

The religiously informed state disapproval of dogs has seen the pampered pooch become the latest sign of middle-class dissent

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• Muslims have kept dogs for centuries. For example, Salukis, a breed of hunting dog, have historically been valued by the Bedouin. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Recently a visitor from Iran assured me that her dog was staying at a five-star spa in Tehran for the duration of her trip. I had no idea she had a dog in the first place, but was struck that she had insisted in telling me such a thing. Over the past few years, dog ownership has become yet another unlikely arena for the social and political dispute within the tumultuous politics of Iran.

 

It is well known that dogs, along with pigs, are considered unclean in Islam. Strictly speaking, the theology doesn't ban their ownership, or petting; the Sunna prescribes that dogs are "pollutants", contact with them rendering believers ritually unclean. This means that ritual cleansing is required before one is able to perform prayers. Despite this, dogs have been kept by Muslims for centuries. For example, salukis, an ancient breed of hunting dog, have historically been valued by the Bedouin, who breed them for both their beauty and their prowess in hunting.

 

However, having domesticated animals free to roam inside a house, contact with which would require ritual cleansing, would be quite tricky from a practical point of view for Muslims who are required to pray five times a day – even though there is no actual legal prohibition of dog ownership.

 

The Islamic Republic of Iran makes not only the application of the laws of Islam its constitutional duty, but also the promotion of godly behaviour its social remit. It has an Orwellian state ministry tasked with the promotion of "better behaviour" according to Islamic mores. This is the sharpest point at which the ideological state comes into contact with a people, who are at least as fun loving as they are God fearing.

 

Even though a Saudi-style morality police has no place in a much more modernised, sophisticated and complex country such as Iran, nevertheless, official and semi-official state agents conduct waves of enforcement against manifestations of un-Islamic social conduct. Laxed hijabs of young women are a primary target – such clampdowns are conducted in well-anticipated cycles, once or twice a year. Being a pragmatic state with already strained resources, the Iranian government announces such clampdowns well in advance in order to reduce the number of confrontations. Street patrols stop, admonish and occasionally fine or arrest the offenders. The very fact of the announcement makes it clear the ritualistic nature of such campaigns.

 

The state prohibition of anything in Iran is an open invitation for its widespread social promotion. Blond hair and garish makeup, nose jobs (of which Iran is the world capital) and extravagantly sculpted and gelled hairstyles for boys are all forms of sedition – political statements with a small "p". The state's legitimacy is thus questioned and openly ridiculed, at least by a certain section of the population.

 

As it happens, opponents of the state and its ideology also have the means and the spare time to indulge in such practices because they are, by and large, members of the affluent urban elite. But the religiously informed state disapproval of dogs in Iran has a deeper resonance than a garish pair of Dolce & Gabbana crystal-studded sunglasses. Before the Muslim invasion and conversion, Iran's state religion was Zoroastrianism. In ancient Iran, dogs were particularly treasured and well-treated animals. The Gathas were explicit in the promotion of dogs as good and godly creatures; furthermore, the Zoroastrians believed that the bridge to the afterlife was guarded by dogs, so being nice to dogs in this world might have its reward in the hereafter.

 

After the Islamic conquest and the gradual but eventual mass conversion of Iranians from their national religion, disdain for dogs was not only a way for the conquerors of humiliating nation but a way for the new converts to prove their devotion to their new religion. Cruelty to and avoidance of dogs was the equivalent of the dried ham for the reconquistadors in Spain, where the newly converted Jews and Moslems were forced to keep pigs and to eat them to confirm the earnestness of their conversion.

 

The past 1,400 years or so haven't been that much fun for dogs in Iran. All that has come to change paradoxically through the very same religion responsible for their plight. Their recent popularity and adulation must have taken Iranian dogs by surprise. Dogs are now as much symbols of safe, middle-class resistance as false eyelashes and green wristbands. Pooches have never had it so good, and rare breeds, especially small lap dogs, change hand for tens, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars.

 

An underground industry of dog beauty parlours thrives, mostly run out of private homes, as do a plethora of canine protection and welfare charities. A legal and substantial kennel industry has developed into what is fancily called "dog spas" where the middle class deposit their dogs when on holiday or, in the case of some of my conflicted relatives, when a devout auntie comes to stay.

 

The industry booms further every time a firebrand preacher calls for their banning or admonishes dog owners from such platforms like the much loathed national radio and TV. Its been a long time coming, but Iranian dogs are having their day.

 

The Magnificent Seven - Hero Dogs That Saved Hundreds During The Blitz

I've always believed one of the most 'telling' characteristics regarding muslims is their hypocritical relationship with dogs - muslims believe dogs are unclean - even guide and other service dogs -  yet - 98% of the [despicable] dog-fighting rings in the UK are headed by muslim men.

Telling indeed.

As I've proclaimed in the past - I am a BIG dog lover so I can't pass up a good dog(s) story.  My current best mates are two English bull terriers, but I have owned German Shepherd (Alsatian) dogs & English Setter dogs in the past. Each breed unique in intelligence, personality and traits.

Whether a 'purebred' or mongrel  - dogs have been responsible for super-heroic feats throughout history........ thus we have 'The Magnificent Seven' of WWII fame shown below.

Where would we be without our dogs?

The Magnificent Seven: Hero dogs that saved hundreds during the Blitz are honoured

In the canine world they are the Magnificent Seven – the dogs that helped us survive the Blitz.

As the bombs fell on London they scoured the rubble of ruined buildings, finding hundreds of survivors for rescue teams.

When the Second World War ended, each was awarded the Dickin Medal for uncommon valour, the four-legged equivalent of a Victoria Cross and the highest honour bestowed by the charity the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals.

Now, in the 70th anniversary year of the Blitz, all seven are to be remembered in a PDSA roll of honour.

PETER: COLLIE CROSS

Peter: Passed search-dog training with distintion

His owners signed him over to the War Office in the hope he might help on the Home Front. He passed search-dog training with distinction and went on to locate a succession of victims trapped in or under bombed buildings.

His most triumphant moment came when he saved the life of a small boy in Chelsea after one of the last flying bomb attacks on London.

Recognition came when the Civil Defence was formally stood down at a parade in Hyde Park.

RIP: MONGREL TERRIER

Rip: Rescued more than 100 people

A stray adopted by an air raid warden unit after being bombed out of his London dockland home.

They couldn’t stop him becoming a search and rescue dog – it seemed he did it for the enjoyment.

In 12 months between 1940 and 1941, he rescued more than 100 people from the air-raid ruins. He carried on the good work for another four years.

JET: ALSATIAN

Jet: Called out every night until the end of the air attacks in the capital

Jet of Lada, to give him his full pedigree, was born in Liverpool to celebrated breeder Mrs Babcock Cleaver.

He attended ‘war dog’ school in Gloucester from the age of nine months and was initially stationed in Northern Ireland, later distinguishing himself in anti-sabotage work for the Government.

When he was rebased in London, he became one of the most successful rescue dogs of the war, called out every night until the end of the air attacks on the capital.

BEAUTY: WIRE HAIRED FOX TERRIER

Pioneered a special squad to locate and rescue trapped animals despite never being trained for a wartime role.

Her owner Bill Barnett, a PDSA superintendent, used to take her on patrol with him when he toured the East End with a Civil Defence unit. She rescued 63 animals overall.

Beauty: Pioneered a special squad to locate and rescue trapped animals

IRMA: ALSATIAN

Irma trained at the Ministry of Aircraft Production Dog School and is credited with saving hundreds of lives.

Her ability to locate victims through the most dense and difficult obstacles constantly astounded her handlers. 

Irma: Ability to locate victims constantly astounded her handlers

After one air raid she insisted she had found life under a collapsed house, and refused to budge.

After a day, rescuers pulled two young girls alive from the ruins.

THORN: ALSATIAN

Thorn came from a distinguished line of search and rescue dogs.

He was spectacularly fearless and happy to dash into blazing buildings to do his sniffer duty inside.

He once found a family trapped under a burning house.

How he detected their scent baffled rescuers – but they got the family out alive. 

'Outstanding good work': Alsatians Rex, left, and Thorn

REX: ALSATIAN

Rex was described by Civil Defence authorities as having done ‘outstanding good work’ during the years he worked to the end of the war in 1945.

They said he ‘displayed uncanny intelligence and outstanding determination in his efforts to follow up any scent which led him to a trapped casualty’.

 

Public campaign brings soldier's mascot dog from Afghanistan to UK

A real 'feel good' story:

Afghan hound is saved from the frontline by public campaign after five years on patrol

Last updated at 3:59 AM on 27th March 2010

He spent five years patrolling alongside British troops in Afghanistan, surviving gun battles and explosions.

Tangye the labrador was bought from a local family as a puppy before being adopted by C Company, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, and becoming a popular companion for the soldiers, who called him 'fearless under fire'.

Now he is starting a new life in Britain after an astonishing public campaign to save him from the dangers of the frontline.

New life: Tangye in the kennels after being brought to the frontline

There had been concerns that he could be killed by a landmine or even targeted by Taliban snipers in an effort to lower British morale.

In January, a Facebook campaign was set up by Labrador Links Rescue, an online forum run by Natalie Pomroy, 39, from Essex.

The campaign quickly attracted more than 5,000 members and, with the help of a charity called Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England and volunteers, raised the £5,000 needed to pay for the dog's safe passage to Britain.

LRRSE then teamed up with British charity Nowzad Dogs, which rescues war-afflicted animals in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nowzad looked after Tangye in Afghanistan and arranged his transport once the funds were raised. LRRSE will now take care of him in the UK.

Such was Tangye's popularity that he became a mascot and source of morale for the men of C Company.

Lance Corporal Brent Meheux said: 'When the lads were under fire he would run up and down the line barking and wagging his tail. It was like he was shouting encouragement.'

On his way home: Tangye starts his journey from Kajaki in Helmand back to Britain after concerns he might step on a mine

A spokesman for 3rd Battalion added: 'He accompanied almost every patrol with the riflemen and had probably completed more patrols than even the most experienced soldier.'

But Jean Henman of LRRSE said: 'He would run ahead of them on patrols and they were getting worried he'd step on an improvised explosive device.

'The war was just a game to him. He's the kind of dog that would run and pick up your grenade if you threw it and bring it back to you.'

Tangye, who was named after a village near forward operating base Zeebrugge at Kajaki in Helmand Province, where he lived, left Kajaki by boat before being flown to Britain on Wednesday and transported to quarantine kennels.

He will spend six months there and if given the all-clear will then be found adoptive owners.