Episódio sobre Maomé de South Park censurado

South Park is not known as a show that shies away from controversy, but last night its creators appeared to bow to threats of violence from a US Muslim group by censoring a typically irreverent episode about religious leaders, including Muhammad.

Wednesday night's show was labelled with the word "Censored" after the words Prophet Muhammad were beeped out during broadcast and images of the prophet in a bear outfit were substituted with ones of Santa Claus in the same costume.

But whether the changes were intended to acquiesce to the threats, or make fun of them, was not immediately clear. In the first part of the 200th episode screened last week, Muhammad appeared several times inside a bear suit, while the leaders of other religions were also depicted irreverently, including a scene which showed Buddha snorting drugs.

Before last night's show was aired, Islamists warned its creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, they could face severe retribution for repeating the depiction of Muhammad in costume. [...]

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Casamento Homossexual: Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa vai analisar enunciado polémico

O Conselho Pedagógico da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa deverá apreciar na próxima semana o enunciado de um exame, relativo ao casamento homossexual, que alguns alunos afirmam ser uma "provocação discriminatória e ridícula".

Na prova de Direito Constitucional II, o regente da cadeira, Paulo Otero, propôs um enunciado segundo o qual a Assembleia da República aprovou um diploma que permite o casamento poligâmico entre seres humanos e entre humanos e animais vertebrados domésticos, como "um complemento à lei sobre o casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo".

Depois, foi pedido aos estudantes que apresentassem argumentos para defender tanto a constitucionalidade como a inconstitucionalidade do documento. [...]

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Muçulmanos avisam criadores de South Park após piada sobre Maomé

A US Muslim website has warned the creators of South Park they face death after once again depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammed in an episode last week.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone celebrated the 200th episode of South Park with a storyline in which the actor Tom Cruise launches a class lawsuit against the animation’s townsfolk, uniting every celebrity that has ever been insulted by the cartoon.

During the episode, Cruise agrees not to pursue his lawsuit if the South Park characters can hand Mohammed over to him. It transpires Cruise and the other celebrities, who include Bono, the Pope, Mel Gibson, and George Lucas leading a ball-gagged Harrison Ford on a leash, only want Mohammed for his "goo", which they believe will lend them invulnerability to public ridicule. Mohammed eventually appears, but dressed in a bear suit. [...]

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Em 20 anos o Islão será maioritário Bruxelas?

En plein essor démographique, la capitale de la Belgique est déjà l'une des villes les plus multiculturelles d'Europe. Les courants musulmans sont déjà majoritaires dans certains quartiers. Et pourraient se renforcer dans les vingt années à venir. Pour quel futur ensemble ? Notre enquête. [...].

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Marco Polo era um ‘islamófobo‘?

If the same exact criticisms being made against Islam today were also made centuries ago, is it reasonable to automatically dismiss them all as “Islamophobic” — that is, as “unfounded fear of and hostility towards Islam,” as the Council on American Islamic Relations would have it?

This is the question I often ask myself whenever I read pre-modern writings on Islam. Take that elementary schoolbook hero, Marco Polo and his famous memoirs, for example. By today’s standards, the 13^th century Venetian merchant would be denounced as a rabid “Islamophobe.” For me, however, his writings contain a far more important lesson — one in continuity — and deserve closer scrutiny [...].

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Trabalhistas pretendem obrigar trabalhadores estrangeiros a falar inglês

All public sector workers will be expected to speak English and failing police chiefs will be easier to sack, under manifesto pledges to be announced by Gordon Brown today.

The Prime Minister hopes to convince voters that he understands their concerns and has the energy and ideas to drive through improvements to services in an era of sharp spending cuts.

Under the Labour proposals, residents could trigger takeovers of individual police divisions within a year, with chief constables facing the sack if they fail to meet minimum standards after three years, The Times has been told. [...]

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Enfermeira proibida de usar crucifixo no local de trabalho pelo tribunal

The nurse at the centre of a growing storm over discrimination against Christians yesterday lost her fight to wear a crucifix at work. Shirley Chaplin, 54, was told by an employment tribunal that wearing the cross is not a 'mandatory requirement' of her faith.

She had been taken off hospital wards and moved to a desk job after refusing to remove the religious symbol. Yesterday the grandmother lost her religious discrimination case against the hospital trust that employed her. She described the result as 'a very bad day for Christianity'.

Seven bishops had supported her battle against the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, who said the inch-long crucifix and chain to which it was attached raised health and safety concerns. The Archbishop of Canterbury referred to 'wooden-headed bureaucratic silliness' when highlighting her battle in his Easter sermon.

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Católicos vêem na oração compartilhada tentativas de ‘apoderar-se da catedral‘ de Córdoba

El altercado protagonizado por más de un centenar de musulmanes con nacionalidad austriaca en la Mezquita Catedral el pasado Miércoles Santo cuando intentaban orar con un imán y fueron desalojados ha dejado aún más claro a las asociaciones cristianas cordobesas que no hay que permitir el rezo compartido en este templo católico.

El primero en lamentar lo sucedido ha sido el presidente de la Asociación Presencia Cristiana, Miguel Ángel Parra, quien subrayó el hecho de que el grupo de musulmanes fuera armado. En este sentido, Parra dijo que ésto demuestra una «premeditación clara» por pensar que pudiera haber pelea. Como en otras ocasiones, Presencia Cristiana recuerda que la Catedral es «la Catedral de Córdoba y que es para su culto». La antigüedad como catedral cristiana, ahondó Parra, «es superior a la de época musulmana». Y les hizo recordar que hace 800 años que la Mezquita Catedral es cristiana y después de 500 de ocupación musulmana, fue 300 años atrás basílica visigoda. Por este motivo, dijo, «no entendemos la petición de culto compartido, ya que el número de mezquitas en la ciudad es suficiente para los musulmanes que residen en la ciudad y de otro lado, no entra dentro del rito musulmán el rezar en un lugar compartido por otras creencias». [...]

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Gordon Brown: ‘os imigrantes devem honrar os valores britânicos‘

Gordon Brown said immigrants who are unwilling to honour British values are not welcome yesterday, as he pledged to do more to meet the concerns of the “mainstream majority”.

Mr Brown said he agreed that it was unfair if newcomers took advantage of Britain’s freedoms without making a fair contribution in return. But his attempt to deal with strong voter concerns over immigration was undermined when he was criticised by a watchdog for exaggerating the fall in migrant numbers.

Sir Michael Scholar, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, said that the Prime Minister had used figures in his weekend podcast that were “not comparable” when he claimed that there had been a big fall in net inward migration — the number of people allowed into Britain minus those leaving. [...]

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Grave incidente na mesquita de Córdova provocado por uma oração organizada por turístas muçulmanos

A Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba fue ayer el escenario de un enfrentamiento violento entre vigilantes, policías y turistas musulmanes que trataron de rezar en el interior del templo. De este modo, la polémica sobre la posibilidad de convertir el recinto en ecuménico ha experimentado un nuevo incidente protagonizado, según destacaron fuentes de la Policía Nacional, por algunos visitantes austríacos.

El Obispado de Córdoba informó a este periódico en un comunicado de que el grupo estaba compuesto por un total de 118 turistas extranjeros "que provocaron de manera organizada un reprobable episodio de violencia". Según informó la Policía Nacional, este incidente, en el que también intervino la Policía Local, finalizó con dos personas detenidas y una de ellas era una mujer. [...]

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A principal organização muçulmana da Indonésia radicaliza-se

Depuis la mort, le 31 décembre, de son dirigeant ultralibéral Abdurrahman Wahid, le Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), la plus grande organisation musulmane d'Indonésie, de tradition soufie, affiche des positions de plus en plus conservatrices, voire proches du wahhabisme, lit-on dans le Jakarta Post. Ses juristes, rassemblés à Makassar (Célèbes), viennent ainsi de déclarer que la charia ne fixait aucun âge minimum au mariage, même s'ils ont fortement recommandé aux parents d'attendre que leurs enfants soient pubères pour les autoriser à convoler. Ils ont également prononcé une interdiction d'inhumer un musulman dans une tombe au côté d'un non-musulman, même si les deux défunts avaient des liens de parenté, tandis que des oulémas du NU ont joint leurs voix à celles de mouvements radicaux pour faire annuler la tenue du IVe congrès asiatique de l'Association des lesbiennes, des gays et des transexuels (ILGA) à Surabaya. Enfin, les tenants du courant libéral au sein du Nahdlatul Ulama n'ont tout simplement pas eu le droit de se présenter à la présidence de l'organisation. [...]

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A batalha contra a mesquita de Varsóvia

Though police and media almost outnumbered the protestors, the demonstrations – three different ones in all – were noisy but peaceful. Chants of “Down with Jihad” and “Freedom for women” by the anti-mosque protestors mingled with “Stop Islamophobia” from the pro-mosque group led by members of Poland’s extra-parliamentary leftwing. A third group from the far-right All-Polish Youth stood to one side, their green flags fluttering in a bitter wind.

The anti-mosque demonstration was organized by the Future of Europe foundation, who fear the Islamisation of the continent. They claim that the group which will control the mosque, the Polish Muslim League, has possible links to the jihadist Muslim Brotherhood. [...]

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Erdoğan e Merkel em conflito antes da visita da chancelerina à Turquia

Chancellor Angel Merkel and Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have traded barbs ahead of the German leader’s state visit today to Turkey.

Ahead of her first visit to Ankara in four years, Dr Merkel called on the three million Turkish nationals living in Germany to make a greater effort to integrate into their adoptive home.

Meanwhile, Mr Erdogan denied in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine that the 1915 massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire was genocide.

Despite close business and cultural ties, Dr Merkel’s visit is unlikely to take the edge off bilateral relations burdened by Turkey’s ambition to achieve full EU membership. [...]

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Dubai: britânico arrisca prisão por gesto com o dedo considerado obsceno

Simon Andrews, 56, has had his passport confiscated for almost eight months while waiting for his case to be heard.
He told Dubai Court of Misdemeanours he denies "flipping the finger" at Mahmoud Rasheed, an Iraqi aviation student, during an argument.

He will appear in court on Sunday for a full hearing of the case.
It is the latest in a string of prosecutions of expatriates and visitors in Dubai for breaching the emirate's public decency laws.
Making insulting gestures is regarded as unacceptable, and carries with it the possibility of a jail sentence of up to six months and deportation. [...]

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Deputado belga lança aviso contra a homofobia crescente dos meios extremistas muçulmanos

Le député sp.a Bruno Tuybens a mis en garde dimanche contre l'homophobie croissante des milieux musulmans fondamentalistes. Il estime que la police devrait consacrer davantage d'attention à ce phénomène et à sa prévention.

Selon l'ancien ministre, de plus en plus de sites web islamistes diffusent des propos inacceptables à propos de l'homophilie. Si l'enseignement a un rôle à jouer pour promouvoir la diversité sexuelle, il en va de même de la police, qui ne doit pas agir seulement de façon répressive mais aussi préventive, estime-t-il. [...]

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Bispos pedem o fiz da perseguição aos cristãos no Reino Unido

Six prominent bishops and Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, describe the "discrimination" against churchgoers as "unacceptable in a civilised society".

In a thinly-veiled attack on Labour, they claim that traditional beliefs on issues such as marriage are no longer being upheld and call on the major parties to address the issue in the run-up to the general election.

In a letter to The Sunday Telegraph, the bishops express their deep disquiet at the double standards of public sector employers, claiming that Christians are punished while followers of other faiths are treated far more sensitively. [...]

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Casal cristão em litígio com hóspede muçulmana diz-se forçado a vender hotel para pagar dívidas

The two Christian hoteliers cleared last year of insulting a Muslim guest are being forced to sell up because their business has collapsed.

Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang are putting their nine-bedroom hotel up for auction in May because they can no longer pay the mortgage.

Despite donations sent to them by Christian supporters from around the world, they still have debts of well over £400,000.

They are also considering a civil action against the police who brought the prosecution.

Mrs Vogelenzang, 54, said last night it was 'devastating' that they could be left with nothing as the result of a case that should never have come to court. [...]

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Agricultor sueco repreendido por violar o bem-estar dos animais

A farmer in southern Sweden has been reprimanded by animal welfare authorities for the severe neglect of more than 100 animals.

Animal welfare inspectors discovered more than 100 neglected rabbits, several horses and livestock on a farm in Sjöbo in southern Sweden.

Authorities found overcrowded and dirty rabbit cages with insufficient hay and water. Horses and cows were confined in dirty and wet stalls. Several dead rabbits were found on the dungheap and the remains of two horses were left out in the open. [...]

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O Conselho dos Direitos do Homem das Nações Unidas condena a islamofobia

Une résolution sur la diffamation des religions contenant un paragraphe sur l’interdiction des minarets a été adoptée à une très courte majorité jeudi à Genève

Une résolution contre la diffamation des religions, présentée par l’Organisation de la conférence islamique (OCI) à l’initiative du Pakistan, a été adoptée jeudi à une très courte majorité au sein du Conseil des droits de l’homme à Genève. Les pays de l’OCI et du groupe africain ont voté pour (20 voix), l’Union européenne, les Etats-Unis et certains pays latino-américains contre (17 voix) et il y a eu 8 abstentions. Un paragraphe du texte se réfère à l’interdiction des minarets comme l’une des manifestations de l’islamophobie qu’il condamne.

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Cidade do Texas contra peça que representa Jesus Cristo 'gay' na Universidade Estadual de Tarleton

Residents of Stephenville, Texas, say they're furious that a local university will allow the performance of a play in which a gay Jesus shares a kiss with Judas and marries two apostles in a same-sex ceremony.

A college student's production of a play in which Jesus is portrayed as the "King of Queers" has outraged residents in a Texas town that fancies itself the Cowboy Capital of the World.

Just in time for Easter, Tarleton State University is playing host to a student performance of Terrence McNally's 1998 play, "Corpus Christi," which depicts a gay Jesus performing a same-sex wedding for two of his apostles. [...]

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Iman que defende a execução de gays convidado para conferência na Suécia

An organisation for young Muslims in Sweden has outraged the country's largest gay rights group by inviting an imam in favour of executing homosexuals to speak at its April conference.

US-born preacher Sheikh Abdullah Hakim Quick, who has described Jews as "filthy" and advocates the execution of homosexuals, is scheduled to speak at the Sveriges Unga Muslimer ('Sweden's Young Muslims') conference this Easter weekend.

The Muslim group has claimed it was unaware of Hakim Quick's extreme views when the booking was made but said it would not remove him from the roster as this would disrupt the conference schedule. [...]

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O Quebeque vai banir o uso da burqa às utentes de serviços públicos

Quebec will refuse all government services, including education and non-emergency health care, to fully veiled Muslim women under legislation tabled on Wednesday in the National Assembly.

Jean Charest, the Liberal Premier, said the bill establishing guidelines for the accommodation of religious minorities is aimed at "drawing a line" to demonstrate that gender equality is a paramount Quebec value.

"If you are someone employed by the state and you deliver a service, you will deliver it with your face uncovered," he told reporters in Quebec City. "If you are a citizen who receives services, you will receive them with your face uncovered." [...]

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Homem de Toronto com ligações à al-Qaeda era autor de blogue extremista

A Toronto man whose reported death in Somalia has sparked fears that the militant Al-Shabab is recruiting Canadians was the author of a blog that posted the extremist propaganda of radical cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki.

The blog, called The Gardens of Paradise, features letters by two of the Toronto 18 terror suspects, an al-Qaeda propaganda video that calls fighting "obligatory" for Muslims and several of Al-Awlaki's video and audio statements.

The author of the blog is identified only by his online name, "Shadows15," but a posting on an extremist Internet forum indicates it was the blog of Mohamed Elmi Ibrahim and an official source confirmed that was correct.

Mr. Ibrahim, a University of Toronto student, maintained the blog for almost two years until May 2009. He left Canada later that year. Canadian authorities have been investigating suspicions he traveled to Somali to join the al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab. [...]

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Iémen: a longa campanha contra as crianças-esposas

A Sana'a, une manifestation en cache une autre. Dimanche et mardi, opposants et défenseurs du mariage précoce des filles ont, tour à tour, défilé devant le parlement yéménite.

Au cœur de la controverse : une loi, votée en février 2009, sous la pression des associations féministes, qui fixe l'âge minimum du mariage à 17 ans pour les femmes (contre 15 ans à l'heure actuelle). Avec, à l'appui, une pénalité d'environ 350 euros aux familles qui dérogent à la règle. D'abord abrogée, cette loi est actuellement soumise à la révision du comité constitutionnel, sur demande des ultras conservateurs, qui l'accusent d'être à l'encontre des « préceptes religieux ». [...]

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Caminho para a xenofobia adiado por abertura de portas de uma mesquita na Alemanha

Everything seemed to be in place for a protracted xenophobic row and attendant media frenzy in this depressed industrial town near the French border.

A Muslim congregation applied in November to build a minaret and three golden cupolas on the roof of the old movie theater it had converted into a mosque. The far-right party here in the state of Saarland, emboldened by last year’s ban on minarets in Switzerland, seized on the issue, calling the proposed 28-foot minaret “the bayonet of Islam.” [...]

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