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:) What an active imagination you have. The title of this thread should read, Muslim and Jewish students face harrassment in Norwegian schools. But why let facts get in the way of spin, eh? But please, let the Norwegian Jews in on your insights.. they say: In general, they say, Norway does not suffe...

shafique

LOL - I must say I admire your persistence in the spin even when the facts of the survey have been exposed - that 62 Muslim students and 12 Jewish students reported they faced harrassment. Trying desperately to spin this to blame Muslims is funny. However, it is interesting to observe the lack of an...

shafique

Nothing wrong with spinning the statistics that way - as long as everyone is clear that you are basing this on 12 Jewish students who reported facing harassment in a survey which had 62 Muslim students reporting the same. My personal view is that we should condemn all harassment, and not blame Musli...

shafique

I don't think hiding statistical facts is a conspiracy - it is just the usual c.ock up when it comes to statistics.

Why hide the fact it was 12 students who faced the same harassment as the 62 muslim students?

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Shafique

shafique

Foe list goes out the window when a thread headline appears which cries out 'beware, spin'. The fact that it contained misleading statistics meant it couldn't be ignored. ;) But hey, I'm not disputing you guys the right to interpret the fact that 12 Jewish students and 62 Muslim students faced haras...

shafique

Thank you for highlighting the survey which showed 62 cases of Islamophobia and 12 cases of anti-semitism amongst a group of 5000 students in Norway. It highlighted very clearly the reliance by Islamophobes of misleading statistics and fantastical interpretations to make their case. Note the OP didn...

shafique

What a confirmation of your frustration.

It would have been much better to join me in condemning ALL the harassment faced by Muslim and Jewish students.. but hey, the default position is to criticise Muslims - even those who just state statistical facts.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Cheer up FD - we all understand your beliefs. It is a shame that this thread showed what it is based on. As I said, next time be more careful about quoting stats in favour of Islamophobic beliefs - check them out first. (And just check that the myths haven't already been debunked by the Jewish peopl...

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I present this story from 2002, without any comment. :D Father's surprise: call-girl daughter An Israeli couple are preparing to divorce after the man summoned a prostitute to his hotel room only to discover she was his daughter. The tale of family turmoil began some months ago when the father, a bu...

shafique

Quoting wiki (yet again), won't change the fact that Jerusalem Post had to retract a series of allegations of anti-semitism in Norway and state: In general, they say, Norway does not suffer from widespread anti-Semitism. Norwegian Jews are an accepted and respected part of the country. It also won't...

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shafique

In this short editorial from Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the recent declaration of Netanyahu in Italy that the military occupation of Palestine by Israel is 'insoluble' is addressed. Directly. Without spin. The chance of resolving the conflict lies in pragmatic arrangements to divide the land, which ...

shafique

I somehow thought the criticism would be of me.. but just wanted to check.

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More info about Lucas. Arrested American using Internet limelight to speak out on Palestinian rights 19-year-old Lucas Koerner was arrested while demonstrating solidarity with Palestinians on Jerusalem Day. By David Sheen Since a video of his arrest at a Jerusalem Day parade garnered over a quarter ...

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shafique

I read a while back of a Saudi court convicting a guy (a Muslim) for sleeping with his mother. A quick Google couldn't uncover the reference.. Moral Decay is indeed everywhere.

I'll wait to see how many people criticise kanelli for her examples.

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Shafique

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Very interesting indeed - thanks for posting eh. The comparisons with Dubai are too obvious.. but on the economic front, I shudder to think what the consequences of the property bubble in China bursting will be. (There's no doubt that there is a bubble, IMO). "..there may be trouble ahead"...

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I did indeed notice kanelli's sources (and the stories) - as well as her smiley ;) Hey, I totally agree - no one SHOULD believe what I type if I don't provide evidence/references. Take it as it is - I'm sure there are some that won't believe it to be true (and who knows, there's a small probability ...

shafique

'shafique - rogue statistic slayer!'

Edit - here's an example of a rogue story I slayed (and it was supposedly about Moral Decay in an Imam):
dubai-politics-talk/fox-news-let-down-t42289.html

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Whilst the history is fascinating, the issue is that the Israeli Military Occupation of Palestine since 1967 is one that cannot continue indefinitely. War crimes were committed straight after Israel captured East Jerusalem - they cleared over 100 houses in the Maghreb quarter and evicted those livin...

shafique

It is a bizare story.

One, I'm surprised that there are Jews who believe that souls can transfer to other creatures (not something I would have thought is part of Judaism!) - and that in the 21st century they'd actually sentence a dog to death by stoning! Bizaro.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

:D 'shafique - rogue statistic slayer!' :D Edit - here's an example of a rogue story I slayed (and it was supposedly about Moral Decay in an Imam): http://www.dubaiforums.com/dubai-politics-talk/fox-news-let-down-t42289.html Cheers, Shafique And what's your point here? :drunken: Do you keep a "...

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My bad - the statistic FD made up was the one highlighted below - I got the labels the wrong way round. But it was still proved to be a made-up statistic - 70% of Moroccans in Amsterdam are not criminals, as claimed. ... The study showing that 54% of Moroccan youth has a criminal record is only the ...

shafique

But it must have been very uncomfortable reading to re-visit your invented statistic. How many days and how many posts did it take you to admit that this statistic wasn't real? Note here's your mea culpa: For Amsterdam, a journalist quoted the Amsterdam police saying 70% of young Moroccans in Amster...

shafique

I agree Mahmoud - very interesting. I love the way the pro-Israeli side likes to try and throw up smoke and mirror defences to the clear violation of international laws etc. Does anyone buy the 'two wrongs make a right' or 'Mussolini made the trains run on time' arguments? Really? Look beyond the sm...

shafique

'whatabout-ery' arguments are particularly weak:
dubai-politics-talk/what-about-ery-t42765.html

The number of them in this thread suggests that the Haaretz quote hit a nerve.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Comparing war crimes to excuse any war crime is particularly despicable, IMO. The fact that the Palestinian side is willing to overlook this one war crime is, however, an example of the concessions made by the Palestinian side. And thank you for illustrating, yet again, what a 'whatabout-ery' argume...

shafique

Well said Mahmoud - we are where we are, so let's look to the future. Haaretz's point is well made (as I said in the OP) - and even refers to the 'pointless' and 'hopeless' arguments being put forward by the fanbois above. Let's see the quote again: The chance of resolving the conflict lies in pragm...

shafique

Curious and curiouser. eh's links to a story but doesn't quote the headline. It is short enough that I'll quote it in full. Israeli dog sentenced to death 19/06/2011 1:23 pm A dog in Israel has been sentenced to death after being possessed by the soul of a dead lawyer. Reports on the Israeli website...

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