Catholic Nun in Somalia Is First to Die in Muslim Papal Riots
Early Sunday: Muslim Brotherhood accept Papal apology.
Later: Muslim Brotherhood leaders backtrack, now say apology does not end any confusion.
** 170 year old church is destroyed in the West Bank.
Radical Muslims in Mogadishu, Somalia kill Sister Leonella Sgorbati, the first to die.
Fellow Italian nuns of slain Catholic sister Leonella Sgorbati line up to board the plane carrying her body as all the nuns working at the SOS hospital were evacuated from Mogadishu September 17, 2006. Gunmen killed the nun at a children's hospital in Mogadishu on Sunday in an attack that drew immediate speculation of links to Muslim anger over the Pope's recent remarks on Islam. The Catholic nun's guard also died from pistol shots in the latest attack on foreign personnel in volatile Somalia. (REUTERS)
Two more were killed Via the AP... "The nun's bodyguard and a Somali man who worked at the hospital also were killed by the gunmen."
The Pope this morning said he was deeply sorry for Islam's reaction.
Palestinian Greek Orthodox worshipper, Samir Mitri, inspects the damage in the burnt Greek Orthodox church in the West Bank town of Tulkarem, Sunday Sept. 17 2006. The stone church built 170 years ago was torched before dawn and its entire inside was destroyed, local Christian officials said. (AP)
Two more churches were torched on Sunday in the Palestinian terriories bringing the two day total of church attacks to 7:
Earlier today in the West Bank, two churches were set alight as anger over the Pope’s comments grew throughout the Palestinian areas.Correction: A Christian man was killed in Baghdad earlier in reponse to the Papal remarks.
In the town of Tulkarem, a 170-year-old stone church was torched before dawn and its interior was destroyed, local Christian officials said. In the village of Tubas, a small church was attacked with firebombs and partially burned, Christians said. Neither church is Catholic, the officials said.
Palestinian Muslims hurled firebombs and opened fire at five churches in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Saturday.
Hat Tip Tommy
The Swiss Interior Minister, Pascal Couchepin, stepped forward to back the Pope's remarks.
At Friday's sermon in Iran (Via FOX), believers shouted, "Death to America! Death to Israel!" in response to the Pope's remarks earlier in the week.
Iranian Muslim clerics chant slogans during a sit-in condemning Pope Benedict XVI's recent speech about Islam and holy war in the auditorium of the Feyzieh, the main seminary school in Iran's clerical epicentre of Qom, 130 kms (80 miles) south of Tehran. (AFP)
posted by Gateway Pundit at 9/17/2006 09:57:00 AM
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Actually, that may not be true. Jihad Watch reported that an Iraqi Christian was reportedly murdered by a group claiming it was a reaction to the Pope's comments.
The peace of Islam....
...you'll find it in a bodybag.
No to Political Islam road-trip: Toronto 18th/NY 19th
September 17th, 2006
Homa Arjomand calls Press Conference at Queen’s Park, Toronto, on Monday September 18, 2:00 pm
Homa Arjomand, Coordinator of the International Campaign Against Sharia Court in Canada is calling a press conference where she and other Iranian activists will demand the arrest of President Ahmadinejad for crimes against humanity.
“We declare that President Ahmadinejad has violated Articles 9, 10, 11 and 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”, said Homa Arjomand. “We therefore call on the United Nations to arrest President Ahmadinejad for violating human rights in Iran”.
The protestors claim President Ahmadinejad is responsible for the assassinations and executions of tens of Iranian activists both in Iran and abroad.
“It is a disgrace to the United Nations to permit this man, with his record on human rights, the privilege to speak at this assembly, especially when he has taken the same rights from people in Iran and in tens of cases he has also taken their lives”, added Homa Arjomand.
Iranian refugees and exiles living in Canada will gather at Queen’s Park in Toronto to demand that Canada extradite President Ahmadinejad and to have him stand trial in Canada for the death of Canadian photographer, Zahara Kazemi.
Friends and family of the following activists who have been killed by Iranian authorities in the past three months will speak at Queen’s Park:
· Hojat Zamani
· Akbar Mohhammadi
· Valiollah Fayz-Mahdavi
Location: Queen’s Park, Toronto
Date: Monday, September 18, 2006, 2:00 pm
An open microphone will also be available for other Iranians attending the protest. They will be able to tell their personal stories and to expose the crimes and human rights abuses of this Iranian regime and the leading terrorist – President Ahmadinejad.
Hundreds of activists from Canada will join several thousands Iranians protesting at the United Nations to demand the arrest of President Ahmadinejad
After the press conference on Monday, Homa and several hundreds of Canadians will travel to New York City to protest at the United Nation where they will demand the arrest of the Iranian President Ahmadinejad.
Location: In front of the United Nations
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 10:00 AM
“We have three buses going to New York, as well many cars and minivans, said Homa, “please contact us if you want to join the protest of this terrorist from Iran”.
About the Campaign
Homa Arjomand is the Coordinator of the International Campaign Against Sharia Court in Canada. She started her campaign in Toronto in October 2003 with a handful of supporters, and today it has grown to a coalition of 87 organizations from 14 countries with over a thousand activists. In February 2006, the Ontario Government passed legislation which ended the use of religious laws for family arbitration. Since then, the Campaign has focused its efforts on stopping political Islam globally. Homa is now Coordinator of a campaign called “No to political Islam” and was a human rights activist in Iran until she was forced to flee in 1989.
Media Contact: Ms. Homa Arjomand 416-737-9500.
Email: homawpi@nosharia.com
Web site: www.nosharia.com
I hate to admit that I am not at all surprised a horrific crime such as this took place.
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