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European Imams Meet In Vienna |
2006-04-08 |
A conference of 150 Muslim leaders and imams from more than 40 European countries opened on Friday in the Austrian capital, Vienna. The three-day gathering will focus on issues affecting the Muslim communities in Europe, such as the creation of new jobs and the role of women. A key goal will be to hammer out an identity for European Muslims that preserves their traditions while integrating with Western political and social values.The gathering comes at a critical moment for the faith, under pressure from anti-terror probes and a perceived clash with Western values - highlighted by the recent Prophet cartoons crisis. The Second Conference of European Imams will be attended by clerics from Turkey to the United Kingdom, as well as Austria's president, Heinz Fischer, Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, EU external relations commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner, and EU Racism and Xenophobia Observatory chief, Beate Winkler, as well as the Islamic Scientific, Education and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) director general Abdul-Aziz al-Tuweijiry. The meeting is being organised by Vienna's Islamic Religious Authority (IRA). Axel Byybu Koehler, president of Germany's Central Muslim Council, and representatives of Europe's main Muslim organisations will address the conference, where issues such as Islamic education, political participation, integration, the role of family, employment, the environment and ainmal rights will also be discussed. An estimated 15 million Muslims live in the European Union's 25 member states, forming approximately 3.3 percent of the bloc's population. There are 400,000 Muslims in Austria, some 4 percent of the population. Islam, which was officially acknowledged in Austria in 1912, is considered the country's second religion after Catholicism. |
Posted by:Fred |
#17 *cough*Legionaires outbreak*cough* |
Posted by: eLarson 2006-04-08 16:41 |
#16 Vienna? You mean the birthplace of Adolf? |
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-04-08 16:33 |
#15 I was going to say "target-rich environment," #11 gromguru - but your statement will do. :-D |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-04-08 16:21 |
#14 Did Dateline NBC send a hidden camera crew? ::insertsmileyface:: We could send in some hapless American tourist to elicit grand gestures of charity. |
Posted by: Florida Gator 2006-04-08 14:43 |
#13 Prime target alert. Took the words right out of my mouth... |
Posted by: badanov 2006-04-08 14:39 |
#12 Right, just one JDAM. |
Posted by: wxjames 2006-04-08 13:37 |
#11 Prime target alert. |
Posted by: gromgoru 2006-04-08 12:21 |
#10 A key goal will be to hammer out an identity for European Muslims that preserves their traditions while integrating with Western political and social values. The key goal is how to bring Europe to the right level of Dhimmitude. "Integration" means something quite different in Arabic. It's the takeover that integrates Europe into an islamic society. |
Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-08 11:29 |
#9 Oh, stay away from any shows that would be upset enough to sue you for watching them. |
Posted by: 3dc 2006-04-08 01:57 |
#8 JAB - Instructions for watching a show you missed. You can use bittorrent to download the issue of South Park if you missed it on TV. There are at least 4 torrents of it being tracked by http://torrentspy.com Azureus is a great tool for accessing torrents. Get it at: http://azureus.sourceforge.net After setting up Azureus set your web browser (mozilla, firefox, IE, saphire whatever) to http://torrentspy.com Do a search at torrentspy for south park cartoon wars you will see: 124.57 Mb and 174.3 Mb files These are avi files and will play with most players full screen on your computer The 133.35 Mb version is for an I-Pod The 35.86 Mb one is a very small window Real Media version. The other two don't have anybody sharing (seeding) them so avoid them. Save the torrent file to your computer Start Azureus Import the torrent file you saved. Ignore it for a couple of hours You are done. Watch the video. |
Posted by: 3dc 2006-04-08 01:43 |
#7 Someone get me my horse. |
Posted by: John S. 2006-04-08 01:23 |
#6 To pick up where they left off? |
Posted by: Anonymous7448 2006-04-08 00:52 |
#5 Inside the gates of Vienna, this time by invitation. |
Posted by: Grunter 2006-04-08 00:43 |
#4 Did Dateline NBC send a hidden camera crew? |
Posted by: Seafarious 2006-04-08 00:36 |
#3 This is killing me. I missed South Park this week and everybody is talking about it. |
Posted by: JAB 2006-04-08 00:26 |
#2 also, limit the prostitute action where they're staying (lil boys included) - don't want no temptations, right Mo Atta? |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-04-08 00:19 |
#1 Test how sincere they are by playing the latest South Park video. If they remain sane and don't foam at the mouth then they might be ready to grow up. |
Posted by: 3dc 2006-04-08 00:16 |