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From WikiIslam,
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From WikiIslam,
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In Islam, the concept of
72 virgins (houri) refers to an
aspect of Jannah
This concept is grounded in
Qur'anic text which describe a
sensual Paradise where believing
men are rewarded by being wed to
virgins with "full
grown", "swelling" or
"pears-shaped" breasts.
Contemporary mainstream
Islamic scholars, for example;
Gibril Haddad, have
commented on the erotic nature
of the Qur'anic Paradise, by
saying some men may need ghusl
required after sexual discharge)
just for hearing certain verses.
Orthodox Muslim
theologians such as al-Ghazali
(died 1111 CE) and al-Ash'ari
(died 935 CE) have all discussed
the sensual pleasures found in
Paradise. It is quoted by Ibn
Kathir, in his
Qur'anic Commentary, the
Tafsir ibn Kathir, and they are
graphically described by
Qur'anic commentator and
polymath, al-Suyuti (died 1505),
who, echoing a
hasan hadith from Ibn Majah,
wrote that the perpetual virgins
will all
"have appetizing vaginas",
and that the
"penis of the Elected never
softens. The erection is
The sensual pleasures
between believers and houri in
Paradise are also confirmed by
the two
Sahih collections of hadith,
namely Sahih Bukhari and Sahih
Muslim, where we read that they
will be virgins who
"will not urinate, relieve
nature, spit, or have any nasal
secretions", and whose
"sweat will smell like musk.
They are so beautiful, pure and
transparent that "the marrow of
the bones of their legs will be
seen through the bones and the
flesh",and that "the believers
will visit and enjoy them".
There are several
descriptions related to houri
that are found in various
Islamic references. Some
Physical Attributes:
addition to Quranic
translations of
78:33 specifying the
virgins will be
Sahih International
translates it as
[companions] of
equal age".
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
says "and
buxom maidens (kawā'ib
is the plural of
kā'ib) of equal age
(atrāb is the plural
of tirb)".
Several Islamic
scholars explain
that they will have
"large, round
breasts which are
not inclined to
Sexual Attributes:
Personality Attributes:
Other Attributes:
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Salafi-jihadi groups in the Gaza Strip
have recently launched Twitter
fundraising campaigns to finance their
activities, with the stated goal of
purchasing weapons and ammunition,
paying jihad fighters' salaries,
financing military activity, and
otherwise aiding in waging the war
against Israel. The campaigns remind
supporters that the "money jihad" is
religiously important and propagate the
idea that while it is not equal to
active participation in jihad, assisting
the jihad via financial contributions is
still a religious obligation. Gaza
jihadi groups are also using Twitter to
provide information for contacting the
campaigns and for donating via other
services such as Skype, Whatsapp, Gmail,
and the Telegram messenger app. The
campaigns have been endorsed by online
jihadi activists.
following are two major Twitter
fundraising campaigns for Gaza
The Nafir
Al-Aqsa Campaign
The Nafir
Al-Aqsa ("Mobilizing For Al-Aqsa")
campaign was launched on Twitter (@nafeeraq)
on November 1, 2014. Those behind the
campaign do not identify themselves with
any group, but the endorsements received
clearly show that they are associated
with pro-Islamic State (ISIS) elements
in Gaza. The campaign's Twitter account
promotes its Skype and Gmail addresses,
and encourages supporters to contact it
through the Telegram messenger app,
which encrypts messages. The phone
number provided uses the 970 Palestinian
Authority country code.
In a series
of tweets, the campaign administrators
explained the campaign's goals and why
the campaign is necessary. A November 1,
2014 tweet read: "The campaign aims to
equip the Jerusalem [area] mujahideen
striving to raise the banner of
monotheism, repel the Jews' aggression
and liberate Al-Aqsa Mosque. Your
brothers, the lions of monotheism [Salafi-jihadis]
in Jerusalem [area] and Gaza, have
suffered greatly due to the shortage of
funds which [in turn] led to shortages
in military equipment and procurement,
and as a result of which many operations
were cancelled. In the recent war on
Gaza, your brothers had difficulty
providing money for meals before and
after the [day's] Ramadan fast, let
alone for [purchasing] military
equipment and ammunition. Sadly, most of
the Sunni-provided support goes to the
nationalist groups, while your brothers
sometime cannot [even] afford to bury
their martyrs."
Nafir Al-Aqsa
campaign poster providing contact
details on Gmail, Twitter, and Skype.
In a
November 3, 2014 communiqué announcing
the launch of the Nafir Al-Aqsa
campaign, the campaigners quoted at
length Koranic verses and hadith sayings
stressing the religious importance of
donating money for jihad. They wrote:
"For that reason, every Muslim should
support Allah's religion without delay
and protect the mujahideen's back with
his soul, his money and with any means
at his disposal. If, my Muslim brother,
you are incapable of being a mujahid in
Jerusalem [area], the site where Allah's
Prophet ascended [to heaven], the
Muslims' first direction of prayer, then
know that you have brothers in Palestine
who have made a pact with Allah to march
on the path of jihad until they attain
Allah's promise to the righteous who
wage jihad on his behalf. Don't be
stingy with your money and be among the
first to do good."
Nafir Al-Aqsa
campaign poster: "The cost of equipping
a mujahid –$2500"
With regard
to the campaign's actual goals, they
wrote: "Your brothers, the mujahideen,
launched the Nafir Al-Aqsa campaign to
equip the mujahideen in Jerusalem
[area], as this blessed campaign aims to
prepare jihad operations and
martyrdom-seeking operations that will
target the Jews and repel their
aggression from the people of Islam,
striving to apply Allah's law and
liberate Al-Aqsa mosque from the filth
of the offending Jews, to make Allah's
word reign supreme, and that of the
unbelievers the lowest. Your brothers
are announcing the start of the
campaign's first stage, which seeks to
equip 50 mujahideen at a cost of $2500
per mujahid."
Once the
first stage is complete, the Twitter
account says, the second stage will be
announced. A monthly report with details
and photos about the achievements and
the purchases made possible by the
donations that month is also promised.
Nafir Al-Aqsa
has been endorsed by from multiple
Twitter accounts associated with the
Islamic State (ISIS). For example, on
November 3, 2014, the Al-Nusra Al-Maqdisiyya
account (@Bakoon7), operated by pro-ISIS
activists in the Gaza Strip, urged
Salafi-jihadis to donate to it and
support it: "Notice: the Nafir Al-Aqsa
campaign is a decent campaign supervised
by a group of trustworthy men. Its goal
is to equip the mujahideen in
Palestinian for jihad on Allah's
The Madad
Gaza Twitter Campaign
mid-October 2014, the jihadi faction
called Al-Ansar Salah Al-Din Brigades –
Liwa' Al-Tawhid Battalions, operating in
the Gaza strip within the Popular
Resistance Committees, launched a
fundraising drive to purchase weapons,
equipment and supplies for its fighters.
The Twitter account of the campaign, the
Aid Campaign for the Gaza Mujahideen
(@madd_gaza), asks Muslims to aid their
brother mujahideen who are fighting in
the Gaza Strip on their behalf.
The front
page of the Twitter account begins as
follows: "The account of the
[fundraising] campaign belongs to your
brothers in the Al-Ansar Salah Al-Din
Brigades – Liwa' Al-Tawhid Battalions….
Contact via the Skype account madd-gaza
and via Whatsapp at telephone number
In a series
of tweets, the account manager
emphasized that contributions were
important and constituted a religious
obligation. On October 25, 2014, he
wrote: "O money owner, the money is
Allah's money and you hold it only in
deposit. Don't forget that your brother
mujahideen have a right to this money."
Another Tweet on the same date read:
"With the money that you contribute, we
supply the mujahid with equipment and
arms, with it we buy clothing, supplies
and ammunition. This money is of
manifold benefit. So hurry my brother
and help your brothers." An October 25,
2014 tweet included a price list for
various weapons, ammunition, and
supplies, to show what can be bought
with the donations: "Kalashnikov
[assault rifle] – $1900, four hand
grenades – $14, four empty ammunition
clips – $14, 120 bullets for a
Kalashnikov – $2.5 we need [equipment)
for 100 fighters".
showing the cost of various weapons and
Special Dispatch | 5873 |
November 5, 2014
In an essay
published October 3, 2014 in the French
newspaper Marianne, Abdennour
Bidar, philosopher and author of Self
Islam, a personal history of Islam (Seuil, 2006); Islam
without submission: a Muslim
existentialism (Albin
Michel, 2008), and History
of humanism in the West (Armand
Colin, 2014), wrote that believing
Muslims cannot avoid a discussion of the
causes of jihadi excesses by merely
denouncing terrorist barbarism. He says
that in the face of the dogmas and
political manipulation to which it is
being subjected, the Muslim world must
be self-critical, and must act to reform
itself. The following is his essay:
Bidar (image: aujourdhui.ma)
"Dear Muslim
world: I am one of your estranged sons,
who views you from without and from afar
– from France, where so many of your
children live today. I look at you with
the harsh eyes of a philosopher,
nourished from infancy on tasawwuf (Sufism)
and Western thought. I look at you
therefore, from my position of barzakh,
from an isthmus between the two seas of
the East and the West.
"And what do
I see? What do I see better than others,
no doubt precisely because I see you
from afar, from a distance? I see you in
a state of misery and suffering that
saddens me infinitely, but that makes my
philosopher's judgment even harsher.
Because I see you in the process of
birthing a monster that presumes to call
itself the Islamic State, and which some
prefer to call by a demon's name –
Da'esh. But worst of all is that I see
that you are losing yourself, losing
your time and your honor, in your
refusal to recognize that this monster
is born of you, of your irresoluteness,
of your contradictions, of your being
torn between past and present, of your
perpetual inability to find your place
in human civilization.
indeed, do you say when faced with this
monster? You shout, 'That's not me!'
'That's not Islam!' You reject [the
possibility] that this monster's crimes
are committed in your name (#NotInMyName).
You rebel against the monster's
usurpation of your identity, and of
course you are right to do so. It is
essential that you proclaim to the
world, loud and clear, that Islam
condemns barbarity. But this is
absolutely not enough! For you are
taking refuge in your self-defense
reflex, without realizing it, and, above
all, without taking responsibility to
self-criticize. You become indignant and
are satisfied with that – but you are
missing an historical opportunity to
question yourself. Instead of taking
responsibility for yourself, you accuse
others: 'You Westerners, and all you
enemies of Islam – stop associating us
with this monster! Terrorism is not
Islam! The true Islam, the good Islam
doesn't mean war, it means peace!'"
"Oh my dear
Muslim world, I hear the cry of
rebellion rising in you, and I
understand it. Yes, you are right: Like
every one of the great sacred
inspirations in the world, Islam has,
throughout its history, created beauty,
justice, meaning, and good, and it has
[been a source of] powerful
enlightenment for humans who are on the
path through the mystery of
existence...Here in the West, I fight,
in all my books, so that this wisdom of
Islam and of all religions is not
forgotten or despised. But because of my
distance [from the Muslim world], I can
see that which you cannot... And this
inspires me to ask: Why has this monster
stolen your face? Why has this
despicable monster chosen your face and
not another? The truth is that behind
this monster hides a huge problem, one
you do not seem ready to confront. Yet
in the end you will have to find the
courage [to do so].
"The problem
is that of the root of the evil. Where
do the crimes of this so-called 'Islamic
State' come from? I'll tell you, my
friend. And it will not make you happy,
but it is my duty as a philosopher. The
root of this evil that today steals your
face is within yourself; the monster
emerged from your own belly. And other
monsters, some even worse, will emerge,
as long as you refuse to acknowledge
your sickness and to finally tackle the
root of this evil!
Western intellectuals have difficulty
seeing this. For the most part they have
so forgotten the power of religion – for
good and for evil, over life and over
death – that they tell me, 'No, the
problem of the Muslim world is not
Islam, not the religion, but politics,
history, economics, etc.' They
completely forget that religion may be
the core of the reactor of a human
civilization, and that tomorrow the
future of humanity will depend not only
on a resolution to the financial crisis,
but also, and much more essentially, on
a resolution to the unprecedented
spiritual crisis that is affecting all
of mankind."
"Will we be
able to all come together, across the
world, to face this fundamental
challenge? The spiritual nature of man
abhors a vacuum, and if finds nothing
new with which to fill it, it will
tomorrow fill it with religions that are
less and less adapted to the present –
and which, like Islam today, will [also]begin
producing monsters.
"I see in
you, oh Muslim world, great forces ready
to rise up and contribute to this global
effort to find a spiritual life for the
21st century. Despite the severity of
your sickness, you have in you a great
multitude of men and women willing to
reform Islam, to reinvent its genius
beyond its historical forms, and to be
part of the total renewal of the
relationship that mankind once had with
its gods. It is to all these, both
Muslims and non-Muslims, who dream
together of a spiritual revolution that
I have addressed my books– to whom I
offer, with my philosopher's words,
confidence in that which their hope
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In a TV
interview, Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, the
Egyptian minister of religious
endowment, said that the "colonialist
Zionist force" sponsors and supports
atheism and homosexuality in an effort
to undermine the stability of the
region. He was speaking in an interview
on Al-Hayat TV, which aired on September
21 and was posted on the Internet.
are excerpts:
Click here
to view this clip on MEMRI TV
"How do you explain the spread of
atheism in our society? Has it become a
widespread phenomenon?"
Mokhtar Gomaa:
"Yes, it has. There are two reasons for
this atheism. One reason is the
hijacking of religious discourse by the
extremists and terrorists. Some people
have their own opinion about our
religion. The other reason is the
colonialist Zionist force, which
sponsors and supports atheists and
atheism, and finances homosexuals and
homosexuality, in order to fragment this
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Egyptian TV
host Tamer Amin recently came out in
favor of prison sentences for
homosexuals who openly declare their
"depravity." Referring to the recent
imprisonment of Egyptian men who
appeared in a purported gay marriage
video on the social media, Amin said: "I
supported this campaign in order to
defend morality and life in our
society." He made his statements on a
November 1 show on Rotana Egypt TV.
are excerpts from statements by Egyptian
TV host Tamer Amin, which aired on
Rotana Egypt TV on November 1, 2014:
Tamer Amin:
"We are all sinners. We all make
mistakes and commit sins. However, the
best among sinners are those who repent,
and ultimately, we will all face our
Lord. The issue is not whether I make a
mistake. The catastrophe is when someone
boasts in public about his mistakes, his
depravity, his obscenity, or the sin
that he commits. This is what I am
concerned about."
This video, posted on the
Internet on October 28,
features a boy called Abu
Ja'far ("The Father of
Ja'far") and is titled "The
Jihad." In the "street
sermon," which attracted a
small gathering of children
and adults and was secured
by an armed militant, the
boy curses Obama, calls for
jihad, and vows to conquer
the Arabian Peninsula and
kill its rulers. The
original video was over 15
minutes long. Another
address by Abu Ja'far, also
posted on the Internet, was
titled "Modesty."
According to the Facebook
page of the Center for
Preachers of Jihad, which
posted the addresses, they
were delivered in Sarmada,
near Idlib. The Center for
Preachers of Jihad was
founded by Saudi preacher
Abdallah Al-Muhaisini, one
of the veteran foreign
fighters in Syria, who
announced in September that
he was opening a military
training camp for boys aged
14 and over.
Click here to view this clip
on MEMRI TV
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Special Dispatch | 5872 |
Novemer 4, 2014
"ISIS is a
true product of Salafism, and we must
deal with it with full transparency."
This statement was made not by liberal
Muslim elements, who regularly criticize
Salafism, but by Sheikh 'Aadel Al-Kalbani,
former imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca
and a Salafi himself, hence its
importance. Al-Kalbani is not the first
Salafi to come out against ISIS other
Saudis have condemned the organization's
conduct and operations but Al-Kalbani
has gone farther in his criticism: he
has come out against the principles of
the Salafi perception from which ISIS
and its ilk draw, and has called for a
rationalistic approach to Islam's
distant past and what it means for Islam
today instead of a blind reenactment of
In two
articles in the Saudi government daily
criticized elements in the Salafi stream
for appropriating the truth and Islam
and for permitting the killing of their
opponents, and likewise criticized
clerics and society that dared not come
out against them. He stated that the
call to blindly reenact the path of the
Prophet Muhammad and of the forefathers
of Islam stems from a faulty grasp of
the essence of this path, and that
Muhammad himself had rejected blind
adoption of the perceptions of the past
and blind following of the path of his
predecessors, choosing instead a
rationalistic approach appropriate for a
changing reality. Al-Kalbani stated that
clerics must take their heads out of the
sand and move with the spirit of the
times instead of rejecting and
condemning any new idea.
This is not
the first time that Al-Kalbani has
challenged the mainstream Saudi clerics.
He has harshly attacked suicide
bombings,[1] published a fatwa
permitting poetry,[2] and called for
allowing women to drive cars.[3]
following are translated excerpts from
his two recent articles in
Sheikh 'Aadel
Al-Kalbani (source:
On August
15, 2014, Sheikh Al-Kalbani tweeted (@abuabdelelah):
"ISIS is a true product of Salafism and
we must deal with it with full
statement sparked reactions across the
social networks, and 10 days later, on
August 24, Al-Kalbani wrote in an
article titled "Is Terrorism A Salafi
Product?": "Every time we see the fitna
network sweeping up young people from
among our sons... [and pitching them
to a very
deep abyss from which they will emerge
only by means of idioms that drip blood,
our conscience torments us and we
wonder: From whence has this come upon
us? How have they fallen into this? As
if we could not do a thing before then.
"But the
opposite is true: The main reason for
their deviation is our neglect and by
'our' neglect
I mean the
[neglect of the]
of the parents, and of the honorable
members of society among the clerics,
teachers, preachers, jurisprudents, and
sociologists who are linked directly to
that society. The words, the books, the
sermons, the dramas, and all the
artistic creativity and the essential
link [to the audience] that these people
present in all the media, whether print,
radio, or television, [allow them] to
the ideas of
the young people and to participate in
balancing them. I exclude [of course]
that tiniest of minorities whose throat
is parched from warning about the
of the
"Yes, this
is the plant that has sprouted in the
garbage dump of those who excessively
pass judgment on others and pretend to
represent Salafism. How gravely they
have accused others of apostasy, of
deviating from the right path, of
heresy, and of licentiousness as if the
arena lies open
before them
and there is nobody to condemn them and
no judge to punish them. Furthermore,
they are received with feigned respect
and admiration, and opportunities have
been opened to them to plant in the
minds of our young people that this one
has gone astray and that one is an
infidel and the other one is lax in
Even the
greatest of clerics, past and present,
are not spared their arrows. They spread
the principles of Islam in a twisted
manner that makes them incomprehensible
or distorted, and preserve things that
negate Islam. They measure the judge,
the educated, and the student, and even
the simple folk by what they [i.e. these
extremists] have learned by heart [but]
do not understand, and think that they
are entitled to rule that the above
mentioned are apostates and to call down
upon them
punishments of Allah that are no longer
implemented and [by so doing, they think
that they will] restore the glory and
splendor of monotheism.
"This group
thinks that no one but itself and its
supporters are the source of good and
the defenders of monotheism because [its
members] imbibed with their mothers'
milk [the view] that all Muslims
worldwide do not understand [monotheism]
and that they are not worshipping only
Allah but are polytheists who
graves... and that there are no just
clerics besides their own clerics and
their disciples. [They think that] only
a cleric whom they love, whom they heed
and obey, and on whose say they reject
or validate [others] only he holds the
truth and acts in accordance with the
ways of
forefathers... They spread out and
multiply, and
call for following in the footsteps of
some sheikh and for accepting his words
in full.
They have begun to classify people,
preachers, and clerics [for example,]
this sheikh shouldn't be listened to
because he is more loathsome than the
Jews and the Christians, and that fatwa
deviates [from the right path], so it is
forbidden to
pray behind
anyone who adopts it, or to sit with
him, eat with him or respect him. They
have begun... to separate the young
people from the clerics who understand
the result of [this activity by them]
and what difficulties they are going to
cause the nation.
there is no connection between the path
of these extremists and the [true] path
of the Salafis which is tolerance,
compassion, and gentleness, and in which
there is no place for extremism and
[religious] fanaticism. [Salafism] is a
path that spreads love, brotherhood, and
acceptance of the other among Muslims
and coexistence with non-Muslims. But
the thing is to understand it and to
implement it and not [just to] pretend
[to do so] in a way that is compatible
with the deep roots of the past and with
the demands of the present.
what is needed is a perception for
reforming ideas, not admonitions,
reproof, reactions and word-sparing that
deal with the symptom and ignore the
disease! There is still enough time to
rehabilitate [these ideas],
ideologically and practically, and to
prevent society from splitting into
sects and groups that throng after
dignitaries who are enveloped in an aura
of immunity [to sin and error] and
sanctity, with each group thinking that
it has the right to guide the nation and
recruit its young people.
"A plant is
always like its roots. If we want a
good, fruitful plant, it is incumbent
upon everyone
to care for
its roots,
its water sources, the spread of its
branches, and the fertility of the earth
[from which
it grows], and to protect it from ideas
and viruses that turn its fruit and
seeds to poison from which the
generations sip and on which the young
people grow up; from [these seeds]
sprouts a plant that has in it no place
for compassion and to whom love and
friendship are totally alien."
On August
31, 2014, Al-Kalbani published another
article, "The Chains of the Past," in
which he criticized the Salafism that
advocates uncritical reliance on Islam's
past, and called for a rationalistic
critical approach. He wrote: "We never
stop elevating the past at any cost, so
much so that it has taken over our lives
and thwarted our management of our
present, and I do not know what it will
do to our future. We claim that the past
is the perception, the deeds, and the
outlook of the forefathers [of Islam],
to the point where if a catastrophe
happens to one of us, he hastens to seek
a solution for his catastrophe in a book
written hundreds of years ago! And then
we shout loudly, 'Islam is compatible
with every time and every place[!]'
"What is
very strange is that we remain trapped
in the dungeons of the very distant
past, chewing over the words of Malik
[bin Anas[4]], may the peace of Allah be
upon him,
'The last of
this ummah will not be successful unless
they follow
the same
[pattern] that was successful in the
hands of its first ones,' and think that
what it means is that we must remain in
the first century of the era of the
mission [of the Prophet Muhammad], in
the same style of life, and in the same
patterns and knowledge that he had.
"From these
Malik bin Anas] I do not understand that
our past [must] control our present and
constrain our future; rather, I
understand that [the past] is what
caused the Prophet's honorable
Companions to change their perception,
and brought about their wonderful
transition from the caves of darkness
and straying into the light of truth...
What improved the situation of the first
generation [of Islam] was not preserving
the heritage of the forefathers and the
ideas of the previous generations, but
the complete opposite. The first
generation [of Islam] abandoned the
[pattern] of blind imitation, and with
the descent [of
Koran 96:1]
'Recite in the name of your Lord,' the
use of the mind
began, after
it was neglected for many centuries; the
wagon of change began to move and to
shift the bitter reality full of
oppression, backwardness, and idolatry
with lofty and clear rational truths.
They [the members of the first
generation] opened their eyes to what
had [always] been in front of them, but
which the fog of imitating what their
forefathers did had prevented them from
seeing... until the honored Koran
arrived and removed this fog and enabled
them to see what they had been blind to,
and to distinguish what they had not
noticed [before].
"In the same
spirit, I want the past to free us from
the yoke of the backwards present not
drag us towards it. I want our past to
make us see reality as it is, and for us
to rely on it in the areas of
development and culture, and for us to
emerge from it with momentum towards the
horizons of the future and with an
enlightened perception. This [should be
done] under the direction of
the two
revelations [the Koran and the Sunna]
and not by means of the opinions of
people who have invested most of their
efforts in studying that era [of early
"We should
rely on the past as a foundation from
which we head out to the future and to
the building of the present; this is
better than turning the past into
[something] that binds our hands and
arouses among us rivalry, conflict, and
opinions for which we fight and as a
result of which we weaken and splinter.
Had we done this [from the outset],
we would be
sitting on the throne of the pinnacle of
"We must
acknowledge that our past contains
things that are not compatible with our
present. The religious collapse of the
West happened only after it became
fully aware
of the depth of the yawning chasm
between the scientific knowledge that
serves the culture that the human mind
has attained and the religious beliefs
and laws set out by the church, which
included beliefs that had been distorted
or misunderstood, or were not
appropriate for every time.
"From among
those who call for absolute adherence to
the past there has emerged a young
generation that defends and fights for
opinions and ways that are devoid of the
[the correct] Islamic concepts and
religious views that can guide the ummah
in the right direction. This gang, that
has granted itself the right to banish
has not
grasped the situation of the ummah, and
has not managed to adapt to [today's
reality]; therefore its path is to
subdue the other or to accuse him of
apostasy and of deviating from the right
path. [These people] can be found in all
walks of life,
men of insight from advancing and
catching up to the present, and anyone
who criticizes them and points out their
mistakes is accused of being
Khawarij[5] an accusation tailored for
such [critics]. Anyone who talks about
women's rights is deviating from the
right path and
is loathsome
and is lax in religion. Anyone who
expresses a wise opinion that has been
covered up
and ignored
because it
contradicts their Salafism, is going
against the vast majority of the
people... and so on...
"What is
strange is that these radical extremists
who accuse their opponents of heresy and
of apostasy acknowledge neither
stagnation of their own perception and
ideas nor
worthlessness of their religious law,
and thus do not recognize that they have
left seeds that are today inflicting
suffering and torment on the ummah."
[1] See MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 3728,
Saudi Sheikh: One Who
Kills Himself and Others in Order to Win
the Virgins of Paradise Is Not a Martyr
but a Suicide; Only the Truly Virtuous
Will Gain Paradise,
April 1, 2011.
[2] See MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 4215,
Political Poem By
Saudi Prince Triggers Public Debate In
March 5, 2013.
[3] See MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis No.
Saudi Activists Renew
Campaign For Women's Driving,
October 23, 2013.
[4] Cleric (d. 795) and the founder of
the Maliki school of thought, one of the
four in Sunni Islam.
[5] Derogatory term referring to a rebel
cult in early Islam that split off from
the army of Ali ibn Abi Talib at the
Battle of Siffin in 657.
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Novemer 3, 2014
In a
November 2, 2014 speech marking the
opening of the new session of
parliament, King 'Abdallah II addressed
domestic matters, including political
reforms and economic projects, and also
touched on international and regional
affairs. Speaking of "a number of
takfiri organizations" that are
threatening the region, he said that
they are the enemies of Islam and the
Muslims, and the war against them "is
our war, because we are targeted, and we
must defend ourselves, Islam, and the
values of tolerance and moderation by
fighting extremism and terrorists."
the situation in Jerusalem, he said that
Jordan would continue to confront
"Israel's unilateral policies and
measures in Jerusalem" by all available
means and to protect the holy sites,
both Muslim and Christian. He also
underlined Jordan's commitment to
rebuilding Gaza "following the vile
Israeli aggression," and called to renew
the final status negotiations between
Israel and the Palestinians, leading to
a permanent peace on the basis of a
two-state solution lest the absence of a
just solution feed extremism and
the Syria crisis, he reiterated that
"the only solution is a comprehensive
political one," adding that the absence
of such a solution will intensify
sectarian strife across the region.
Finally, he
saluted the Jordanian army, stressing
its "commitment to defend the causes of
the Arab nation, its soil and security
against all threats," because "Jordan's
security is part and parcel of the
security of brotherly Arab countries."
following are excerpts from an English
translation of the speech published in
The Jordan
"Despite all
challenges, Jordan did not and will not
allow difficulties and regional turmoil
to be an excuse to hesitate in moving
forward with comprehensive reforms. For
we have never regarded reform as a
reaction to difficult circumstances. For
Jordan, reform is a homegrown national
aspiration, which consolidates national
unity, pluralism, moderation, widens
participation, deepens democracy and
enroots our parliamentary government
"Jordan has
always shouldered its moral and
humanitarian responsibilities on matters
that threaten regional and international
security. Jordan will continue to deploy
its international status and membership
in the UN Security Council in the
service of the causes of our Arab and
Muslim nation...
Palestinian cause remains our principal
cause and is a higher national interest.
Jerusalem, whose soil is watered by the
blood and sacrifices of our martyrs, is
a responsibility that lies in the depth
of our conscience. Jordan will continue
to confront, through all available
means, Israel's unilateral policies and
measures in Jerusalem and preserve its
Muslim and Christian holy sites, until
peace is restored to the land of peace.
"We will
continue to mobilize international
support to rebuild Gaza, following the
vile Israeli aggression, which killed
thousands of our Palestinian brethren
and destroyed their livelihoods.
"In order
for such an aggression not to repeat
itself again, final status negotiations
must be resumed, leading to a permanent
peace on the basis of a two-state
solution according to international
terms of reference and the Arab Peace
Initiative, allowing Palestinians to
establish their independent state on
their national soil with East Jerusalem
as its capital.
"As for the
Syrian crisis, we reiterate that the
only solution is a comprehensive
political one, realized through the
participation of all components of the
Syrian people, assuring the country's
unity and stability. The absence of such
a solution will intensify sectarian
strife on the regional level. Similarly,
the absence of a just and permanent
solution for the Palestinian cause will
feed extremism and terrorism.
"Jordan has
fulfilled its pan-Arab and humanitarian
responsibilities towards our Syrian
refugee brethren. Although we truly
appreciate all the support received from
our brothers and friends, the amount of
international support does not rise to
the level of the crisis and the
implications of hosting Syrian refugees.
The international community must
shoulder its responsibilities in
providing assistance to refugees, Jordan
and local host communities..."
"Our region
is suffering from a number of
organizations that embrace an extremist
takfiri ideology, and are murdering
Muslims as well as innocent women and
children in the name of Islam, but Islam
has nothing to do with this. Islam is a
faith of peace, tolerance, moderation,
acceptance of the other and respect for
the rights of all to live in peace and
dignity, regardless of color, gender,
religion or belief. These organizations
are waging war against Islam and Muslims
above all else.
religious and humanitarian duty demands
that we confront with strength and
firmness all those who try to instigate
sectarian wars or distort the image of
Islam and Muslims. Accordingly, the war
on these terrorist organizations and
their radical ideology is our war
because we are targeted and we must
defend ourselves, Islam, and the values
of tolerance and moderation by fighting
extremism and terrorists. Everyone who
supports this extremist takfiri ideology
or tries to justify it is an enemy of
Islam, the homeland and all noble human
values. At the same time, the
international community must confront
extremism in other religions and
advanced level of liberties and
progressive environment of political and
social participation, which Jordan
uniquely enjoys amidst a tumultuous
region, is the result of security and
stability gains, which our comrades in
the armed forces and security agencies
have made many sacrifices to preserve.
We salute them with pride and
appreciation. I tell you, brave
soldiers, the motto that you wear on
your uniforms, "The Arab Army", is not
just a slogan, nor did it come by
coincidence. It is a testament of this
army's commitment to defend the causes
of the Arab nation, its soil and
security against all threats. Jordan's
security is part and parcel of the
security of brotherly Arab countries.
The Arab Army, and their comrades in
security institutions, will remain — as
always — ready to confront all threats
to our national security and the
security of our neighboring brothers
because Arab security is indivisible...
"And Jordan
will forever remain a model of
coexistence, compassion and solidarity
between all its citizens, Muslims and
Christians, and a safe haven for
brothers in need, advocating
righteousness and never hesitating in
fighting extremism, intolerance and
terrorism resolutely."
[1] The
Jordan Times
(Jordan), November 2, 2014.
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The Robert E. Morris Company, a regional distributor of CNC machine tools, tooling and accessories, and related engineering and support services, is seeking an ambitious and conscientious Parts Administrator to report to our Windsor, CT office. This role will provide exciting opportunities to work for a dynamic company in a fast-paced, growing industry. The Robert E. Morris Company is a division o...
CoWorx Staffing Services is hiring for an internal Administrative Assistant/Junior Recruiter. Essential Functions * Answering phones/Greeting candidates * Reviewing/screening applications * Orientations * Scheduling interviews * Checking references * Data entry * Various administrative duties Requirements * 3+ years of administrative experience preferably within HR or Staffing * Must ha...
Executive Administrative Assistant Location: Hartford, CT area Duration: 6 Months RTH or Direct Hire Job Description: Executive Administrative Assistant will be supporting the CEO and CFO of a growing global software company. This position will also support other executives in a busy, fast paced environment. Provides executive administrative support for day-to-day activities and projects. Ma...
Description: Sr Administrative Assistant, Legal (Hartford, CT) If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to be really smart about the business of health care. Challenge yourself, your peers and our industry by shaping what health care looks like and doing your life's best work. This position will provide administrative support for the Legal, Compliance and Regulatory ...
Executive Assistant HMC HealthWorks – West Hartford, CT The Administrative Assistant supports all activities in the West Hartford Office. Responsibilities/Capabilities: Perform a variety of administrative and secretarial services to support the Vice President of Marketing and Product Development, but not limited to: Maintain databases Generate reports and mailing lists Maintain calendars an...
Candidate is responsible for all administrative support in a calibration laboratory environment. This will include all interface with customers and vendors by phone, shipping and receiving support/documentation and all record keeping aspects of equipment and documentation records used by the laboratory. Must have good communication skills both verbal and written. Must be able to type at a min of 4...
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT West Hartford CPA firm seeking administrative assistant . Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word is required. Needs to have good communication skills and ability to take on special projects. Salary & benefits commensurate with experience. Send resume to: *****. Click to apply by EMAIL =...
Duties may include: Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed. Input data, such as file numbers, new or updated information, or document information codes into computer systems to support document and information retrieval. Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or s...
Walgreen Co Windsor, CT
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Sun Life Financial Windsor, CT, 06006
Summary Coordinate and administer diverse administrative functions in support of the Vice President, Medical Stop-Loss. This role will be responsible for anticipating needs, deciding the most appropriate methods and procedures to be used and prioritizing work assignments to best ensure smooth and effective operations in the department. Primary Responsibilities The position requires the ability ...
Walgreens Windsor, CT, 06006
Job Summary Responsible for administrative projects, preparing correspondence and meeting notes for publication and distribution, answering phones, preparing and maintaining files, creating and distributing reports. As part of the normal work activities, this position routinely has access to and works with highly confidential and sensitive information for which s/he is responsible for maintaining...
Machinery Finance Resources, a division of Morris Group, Inc., is seeking an ambitious and conscientious Lease Processor/ Administrative Assistant for our Windsor, CT location. This role will provide the right individual with opportunities to work for a great company in a fast-paced, growing industry. Job Responsibilities As the Lease Processor/ Administrative Assistant, you will be responsible ...
Morris Group, Inc., one of the largest machine tool distribution networks in North America, is seeking an ambitious and conscientious Facilities/IT Administrative Assistant for our Windsor, CT location. We are looking for an experienced individual who has a background in customer service and business administration. This role will provide the right individual with opportunities to work for a great...
This role provides administrative support to the leadership team in HSE. The position requires sound decision-making and problem solving skills with minimal supervisory direction as well as an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Candidate must be able to handle sensitive materials appropriately. The ability to maintain confidentiality and the highest level of ethics is imperative. Th...
This position reports to the President, Aftermarket. The successful candidate must be a highly motivated, self-reliant, and focused individual to perform a wide range of administrative functions that requires problem solving skills under minimal direction. Must be a team player and have the ability to handle sensitive information and maintain perspective under pressure. Must have experience workin...
This position's main responsibility will be to provide administrative support to the UTRC Director of Systems Department, including the following: - Maintain Director calendar & maintain filing processes - Coordinate & schedule appointments & meetings, including securing appropriate facilities as required - Maintain confidential records and other sensitive information appropriately - Plan & ar...
J.B. Hunt Windsor Locks, CT
Since our incorporation in 1961, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has grown into one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America. We provide safe and reliable transportation services throughout the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Our ability to supply customized transportation solutions through our four business units (Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services,...
Connecticut Children's Hospital Hartford, CT, 06183
Under general supervision, coordinates and performs a variety of administrative and operational support duties for a specified unit/department, which requires a range of skills and knowledge of departmental and organizational policies and procedures. Greets and direct visitors, answers and directs calls, utilizes some judgment to interpret departmental policy to resolve routine to complex inquirie...
The Travelers Companies Hartford, CT, 06183
Solid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. That's Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference. PURPOSE Provide a variety of administrative and support...
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Some guys like to spend their retirement doing nothing but fishing. Not Dr. Lamar Holley.When Holley retired as senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lawrenceville two years ago, friends Jim and Peggy Freeman invited him and his wife Jean to accompany them on a trip to Moldova. Holley was touched by the extreme poverty of the country, especially the plight of the children. It was this experience that provided inspiration for what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Two years ago this month, he created KidStuff to bring love and laughter into the lives of children around the world. While KidStuff provides continuing medication treatment programs for children in a Moldovan orphanage and assists with various refugee programs, most of the people it helps at the moment are right here at home. "KidStuff spent $700 to send 40 Gwinnett foster families to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus when it was in town," said Michelle Mason, president of the Gwinnett Adoptive and Foster Parents Association. Holley's organization also provides foster families with Braves tickets, Kroger gift certificates and assistance in emergency situations. Gwinnett Children's Shelter is another local organization on the list for these spreaders of love and laughter. KidStuff provided sports equipment to the shelter and landscaped the grounds in partnership with Ruppert Nurseries in Lilburn. Giving time and talent to children can be very rewarding, but the joy is even greater when the spirit starts to spread. "What brings us the greatest delight is when we are privileged to see one child reaching out to show kindness to another. One of our little friends, Gray Stephenson, did just that," Holley said. Six-year-old Gray told his mother he wanted to use money he had earned to pay for another child to go to Build-A-Bear. At that time, Holley was ministering to a family who'd just lost a 2-year-old child to a terminal disease. KidStuff connected the two families. They went out to dinner together and afterward, Gray imparted love and laughter to the grieving couple's 4-year-old daughter as the two stuffed Build-A-Bears together. While spending his retirement in a whole new ministry, Holley does find at least a little time to fish. Twice a year, in cooperation with Sosebee Auto Supply Company in Lawrenceville, Holley takes dozens of autistic children and their families fishing. For more information, or to help spread love and laughter, call 770-237-2877 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Susan Larson is a Lilburn resident. E-mail her at email@example.com.
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Will the UK government's planned rollout of smart meters leave
homes vulnerable to marketing companies desperate for us to
overshare information about our most personal habits? Will an
information grid linked to energy delivery systems be open to
hackers, leaving whole districts vulnerable to disruption? Will
smart meters really create a "spy in every home", as the
Daily Mail has reported? We take a look at the risks.
Smart meters give people detailed information about how much
energy they use and when. The theory is that this can help reduce
bills, and level out peak-time stresses on the grid. As such, the
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is promoting
smart meters as a tool for helping the country to reduce its
greenhouse gas emissions, and plans to ensure one is installed in
every home starting this week.
Privacy: will my smart meter be able to track what I do at
The short answer is yes - as long as you're using electricity.
Energy meters show which appliances use the most electricity so
that you can plan energy use effectively. Because of the different
ways that appliances use electricity, such data could, for example,
reveal whether you use medical devices or baby monitors, or even
show the TV programme you're watching. And obviously, it can give
information on when you're in or out, or track when you toilet
light goes on. So, technically, it might know when you are on the
Mail reported that this information will be "will be
collected every 30 minutes and beamed from a box in the home to the
central databases." Some groups are worried about this. The European
Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which tracks privacy issues
in Europe, produced a report last week warning that smart meter
rollout will "
enable massive collection of personal data which can track what
members of a household do". EDPS is concerned that patterns and
profiles could be mined for marketing and advertising, or price
discrimination, and is asking the European Commission to consider
legislating to protect consumers.
It does sound pretty alarming. However, the government appears to
have taken some of these worries to heart already, outlining
plans in April designed to ensure consumers have control over
how much data they share with suppliers and third
Read more
Sea ice around Antarctica is growing, and it's a
scientific puzzle. But while the Mail on Sunday suggests this means
climate change is less of a problem than scientists say, sea ice is
only part of what's going on in Antarctica, and the world as a
whole is losing ice rapidly.
A record high
article in yesterday's Mail on Sunday
carries the headline:
'Global warming computer
models confounded as Antarctic sea ice hits new record
This follows news last week from scientists at
the University of Illinois that the area covered by sea ice
surrounding Antarctica hit a
record high on 29th June, with about two
million square kilometres in June more ice compared to the long
term average.
Antarctic sea ice reached a record high in June,
with 2.1 million square kilometres more than the long term average.
Source: US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (
CC2.0 Dennis Dimick
The American shale gas revolution shaved more
off global carbon emissions than all the world's windfarms and
solar panels put together in 2012
according to Chris Faulkner, boss of US
fracking firm Breitling
We think he's wrong. Even with some pretty
heroic assumptions, he's only almost right. Let's see
The UK connection
Faulkner made his claim at a
fringe meeting of the Council of Europe in
Strasbourg. He had been invited to speak by UK Conservative MP
David Davis, a long-standing critic
of climate change policies in general and wind energy in
Faulker said:
"In 2012, the shift to
gas has managed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 300
million tonnes. Compare this to the fact that all the wind turbines
and solar panels in the world reduce carbon dioxide emissions, at a
maximum, by 275 million tonnes. In other words, the US shale gas
revolution has by itself reduced global emissions more than all the
well-intentioned solar and wind in the world."
US coal emissions
To start with, let's look at US coal
emissions. In 2012, US coal plants emitted 1,653
million tonnes of carbon dioxide. That's 529 million tonnes below
peak coal emissions, which were 2,182 million tonnes in
Let's generously assume all of that reduction is due
to cheap shale gas displacing coal use. It takes about
half as much carbon to generate a unit of
electricity from gas as it does from coal. So the maximum carbon
saving is half the coal emissions avoided. That's 265 million
tonnes of carbon dioxide, in the same ballpark as the 300 million
tonnes Faulkner claimed.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
has warned the
effect of unchecked global warming could be "severe, pervasive and
To get an idea of how global temperatures could evolve
in the next 85 years, the IPCC looks at a range of scenarios, or
pathways. In all but the IPCC's most stringent mitigation pathway,
the world looks on course for dangerous levels of warming.
So how did climate skeptic campaigner, Matt Ridley,
come to the opposite conclusion in an
article last week? He argues that even the IPCC's most
severe scenario doesn't suggest dangerous levels of warming. We
take a look at the IPCC's pathways to understand how it projects
future warming - and where Ridley went wrong.
Warming scenarios
The IPCC looks at a wide range of potential futures
based on how big or small countries' collective greenhouse gas
emissions are. To examine these, it developed a range of emissions
pathways - each known as Representative Concentration Pathways
Ridley describes the IPCC's
four pathways in his recent article, and claims none of
them imply dangerous levels of warming. He begins:
"Three of the models show moderate, slow and mild
warming, the hottest of which leaves the planet just two degrees
Centigrade warmer than today in 2081-2100. The coolest comes out
just 0.8 degrees warmer."
Ridley's talking about the IPCC's three lowest
scenarios - leaving out the one where emissions continue unchecked
for now. But he seems to have got the numbers wrong.
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Is the government's climate change advisor arguing
internally over how many onshore wind turbines the UK needs?
The Times today reported that Lord Deben - who heads the
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) - thinks the UK already has
enough onshore wind power in the pipeline to hit its targets. The
paper claims Lord Deben's statement puts him at odds with the CCC.
But the CCC and Lord Deben tell us that's not the case.
2020 targets
The Times's headline today declared that "Britain has enough
wind turbines". It based the statement on an interview with Lord
The EU requires the UK to get
15 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by the
end of the decade. Referring to that commitment, Lord Deben told
The Times "we have already got enough onshore wind to 2020 to meet
that part of the portfolio."
That seems
right. The government's
renewable energy roadmap suggests the UK will need around
13 gigawatts of onshore wind in 2020 to meet its commitment.
Its latest data suggests there's a total of 16.1 gigawatts of
onshore wind in operation and in the pipeline.
The data
shows there's currently seven gigawatts of onshore wind
online (the dark blue chunk), and 12.5 gigawatts under or awaiting
construction and in the planning process (light blue). That's a
total of 19.5 gigawatts. The government assumes around 3.4
gigawatts of that won't get built (the green chunk) as some
projects will fail to secure financing or hit other
Still, as Lord Deben suggests, 16 gigawatts would be more than
enough to meet the government's 2020 target.
Beyond 2020
So where's the conflict?
Coal continues to reign supreme despite the obvious
benefits of switching to nuclear and gas, and boffins at the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are at least
partly to blame. Or so Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins argues this
In a passionate
piece, Jenkins says governments should do away with their
renewable energy ambitions and focus on developing nuclear
and gas power if they really want to address climate change. His
reasoning? Investing in renewables is expensive and futile and has
only served to open the door for the most polluting, most
dangerous, energy source of all: coal.
We take a look at three places his
article is mistaken, as well as an important point it gets
Renewables "hysteria"
Jenkins blames the scientists at the UN Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change for promoting renewable energy over what he sees
as more economical and equally effective nuclear and gas power. He
"... the "renewables
ascendancy", culminating in the hysteria of the first International
Panel on Climate Change [sic] report, was a disaster. It saw any
carbon combustion or nuclear reaction as equally evil, and any sun,
wind or wave power as equally good - however costly".
But the IPCC doesn't equate nuclear power with coal. Far from
Nomadic Lass
Renewable electricity developers are doing themselves out of a
job. According to anti-wind group the Renewable Energy Foundation,
they should finish what they're working on and pack up, because we
don't need any more of their power.
Its latest
report says there are already
enough windfarms, solar panels and wood-fired power plants
built, under construction or given consent to meet our renewable
energy targets. That means there are a thousand more planning
applications causing
needless anxiety for homeowners when they could be
Conservative energy minister Michael Fallon has been leading his
charge against onshore wind turbines and is likely to
welcome these conclusions. There are only two problems with the REF
report. It makes impossibly optimistic assumptions about renewable
build rates. And it assumes the UK can start breaking its own laws
after 2020.
The environmental argument for the HS2 high speed
rail link could be weakened if we keep generating electricity from
fossil fuels, according to official documents. Government claims
about the carbon benefits of the scheme rest on the assumption that
emissions from the power sector dramatically reduce over the next
fifteen years - and that might not happen.
MPs are due to vote today on the proposed high-speed rail
link to the north of England - the culmination of a
battle to persuade reluctant MPs
to support the scheme. More than 30 Tories are likely to rebel,
abstaining or voting against the scheme, the BBC reports.
MPs are
doubtful about the economic
benefits of the scheme, and wary about the
disruption it may cause. The
project's environmental benefits are also worth scrutinising,
The government claims HS2 will help the country
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But coalition
battles over energy policy, and
George Osborne's plans to bump up the amount of power sourced from
gas, mean emissions from HS2 may be higher than it
In an article in this weekend's paper, the Mail on
accuses the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) of 'sexing up' its findings in the short 'summary for
policymakers' that accompanies its latest report. But the
responded this morning, saying the Mail on Sunday "misleads the
reader by distorting the carefully balanced language of the
In an effort to help policymakers and the public engage with its
mammoth scientific reports, the IPCC produces a summary - the
Summary for Policymakers (SPM). It tries to present the
report's overall conclusions in a shorter and more accessible
The Mail on Sunday has done a comparison between the SPM, and
quotes it claims come from the full IPCC report. The article says
the SPM puts an "alarmist spin" on the findings, but the IPCC has
rejected that charge in a statement.
We look at what the report has to say, and the Mail on Sunday's
troubling presentation of the evidence.
Wrong chapter, misleading attribution
The Mail on Sunday says the IPCC's SPM over-emphasises the
extent to which climate change is expected affect a range of other
issues, starting with how it could force migration as extreme
weather hits people's local environments.
But the IPCC defends the SPM's finding, saying the Mail on
Sunday has cherrypicked quotes that don't reflect the report's
overall conclusions.
Here is the Mail on Sunday's accusation:
The IPCC says the Mail on Sunday ignores important evidence on
migration in the report that supports the SPM statement.
front page article of today's Spectator claims the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has "updated" its
position on climate change, to accept that "climate change is now a
question of adaptation".
Author Matt Ridley suggests that this is such a
departure from the UN climate panel's previous findings that its
conclusions are now in line with those of climate skeptic lobbyist
Lord Lawson.
Lawson stresses "the need to adapt to climate
change, rather than throw public money at futile attempts to
prevent it", according to Ridley, a fellow skeptic campaigner.
It's worth taking this with a pinch of salt. If the
IPCC has said more about adaptation in the last week, it's because
its most recent report is specifically about adaptation. That
doesn't mean mitigation has been abandoned as Lord Lawson would
like it to be - indeed, in a week's time the IPCC will publish
another report dedicated to the mitigation he so scorns.
Heavy on adaptation
The crux of Ridley's argument is that adapting to
climate change is given more prominence in the latest IPCC
report than in past ones.
He says:
"[T]he document itself …
emphasised, again and again, the need to adapt to climate change …
Whereas the last report had two pages on adaptation, this one has
four chapters."
In fact, there are six chapters which specifically
mention adaptation in their titles in the new report, not four. The
previous report in 2007 had two chapters, not two pages.
Renewables sector rejects Civitas report calling for nuclear subsidies to be raised at the expense of offshore wind http://t.co/nGU4Kof2TZ
Bioenergy and negative emissions: paper discusses the key differences between economic and ecological perspectives http://t.co/2va3HNP9lW
New research pins increase in Antarctic sea ice to changing winds as a result of stratospheric ozone depletion http://t.co/FIX8YGc93I
UN climate change deal must have legally binding targets, says EU http://t.co/hW6mLiw0g9
The five massive changes to how we use energy that could limit climate change | Blog http://t.co/yqnT81qHdY http://t.co/iiLFM9HGHO
Homes of the future will be cooled using mirrors, says @MailOnline http://t.co/fd2qizFsKK
Education is "top priority" for climate change adaptation, study shows | Blog http://t.co/7uC9EFYVsN http://t.co/nZDgGwzEvM
Will Russia play hardball at the UN climate talks? - @RTCCclimatenews discusses http://t.co/ZqrsKXmc3E
Scientists dig deep into earth's history for clues to El Niño past, present and future | Blog http://t.co/UjYvDGTGS9
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I never intentionally ignored anyone's messages or emotigrams. Not making any excuses here, but it is quite possible that at the time you messaged/emotigrammed me I was either temporarily away from CM or I was communicating with someone else. I'm sorry if I didn't respond to you as you would have liked me to. Normally, I respond to pretty much every message that I get. I'll be the first to admit I don't normally receive a lot of messages/emotigrams, but when I do I do my best to respond to each one of them.
Thank you all for your honesty!
It is not anything you are doing wrong. I've found on this site many people seem to be looking for friends and not relationships. Keep in mind some people don't have current or paid subscriptions therefore they are not able to communicate. I have been on this site for a couple of years and I find that I spend less and less time on this site for the same reason you initiated this topic. I wish you all the best. God will put that person in your path when the time is right.


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Samuel William Kelton was my great grandfather, married to Ruth Ann Walker. My Grandfather was Carl "Cudge" Leeman Kelton married to Ethel Irene Davis. Father Samuel William Kelton married to Edna Louise Boles and 2 other marriages
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