tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post1989722781945057146..comments2024-01-13T15:37:31.043+11:00Comments on THE BLANK PAGES OF THE AGE: INDEPENDENT MUSLIM VOICESUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-89072419818578130622007-04-09T18:27:00.000+10:002007-04-09T18:27:00.000+10:00I found an article on Ridley from back in 2004 whe...I found an article on Ridley from back in 2004 when she visited as a guest of Monash University.<BR/><BR/>http://www.aijac.org.au/review/2004/294/ridley.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-90791026067913229042007-04-09T12:12:00.000+10:002007-04-09T12:12:00.000+10:00I demand to know which incompetent at the Age allo...I demand to know which incompetent at the Age allowed this letter to the editor to see the light of day -<BR/><BR/>Israel points way<BR/><BR/>RATHER than buying Perth's expensive, pint-sized desalination plans (The Age, 7/4), the Bracks Government might do us a favour by knocking on Israel's door. Its world-class Ashkelon plant produces 320 megalitres of reliable fresh water a day from the Mediterranean for about 66 cents a megalitre, and cost less than $A320 million to bring in on time and budget. We will spend three times that much, as our Water Minister estimates, if we try to reinvent the wheel locally after wasting yet more precious years on endless feasibility studies.<BR/><BR/>Patrick O'Leary, North Balwyn<BR/><BR/>Watch out for an array of letters claiming that Israeli desalination plants were built on homes stolen from Palestinians by the ethnic cleansing apartheid zionists. I's all bullshit but the Age should let one or two through for the sake of evenhandednessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-19804364775336852162007-04-09T10:57:00.000+10:002007-04-09T10:57:00.000+10:00Was that the same meeting that was attended by Bel...Was that the same meeting that was attended by Belal Haniffa of Dandenong North?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-8753039941750539882007-04-09T10:55:00.000+10:002007-04-09T10:55:00.000+10:00http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/storm-grows...http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/storm-grows-over-sheikhs-top-job/2007/04/08/1175970943688.html<BR/><BR/>"Sheikh Hilali drew support from British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who has been in Australia to speak about Islamic feminism at a Muslim conference.<BR/><BR/>Ms Ridley, a Muslim convert who has attracted unwelcome media attention for her outspoken views, called for Muslims to stand up to government pressure. Ms Ridley said she found Sheikh Hilali 'charming and supportive' on a previous visit to Australia. She said she hated to think the sheikh was being undermined by Australian Muslims 'too weak to stand up to government pressure'."<BR/><BR/>The piece of covered meat (well covered with generous slabs of fat I should add) thinks the tomcat is "charming and supportive". I'm ready to chuck my guts out right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-1066105311179226042007-04-09T06:39:00.000+10:002007-04-09T06:39:00.000+10:00There are some interesting letters in today's Age ...There are some interesting letters in today's Age about Ridley and this one is sweet as apple pie -<BR/><BR/>"<B>People not at fault</B><BR/><BR/>I WAS at the allegedly controversial Islamic values seminar on Saturday. I heard Yvonne Ridley explicitly state that it was the Australian media that she thought was "Islamophobic", not the Australian people.<BR/><BR/>She also went on about how we are some of the nicest people in the world and how she has received "nothing but hospitality" since her arrival.<BR/><BR/>Belal Haniffa, Dandenong North"<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad Belal Haniffa managed to clear that up for us. I believe that Kaysar Trad could be out of a job (as apologist for Hillali) soon. Belal should approach Ridley to be her PR agent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-37354706151933957642007-04-08T21:18:00.000+10:002007-04-08T21:18:00.000+10:00Ridley reportedly told a Belfast meeting of the Is...Ridley reportedly told a Belfast meeting of the Islamic Students Association there was no innocent Israeli when it came to suicide bombings. Not even children. <BR/><BR/>"There are no innocents in this war, because children could grow up to be Israeli soldiers." <BR/><BR/>She has said that talk of "suicide bombers" was "insulting" -<BR/><BR/>"Let's call suicide bombers by their proper name, which is martyrs."<BR/><BR/>As yo can see, Ridley likes fisking around with the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-4998046486111770772007-04-07T11:00:00.000+10:002007-04-07T11:00:00.000+10:00Ha. Saw her photograph with the Herald Sun article...Ha. Saw her photograph with the Herald Sun article and couldn't help noticing the old cow's been grazing in a good paddock. Like the Palestinian chicks who were human shields for their men in Gaza a few months ago. These are the same old cows who claim the sanctions against them are causing them to die of starvation. Fat chance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-75299128202156023672007-04-07T10:19:00.000+10:002007-04-07T10:19:00.000+10:00"She's a charlatan and will be well and truly expo..."She's a charlatan and will be well and truly exposed for what she is over the coming days."<BR/><BR/>But not everywhere. I don't expect the Age to reveal too much about her history of hate-filled diatribes against non-Muslims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-69865009180377972402007-04-07T10:17:00.000+10:002007-04-07T10:17:00.000+10:00Thanks for heads up on Ridley.Armed with the infor...Thanks for heads up on Ridley.<BR/><BR/>Armed with the information contained in your article I was able to have a long, hard chuckle at the hypocricy of ranting in today's Herald Sun lead article http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21516260-661,00.html<BR/><BR/>She's a charlatan and will be well and truly exposed for what she is over the coming days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-63078416325388845812007-04-06T14:40:00.000+10:002007-04-06T14:40:00.000+10:00Independent Muzzled VoicesHow many of them speak o...Independent Muzzled Voices<BR/><BR/>How many of them speak out against this garbage?<BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/>Because they don't have a death wish.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Loewenstein and Adler know they can throw their tanties and never come to any harmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32508350.post-9115262472521525952007-04-06T09:57:00.000+10:002007-04-06T09:57:00.000+10:00The IAJ and IAJV voices like Louise Adler and Lynn...The IAJ and IAJV voices like Louise Adler and Lynn Segal would just love Ridley. They make a nice sisterhood and are great prospects for an invite to the next Age Writers Festival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com