Ahoy there sailor, you seem to have stumbled across the Official International be Talkin Like a Pirate Day for Australia.

This be the home of Ye Auld Australian Rum Riddled Rapscallions, or YAAARRR for short.

We meet on the closest Saturday to September 19th, in Port Jackson, Or Sydney, Australia as some now call it.
    
This October, myself and Capt'n Eric be takin' parrrrt in JDRF's Waaaaalk t' Cure Diabetes, an event that raises money to find a cure fer that there type 1 diabetes, a chronic,
life-threatening illness affecting over 140,000 Australians and millions of
 people world-wide, many of them Pirates too. (source)

Again, the enemy of Islam, the humble canine, has proven of inestimable worth to human beings and has now risen to greater heights of assistance, which may have worldwide ramifications.

[Original in Bengali, translated into English from Bengali by Abul Kasem - edited as final]

 
INTRODUCTION

We are aware that superstition is a popular belief held by people without any reason or logic; that is to say, it is an irrational belief system without any proof practiced by the ignorant mass. This type of superstition can be of two types, namely: folklores - that are essentially fanciful, irrational stories that are accepted by the population as such; so, there is no problem with such fairy-tales. However, the other type of superstition is the religious false notion that is firmly rooted in the belief of supernatural divinity. The morbid fear of unknown, the thought of after-life and a deep penchant for supernatural power are the main causes for the growth of such religious mumbo-jumbo. Clearly, this uncontrolled fear for life after death (fear factor) and its resultant irrational faith in it is the primary reason for the birth of world religious beliefs. We see the abundant presence of many such fanciful, irrational ingredients in almost all religions practiced in to-day’s world - no religion is free from such ridiculousness, to say the least. For that matter Islam is no exception. In fact, there are so many superstitions in Islam that one can safely surmise that the entire edifice of Islam stands firmly on many such mythological /supernatural narrations. 

Yes sir those poor mujahadin!  It’s so nice of ‘The nose on your face’ to produce this little add for Mohammad condoms as they are always thinking of what’s best for those ‘victim’ Muslims. 

Waleed Aly’s Island paradise is a totalitarian Islamic hell - Maldives

On 19/5/08 Waleed Aly gave the annual Samuel Alexander Lecture for Wesley College (available on video).  Apparently the topic was ‘the clash of civilisations’ though listening to the video, what stands out is confusion and manipulation of the discussion to ensure listeners drew the desired conclusions eg nasty ‘white’ ‘Christian’ west, poor victim Muslims.
One of the more outlandish attempts to link Islam and ‘good things’ was his attempt to link Islam (‘Maldives’) and ‘tropical island paradise’ - relying on an ignorant audience for success.

Many Australians head to the ‘tropical island paradise’ of the Maldives with the lovely tourist resorts, lagoons, sun/sand/sea, wine, women in bathers mixing with men, couples kissing, massages, ‘fun’ and even Gay trips to the Maldives.  Islamic??   NO, the Islamic Maldives is hidden from tourists because it shows nasty Islam (true image), NOT a ‘tropical island paradise’!

Some readers may recall the story of the Muslim found with chemicals for bomb making in his house who claimed he was just interested in chemicals. He also had a map of the Sydney electricity grid he claimed he kept ‘for artistic purposes’. Now we have a Sydney man, Belal Saadallah Khazaal , who has authored a Jihad instruction book and who is protesting his innocence of any crime. No doubt it was written for his own personal use and inner spiritual growth, to promote harmony and peace. However, Khazaal, it seems, has aroused some suspicions on the part of the australian Commonwealth Police, suspicisons that what he is doing is not for personal meditation needs. He is before the Supreme Court of NSW because the police think he may have been up to no good. However the judge, Justice Megan Latham is pleading with onlookers and jurors not to assume that ‘the Muslim religion is on trial’.

In September 2003, Khazaal allegedly compiled a book titled: Provisions on the Rules of Jihad - short judicial rulings and organisational instructions for fighters and mujahidin against infidels. By publishing it on the internet, the court was told, he tried to urge others to engage in a terrorist act. The act allegedly involved an action or threat of action against people identified in the book, including diplomats, military personnel and holders of public office. It was done "with the intention of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause, namely the advancement of the Muslim religion in the world". (source)

This week many of us will be glued to our TVs watching the Olympics, marvelling at the spectacular opening ceremony and the sight of top athletes competing. Most will feel a glow of pride when their country wins a medal.  That’s certainly how I felt when our swimmers performed so well. China is (mostly) basking in the glow of world adulation for their performance in staging the Olympic Games.

Watching Compass on Sunday night about whether China could accommodate God gave me pause for thought.

One thing that struck me was that whilst other religions were tightly circumscribed, with those not meeting official requirements persecuted, and their members often imprisoned and tortured, Islam was recognised as most like Marxism and given many more freedoms and privileges. A large mosque in Beijing attests to Islam’s favoured status. (reference)

We usually learn about such events only by accident.

If it weren’t for the fact that Palestinian-born Safwat Abdel-Hady sexually assaulted a young woman  after previously drugging her and her boyfriend with Stilnox (allegedly), we would have  never learnt that he was our former Prime Minister’s business partner.

Mr Hawke and Palestinian-born Safwat Abdel-Hady, 47, are directors and shareholders with a Bahrain businessman in Sydney-based Australian Gulf Mineral Resources Corporation, with plans to facilitate exploration ventures between companies in Australia and the Gulf region, where Mr Abdel-Hady is understood to have close ties with oil sheiks and members of various royal families.