Why are anti-Islamists always mixing FGM with Islam ? Is it a deliberate strategy ? 99% of Muslims [ Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afganistan....................... ] have never heard of FGM.
Only Upper Egypt, Sudan [ including South Sudan ] and the Horn of Africa where this nasty piece of work gets carried out.
What's your line on "blasphemy" and punishment thereof, surby-baby?
First you need to have sex with your train sets since you have not done the real thing.
Yes and even if Scotland does go independent you will still have them as the SNP have said they will keep the Queen and her successors as Scotland's Head of State
I'll only believe that when you have a sub sample of 14 from Ecclefechan to back it up.
I don't need a subsample, both Salmond and Sturgeon have said they will keep the Windsors
Yes and even if Scotland does go independent you will still have them as the SNP have said they will keep the Queen and her successors as Scotland's Head of State
I'll only believe that when you have a sub sample of 14 from Ecclefechan to back it up.
I don't need a subsample, both Salmond and Sturgeon have said they will keep the Windsors
HMQ is a direct descendant of James VI
James VIth of Scotland and 1st of England, even more reason for them to keep Elizabeth 11nd and Charles IIIrd
So surbiton has a point, FGM is absolutely not an Islamic thing, and rarely if ever happens in Islamic countries, as long as one ignores its widespread prevalance in Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Algeria, Chad, Syria, Iran, Kurdistan, Djibouti, Turkey, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Iraq, Eritrea, and Jordan. And Pakistan.
Just make up the numbers. The African countries are probably correct. I doubt if there is any FGM in Saudi Arabia. The rest, there is zero chance whatever your source may say. Like Trump you can quote the social media but that does not make it correct.
Even Male circumcision is not compulsory [ i.e. it is not prescribed in the Quran ] but 99.9% practice it. As does every male Jew and millions of others.
I'm pretty sure I've read about FGM in Saudi Arabia from reliable sources. It's also well-known that it's performed very widely in Indonesia, although it's not as "severe" a type as elsewhere.
For example:
"FGM in Indonesia hits alarming level
Half of girls under 11 years old in Indonesia are circumcised, according to the latest finding by UNICEF, raising awareness and calls for bans on female genital mutilation (FGM) practices in the world's most populous Muslim majority country.
It is the first time the global report has included Indonesia on the list, but the country ' combined with Egypt and Ethiopia ' accounts for half of 200 million girls and women in 30 countries that have undergone FGM, the study reveals.
The inclusion of Indonesia on the list, published on Friday, has raised the tally from 130 million circumcised girls and women in 29 countries estimated in 2014, albeit the study claimed that the prevalence of FGM has fallen significantly."
You pair manage a large number of mistakes about the EU/EEA in a small number of posts.
First the EEA is not the same thing as the customs union eg Norway in the EEA and EFTA but not the customs union. It provides no great impediment to trade with Sweden and none at all to their Common Travel Area. In other words the "threat" to Scottish exports to England is fantasy unless England wanted to give up its second biggest export market after USA!
Second there is already a country within EFTA/EEA which uses another countries currency - a special accolade for the Political Betting EU experts who can tell me which one it is.
All of these things being presented as obstacles or impossible are already working examples elsewhere in Europe right now. Gordon Brown's economics sounds like something out of the 1970s! .
You pair manage a large number of mistakes about the EU/EEA in a small number of posts.
First the EEA is not the same thing as the customs union eg Norway in the EEA and EFTA but not the customs union. It provides no great impediment to trade with Sweden and none at all to their Common Travel Area. In other words the "threat" to Scottish exports to England is fantasy unless England wanted to give up its second biggest export market after USA!
Second there is already a country within EFTA/EEA which uses another countries currency - a special accolade for the Political Betting EU experts who can tell me which one it is.
All of these things being presented as obstacles or impossible are already working examples elsewhere in Europe right now. Gordon Brown's economics sounds like something out of the 1970s! .
Your comparison isn't quite right either as both Norway and Sweden are in the EEA, or Single Market (Sweden through its EU membership). If Scotland ostensibly has a referendum and becomes independent so as to maintain its place in the EU Single Market, its border with South Britain will be much harder than the Norway/Sweden one.
Your comparison isn't quite right either as both Norway and Sweden are in the EEA (Sweden through its EU membership). If Scotland ostensibly has a referendum and becomes independent so as to maintain its place in the EU Single Market, its border with South Britain will be much harder than the Norway/Sweden one.
It's a very shaky assumption that Brexit would go ahead on anything like the terms that Theresa May has set out if Scotland voted for independence before we left the EU.
Your comparison isn't quite right either as both Norway and Sweden are in the EEA (Sweden through its EU membership). If Scotland ostensibly has a referendum and becomes independent so as to maintain its place in the EU Single Market, its border with South Britain will be much harder than the Norway/Sweden one.
It's a very shaky assumption that Brexit would go ahead on anything like the terms that Theresa May has set out if Scotland voted for independence before we left the EU.
Given the ORB poll yesterday that UK-wide voters put Brexit ahead of the risk of Scottish independence it is clearly a correct assumption and even more so given the Mori poll on Friday that 63% of UK wide voters make immigration control a non-negotiable part of the Brexit talks including over 50% of Scots
You pair manage a large number of mistakes about the EU/EEA in a small number of posts.
First the EEA is not the same thing as the customs union eg Norway in the EEA and EFTA but not the customs union. It provides no great impediment to trade with Sweden and none at all to their Common Travel Area. In other words the "threat" to Scottish exports to England is fantasy unless England wanted to give up its second biggest export market after USA!
Second there is already a country within EFTA/EEA which uses another countries currency - a special accolade for the Political Betting EU experts who can tell me which one it is.
All of these things being presented as obstacles or impossible are already working examples elsewhere in Europe right now. Gordon Brown's economics sounds like something out of the 1970s! .
Considering Norway is in the Single Market with all four freedoms intact why would it be an impediment?
The issue is if the UK is out of the Single Market and Scotland in it then how will that be squared?
The answer if you can be patient is: same as Ireland.
You pair manage a large number of mistakes about the EU/EEA in a small number of posts.
First the EEA is not the same thing as the customs union eg Norway in the EEA and EFTA but not the customs union. It provides no great impediment to trade with Sweden and none at all to their Common Travel Area. In other words the "threat" to Scottish exports to England is fantasy unless England wanted to give up its second biggest export market after USA!
Second there is already a country within EFTA/EEA which uses another countries currency - a special accolade for the Political Betting EU experts who can tell me which one it is.
All of these things being presented as obstacles or impossible are already working examples elsewhere in Europe right now. Gordon Brown's economics sounds like something out of the 1970s! .
Your comparison isn't quite right either as both Norway and Sweden are in the EEA, or Single Market (Sweden through its EU membership). If Scotland ostensibly has a referendum and becomes independent so as to maintain its place in the EU Single Market, its border with South Britain will be much harder than the Norway/Sweden one.
Exactly right, if the UK leaves the EEA as it will and a hypothetical independent Scotland rejoins the EEA, England will of course have to impose customs duties on all Scottish exports coming into England as it does on the imports of any other EEA nation
Your comparison isn't quite right either as both Norway and Sweden are in the EEA (Sweden through its EU membership). If Scotland ostensibly has a referendum and becomes independent so as to maintain its place in the EU Single Market, its border with South Britain will be much harder than the Norway/Sweden one.
It's a very shaky assumption that Brexit would go ahead on anything like the terms that Theresa May has set out if Scotland voted for independence before we left the EU.
Given the ORB poll yesterday that UK-wide voters put Brexit ahead of the risk of Scottish independence it is clearly a correct assumption and even more so given the Mori poll on Friday that 63% of UK wide voters make immigration control a non-negotiable part of the Brexit talks including over 50% of Scots
The risk of something and the fact of it happening are two very different concepts.
If you tried to see past the end of your poll for once you would understand how it would change everything: first and foremost it would be a colossal political failure for May that would fatally wound her.
Anyone else hearing 4th May being briefed to Tory MPs as the date for a snap general election?
That would require a vote in the House of Commons next week. The last day for a Dissolution would be 27th March - but only possible if Corbyn were to agree to it.
Your comparison isn't quite right either as both Norway and Sweden are in the EEA (Sweden through its EU membership). If Scotland ostensibly has a referendum and becomes independent so as to maintain its place in the EU Single Market, its border with South Britain will be much harder than the Norway/Sweden one.
It's a very shaky assumption that Brexit would go ahead on anything like the terms that Theresa May has set out if Scotland voted for independence before we left the EU.
Given the ORB poll yesterday that UK-wide voters put Brexit ahead of the risk of Scottish independence it is clearly a correct assumption and even more so given the Mori poll on Friday that 63% of UK wide voters make immigration control a non-negotiable part of the Brexit talks including over 50% of Scots
The risk of something and the fact of it happening are two very different concepts.
If you tried to see past the end of your poll for once you would understand how it would change everything: first and foremost it would be a colossal political failure for May that would fatally wound her.
First of course as the new Panelbase shows Scots still back No and want no imminent indyref2 and second May has a mandate for Brexit which the British people are fully behind her to implement
Anyone else hearing 4th May being briefed to Tory MPs as the date for a snap general election?
That would require a vote in the House of Commons next week. The last day for a Dissolution would be 27th March - but only possible if Corbyn were to agree to it.
No only possible if some Labour MPs agree to it.
Considering Corbyn and Labour have called for an election repeatedly they'd be very frit to reject one.
Anyone else hearing 4th May being briefed to Tory MPs as the date for a snap general election?
That would require a vote in the House of Commons next week. The last day for a Dissolution would be 27th March - but only possible if Corbyn were to agree to it.
No only possible if some Labour MPs agree to it.
Considering Corbyn and Labour have called for an election repeatedly they'd be very frit to reject one.
Corbyn has already rowed back on earlier statements . Highly unlikely he would agree to an early election given present polling background. Equally no Labour MP who wishes to remain the official party candidate would vote for it.
The £1 million police investigation into allegations that Sir Edward Heath was a paedophile is being wound up amid claims it has found no evidence to justify tarnishing the former prime minister’s reputation.
"Second there is already a country within EFTA/EEA which uses another countries currency - a special accolade for the Political Betting EU experts who can tell me which one it is."
I suppose that would be Liechtenstein which uses the Swiss franc. It also uses the same national anthem as we do, or at least the same tune.
The £1 million police investigation into allegations that Sir Edward Heath was a paedophile is being wound up amid claims it has found no evidence to justify tarnishing the former prime minister’s reputation.
Your comparison isn't quite right either as both Norway and Sweden are in the EEA (Sweden through its EU membership). If Scotland ostensibly has a referendum and becomes independent so as to maintain its place in the EU Single Market, its border with South Britain will be much harder than the Norway/Sweden one.
It's a very shaky assumption that Brexit would go ahead on anything like the terms that Theresa May has set out if Scotland voted for independence before we left the EU.
That is where you are wrong, there is not going to be an Indy Ref before Brexit, and if the SNP push it they will lose. What ever the future of Scotland, we are leaving the EU along with the UK, and just a couple years later than had the SNP won the last Indy Ref! Sturgeon loves to talk about the effects of a hard Brexit on the Scottish economy while demanding that Scotland remains in the Common market, but it would be nothing compared to the seismic hard exit she has planned if Scotland leaves the UK market. And that is because its a very shaky assumption that Scotland would get anything like the terms it wants with either the UK or the EU if Scotland voted for Independence.
So surbiton has a point, FGM is absolutely not an Islamic thing, and rarely if ever happens in Islamic countries, as long as one ignores its widespread prevalance in Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Oman, Yemen, Algeria, Chad, Syria, Iran, Kurdistan, Djibouti, Turkey, Mali, Nigeria, Egypt, Iraq, Eritrea, and Jordan. And Pakistan.
I haven't read all your links but be careful about interpreting FGM figures. UN FGM figures cover any unnecessary manipulation around female sexual organs. So it covers vile permanent mutilation as well as completely non permanent (if bizarre and weird) things like rubbing with turmeric, pricking with sterile needle or pulsing a low power laser
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Hint: I never said that.
Interesting article placing Nahendra Modi's populism in a historical/global context;
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-13/how-to-understand-modi-s-magical-political-appeal
"We must grasp that mass politics is often irrational rather than a negotiation between rational interests"
Depends on how you define rationality, I guess.
For example:
"FGM in Indonesia hits alarming level
Half of girls under 11 years old in Indonesia are circumcised, according to the latest finding by UNICEF, raising awareness and calls for bans on female genital mutilation (FGM) practices in the world's most populous Muslim majority country.
It is the first time the global report has included Indonesia on the list, but the country ' combined with Egypt and Ethiopia ' accounts for half of 200 million girls and women in 30 countries that have undergone FGM, the study reveals.
The inclusion of Indonesia on the list, published on Friday, has raised the tally from 130 million circumcised girls and women in 29 countries estimated in 2014, albeit the study claimed that the prevalence of FGM has fallen significantly."
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/02/06/fgm-indonesia-hits-alarming-level.html
You pair manage a large number of mistakes about the EU/EEA in a small number of posts.
First the EEA is not the same thing as the customs union eg Norway in the EEA and EFTA but not the customs union. It provides no great impediment to trade with Sweden and none at all to their Common Travel Area. In other words the "threat" to Scottish exports to England is fantasy unless England wanted to give up its second biggest export market after USA!
Second there is already a country within EFTA/EEA which uses another countries currency - a special accolade for the Political Betting EU experts who can tell me which one it is.
All of these things being presented as obstacles or impossible are already working examples elsewhere in Europe right now. Gordon Brown's economics sounds like something out of the 1970s! .
The issue is if the UK is out of the Single Market and Scotland in it then how will that be squared?
The answer if you can be patient is: same as Ireland.
If you tried to see past the end of your poll for once you would understand how it would change everything: first and foremost it would be a colossal political failure for May that would fatally wound her.
Considering Corbyn and Labour have called for an election repeatedly they'd be very frit to reject one.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/18/police-wind-sir-edward-heath-sex-abuse-probe/
I suppose that would be Liechtenstein which uses the Swiss franc. It also uses the same national anthem as we do, or at least the same tune.
Right wing politics is a very dirty business.
Surbiton tells lies.
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21700631-rite-passage-ranges-symbolic-awful-where-should-line-be-drawn