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    Macedonia Muslims urge restraint over carnival

    SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Muslim leaders in Macedonia appealed for calm on Monday among community members outraged over a carnival in which Orthodox Christian men mocked Muslims by dressing as Burqa-clad women.

    The incident at the Jan. 13 Vevcani festival has prompted angry, sometimes violent demonstrations by Muslims, who make up 33 percent of the country's 2.1 million population and accuse the majority of stoking hatred against them.

    On Saturday, some protesters attacked buses and defaced a Macedonian flag and replaced it with a green flag to represent Islam. On the same day, a church was attacked by unknown perpetrators in the nearby village of Labunista.

    In a statement Monday, Macedonian Muslim leaders called for restraint but also accused the government of promoting Islamophobia.

    "The behavior of Muslims should be restrained, but, unfortunately, we are concerned that Islamophobia in Macedonia is often combined with government propaganda," they said. "Such is the case with this carnival that the government annually subsidizes with...the money of all citizens, including Muslims."

    The carnival, said to have been held for some 1,400 years, attracts thousands of visitors. Local resident traditionally wear elaborate, frequently sarcastic masks, with some of the most common costumes including devils and demons.

    Muslims in Macedonia are almost all ethnic Albanians. Albanians, in Macedonia and elsewhere, have traditionally been secular, but conservative Islamic schools, especially Wahhabism, have taken a foothold in the years following a brief ethnic Albanian uprising in Macedonia in 2001. This spread has been mainly financed from Saudi Arabia.

     
    • Daniel  •  3 mths ago
      Why is it that Muslims are so good at dishing it out, but can't take it? Buncha pantywaists!
    • Tijean Thibodeaux  •  3 mths ago
      This is a prime example of what muslims do when they reach a point of 1/3rd of a population they will scream and yell why the other half call for calm. Whem the population reaches a 55% muslims the the actual killing of christians will start.
    • William  •  Richardson, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Tired of hearing about Muslims.
      • P.T.Hawk 3 mths ago
        I'm tired of islam.
      • Daniel 3 mths ago
        I am tired of them too, but I will NOT bury my head in the sand and hope they will disappear.
    • FrankT  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      If you want a shock, look up in videos "Orthodox Christian church desecrated, torn apart, and burned by muslims."
    • Daniel  •  Mansfield, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      It is the Muslims themselves that cause us to have Islamophobia.
      • DavidS 3 mths ago
        its really not a phobia, since most of us do not fear them.. it is more like a nausea ..
    • William Alfonso  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      Wow! Muslims always have to take it 1 step further by burning something.
    • SC  •  3 mths ago
      The real problem is that the men in burqas were probably better looking than the Skopian Muslim women in burqas
      • steve 3 mths ago
        & they smelled better
    • Mike  •  3 mths ago
      If the world had any balls, they get rid of the Muslims now before it's to late
    • NormanM  •  3 mths ago
      these people are afraid of public perception about them??? i don't get it, they are the ones that behead people and show it on t.v. how come they don't get offended by that? what a bunch of hypocrites.............
    • Charles Martel  •  North Bergen, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      muslims are up in arms where ever they may live. Fuuuuhhhhcck them and their false prophet.
    • frankie  •  Lome, Togo  •  3 mths ago
      Go Macedonia! Muslims are trash. The proof of this is their intolerance for other faiths which happen to be more peaceful than their own. Islam is false and inspired by Satan. Mohammed admitted being tempted by Satan when he was alive. It is false to make a religion out of a mere prophet who prophesised nothing and admitted to succumbing to Satan and furthermore participated personally in killing Jews as a general. You wanna make a religious figure out of somebody that killed other humans? The roots of Islam are based on a murderer. Therein lies the roots of a Satanic faith.
    • Carol  •  3 mths ago
      I am really tired of Muslim outrage. They must be the most miserable, unhappy, intolerant mess of people I have ever heard about.
      • DavidS 3 mths ago
        they are miserable,, they have to be rabid about something all the time, it never stops. IF not beheading, amputating, whippping women, acid attacks on little girls, attacking christians and their churches, skinning people alive, brainwashing their stupid to go commit suicide through exploding, teaching kids to hate from birth, lying about anything to gain an assumed advantage, pirate activity, growing dope (yet preaching against it), killing their daughters in the name of their honor for silly offenses, mutilating their daughters genitals, keeping boys and girls apart until senior citizens ( unless you are a religious leader who can marry 50 times and rape little girls through temp marriages to make it legal ... yes, some can be for 1 hr!!!) , etc,etc, they turn to killing the "not so rabid" muslims !!! They just have to be doing something awful to remain happy.. It is exactly like a dog with rabies!!
    • rickitybobby  •  3 mths ago
      As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part being regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:

      United States -- Muslim 0.6%
      Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
      Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
      China -- Muslim 1.8%
      Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
      Norway -- Muslim 1.8%

      At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:

      Denmark -- Muslim 2%
      Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
      United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7%
      Spain -- Muslim 4%
      Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%

      From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:

      France -- Muslim 8%
      Philippines -- 5%
      Sweden -- Muslim 5%
      Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
      The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
      Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%

      At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world. When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris , we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam, and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam , with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections, in:

      Guyana -- Muslim 10%
      India -- Muslim 13.4%
      Israel -- Muslim 16%
      Kenya -- Muslim 10%
      Russia -- Muslim 15%

      After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:

      Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%

      At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:

      Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
      Chad -- Muslim 53.1%
      Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%

      From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and ***ya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:

      Albania -- Muslim 70%
      Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
      Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
      Sudan -- Muslim 70%

      After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and in some ways is on-going in:

      Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
      Egypt -- Muslim 90%
      Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
      Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
      Iran -- Muslim 98%
      Iraq -- Muslim 97%
      Jordan -- Muslim 92%
      Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
      Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
      Palestine -- Muslim 99%
      Syria -- Muslim 90%
      Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
      Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
      United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%

      100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' -- the Islamic House of Peace. Here there's supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:

      Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
      Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
      Somalia -- Muslim 100%
      Yemen -- Muslim 100%

      Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.
    • robert h  •  Everett, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      The poor muslum being picked on again. Mohamed was A lie and islam is the devils religion. The kohran is a book of satan and a lie. Thats my belief and to bad if you don't like it.
    • Roger J  •  3 mths ago
      What's the problem here? How many times have we heard of gutless muslim terrorists disguising themselves as muslim women to sneak away from U.S. troops after an attack rather than standing (like a man) and fighting. Way too many times. I thought all muslim men dress like women to avoid a fare fight.
    • stephen  •  Omaha, Nebraska  •  3 mths ago
      What??? Muslims reacting to something with violence??? Say it aint so!!!
    • Tony  •  3 mths ago
      Remember Muslims, yours is the religion of peace.
    • m t  •  3 mths ago
      there is a valid reason for islamophobia. they continue to spread and infest into many countries. they do not assimilate into their host countries, but rather continue to build upon their numbers. they know they have a ripe market in the USA (which many of these same immigrants feel is the great satan) because they know the USA is too scared to call muslims for what they really are and will bend over backwards to avoid "offending" them, while other religions and peoples get the shaft. google england how their country and economy have been doing since these cockroaches infested them. and please, spare me that its only the muslim "extremists" who are the problem. 95% of muslims know all they have to do is wait until the country they are in feel the economical and legal drain of their infestation and wait until the other 5% attack and kill non-muslims. muslims know all they have to do is bide their time and kill countries with "a thousand cuts". yes, i am a bigot against muslims. and i hope to see a lot more of this.
    • Billi  •  Punta Gorda, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      These people are just down-right weird....angry over this but okay to murder?
    • Sikovitt  •  3 mths ago
      Muslim men themselves hide under burkhas to escape prosecution or detection as terrorists.
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