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Against Torture: Americans, Britons and other Westerners
Humanist and Secular Muslims
Responding to Hate against Muslims: Over 200 internal web pages of articles, resources, and insights



Americans, Britons and other Westerners Against Torture






  • NOTE: Some stories have multiple entries to give the reader the opportunity to compare differences in coverage between different media organizations, writers, nationalities, etc..




  • For a complete list of HaSM catalogues, see the end of this or any other catalogue on the web site.






  • Brief descriptions, with photos, of topics of major web pages on this web site








    About the links: see bottom of this catalogue's section*


    (not in chronological order)


  • Faith groups mount campaign against torture

  • At Abu Ghraib, Morris questions 'Standard Operating Procedure'

  • Torture is Wrong, Illegal and Un-American

  • US Religious Leaders Condemn Torture by Bush Administration

  • Religious Leaders Urge U.S. to Ban Torture

  • NAE Endorses Statement Against Torture

  • A Vital Election-year Initiative Against Torture

  • Anti-Torture Activists Convicted

  • Act Against Torture

  • Action by Christians against Torture

  • June 2008 Contempt Of Courts: McCain's Posturing On Guantanamo

  • 2008 Unnecessary Harm

  • 2008 When We Torture

  • US lawmakers' apology to Canadian

  • Three British soldiers sent home after protesting at civilian deaths

  • 2007 Bush's ban on torture fails to quell rights furor

  • 2005 Dec-Utah expert lobbies for anti-torture amendment

  • 2005 Dec- Religious groups, retired general back anti-torture amendment

  • 2005 Dec- U.S. House Keeps McCain's Torture Ban in Defense Legislation

  • 2005 Dec McCain Wins Agreement From Bush on Torture Ban

  • U.S. Remains Steadfastly Committed to Laws Prohibiting Torture

  • U.S. Justice Department memo interpreting U.S. domestic law prohibiting torture

  • U.S. Justice Dept. rewrites memo on torture: Rejects past view it must involve ‘excruciating and agonizing pain’
    (See memo in question in previous entry to this one)

  • End the Abuse

  • No Room for Torture

  • Fighting for an Ideal

  • Binding the Hands of Torturers

  • Officer Criticizes Detainee Abuse Inquiry

  • HRW says only US seeks to justify abuse

  • Senate Moves to Protect Military Prisoners Despite Veto Threat

  • Senators aim to bar cruelty to detainees

  • Truth about Torture

  • Who Isn't Against Torture?

  • Prisoners 'deserved protection'

  • An Army Affair

  • Grappling with Gitmo

  • The Truth About Abu Ghraib

  • Primo Levi On Guantanamo

  • Stop the Outsourcing of Torture

  • The Torture Plane Must Be Grounded

  • Torture Will be Conquered by the Rule of Law

  • Leahy Presses For Comprehensive Probe Of Prisoner Abuse

  • Torture's Dirty Secret: It Works

  • Blair appalled at Iraq prisoner photos

  • General's pledge on abuse claims

  • Chechnya: A Forgotten War

  • Condemning the violence in Chechnya.

  • Western Journalists in Support of Chechnya

  • We Don't Want a Hanoi Hilton

  • McCain Says He Won't Back Down on Torture Ban

  • McCain vows to add torture ban to all major Senate legislation

  • Negroponte won't back Cheney on torture

  • Torture, Shaming Us All

  • Norway protests child abuse (by U.S. soldiers) in Iraq

  • See Anna Politkovskaya (murdered for taking a stand against Russian abuses in Chechnya)

  • (Germany) Merkel criticises Guantanamo Bay

  • Merkel Calls for Closure of Guantanamo

  • Merkel: Guantanamo Mustn't Exist in Long Term

  • Protecting Prisoners of War

  • Marine who said no to killing on his conscience




  • Links last revised December 2007

    *About the above linked articles: Links will be updated every few months. Check later for any dead links you encountered today.

    Almost 95% of the links provided link directly to the article, some require free registration that takes less than a minute, and some may have expired.
    All articles and items in this and all other catalogues are archived in full at HaSM offline. If their link is no longer live, depending on permission from the source, some will be posted fully or in excerpts periodically on our site as time allows. All credits and original URL are included.
    Or you can use the title to Google them on the web, as they may be on other sites.


    If you are doing research on the topic of the catalogue please write us for guidance.



    This article at: http://www.secularmuslims.com/againsttorture.php


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    Other HaSM catalogues






  • Brief descriptions, with photos, of topics of major web pages on this web site





  • Muslims in Canada; Canadians in Afghanistan etc.

  • An Honour Roll and Tribute to Canadians who gave their lives helping others




  • Various polls surveys and other resources regarding Muslims in the west and racism against Muslims in the west.

  • Includes feature article: What the Official Reports on European Racism Tell Us




  • Love watch: Catalogue of various news, actions, or events, that promote or demonstrate tolerance, cooperation, getting along together and understanding between peoples and faiths.

  • Catalogue of Muslims reaching out to the western communities they live in and the west in general.

  • Catalogue of Muslims condemning violence and terrorism




  • Christians in Muslim lands/Wrongs against Christians in Muslim lands

  • A catalogue of Egyptian Christians "Copts".




  • The West Opposing torture of Prisoners of war

  • Westerners supporting torture and abuse of Prisoners of war

  • Catalogue of Prisoners of war abuse and torture




  • Muslims in Australia

  • Racism against Aborigines and others in Australia

  • Muslims in Britain/racism in Britain

  • Muslims in France/racism in France

  • Muslims in Europe/racism in Europe

  • Muslims in Germany

  • Racism in Germany




  • A catalogue of Hate Expression against Muslims in the west

  • Hate Watch: Detailed listings of Islamophobia and Hate expression against Muslims in the west

  • A brief catalogue of hate crimes against Muslims in the west

  • A brief catalogue of racism and discrimination against Muslims in the west




  • A Catalogue of discrimination against women who wear a head scarf

  • A catalogue of significant affairs that concern Muslim and non-Muslim women

  • An Honour Roll of Women who strived to make a difference in the world, mostly selflessly.




  • A tribute to victims of The Holocaust

  • The Israeli-Palestinian Problem: general items

  • Tribute to Israeli and western groups working for justice in the Middle East conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.




  • Multiple Catalogues of wrongs and violence committed by non-Muslims (do not include bombings by western governments, war-induced casualties, air raids or targeted killings that result in the death of innocent people, etc.. That is, do not include incidents of the armed conflict between west/Israel and extremists).

  • A Catalogue of Muslim wrongs (does not include terrorism, war-induced violence, or occupation-induced violence, etc.,that is, does not include incidents of armed conflict between west/Israel and extremists)



    Notice:HaSM does not necessarily agree or disagree with the views expressed in entries provided in any of its catalogues or on its web site, but it does ask readers to alert it to any items that express unqualified hatred so they could be removed, (except where they are purposely included in 'hate catalogues' meant to expose hatred). Thank you.





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    1. "Current Events".






    2. Muslims Hold your Heads up High

      Despite the sensationalism and deliberate hate propaganda, all the factual evidence about Muslims should make them proud. Both their past and their present - particularly the post 9/11 present. Read why in a large number of articles.







    3. Violating Veiled Muslim women in the west

      The disgraceful attitudes of western "democracies" towards Muslim veiled women and girls


      Includes: "Civilized" democracies and the savages in veils



      And:   Forced to uncover: French Muslim Girls.







    4. Love Watch versus Hate Watch:

      Cooperation, honesty and empathy between members of different faiths versus Hate, divisiveness and polarisation by hatemongers







    5. Scholarly rebuttals and responses to hate commentaries

      and to hateful op-eds in the Western Media by haters of Muslims.

      Includes a point analysis on how to identify hate commentaries and commentators from their words, compared to objective constructive criticism and debate.








    6. Islamo-opportunists

      "Muslims" and former "Muslims" who will write or say anything against Islam that will advance their personal interests and give them their fifteen minutes of fame.

      Examples: Ayan Hirsi Ali, Wafa Sultan, Irshad Manji, among others


      Who do you think is the most famous (infamous) "Muslim" Islamo-opportunist, in your country?
      Send us a note at "Humanist and Secular Muslims"








    7. Articles by Christians, Jews, Hindus, atheists, Muslims

      Exposing and rejecting Racism, Hypocrisy,and Bigotry through Tolerance, Honesty and Integrity

      READ: Karen Armstrong, Robert Fisk, Naomi Klein, Katha Pollitt, Christopher Dickey, Jytte Klausen, Martin Burcharth, Gary Younge, Kathryn Joyce, Barbara Hall and others.







    8. Terror Alerts: No, not Terrorism

    9. For our fans living in Waterloo Region, South Western Ontario, Canada, you can listen to our weekly Sunday radio show in which we discuss many of the issues covered on this web site with guests that vary from members of the Canadian Parliament to members of the clergy from all faiths, as well as authors, artists, community leaders, and others.






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