now this is the ninth month of the muslim calendar, and the muslim calendar, we must know, is a lunar calendar, so this month obviously rotates in different seasons. and this is the fasting throughout the whole of this month from dawn to dusk, which means from dawn time, the person must not eat- from the time of dawn, he must fast from eating and drinking or any kind of bread and the wrong things: back biting, telling a lie, stealing, and all those kinds of things. so this is the whole month of islam must fast. the fourth pillar is called the zakat, which means sharing one's wealth with the poor, with the needy, and this is the best kind of sharing, and it is on one's annual savings- it is not on the income, it is not a tax, rather, it is a really just obligation for sharing the wealth with those who do not have it from those who have it and who have savings. so it has a different rate according to different kinds of wealth- for example, the gold, the silver- so there are different ways upon each thing. but finally, when we put it in currency terms, it is two and a half percent on you

but what of a muslim? what of a muslim in cairo? is there ethical struggles? is there ethical dilemmas that a young muslim has to go through in trying to realize- in this case his- his own proper patterns of action? what's the good life for him? now, to some extent, this happens in all cultures, because he's a young person trying to make sense of life. but what akmad- who we interviewed- what he brings out is that even within islam- i mean, you may be well familiar with this- but even within islam in egypt, there is major conflicts. and to put a little bit of a background on it, when we were in egypt, there were very, very few tourists there because not shortly before, the tourists in luxor had been mowed down by machine guns. and what's fueling this, of course, is the quest by fundamentalist, traditionalist muslims to overthrew what they perceive as the secular regime of mombaric. and more and more, akmad, this young person, is feeling that pressure- the pressure of the old, the old traditional, those very rigid ethical patterns of action that come out and ar

but what of a muslim? what of a muslim in cairo? is there ethical struggles? is there ethical dilemmas that a young muslim has to go through in trying to realize- in this case his- his own proper patterns of action? what's the good life for him? now, to some extent, this happens in all cultures, because he's a young person trying to make sense of life. but what akmad- who we interviewed- what he brings out is that even within islam- i mean, you may be well familiar with this- but even within islam in egypt, there is major conflicts. and to put a little bit of a background on it, when we were in egypt, there were very, very few tourists there because not shortly before, the tourists in luxor had been mowed down by machine guns. and what's fueling this, of course, is the quest by fundamentalist, traditionalist muslims to overthrew what they perceive as the secular regime of mombaric. and more and more, akmad, this young person, is feeling that pressure- the pressure of the old, the old traditional, those very rigid ethical patterns of action that come out and ar

his supporters see him cleaning house of the old regime loyalists morrissey's opponents claim the muslim brotherhood is showing its autocratic impulses players can. still play. to cross-talk egypt's president i'm joined by while escobar in cairo he is a blogger and a journalist in beirut we have franklin lamb he is director of the americans concern for middle east peace and in washington we cross to ivan eland he is a senior fellow and director of the center on peace and liberty at the independent institute for. german crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want while in cairo i'd like to go to you first of the president has been widely criticized for his decree expanding his power but others would say it was necessary that political shock therapy is necessary for egypt to move forward to transform how to react to that i don't think dictatorship is ever necessary to move forward as we've seen in the past the military has done the same thing and it's given a granted itself powers and we've seen what they've done with these powers they've killed a lot of egyptians

muslims when they travel. with that in mind, halal means permissible. >> this restaurant has -- diners can eat with confidence it uses only permitted ingredients with no pork or alcohol. many tourists find the frequent halal signs reassured. >> i think it's the best place. it has a lot of halal food, restaurants. it's a very nice place. >> a new type of islamic culture has also opened. this hotel we're coming into muslim guests features prayer mats and signs pointing to mecca. it also has copies of the koran available. the hotel is located --t boasts a restaurant and rooms. it has islamic designs to appeal to muslims. >> translator: since we opened this islamic hotel last year, the number of guests is increasing. we can support muslim tourists 100%. >> reporter: thailand is a mostly buddhist couny, but in phuket, nearly 40% of people are muslim. tours are gaining popularity. this island has an ancient plate built by muslim fisherman about 200 years ago. bringing alcohol or pork on to the island is strictly pro

is willing to protect his his powers and the parliament to come who he expects to be mostly of the muslim brotherhood i i would expect franklin but the president was elected democratically elected and he has a mandate for change so go ahead frank well that's right and i think it's an overstatement to conclude for quickly he's a dictator. i think he's defending the revolution the reason he had to act is that the judicial council was going to overturn and block the constitution and prevent it from being finalized and i frankly believe what he says these measures were this is thirty they were temporary i think people are going to by and large get behind your back on this i think the white house is going to give them a little space it's not pretty but i dispute the idea that always in history temporary powers become permanent powers i agree that that's what happened in fifty two and ever since in egypt. of course that's what happened in the. nazi germany kept temporary kept. erasing every. for years the by no constitution or postponing it there is danger but i think that his instincts have be

president obama may have want to second term but what policies will change well he reach out to muslim american communities or will he left them live in the shadows we'll have some answers ahead. well everyone it's friday november ninth five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for his hour and you're watching our team. we begin with a surprise move this evening in washington cia director david petraeus resigned this afternoon over an extramarital affair in a statement petraeus says he went to the white house yesterday afternoon and submitted his resignation citing personal reasons the president accepted the forestalled star general has led wars in iraq and afghanistan before transitioning last year into his role as the head of the shia ira under his leadership the cia drone program has flourished increasing both the number and location of drone strikes despite significant evidence that these strikes injure and kill civilians targeted drone killings occurring outside war zones in places like yemen and pakistan also violate the human right to life as codified in the international covenan

, nearly 40% of people are muslim. tours are gaining popularity. this island has an ancient plate built by muslim fisherman about 200 years ago. bringing alcohol or pork on to the island is strictly prohibited. everything here is of course halal. >> we're surprised, the muslim. in the middle of the beach. >> translator: we welcome all travelers. any nationality, religion, or cultural background. providing various haral services for muslim travelers is a must for us. >> reporter: phuket hopes demand from the muslim world will take its tourism industry to a new height. the lesson is that taking account of other peoples values isn't just a matter of respect. it's also good for business. nhk world, phuket. that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm in bangkok. >>> the world's tallest broadcast tower, tokyo's sky tree, marks its six-month anniversary this week. one of the capital's biggest tourist attraction has drawn almost a third more visitors than expected. but some shops around the sky tree aren't reaping the rewards an

before big extremely rhesus divisive and trying to instigate hatred of muslim americans and muslims around the world and it's really disturbing that they're back up again you know she may have a right to free speech of the put them up but we have to acknowledge that it's hate speech now what do you think that the ads target extremists because that's what pamela geller has said in interviews in the past or do you think they target muslims as a whole i think they're targeting muslims as a whole. anybody you may even look like they're from the middle east warrant because reese is. a star. hitting on a group of people that is going to target you based on your how you look just i did that with the sikh community that was shot by this ariss pages when the shot of the sikh temple so i don't believe that these ads are targeting extremists at all i believe the targeting muslim americans are americans palestinians lebanese south asians pakistanis people of different backgrounds who practice islam so. there are reports of an islamic ad campaign now with that in the works isn't titled my jihad.

some muslim groups are still strongly opposed to peace. many people are expressing doubts about the feasibility of disarmament. in such a volatile situation, the international community will need to stay involved to ensure stability returns. >>> let's get back to manila again. the government and muslim separatists have filed peace agreements in the past, but the fighting always resumed. what are the chances this will happen again? >> there is no doubt many challenges remain. both sides have agreed on substantial autonomy for muslims, but the devil is in the detail. they still have to negotiate how revenue will be allocated and the scope of the new government's jurisdiction. these talks will be difficult. some muslim elements are strongly opposed to the agreement. and the m.i.l.f. is standing firm on its demand for an autonomous police force. the deal signed in manila called for the rebels to disarm, so it is not clear how this will be carried out. there will be many twists and turns on the road to autonomy. in this situation, the role of t

it's not war against all muslims. it's radical islam. what we've failed to do is to define the enemy so you know how to combat it. >> how widespread do you think this is because i think it's far more widespread than people are willing to acknowledge. >> i will tell you what they're advertising for right now who are martyrs that will blow themself not in the middle east but in other countries. for example, i mean, it's easy to get in and out of venezuela where we do have a diplomatic mission. it's easy to get if you're a member of hamas and hezbollah because we've tracked people down there. if that kind of thing starts happening on a global scale of going after our diplomats, our military bases, and our commercial interests, we're up the creek, buddy. >> everybody had it wrong about egypt and the arab spring. i said the muslim brother hood would come in power. you said it. very few people saw what was coming. what do you see coming next? >> i see the growth of an islamic threat, the potency of which hyped it is iran. >> how does israel su

there are victims on both sides, buddhists and muslim. but the muslim rahinjas have borne the brunt of the violence. what happened to this village and many others wasn't a spontaneous outburst of ethnic anger. all the evidence we heard from victims paints a picture of a planned, organized attack in which the security forces at best did nothing, and at worst, took part. it's pushed them as muslims into ever smaller ghetto-liken claves and cast a shadow over the start of this country's democratic journey. more than 100,000 people have been left homeless and hungry, a part of burma already blighted by poverty. these people bear an added burden. even long-established families are not recognized as citizens. >> i have a rightful citizen of this country, and i am the rightful abider of this law, so i am here. >> that policy has encouraged local buddhists to believe it's ok to expel muslim neighbors with whom they have a long list of grievances. at a monastery, i was shown photographs of alleged muslim atrocities. muslims are accused of trying t

interviews in the past or do you think they target muslims as a whole i think they're targeting muslims as a whole agent arabs and. may even look like they're from the middle east who aren't because racists. start hitting on a group of people that is going to target you based on your how you look just i did that with the sikh community that was shot by this ariss pages when the shot of the sikh temple so i don't believe that these are targeting extremists at all i believe they're targeting muslim americans are americans palestinians or lebanese south asians pakistanis people of different backgrounds who practice islam so. that there are reports of an islamic ad campaign now with that in the works isn't titled my jihad. and you know it says these ads one of them there said defeat jihad . what does that mean to you i know the literal translation means struggle what does that mean to you to me personally and to many people i know to jihad means working hard waking up to your your family paying your bills going to school going to work being a good neighbor treating people respect being lovi

. >>> the muslim brotherhood says one of its members, a 15-year-old boy, was killed today. and another 60 people injured in an attack on the group's headquarters in the egyptian town of damanaur. leaders say the boy was killed by thugs in the "the total absence of police forces." the violence is part of clashes that erupted across egypt last week after president mohamed morsi issued a sweeping decree that significantly expands his own powers. let's go to cairo now where reza is following the story. what do we know about this attack? >> reporter: obviously, we've seen a lot of intense clashes over the past three days. we've reported hundreds of injuries. we hadn't seen a fatality until tonight. according to a spokesperson for the muslim brotherhood, the victim was a 15-year-old boy by the name of islam massoud. he's being described as a member of the muslim brotherhood youth group. this brotherhood official

the mubarak ever did the president does have a very large support base here was the hails from the muslim brotherhood which is a very organized organization and very able to get the protesters the members to the streets which is why we saw thousands in front of the presidential office in support of the president so really whether the oppositional forces can convince the people that that the president morsi is doing is wrong is to be seen. egypt's president has defended the new decree granting him substantial powers morsi told his supporters he was leading the country on a path to freedom and democracy but journalist ahmed forty believes military rule in egypt has simply been replaced by another kind of dictatorship. what have mohammad morsi done mubarak in the height of his power could not even dream of achieving morsi is part of the muslim brotherhood and islam or fascist group they have control over their members and supporters it is very simple in a country with more than forty five percent of its population are illiterate to control them in the name of religion junctions are now seein

- buhali and muslim, e havis- the sayings of the prophet buhali and muslim. and those volumes, you'll find that, where the prophet said that. and this is religion, so i can talk to you a little differently than i talk to the public, and in our holy book, the qur'an, as you know, the qur'an, god says he made you from one single nefs, and this nefs does not necessarily mean male or female- nefs does t have to mean male or female. soe made you from one single nefs, and they translate nefs in the arabic dictionaries or whatever meaning person, self, soul- soul- personality, taking all- the whole person, seen as the personality of that person. so this is the nefs- the soul- it comes from the soul; originally, it meant soul. so he made male and female from one soul- from one soul. and it says that- yes- and in the same book, he says, "the believing"- given the distinction between the two- "and the believing men and the believing women"- then it says, "- and the thinking men and the thinking women"- puts them side by side, that women are believers like men, and wome

our something courses in this there were pending for muslims who seem to have more interest.in nature and helping attending courses is one of the two legal ways in no way to get a personal weapons license if you don't respect the rigid rules and you want to. live in norway and then you can go back to your country opposition party member. himself came to no way as a political refugee in the late eighty's he says the ruling labor party is importing voters immigrants are indeed among the parties strongest supporters but the price is high how can you integrate minority when the minority is actually the majority in the society who is going to learn from. well you are. such rhetoric is too familiar to every norwegian a homegrown terrorist killed seventy seven here last summer protesting against the take over of muslim immigrants also one towards one of those on that island last july his comrades and friends were killed right in front of his very eyes he says he survived to fight for would brave it try to destroy the most important. values. it's a fight the fight for democracy. just

. >> certainly in the muslim community that's very obvious. since 9-11 that's increased but even before 9-11 there were so many stereotypes out there, whether from hollywood, which portrayed muslim as terrorists, as womanizers, to just a host of campaigns over the last few years from the ground zero mosque to the koran burning, local and national campaigns against building mosques, all of these are obviously going to impact children and their parents and if they are at home hearing their parents talk about muslims in a certain way, they are going to take that to school with them. i have experienced this in my own growing up, which was long before 9-11, just the lack of information or the misinformation i experienced again with my own children, particularly when there's an event that happens overseas they will come to school and kids will reflect that in comments about did your parents commit another terrorist act, was that your dad that did this. it's common for kids to be called bin laden, daughter of saddam. a lot of times events overseas wi

to harden up and mediæval lies the islam of ordinary muslims in this country and i mean so many muslimsdon't want that the problem here is that. muslims themselves are opposing this mosque not on the grounds that they don't want to worship their god but on the grounds that women aren't allowed the local population of muslim population has no on the say in how the mosque itself is governed or the local authority would say to us as you can have received a planning application as this is currently being it would be inappropriate to comment here at this stage the matter is if this went ahead if you like a tipping point. there be no stopping fundamentalist islam if this one goes up well if that happens we'll need to leave the country for the last one out please turn the lights off while the council ponders campaign as head religions say they hope the decision makers choose carefully just today let's set up shop in the british capital. see east london. britain's got a batch of warplanes with the persian gulf on the flight plan but deploying to iran's backyard has nothing to do with iran's nuc

of ordinary muslims in this country and i mean so many muslims don't want that the problem here is that muslims themselves are opposing this most more on the grounds that they don't want to worship their god but on the grounds that women aren't allowed the local population of muslim population has no on the site and how the mosque itself is governed all the local authority would say to us as you can confer you have received a planning application as this is currently being protested it would be inappropriate to comment here at this stage in many ways if this went ahead if you like a tipping point and. there be no stopping fundamentalist islam if this one goes up well if that happens we'll need to move the country over the last one out please turn the lights off while the council ponders campaign as herr religions say they hope the decision makers choose carefully just today let's set up shop in the british capital. r t east london corridor coming up in just a moment here on our tio we examine cases of bride snatching in kurdistan that will be after a short break. tucked in between the r

and this is under the auspices of the muslim brotherhood well the muslim brotherhood will need some political control be able to maintain their control with these sweeping powers morsi is decision to assume near absolute powers came just hours after he helped broker a cease fire between israel and hamas in gaza online right now we've got more on how his crucial role in the jews gave them a green light for the drastic action at home. france has become one of the main sponsors of the syrian revolution giving more than one and a half million dollars to the newly formed opposition coalition the donation is being criticized some major concerns the body does not have enough authority among even the country's population and professor paul shelton foote things money will prompt only more fighting in syria. rance major interest would be to continue with sorenson or you armaments of the throughout the world that industry but it i don't think it really cared sir just as they didn't here in the case of libya all they were of course tomorrow most got off and they didn't really care who took over afterward

don't forget the muslim brotherhood and hamas are the same organization. secondly, you have an administration, at least 2,000 people in the streets of cairo, saying we do not support this power grab. you've got the muslim brotherhood president who clearly does not believe in or support anything that has to do with american interests. the white house is essentially been silent on it. you know, it really reminds me of their silence back in june of 2009 when the iranian people were in the streets, and we did not want to offend the mullahs. >> sean: do you know why i think it's worse? >> why? >> sean: we're giving them money. >> absolutely. we shouldn't be. the military assistance is important. i think that the egyptian military may well be sort of the last vestige of any kind of secular rule there. economic assistance should have been put on hold and the lone forgiveness ought to be -- loan forgiveness ought to be canceled. we can't support a government working at odds, against american interests. >> sean: liz cheney, always good to see you. >> thanks, sean.

and even amongst muslims here in the middle east is an obama to the least extent is the less of two evils because we all know the rhetoric which has been used by romney or romney has basically could be a billion dollars to buy that he was reading right by the likud party romney has also criticized or bombers have extended a hand towards iran although obama has also imposed very harsh sanctions on the islamic republic and we also have to know the advisers some of the advisors romney has such as dan senor for example who is very close to aipac also john bolton and we all know who john bolton represents we all know his his policies and his perspective so for all these reasons it is clear that the muslim world and also particularly the muslims in the other states of america will be voting for obama and in a close election by this one these muslim votes in america might have a very big say in who emerges as the victor indeed they i mean they certainly could have the power to swing the vote perhaps as you say towards obama again just to generalize a little bit you are saying or suggesting

and even amongst muslims here in the middle east is an obama to the least extent is the less of two evils because we all know the rhetoric which has been used by romney so for all these reasons it is clear that the a muslim world and also particularly the muslims in europe the sense of america will be voting for obama and then a close election by this one and these muslim votes in america might have a very big say in who emerges as the victor and we continue extensive coverage here on r.t. as the vote progress is tackling issues you won't hear being addressed on mainstream networks stay up to date on the elections right here and also on our website r.t. dot com. of the six america votes for its next president. who takes the wheel as the us drives into the future. get the news the mainstream missives with uploads election coverage to his selection of close to dot com. usually the police and occupy protesters are like oil and water but in atlanta they've come together to save the house of a former detective jacqueline barber unfortunately ms barber lost a lot of money battling cancer

and this is under the auspices of the muslim brotherhood well the muslim brotherhood will need some politicalcontrol be able to meet in their control with these sweeping powers. morse's decision to assume near absolute powers came just hours after he helped broker a cease fire between israel and hamas and gaza and online right now we've got more on how his crucial role in the trees gave him a green light with a drastic action. the remains of the late palestinian leader yasser arafat have been excused now an international team of forensic experts will take tissue samples hoping to clear doubts over the cause of his death in two thousand and four our middle east correspondent policy as mine. then you don't choose the body of the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was removed from it's more than where it's been for the better part of eight years since he died back in two thousand and four and since that time the question has never been on said to him exactly what exactly killed our friends must have a sting is believe that israel was behind his killing although israel has repeatedly and con

fascist style regime of hosni mubarak into the religious fascist regime of mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood egyptians have undertaken a revolution back in january twentieth levon calling for three simple things bread freedom and source justice neither of these three. calls demands that they have called for and in their revolution have been achieved the state of the egyptian of qana me is in shambles this state of freedoms it's been marginalized people wanted to establish a democracy they wanted to establish solid to human rights they wanted to have social justice applied and not to turn it from the military to the religious fascism. more pictures of the brawls and skirmishes that have ripped through the streets of egypt's biggest cities as well as expert comment on the crisis are always available on our website r t dot com. the people of spain's most prosperous and most taxed region will choose a new parliament on sunday their choice could ultimately decide whether catalonia will remain a part of spain or go it alone after being stricken by the financial demands of central gover

and this is under the auspices of the muslim brotherhood well the muslim brotherhood will need some political control be able to maintain their control with these sweeping powers. france has allocated one point five million dollars in aid to the new syrian rebel coalition bass despite criticism the foreign braith bloc may not have enough support inside the country or even much control of the and to assad fighters on the ground france is also one of the few nations to give its full indorsement to the group and professor paul shelton food sas paris is pursuing only one major goal in syria. bryant's major interest would be to continue with. your robots throughout the world. but i really really you're. just as they didn't here and it goes live your they were close to her old they didn't really care who took over a. problem or thing called syrian opposition they are not united the only thing you know they would like to remove the current government. come from a group wide range of. religious viewpoints. viewpoint origins. never wanted to succeed in syria not be able to come together and they would

there's no evidence that muslim fan families -- have disor nate violence. given the strong and documented -- and the abuse of alcohol one might predict that observe end muslim families would turn out to have somewhat less of it. suppose there were evidence that the it was strongly associated statistically with violence against women. could government ban it on the grounds? the u.s. supreme court has held that new -- in indiana this is an interesting case if you look it up later. barns v. glen theater. new dancing may by barned in the bar in indiana count of the association with crime including justice said crimes against women. but it's really not clear this it was correct. it reversely -- were not very -- they weren't there. he made an assertion that new dancing is connected with crime and somehow that presence of pasties and the g string would change that. it was unplausible. i think he did not have much experience in the area. [laughter] but anyway, now college fraternities are very strongly associated with violence against women. we know that. there's l

and even amongst muslims here in the middle east is that obama to the least extent is the less of two evils because we all know the rhetoric which has been used by romney so for all these reasons it is clear that the a muslim world and also particularly the muslims in the other sense of america will be voting for obama and in a close election by this one of these muslim boots in american might have a very big story in who emerges as the victor and here in r.t. will be continuing extensive coverage as the vote progresses tackling issues you won't hear being addressed in the mainstream networks to stay up to date on the elections here of course on our website as well r.t. dot com. of the six america votes for its next president. who takes the wheel as the u.s. drives into the field you. get the news the mainstream missives with up close election coverage through a selection of please. r.t. dot com thanks for joining us here on r.t. today israel has announced its plans to build over a thousand new homes in the occupied west bank that's despite international opposition to tel aviv settlem

are looking at this crowd you cannot tell who is muslim christian who is liberal leftist this is the people of egypt have always been known as moderates saying no to. fascism making the president of. religious fascism are you saying this then developing to sectarian sectarian tensions getting even worse in egypt well i don't expect sectarian violence in the way between muslims and christians but the country is all the asli divided between political islam. civil. equal. to. the people. i believe to be the majority are going to insist on this decree. and the president has said that he's not going to. decision but he is claiming he is saving the revolution he's saying that the. threatening to derail the democratic process by. attempting to break up the assembly that's trying to write that new constitution and of course affecting future parliamentary elections isn't this a temporary measure that he must impose for the sake of the future of the country. this is only political and listen the president and the muslim brotherhood behind him have already lost their credibility they have promi

from the muslim world will take its tourism industry to a new height.he lesson is that taking account of other people's values isn't just a matter of respect, it's also good for business. nhk world, phuket. >>> that's going to wrap up our bulletin from bangkok. >>> the world's tallest broadcast tower celebrates its sixth anniversary. one of the biggest tourist attractions has drawn almost 1/3 more visitors than expected. some shops around the sky tree aren't reaping the rewards and are actually seeing falling sales. thursday marked the anniversary of the may opening of the 634 meter-high structure. the sky tree's operator said nearly 3.3 million people had visited the tower's observation decks at 350 and 450 meters high as of wednesday. 30% more than anticipated. the company also said the tower and the attached commercial complex a tracted a total of nearly 28 million visitors. 50% more than forecast. it's not boom time for everyone. the shopping districts around the sky tree expected a business surge, but it never came. on the contrary, some shops are