Richard Dawkins on militant atheism

Those who hold militant views are a small minority, and those who act on those militant views are an even smaller minority.

In Area North, there is a continued presence of militant forces in the Konduz and Balkh Provinces and of local commanders who oppose the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process and are involved in illegal activities.

On 14 April, also in Nablus, an Israeli undercover unit killed a wanted Al Aqsa Brigades militant in a shoot out during an arrest operation the IDF charged that the militant had been planning a suicide bombing attack.

The threat from opposing militant forces who wanted to derail the electoral process failed to materialize.

On 7 June, a Palestinian militant and an unarmed Palestinian policeman were shot and killed in an exchange of fire that erupted in a village near the West Bank city of Jenin as Israeli troops were trying to arrest the militant.

(b) There is little evidence to support the theory that Mr. Abu Adas had militant extremist tendencies

In some cases, Australian society even had a militant attitude in favour of the rights of homosexuals.

As expected, the arrival of summer has resulted in an increased level of activity of opposing militant forces.

The number of militant rightist extremists, at approximately 5,400, was down slightly on the 1993 figure of 5,600.

The victims included alleged sympathizers of Islamic militant groups, students and three citizens of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

No, what I want to urge upon you instead what I want to urge upon you is militant atheism.

There are regions where militant structures maintain close relations with drug criminality structures also for purposes of financing themselves.

Militant separatism has become one of the main threats to international peace and security after the cold war period.

Militant Muslims are alleged to have murdered Judge Arif Iqbal Bhatti because he had acquitted Christians accused of blasphemy.

That important goal will be difficult to achieve, especially with militant extremists whose agenda is to derail the peace process.

ISAF estimates that, in the future, the presence of opposing militant forces in the western region may continue to diminish.

Jordan wants true, moderate, traditional Islam to replace fundamentalist, radical and militant Islam everywhere in the world for every single Muslim.

Propaganda, rocket attacks, improvised explosive devices and the occasional suicide bomber may remain the main weapons used by the opposing militant forces.

This is very uncharacteristic for a drug trafficker intent on profit it suggests that he had embraced a militant form of fundamentalism.

Israeli preparations for the evacuation and for the related process of relocating Israeli settlers are ongoing, notwithstanding continued opposition from the militant minority.

Certain experts considered that extending the definition to religious or ideologically motivated militant groups would be problematic and suggested that the activities of those entities were already sufficiently regulated under other regimes of international law, particularly that pertaining to the prohibition of terrorist acts and terrorist groups.

The precise charge is militancy of behalf of Sendero Luminoso and, specifically, being the militant known as Rita , an important leader of this group.

Other southern militant groups that did not participate in the peace talks will have to be incorporated in new structures that were created without them.

The region has a low presence and influence of opposing militant forces, even if these forces use transportation routes and rely on refuges in Farah province.

UNRWA was responsible for 59 refugee camps in the region, all told. Only in a few had any cases of participation in militant operations been recorded.

Saadi Bouslimani was reportedly a member of the Algerian opposition party Front des forces socialiste (FFS) and the Mouvement culturelle berbère (MCB), a militant cultural organization.

219. The Special Rapporteur was also informed that a number of armed militant opposition groups are responsible for human right abuses, including the killing of numerous civilians.

The Pashtuns dominate the south and many tolerate the presence of opposing militant forces, while at the same time rivalries between tribes severely hamper overall cohesion and effectiveness.

19. This slight decline in the number of militant rightist extremists was doubtless due to the many steps taken by the German State, as will be seen below.

In September, the Committee also expressed grave concern at efforts by militant settlers to establish a permanent presence in the Ras al Amud district in occupied East Jerusalem.

Elhadj Oumarou Oubandawaki, a militant member of the Front for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy, was arrested in Niamey on 3 February 1997 by six police officers.

While cross border mobility has been hindered by Coalition and Pakistani led anti terrorism operations, opposing militant forces are still able to find shelter in the Afghan Pakistan border area.

More ominous were the statements and challenges to the Palestinian Authority emanating from Hamas prior to the confrontation between the militant group and the Palestinian Authority on 14 and 15 July.

Sectarian groups such as the Sipah e Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), a militant Sunni organization, and the Tehrik e Jafria Pakistan (TJP) have also been responsible for acts of violence in Karachi.

It has been nine days since a Palestinian militant slipped into the city of Netanya, blew himself up, together with five Israelis, and scarred 30 others for the rest of their lives.

Although Brazil has no history of conflict with known militant groups, the government has said the Games made the country a more likely target, particularly because of participation by countries fighting Islamic State.

So when the first of those promises came, We sent upon you Our extremely militant bondmen they therefore entered the cities pursuing you and this was a promise that had to be fulfilled.

So when the first of those promises came, We sent upon you Our extremely militant bondmen they therefore entered the cities pursuing you and this was a promise that had to be fulfilled.

285. On 15 October, the High Court of Justice ordered the GSS to give a defence lawyer advance notice should it plan to use force in interrogating his client, a suspected Islamic militant.

On 31 May, a huge bombing in the centre of the city killed more than 150 people, the deadliest militant attack in the country since US led forces ousted the Taliban from power in 2001.

While the government might be able to crush such disturbances with force, a loss of confidence among the middle class would be more serious. Militant nationalism, partly encouraged by nervous rulers, might be one consequence.

In the southern region of the country, where the situation remains tense, the presence and activity of opposing militant forces, especially the Taliban, is a significant cause for concern in terms of security and instability.

Welcomes the commitment by the Georgian side to a peaceful resolution of the conflict and calls on both parties further to publicly dissociate themselves from all militant rhetoric and demonstrations of support for military options

Welcomes the commitment by the Georgian side to a peaceful resolution of the conflict and calls on both parties further to publicly dissociate themselves from all militant rhetoric and demonstrations of support for military options