The final installment. 3. Go to the Original Sources. When you do debate with a Muslim make sure you are armed with all your references from the original Arabic sources. The major sources are all available in English, and are the Koran, the Sira or the Life of Muhammad by Ibn Ishaq, and the Hadith, […]
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U.S. to deport woman after illegal entry
Farida Goolam Mahomed Ahmed update. From AP, with thanks to Kemaste: HOUSTON (AP) “” A South African woman whose arrest heightened fears that terrorists were slipping across the U.S.-Mexico border has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. Farida Goolam Mahomed Ahmed, sentenced Tuesday, had been in custody since July 19, when Border […]
“Allah will bring storms to Germany and America”
From AP, with thanks to Mohamed Ibn Guadi: NEW YORK — A Yemeni sheik accused of funneling millions of dollars to terrorist networks warned U.S. agents that “Allah will bring storms” to America because of his arrest, according to newly filed court papers. Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad made the remark last year after a German […]
Muslim Scholars Increasingly Debate Unholy War
From the New York Times, with thanks to Uncle Jeff: CAIRO, Dec. 9 – Muhammad Shahrour, a layman who writes extensively about Islam, sits in his engineering office in Damascus, Syria, arguing that Muslims will untangle their faith from the increasingly gory violence committed in its name only by reappraising their sacred texts. First, Mr. […]
UN Uses Ottoman Tolerance Concept as Model
This superbly highlights the danger of the historical revisionism that whitewashes the Ottoman Empire’s sorry record of discrimination against and harassment of non-Muslims. Now the whitewash is being held up as a model for present-day behavior. But since it is a historical fantasy, how can it possibly be implemented in the real world? Islamic law […]
Turkey Showcased As a Center for Religions
What flagrant hypocrisy. From AP, with thanks to Anthony: BELEK, Turkey — In a bid to showcase Turkey as a country that respects religions, the prime minister inaugurated a mosque, a synagogue and a church, just days before the European Union is to decide on whether to start membership talks with the largely Muslim nation. […]
Turkish PM Demands Full EU Membership with no Cyprus Condition
The Greeks can’t say they weren’t warned. From the Zaman Daily Newspaper, with thanks to Anthony: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is not prepared to negotiate for anything other than full membership which may be proposed at the December 17th European Union (EU) leaders’ summit. The Prime Minister personally conveyed his concerns […]
Holland: Cabinet to act against ‘extremist mosques’
But the way they’re going, they’ll probably close down a few churches, too, just to prove they’re not discriminatory. From Expatica, with thanks to Anthony: AMSTERDAM — The Dutch government has committed itself to a plan of action against the 10 to 25 mosques in the Netherlands where “extremist sermons” are delivered, Interior Minister Johan […]
Ibn Warraq on How to Debate a Muslim, Part II
The fearless and erudite ex-Muslim Ibn Warraq today continues his evisceration of common apologetic feints used by Islamic and jihadist apologists today with a discussion of the “You are quoting that verse out of context” defense. Part I is here. Out of context Let us now turn to another argument or defensive tactic used by […]
Spencer on the Persecution of Christians: When Will the World Notice?
Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer at FrontPage this morning: The latest outrage in Egypt has been, like all the others, almost universally ignored by the international media and human rights groups. Wafaa Constantine Messiha, wife of a Coptic priest in Egypt, was abducted by jihadist Muslims and forced to convert to Islam. The Mubarak regime […]