Joel Mowbray notes the tepid-to-hostile response from Kamal Nawash’s fellow Muslim leaders to Nawash’s Free Muslims March Against Terrorism — especially an unsurprising dose of venom from the egregious Hussein Ibish. From FrontPage: In the first of its kind for an event organized by a major national Muslim organization, Kamal Nawash and the Free Muslims […]
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Parker: Let insults flourish; see alternative
From Kathleen Parker’s syndicated column, picked up here from the Myrtle Beach Sun News, with thanks to Skeetstreet: Let’s hear it for outrage to religion. So goes my prayerful response to news that Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci will be prosecuted on charges of “outrage to religion.” Apparently, the outspoken Fallaci, now in her 70s, has […]
Poller: Referendum On A Constitution For A Patchwork Nation Without Borders
Nidra Poller comments on the French EU Referendum in a piece originally published in Hebrew in Makor Rishon on May 27: “To the surprise and dismay of mainstream political leaders on both the right and the left, French voters may well vote NON in the May 29th referendum for ratification of the Treaty to establish […]
“Islam always spoke with the sword in the hand and I don’t see why now we have changed attitudes and talk with the other civilisations”
Refreshing Candor Alert. “Iran: Vote for Rafsanjani and We Will Have Nuclear Bombs, Says Religious Leader,” from Adnkronos International, with thanks to MG: Tehran, 27 May (AKI) – Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hasani, a representative of Iran’s supreme spiritual leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in Iranian Azerbaijan, has no doubts as to who to vote for […]
Short skirts cause cancer in women!
Wear long skirts or Allah will give you cancer. “Woman and the display of body,” from IslamWay (Sisters section), with thanks to Fjordman: Describing women who are morally decayed. The prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said that they are “women dressed but naked, corrupt and corrupters, their hairs are like the inclined hump of female camel, they […]
5 More Iraqis Killed in Suicide Bombings
Jihad bombings not only in Indonesia, but Iraq today. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Two suicide attackers detonated car bombs in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least five Iraqis, and the government confirmed the death of a Japanese hostage abducted earlier this month…. At least 23 people have been killed in fighting in the past […]
Jihadists claim to have killed Japanese hostage
“Terror Gang: We Killed Hostage,” from the New York Post, : The Army of Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for shooting Akihiko Saito, 44, who had been missing in Iraq since May 8. The video showed identification papers and a passport allegedly belonging to Saito, a former paratrooper and veteran of the French Foreign Legion. The […]
Indonesia: Twin Bombings Kill 20
From AP “Twin Bomb Explosions kill 20 in Indonesia” JAKARTA, Indonesia “” Suspected Muslim militants set off two bombs Saturday in a Christian-dominated town on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, killing at least 20 people and wounding 40, police said. Witnesses said both bombs in the town of Tentena struck a busy meat and produce […]
Intel: Iran Has Deployable Nukes Supplied by N. Korea/Pakistan
Talks on Uranium Enrichment a Ruse. Sources say Bush stunned by news of N.Korea transfer. From WND, “Intel: Iran equipped for atomic weapon,” with thanks to PC Kills. While European negotiators focus on Iran’s development of enriched plutonium, U.S. intelligence officials say Tehran already has completed all of the elements required for an atomic bomb. […]
Islamists rally on Koran issue in Pakistan/Jerusalem
Still more on the story that never goes away, from Reuters. ISLAMABAD – Thousands of Islamists rallied across Pakistan on Friday to protest against alleged desecration of the Koran by U.S. forces at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. The rallies, called by hardline Islamic groups opposed to Pakistan’s support for the U.S.-led war on terrorism, […]