A press release from Campus Watch: Philadelphia – Columbia University’s Middle East Institute recently sent out invitations for an event honoring Amiri Baraka, Campus Watch has learned. Sponsored by several groups (the Radius of Arab American Writers, the National Union of Writers, NY, and Alwan for the Arts), the April 14, 2005 event featured tributes […]
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UN Human Rights Commission finally approves watered down resolution condemning abuses in Sudan
From AP: GENEVA – The UN Human Rights Commission on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning abuses in Sudan, passing by consensus compromise wording on how to improve the situation in the embattled Darfur region. The resolution had support from Sudan and other African nations, the United States, the European Union and others. It was approved […]
“Carry out God’s verdict”
What kind of God? “Video Shows Crash Survivor Was Executed,” from Fox News: BAGHDAD — A crew member on board the helicopter that crashed north of Baghdad apparently survived, only to be shot to death by insurgents, a video shows. The video, purportedly shot and posted online by the Islamic Army in Iraq, tracks the […]
When no news is bad news
Things not going so well? Well, maybe we could reexamine our basic premises in fighting the war on terror, and deal more forthrightly and thoroughly with the role of Islam in inspiring jihad violence. Maybe we could reconfigure our global alliances and foreign aid distribution based on a pro-jihad/anti-jihad division. Maybe we could stop playing […]
I’ve been called a lot of things, but…
This email brings a new one: the writer apparently thinks that I am a Somali Muslim who has “strayed from the true path of ISLAM.” Now, how does this person know that I am a Somali? I don’t know — maybe he or she saw my picture here and knew. You can just tell. I […]
Swedish priest to be taken to court, not killed!
“Swedish Muslims Take Anti-Prophet Priest to Court,” from IslamOnline, with thanks to Mary Beth: STOCKHOLM – A top Muslim scholar said the minority would abide by the Swedish law in confronting a Christian preacher who insulted Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), urging his fellow Swedish Muslims not to take the law into their own hands or commit […]
Akbar Convicted of Murder in Grenade Attack
Hasan Akbar’s jihad has reached its conclusion. From AP, with thanks to Rebecca Bynum: FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An Army sergeant was convicted Thursday by a military jury of premeditated murder and attempted murder in a grenade and rifle attack that killed two of his comrades and wounded 14 others in Kuwait during the opening […]
Karen Armstrong: The Coherence of Her Incoherence
Karen Armstrong, long famous for her description of Muhammad as the consummate “peacemaker” who “brought together the warring tribes of Arabia,” has assumed the mantle, yet again, not of the Prophet, but of the Prophet’s defender. In an article in The Guardian she retells in her inimitable fashion the story of European Christendom’s relations with […]
SR13m Saudi Grant to Create Islamic Gallery at UK Museum
Bit by bit…From Arab News, with thanks to Eschwapp: RIYADH – In a move to promote understanding between Islam and the West, Saudi Arabia has donated about SR13 million to a leading British museum for the creation of a new Saudi and Islamic gallery. The money has been donated to Ashmolean Museum of Oxford University, […]
Al-Arian Prosecutors Want His Beliefs Kept Out Of Trial
Al-Arian Walk Watch: the prosecution is trying to convince us that his motives don’t matter, and that what he believes about jihad and related things doesn’t either. Of course, they wouldn’t even attempt this were it not for the PC mantras about the Religion of Peace that still dominate the media and government. From the […]