Yehuda Avner writes in the Jerusalem Post (thanks to Romy) about a revealing encounter with a veteran British espionage agent: Carefully combing a few long strands of gray hair over the top of his bald head, he retorted rather ominously: “In this war of ours on Arab terror all our bloody state-of-the-art technology isn’t worth […]
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“From Islam, Pluralist Democracies Will Surely Grow”
Reza Aslan is a doctoral candidate and Robles fellow in religious studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is working on a new book called No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, which will be out soon from Random House, and he has adapted part of it for […]
Bomb blast in Christian neighborhood in Beirut
“Blast Rocks Beirut Suburb,” from AP, : BEIRUT, Lebanon — Investigators searched for clues Saturday amid the rubble of a car bombed building in a largely Christian neighborhood in Beirut, an attack that sparked fears of a renewed bloodshed in Lebanon and complicated already troubled negotiations between rival political groups over the formation of a […]
Syrians caught; in U.S. illegally: 2 indicted on charges of impersonating Americans
More border follies. From the Arizona Republic, with thanks to Robert T.: TUCSON – A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted two Syrian men on charges of impersonating U.S. citizens after Border Patrol agents stopped them in southern Arizona and found an undocumented Mexican immigrant in their car. According to a criminal complaint, Ala Salem Mamoud […]
Norway: Muslim Gang Rapes Continue
“Norway: The Rapes Continue,” from the Fjordman Blogspot: 7 Kurdish Muslim immigrants are suspects in a gang rape case against a 16 year old Norwegian girl in Oslo in December. One of the men charged with the gang rape is suspected of being involved in another gang rape of a girl in Oslo ten days […]
US: Mosque Uses Mail Campaign To Dispel Myths, Broaden Outreach
Taqqiya alert from the Queens Chronicle at ZWire, with thanks to Twostellas. Now it comes right to your doorstep, at least in Queens: To counter perceived misinterpretations of Islam, members of a local mosque sent out thousands of information pamphlets about their religion and its teachings last month to Southeast Queens residents. Imanul Hak Kauser, […]
Mein Kampf becomes bestseller in Turkey
“Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ sells 50,000 copies in Turkey in three months,” from AFP, with thanks to all who sent this in: ANKARA: Cheap cover prices and a rise in nationalist sentiment have made an unlikely best-seller in Turkey of Adolf Hitler’s infamous autobiography, “Mein Kampf.”… But since January, the book has sold more than 50,000 […]
Muslims condemn woman’s plan to lead prayers
“Woman leads Muslim prayer service in New York City despite criticism in the Middle East,” from AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: NEW YORK (AP) A female professor led an Islamic prayer service Friday with men in the congregation despite sharp criticism from Muslim religious leaders in the Middle East who complained […]
Austrian Minister Backtracks on Anti-Hijab Comment
From IslamOnline, with thanks to the Norwegian Kafir: VIENNA, March 16, 2205 – Austrian Interior Minister Liese Prokop has backtracked on anti-hijab statements, thanks to immediate and astute action from the Muslim minority in the south-central European country. “I respect Muslim women and their right to choose their attire,” Prokop said in press statements carried […]
Syrian arrested again for Madrid massacre
From Expatica, : MADRID-Spanish police have arrested a Syrian for the second time for his alleged links to the Madrid bombings. Mohannad Almallah Dabas was detained in his home in Madrid for his alleged links to the massacre in which 191 people were killed and 1,500 injured when four commuter trains were bombed on 11 […]