And now they’re freeing more. From the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Kemaste: A former security prisoner released in January 2004 in the deal struck with Hizbullah to secure the return of the bodies of three soldiers and businessman Elhanan Tannenbaum was one of two gunmen shot and killed by soldiers last Tuesday night while […]
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Syrian minister hints at Israel, US, involvement in Harari killing
Why, of course! Who else would have done it? From Big News Network, with thanks to Kemaste: The Syrian Minister of Expatriates has hit back at claims her country was behind the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. When the blast hit, locals looked up into the sky for Israeli warplanes, Bouthaina Shaaban […]
More schoolbook dhimmitude
I give the history of Muhammad’s massacre of the Qurayzah Jews in Onward Muslim Soldiers. But American schoolchildren are learning a somewhat different version. “Module for Teaching Islamic History in Public Schools Unfairly Maligns the Qurayzah Jews,” by Andre Rublev at the 6th Column Against Jihad blog: Due to the exponential growth in demand for […]
In ’95, Olajuwon said America had ‘no morals’
“America needs Islam”? And how did he expect America to get Islam? Does he want to see a Sharia state here? From the Houston Chronicle, with thanks to all who sent this in: WASHINGTON – Hakeem Olajuwon told an audience at a 1995 conference in Houston sponsored by a group later linked to a terrorist […]
So if the two-year-old consents…
Yes, Aisha was betrothed to Muhammad when she was six years old, but two years old? Isn’t that a bit much even for Pakistani law? Well, no. Note what Rashid Rahman says below. It’s not that she’s a minor, it’s that it’s against her will. So if someone slips a piece of candy to the […]
“The Qu’ran [sic] accepts religious pluralism and sees strength in diversity”
That should be “Qur’an,” and that small mistake is a reflection of the general ignorance about Islam that pervades this story from the Montgomery Advertiser, “Entertainment media’s Muslims bear little resemblance to reality” (thanks to EPG). Reporter Darryn Simmons seems to have gone to the Masjid Qasim B El-Amin in Montgomery to ask about Fox’s […]
Israel: The propagandizing press
The propaganda jihad is nowhere more sophisticated or virulent than in Israel. Not only does the Palestinian media fabricate Israeli atrocities; the Israeli media does too. From “Citizens should insist on a fair press” in the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to JS: A particularly flagrant Israeli example was Ilana Dayan’s report on the October 5 […]
French TV Sticks by Discredited Story That Fueled Palestinian Intifada
Despite mounting evidence that it was all a fraud, French journalists are sticking by their Mohammed al-Durra farrago. “French TV Sticks by Story That Fueled Palestinian Intifada,” from CNSNews.com, with thanks to JS: Paris (CNSNews.com) – A French journalist and an independent film producer who saw raw, unedited video of the shooting of a Palestinian […]
California: Mosque makeover reflects growing pride
“Towering symbol,” from the Pasadena Star News, with thanks to EPG: Sunday, February 20, 2005 – SAN GABRIEL — Masjid Gabriel is undergoing a transformation that will add a minaret and domed roof traditional elements of Islamic architecture to the mosque. But the changes are more than cosmetic. The renovation also illustrates the changing nature […]
Five Misconceptions about Islam that could kill Democracy
Full explications of each of these points can be found in Islam Unveiled. From Jewish World Review: I was shocked after September 11th when I heard government officials say Islam is a “religion of peace”. Nothing could be farther from the truth! Our President was even considering not conducting any military activities out of respect […]