Archives for 2005

I don’t know Shafik Saleh Shafik, but I do know that there are many instances of Coptic Christian girls being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam — so many that even Pope Shenouda spoke out against this, despite his keen awareness of the risks involved in doing so. From Compass Direct, with thanks to […]

It isn’t just Iran. From the World Tribune, with thanks to Nicolei: LONDON — The International Atomic Energy Agency will report that Egypt failed to report nuclear tests required under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The IAEA has drafted a report that determined that Egypt repeatedly failed to report nuclear materials and activities over the last […]

This is doubtless proving so difficult because of the deep roots of the “Al Qaida ideology” in the Qur’an and Sunnah. From the World Tribune, with thanks to Nicolei: ABU DHABI — Gulf Arab states have agreed to reform Islamic education. But the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council has not agreed on a uniform curriculum that […]

“Palestinian security officers schooled by U.S. later used tactics against Israel.” From the San Francisco Chronicle, with thanks to Teri: Bethlehem, West Bank — In June 1998, somewhere near CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., two rows of men in military fatigues posed for their graduation photo. All of them were officers in Palestinian General Intelligence […]

A prominent Muslim writer has criticized non-Muslim critics of Sharia and dhimmitude for claiming that “apostasy from Islam was universally punished by death.” And of course, he’s right. No law in the history of the world has ever been universally enforced. But what’s really disturbing about Islamic apostasy law is that some would like to […]

Jihad fi sabil Allah, jihad for the sake of Allah, is the common Islamic term for violent jihad — most decidedly not “spiritual struggle.” A prominent Muslim writer recently decried non-Muslim analysts for supposedly claiming that Islam is “inseparable from, exclusively defined by, and universally characterized by violence against non-Muslims.” I trust he will soon […]

Among the clearest evidence of the incompatibility of the Sharia with norms of human rights is its denial of freedom of conscience, and death penalty for those who leave Islam. Here is another story showing that that penalty is by no means a thing of the past. It will be interesting to see what happens […]

How Sharia intransigence causes a brain drain. “Govt looking into Taslima Nasreen’s plea,” from Rediff.com, with thanks to Fanabba: Nasreen, who is facing death threat from radical Islamic groups in Bangladesh, has sought Indian citizenship saying her country of origin has ‘slammed the doors’ on her. Fundamentalist outfits in Bangladesh issued death threat against her […]

At the highest levels. It would be interesting to know how this report relates to this one. From the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Doc Washburn: Officials at the highest levels in Syria and Lebanon organized the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper a-Siasa. The report revealed that […]

“Abbas Rejects Use of Force to Disarm Palestinian Groups,” from Arab News, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: RAMALLAH, 20 February 2005 “” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he opposes any use of force to disarm Palestinian groups. “We don’t want conflict with the armed organizations, but agreement,” he said in an interview with […]