Welcome to the New Europe. From The Copenhagen Post, with thanks to Filtrat: Police have arrested six members of a Pakistani family for hunting down and killing a 19-year-old girl, who had married against the family’s wishes. Daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten reported that with two further arrests in the case, five men and one woman were […]
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“It is a new jihad. There is a time for fighting, and a time for politics”
The Washington Post seems to see Abu Theeb’s abandonment of violence for political action as a positive development, and from the standpoint of those he might have murdered, it most assuredly is. However, the Post doesn’t pay much attention to the fact that Abu Theeb is working for the same goal by different means, and […]
Iran ‘lets al-Qaeda roam free’
Now why would they do this? They are Shia and the Al-Qaeda men are Sunni, and they hate each other, right? And all the conflicts that each frame as jihad are just disguised nationalistic struggles, right? So why would 25 high-ranking Al-Qaeda members roam free in Tehran? What’s that? Because they actually do share the […]
Copts Release Video of Mass Rioting, Destruction of Churches and Bibles: Fear impending ethnic cleansing of Christians in Egypt
A reaction to the Muslim anti-Copt riots in Egypt from the International Christian Union (ICU) and American Coptic Association (ACA): UNION CITY, NJ: Fearing a repeat of the recent riots against the Coptic Church in Alexandria, which left four dead, over 80 wounded and seven churches defaced, the International Christian Union (ICU) and American Coptic […]
Non-Muslims ‘must wear scarves’
“Is this not disrespectful of a plural society?” Why, yes, it is. Islamic tolerance alert from Malaysia. From SA, with thanks to Cyca: Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s government has endorsed a university’s ruling that requires non-Muslim women to wear headscarves on its campuses, a report said on Wednesday. The minister in charge of national unity, […]
Banned in the U.K.
Rachel Ehrenfeld in FrontPage details how a Saudi billionaire has used English libel laws to try to silence her: I was prevented from attending a meeting last weekend that I organized in the U.K. on “How to Combat Terror Financing.” Had I gone, I would have been in jeopardy due to British libel laws. I […]
Hearts and minds in Pakistan
Will earthquake aid really win over Pakistani hearts and minds? This article, “For Devout Pakistani Muslims, Aid Muddles Loyalties,” from the New York Times (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist), suggests that it does win over those who are not politicized, but that jihadists and their sympathizers are unswayed — as I observed about the tsunami […]
CAIR Director Attends State Department Ramadan Iftar
“She also spoke about the need to promote universal human rights…” I wonder how this squares with the words of CAIR’s former Board Chairman Omar Ahmad: “Those who stay in America should be open to society without melting, keeping Mosques open so anyone can come and learn about Islam. If you choose to live here, […]
“Oh, you’re a Muslim? Well, then, carry on with that wife-beating”
“Police told to respect traditions,” from the Herald Sun, with thanks to Terry: POLICE are being advised to treat Muslim domestic violence cases differently out of respect for Islamic traditions and habits. Officers are also being urged to work with Muslim leaders, who will try to keep the families together. Women’s groups are concerned the […]
US planes strike near Syrian border
May have gotten Abu Dua. From AP, with thanks to Gabrielle Goldwater: A US warplane struck a suspected insurgent safe house near the Syrian border Wednesday and may have killed a senior al-Qaida in Iraq figure who assisted in smuggling Syrian and Saudi fighters into Iraq, the US military said. A military statement did not […]