Archives for 2005

A refreshing bit of anti-dhimmitude (and sanity) in the UK, reversing this earlier example of political correctness run amok. From the Express and Star News of West Midlands and Stafford, with thanks to Moon: Race equality rules are being reviewed at Dudley Council after workers were told to remove toy pigs from desks because they […]

Democracy On The March and Tiny Minority of Extremists Updates: “Ex-Governor Elected to Afghan Parliament,” from AP, with thanks to Teri: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A former regional governor who oversaw the destruction of two massive 1,500-year-old Buddha statues during the Taliban’s reign was elected to the Afghan parliament last month, officials said Tuesday as […]

Many people I respect, and many people I don’t, are excited about the new Iraqi Constitution and the relative peace accompanying the referendum. I just hope that in all the excitement the legitimate concerns of religious minorities in Iraq are not ignored. From Zenit, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: BAGHDAD, Iraq, OCT. 18, 2005 […]

A new article by Jacob Thomas: On October 14, the eve of the Referendum regarding the Iraqi Constitution, PBS devoted a segment of Jim Lehrer’s NewsHour, for a discussion of the subject. Four Middle East experts were invited to “debate the referendum’s importance to peace and stability in Iraq.” The experts were: Dr. Najmaldin Karim, […]

Sharia Alert from Somalia. From The Scotsman, with thanks to Sr. Soph: ISLAMIC militiamen stormed a video studio in Mogadishu where Bollywood films were being dubbed into Somali, destroying equipment and arresting employees. The gunmen, loyal to the Union of the Islamic Courts, smashed television monitors and escorted six members of staff from the studios […]

Islamic tolerance update from AKI, with thanks to Nicolei: Cairo (AKI) — The Islamic group ‘Egypt’s Mujahadeen’ – which claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks at Sharm el-Sheikh – has issued threats against the Coptic Christian community in Egypt, posting on the Internet “an urgent message to the followers of the cross living in Egypt”. […]

Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald discusses the strange nationality of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi: “Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the terror group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi”¦” “” from this article The whole matter of “Palestinian” Jordanians and “Jordanian” Palestinians and why Al-Zarqawi is forever to be known among his pals as a “Palestinian” […]

The jihadist site Jihad Unspun points out that some of Muhammad’s most celebrated battles took place during Ramadan, and exhorts Muslims to follow his example: Combining fasting, the unique act of worship, with Jihad which is the Highest Intuition (Thurwat al-Sanam) of Islam, gave believing men and women of earlier generations an unbeatable combination that […]

Clash of civilizations update from the Christian Science Monitor (hmmm. We’re going to have to do something about that name) with thanks to Nicolei: OXFORD, ENGLAND — In the summer of 2004, Manna Begum was in love with Arash Ghorbani-Zarin, a young Iranian studying in the city of Oxford. Her Bangladeshi parents had arranged for […]

And like similar cases in the past, this one will no doubt be cast as a rights issue instead of a public health issue. But DeVeaux ultimately lost his case, and so there is hope that common sense may prevail: the issue with both the beard and the hijab involves safety; must the safety of […]