“James is of Iranian descent…” “Top British Army aide accused of spying,” by Duncan Gardham, Philip Johnston and Thomas Harding for the Telegraph, with thanks to DFS: A military aide to the commander of British forces in Afghanistan appeared in court yesterday accused of spying. Cpl Daniel James, 44, is charged under the 1911 Official […]
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Pakistani women face battle even after sex-law change
More on the Islamic resistance to reform of the sex laws in Pakistan. In my book The Truth About Muhammad I explain the events in Muhammad’s life that led to the creation of the Islamic laws requiring four male witnesses to establish guilt in crimes of rape and adultery. Now that book has been banned […]
Santa’s on his way
Banned books roasting on an open fire, Houris nipping on your nose…
Pakistani Embassy comments on Spencer book ban
A Pakistani Embassy official in Washington defends Pakistan’s ban of my book The Truth About Muhammad by…making false claims about its sourcing. “Pakistan Bans Regnery Book,” by Ivy J. Sellers for Human Events: Robert Spencer’s latest book, “The Truth About Muhammad,” has been banned in Pakistan. “The Truth About Muhammad: Founder of the World’s Most […]
PA official: Hamas “not even good liars anymore”
In an interview on Al-Arabiya TV yesterday, Mohammad Dahlan, chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council’s Security Committee, made an interesting admission: “It seems that some of the Hamas spokesmen are not even good liars anymore.” So they used to be, eh, Dahlan? I agree. I think they were among the best. Of course, their audience […]
Ahmadinejad: Britain, Israel, US to ‘vanish like the pharaohs’
“Oh, and by the way, we’re a nuclear power.” From AFP, with thanks to James: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has predicted that Britian, Israel and the United States would eventually disappear from the world like the Egyptian pharaonic kings. “The oppressive powers will disappear while the Iranian people will stay. Any power that is close […]
Ahmadinejad: Iran now nuclear power
He has said this before. From YnetNews: Iran is now a “nuclear power,” its President, Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, declared Wednesday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. During a speech delivered in the Western Iranian province of Javanroud, Ahmadinejad said: ” The Islamic Republic of Iran is now a nuclear power, thanks to the hard work […]
Spencer’s Truth About Muhammad banned in Pakistan!
Funny how they’re on a first name basis with me in the headline. But anyway, don’t take The Truth About Muhammad with you on vacation to Karachi. “Pakistan bans Robert”s book about Prophet Muhammad,” from the Kuwait National News Agency, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (KUNA) — The government has confiscated […]
Tariq Ramadan sheds some clarifications
Tariq Ramadan…Tariq Ramadan…Tariq Ramadan, prospero año y felicidad…Tariq Ramadan…Tariq Ramadan…from the bottom of my heart… “I hope that these answers shed some clarifications,” says putative “Muslim Martin Luther” Tariq Ramadan at the end of this Q&A with readers at the Globe and Mail. It’s an interesting elision of “shed some light” and “provide some clarifications,” […]
UK: Stewardess banned from carrying Bible
Kowtowing to the Saudis, when they should be calling them to account. “Stewardess banned from carrying Bible,” by David Millward for the Telegraph, with thanks to all who sent this in: A second airline is embroiled in a religious row after a stewardess decided to take bmi to an employment tribunal because it refused to […]