Will the Islamophobia never end? “Insurgents in southern Thailand burn teacher alive,” from Deutsche Presse Agentur, with thanks to Doc Washburn: Bangkok – Insurgents shot a school director Friday afternoon in southern Thailand then set his vehicle on fire killing him in the flames, the English-language Bangkok Post newspaper website reported. Police said the director […]
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7 killed in Muslim south despite Thai peace bid
Surayud Chulanont has already said that he would allow the imposition of Sharia in the South. Apparently that isn’t good enough. From the Daily Star, with thanks to Twostellas: Seven people were killed in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south, police said Friday, despite the post-coup government’s promise to boost the local economy in hopes of ending three […]
The Gemayel warning
In “Column One: The Gemayel warning” in the Jerusalem Post, Caroline Glick points out some of the sobering implications of the assassination of Pierre Gemayel: Tuesday saw another nail driven into the coffin of US President George W. Bush’s vision of a free and democratic Middle East. The Syrians aren’t even trying to hide their […]
Pseudo-scholarship
I have pointed out for quite some time now that critics of my work restrict themselves to broad generalizations about my alleged inaccuracy, without troubling to provide any examples. Or alternatively they resort to outright fabrications, as in Khaleel Mohammed’s utterly mendacious claim that “Spencer…misquotes verses of the Qur’an, takes things out of context, and […]
‘Hi, my name is Ahmed and I want to be a suicide bomber’
WND speaks to a 23-year-old member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. “‘Hi, my name is Ahmed and I want to be a suicide bomber’: Recruited attacker for terror group talks to WND about ‘serving Allah by blasting unbelievers to hell,’” by Aaron Klein: WND: Tell me about your life and what you do with your free […]
Fitzgerald: L’enlèvement de la France, ou, l’envelope de la Brasserie Lipp
As France steadily Islamizes, what should the governments of the rest of the Western world, those generals seconded to NATO, for example, begin to plan for? What should the peoples of the West worry about? The last time I saw Paris, in 2000, I had been shaken by what I saw. And, shaken and stirred, […]
Russia starts delivering rockets to Iran
John VI Cantacuzenes Alert: “Russian rocket deliveries to Iran started,” from AFP, with thanks to all who sent this in: Russia has begun deliveries of the Tor-M1 air defence rocket system to Iran, Russian news agencies quoted military industry sources as saying, in the latest sign of a Russian-US rift over Iran. “Deliveries of the […]
Christian converts on trial in Turkey
Insulting “Turkishness” — whatever that means. Meanwhile, Ali Bardakoglu of the Directorate General for Religious Affairs says that the idea that Christians have a hard time in Turkey is all in our mind. From AP, with thanks to Looney Tunes: ISTANBUL, Turkey – Two men who converted to Christianity went on trial Thursday for allegedly […]
Sunni enclave attacked in Baghdad
Likely retaliation for yesterday’s coordinated bombings and mortar shelling in Sadr City. The targeting of multiple Sunni mosques is obviously a considerable escalation. “Gunmen attack Sunni area in Baghdad: ministry” from Reuters: BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a Sunni enclave in a mainly Shi’ite district in Baghdad on Friday, burning four mosques and homes, an […]
Top Turkish Muslim official wants Pope to say Islam peaceful
And if he doesn’t? “Turkish Muslim wants Pope to say Islam peaceful,” by Gareth Jones and Selcuk Gokoluk for Reuters: ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s top Muslim official said on Thursday Pope Benedict should state clearly during a planned visit to Turkey next week he believes Islam, like Christianity, to be a religion of peace. Benedict […]