The jihadists recognize their ideological kin in those who are calling for appeasement and surrender. It is unfortunate, however, that in the Manichaean environment of today’s political debate a third way is not getting more of a hearing: instead of trying futilely to democratize Iraq, why not deploy American troops in a manner designed to […]
Archives for 2006
Robert Spencer to speak at the Heritage Foundation
From the Heritage Foundation website: The Truth About Muhammed RSVP | Send to a Friend Date: November 14, 2006 Time: 12:30 p.m. Speaker(s): Robert Spencer Author Host(s): John Edward Hilboldt Director, Lectures and Seminars, The Heritage Foundation Details: Location: The Heritage Foundation’s Lehrman Auditorium New York Times bestselling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers […]
Father convicted in genital mutilation
An update on this story, by Errin Haines for AP: LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – An Ethiopian immigrant was convicted Wednesday of the genital mutilation of his 2-year-old daughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in what was believed to be the first such criminal case in the United States. Khalid Adem, 30, was found […]
Fitzgerald: Obvious questions
The question directed this week to the National Security Council press office was straightforward: “Has the Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani met with any American official, either military or civilian, since the U.S. invasion in 2003?” The answer reveals the extent to which the Bush administration is now, and always has been, out of its depth […]
German lawmaker gets death threats after urging Muslim women to take off head scarves
The current round of controversy over veiling spreads to Germany. By Stefanie Von Brochowski for AP: BERLIN — A Turkish-born lawmaker who urged Muslim women in Germany to take off their head scarves has received death threats and is now under police protection, a spokesman for her party said Tuesday. Two weeks ago, Ekin Deligoz, […]
UK: Veiled Muslim stopped from boarding a bus
“What are we supposed to do? What is the point of a pass if you can’t see someone’s face?” Indeed. Anti-dhimmitude in Britain: “Veiled Muslim stopped from boarding a bus,” by James Ferguson and Alan Salter in the Manchester Evening News, with thanks to Davida: A MUSLIM woman was prevented from getting on a bus […]
Moroccan wins best Holocaust cartoon
“The exhibit curator, Masoud Shojai, said the contest will be an annual event. ‘Actually, we will continue until the destruction of Israel.’” Moral equivalence alert: this cartoon competition has led to no riots, no killings, nothing. “Morrocan wins best Holocaust cartoon,” from AP, with thanks to A Girl Scout: Iran awarded a Moroccan artist Wednesday […]
British air plot targeted U.S. cities
An update on the foiled plot from last summer. From the Washington Times, : A foiled British terror plot to blow up 10 passenger aircraft with liquid bombs was meant to occur over U.S. cities, a senior FBI official says. Mark Mershon, head of the FBI’s New York field office, made the observation at the […]
Catholic bishop: Turkish PM not meeting pope to please jihadists
A demonstration of the power of the adherents of jihad and Sharia in modern, secular Turkey. “Vatican: Turkish PM Not Meeting the Pope to Please Extremists, Top Bishop Says,” from AKI, : Rome, 2 Nov. (AKI) – Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not meet Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Turkey on […]
Turkey: Converts to Christianity charged under speech law
Islamic Tolerance in modern, secular Turkey, the proof that Islam and democracy are fully compatible. Note that the law about “insulting Turkishness” was instituted in order to help Turkey get into the EU. “Turkey: Converts Charged Under Speech Law,” from Compass Direct, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: October 31 (Compass Direct News) — A […]