Youssef Ibrahim once again speaks truth to power in the New York Sun (thanks to Teri): This week, the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference decried what it called the “shrinking space” for tolerance toward Muslims in Europe. “Muslims have noted with concern that the values of tolerance are eroding and there is now shrinking […]
Archives for 2006
Vendetta Rapes Continue as Pakistan Resists Change
What is conspicuously absent from this New Duranty Times article is any mention of the basis for the Hudood rape laws in Sharia law, and in the Qur’an, which specifies the requirement of four male witnesses in a revelation Muhammad reported he received in response to allegations of adultery against his favorite wife, Aisha (24:13). […]
Somalis returning from Canada to wage jihad
Even before the Islamic Courts made its recent appeal to expatriates to return and fight, “significant” numbers of Somalis in Canada have been doing just that. “Somali holy warriors coming from Canada: experts,” from the National Post: TORONTO — A number of young Somali-Canadians have returned to their homeland and joined a hardline Islamic militia […]
John Esposito explains it all for you
The premier non-Muslim apologist for Islam speaks at Florida Southern College. “Lecturer Dispels Myths About Islam: Christians fail to notice their own complicity in global violence, professor says,” by Cary McMullen in the Ledger, with thanks to Kamala: LAKELAND — John Esposito said he gets asked the same questions repeatedly these days, one of them […]
Muslims’ anger as London Olympics clash with Ramadan
The dhimmi British authorities must jump yet again to appease their new masters. From the Daily Mail, with thanks to all who sent this in: The 2012 London Olympics have been plunged into controversy by the discovery that the Games will clash with Ramadan, the most holy month in the Islamic calendar. The clash will […]
British Airways: Cross no, hijab yes
More ridiculous multiculturalism from the Islamic Republic of Britain. “Christian BA employee to take legal action over suspension for wearing cross,” from the Daily Mail, with thanks to all who sent this in: A committed Christian said today she planned to take legal action against her employers British Airways after the airline ruled that displaying […]
Non-Muslim students at Islamic school forced to wear headscarves
Note how the proponents of Sharia advance their cause, not only in glorious, non-racist Britain but all over Europe. When they wanted to wear the hijab in France, they spoke the language of “freedom of religion” and “human rights.” But in an Islamic school, where they are in charge, there is no whisper of such […]
Schoolgirl arrested for refusing to study with non-English pupils
This story has, of course, already spread all over the blogosphere while I was pushing the wrong button, but I did want to get a couple of comments in here before it was too late. If time permits I will be posting a few other bits of day-old bread, for which I beg your indulgence. […]
Fitzgerald: What should The Times have been doing?
What should The Times have been doing, not now, but for years, to cover Islam — in and out of Europe — appropriately? In the case of Islam in Europe, it ought to have familiarized readers with the views of Oriana Fallaci, Pim Fortuyn, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Jacques Ellul, and all the others who cannot […]
Dalai Lama: “A few mischievous Muslims” shouldn’t give Islam a bad name
You’ve got a point, Your Holiness. Those mischievous fellows with their nutty hijinks! Sawing off heads and blowing themselves up in restaurants! Flying planes into buildings! Ha ha! What mischief will they be up to next? And then justifying it all by reference to the Qur’an and Muhammad’s teachings! Those mischievous boys! They never cease […]