Archives for 2008

I regularly read the Qur’an myself — practically every day. Nothing wrong with that. But does Blair ever read the uncomfortable bits? The wife-beating verse (4:34)? The verse enjoining warfare against and the subjugation of Jews and Christians (9:29)? The “verse of the sword” and other verses that exhort Muslims to slay unbelievers wherever they’re […]

The Byzantine icon above is the work of the 16th-century iconographer Theophanes the Cretan. There are many things that are un-Islamic about it: 1. It is an image of human beings, which violates the traditional Islamic prohibition of images; 2. It depicts Jesus not as a Muslim prophet but as the incarnate Son of God […]

“The government cannot give us protection. Taliban have established a parallel government in 90 percent area of the district and they execute everyone who opposes them … From 9.00 in the morning till 3.00 in the afternoon, you can see military patrolling the streets of some towns. As they leave, Taliban take over and for […]

Apparently not. This guarded opinion-piece by a Muslim demonstrates as much by relying on a hadith — one, however, that is no where near as indicative as others. More telling hadiths report Muhammad saying: “Do not greet the Jews and the Christians before they greet you and when you meet any one of them on […]

“As the Prophet Muhammad said, everybody is born Muslim, and their parents convert them to Judaism, to Christianity, or to Zoroastrianism.” Yes, he really did say that: “No child is born but has the Islamic Faith, but its parents turn it into a Jew or a Christian” (Bukhari, volume 8, book 77, number 597). This […]

“Such punishments include whipping, severing hands, crucifixion and hanging.” Can full dhimmitude for the Christians there be far behind? “Hamas pushes for Sharia punishments,” from the Jerusalem Post, December 24 (thanks to all who sent this in): The Hamas parliament in the Gaza Strip voted in favor of a law allowing courts to mete out […]

As Iran’s Thug-In-Chief prepares his “convert to Islam” Christmas message to Britain, Muslims in Nazareth are greeting pilgrims with their own brand of Christmas cheer. “As Christmas Approaches, Muslims Erect “˜Allah Has No Son” Banner in Nazareth,” by Julie Stahl for CNS News, December 24 (thanks to James): (CNSNews.com) — As Nazareth’s Christians prepare to […]

“Isa doesn’t love you, this I know, ’cause the Mahdi tells me so…” More on this story. “Iran’s Ahmadinejad: Merry Xmas, bullying powers,” by David Stringer for the Associated Press, December 24 (thanks to all who sent this and similar articles in): LONDON — Merry Christmas, “bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers.” Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad […]

Yes, the rot within is this advanced. “President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran to give alternative Christmas Day message,” by Matthew Moore in the Telegraph, December 24 (thanks to all who sent this in): President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran will give a message of seasonal goodwill on Christmas Day as an alternative to the Queen’s traditional […]

Business as usual for Hamas and friends. “Palestinian terrorists bombard Ashkelon with Grad rockets,” from the Jerusalem Post, with additional reporting from the Associated Press, December 24: Palestinian terrorists on Wednesday morning fired over 60 rockets and mortar shells from the Gaza Strip at Ashkelon and the western Negev, prompting Israel to hold up a […]