John Donne: Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. Comments by David G. Littman, NGO Representative for the Association for World Education (AWE) and World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) UN Geneva. On Friday, November 28, the Association for World Education addressed an “˜Urgent Appeal” to the President of […]
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A Russian church for a Saudi mosque?
As Osama bin Laden is fond of saying, “Reciprocal treatment is part of justice.” More on this story. “A Russian church for a Saudi mosque?” by Julia Duin for the Washington Times, December 3: The Saudis have recently asked permission to build a mosque in Moscow, a city where there are only four mosques and […]
Islam a religion of peace — daily headlines notwithstanding!
Fresh pile of taqiyya from the OIC — also known as the Islamic organization fervently trying to impose “blasphemy laws” on the UN. Interesting, too, how, far from spending any significant amount of time condemning the Mumbai jihadists, the OIC is more outraged that the world is rightfully associating their violent actions with the jihad. […]
Muslim World League calls for “a strategic plan to introduce Islam as a solution to major problems facing humanity”
And, natch, as “a religion that promotes peace, freedom and tolerance.” Among the elements of this strategic plan: ■ “They should also make use of their good relations with Western countries to enact laws preventing the denigration of Islam and Muslim personalities” ■ “Islamic organizations have been asked to monitor school syllabuses in non-Muslim countries […]
“Would they [Muslims] tear the factory down if it was turned into a theater or a nightclub [instead of a church]?”
As usual, much more telling details concerning so-called Muslim/Christian “clashes” in Egypt have been exposed. Compare the following account of the recent (and rabid) Muslim riots caused by Copts merely congregating and praying in a factory, with this one from the Egyptian paper, Al-Masri Al-Yawm (“Egypt Today”), which made both the Copts and Muslims appear […]
Egypt: Two Coptic brothers wrongfully imprisoned and tortured by police
They are accused of killing one of the Muslim raiders of the Abu Fana monastery attack a few months back. Even if they are guilty, one must wonder: What if 60 armed Copts had stormed a mosque, ransacking and defiling it, torching Korans, kidnapping a number of Imams, torturing them and forcing them to spit […]
Mumbai jihadists released 17 Russian hostages
This is a few days old, but I haven’t seen it remarked upon anywhere. Were the Mumbai jihadists aware of how helpful Putin’s Russia has been to the cause of the global jihad? “Terrorists let go 17 Russian hostages,” from Rediff, November 28 (thanks to Undaunted): Terrorists holed up inside Mumbai’s Taj and Trident-Oberoi hotels […]
Pakistan refuses to hand over jihadists to India
Zardari and his martyred wife: two vaunted “moderates” Once again a “moderate” Muslim refuses to cooperate with non-Muslims in an effort to counter the jihad. An update on this story. “Pakistan refuses to hand over suspects to India,” from the Telegraph, December 3 : Pakistan has said it won’t hand over 20 terrorist suspects wanted […]
WaPo: Oh, by the way, the Mumbai attackers were jihadists
The ever-insightful Diana West finds a throwaway detail buried deep in a Washington Post story: “Islam as B-Matter,” by Diana West, December 3: “A-matter” is newspaperese for the key facts about an event–the “top” of the story. “B-matter,” then, is everything else–the extraneous color and details that may be cut from the bottom to fit […]
Juiced: Mumbai jihadists hopped up on coke, steroids
Yet another National Pastime sullied by steroid use. “Mumbai attacks: Terrorists took cocaine to stay awake during assault,” by Damien McElroy in the Telegraph, December 3 (thanks to Anne Crockett): Terrorists who battled Indian commandos for 60-hours last week relied on cocaine and other stimulants to stay awake for the duration of the fight. Officials […]