An Are-They-Or-Aren’t-They? Update. I would say, “Only his hairdresser knows for sure,” but the hairdresser has been blown up. “Afghanistan: Taliban leader rejects prospect of truce,” by Syed Saleem Shahzad for AKI, November 25 : Kandahar, 25 Nov. (AKI) – While the western media raised hopes of a reconciliation between the Taliban and the Afghan […]
Archives for 2008
Film producer plans dreary, propagandizing Muhammad biopic
As you can see below, Nonie Darwish and I don’t think this film is going to make cinematic history. Raymond posted this article here yesterday, but I didn’t want to let it pass without chiming in as well. “Critics Decry Plans for a Movie Depicting Life of Prophet Muhammad,” by Maxim Lott for FoxNews, November […]
Debate: Islam — Threat or Not? Part I
Last summer at FreedomFest 2008 I debated Dr. Daniel Peterson, a professor at Brigham Young University and author of Muhammad: Prophet of God, on the topic “Islam: Threat or Not?” The panel was moderated by Matt Sanchez, war correspondent for World Net Daily. The FreedomFest folks kindly allowed me to post video of the debate, […]
Afghanistan: Female member of parliament threatened by fellow legislators
“In parliament, she says, she is often greeted with screams of “kill her” when she stands up to speak, and she has had no shortage of personal threats from fellow MPs.” “Afghanistan’s women lawmakers speak out as conditions worsen,” by Clancy Chassey for the Guardian, November 26: They were walking to school in the southern […]
Two German citizens arrested on charges of supporting al-Qaeda
Eurabia Alert. “2 Germans accused of supporting al-Qaida arrested,” by Patrick McGroarty for the Associated Press, November 25: BERLIN (AP) “” Two German citizens suspected of distributing propaganda over the Internet supporting al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations were arrested Tuesday, German prosecutors said. The men “” identified only as Daniel P., 26 and Harun Can […]
British law aimed at preventing forced marriages goes into effect
A small step forward. If authorities enforce penalties properly and aren’t deterred from pursuing cases for fear of “alienating” or allegedly “radicalizing” Muslim populations, that will be another step forward. British law aims at preventing forced marriage,” by Jennifer Quinn for the Associated Press, November 25: LONDON — (AP) “” A British law went into […]
Egypt: 13 Injured in Clashes between Muslims and Christians
Once more, the Egyptian press depicts Islamic discrimination/persecution against dhimmi Christians as a product of “sectarian strife,” wherein both parties are equally guilty, or “intolerant.” But why shouldn’t it, when the Western press does the same thing? See the Pact of Omar for more on why the Muslims must have been incensed. More on this […]
Islam makes modest inroad in fashion
The “Burqini” Where’s Naomi Wolf to help explain why Western women should give the hijab a try? More on such stories. “Islam makes modest inroad in fashion,” by Liz Gooch, Kuala Lumpur for The Age, November 25 (thanks to Shechild): THE shorter, tighter and more revealing the better may be the rule on most catwalks, […]
Potential Muhammad movie to be “white-washed”
More on this story. “Critics Decry Plans for a Movie Depicting Life of Prophet Muhammad,” by Maxim Lott for Fox News, November 25 (thanks to Christopher): If film producer Oscar Zoghbi has his way, Americans will be soon be flocking to movie theaters to see a film about the Prophet Muhammad and his followers that […]
Afghani woman, sprayed with acid, seeks reciprocity
Unfortunately for her, revenge in Islam seems to be reserved for men only. More on this story. “Afghan teacher wants acid thrown on her attackers,” from the Associated Press, November 25: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A 23-year-old teacher burned in an acid attack on 15 schoolgirls and instructors wants the Afghan government to throw acid on […]