Islamic law forbids a Muslim woman from marrying a non-Muslim man. Love will conquer such rules in particular cases, of course, but that doesn’t exempt the loving couple from violent retaliation from Islamic supremacists who take such laws seriously. Sharia Alert from Pakistan: “Pakistani Brothers Threaten Family of Catholic Who Wed Muslim,” from Compass Direct, […]
Archives for April 2010
Amnesty International suspends women’s rights activist who questioned its partnership with Taliban supporter
Dhimmitude, cowardice, craven opportunism, and blind Leftist America-hatred. An update on this story. “Embattled Gender Analyst Leaves Post at Amnesty,” from Women’s eNews, n.d.: Gita Sahgal calls her entry into the world of journalism “sort of accidental,” but her most recent news appearances have been entirely on purpose. On Feb. 7, the Sunday Times of […]
TSA tells jihadis where body scanners are, and exempts them
Dhimmitude, ineptitude, criminal negligence, willful blindness. “TSA tells terrorists where body scanners are, and exempts them,” from Creeping Sharia, April 18 (thanks to Choi): First, the TSA posted its entire Screening Management Standard Operating Procedure document online. The posting of that amateurishly redacted document was followed by the posting of a second document with the […]
Is this why the Dutch are persecuting Geert Wilders?
I’ll dance to the beat, shuffle my feet Wear a shirt and tie and run with the creeps Cause it’s all about money, ain’t a damn thing funny You got to have a con in this land of milk and honey — Grandmaster Flash It’s all about money: Wilders’ truth-telling about Islam could hamper Dutch […]
Jihadists murder four Russian officers in Chechnya
Yet Putin continues to back Iran’s “peaceful” nuclear program, despite the fact that the mullahs hold to essentially the same world view and political ideas as those of the Chechen jihadists. “At least four officers killed in Russia’s Chechnya,” from Reuters, April 19 (thanks to Maxwell): MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Militants killed at least four members […]
UK authority: Western Wall not in Israel
Dhimmitude and antisemitism rolled into one. “UK authority: Western Wall not in Israel,” from Ynet, April 14 (thanks to all who sent this in): The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) criticized Israel for including pictures of the Western Wall in a tourism advertisement, claiming that the holy site is technically not located within the country’s […]
Death threats for South Park creators after Muhammad depicted on show, disguised in a bear suit
A new twist on Muhammad the Bear has elicited the video above, which is currently available at YouTube, though that could change. Interestingly, there have been at least two prior depections of Muhammad on South Park — one in 2001 (shown here, on the right), and another in 2006 that didn’t make it to air, […]
Muslims in Swiss Army get special treatment, special privileges
And so the hard-won principle of equality of treatment for all starts to give way, and Muslims begin to be established as a privileged class in society, as Sharia dictates. “Muslim army recruits get special conditions,” from Swiss Info, April 19 (thanks to C. Cantoni): The Swiss army has drawn up guidelines outlining special conditions […]
Is suicide for jihad an innovation in Islam?
A few minutes ago I received an email that made this assertion: As gris eminence Bernard Lewis has pointed out, the terrorists loosened Islamic law interpretations fairly recently to permit suicide in the cause of jihad. Why can’t it be changed back? I responded: Actually the idea of suicide in the cause of jihad is […]
Pakistan: Jihadis murder 22 at school, market
Feel the love. “2 bombs hit northwestern Pakistani city; 22 dead,” by Riaz Khan for Associated Press, April 19 (thanks to Maxwell): PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Two bombs, hours apart, exploded in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, killing 22 people and underscoring the reach of militants despite successive military offensives close to the Afghan […]