This is the kind of free speech restriction that the Organization of the Islamic Conference wants Western countries to adopt. “‘Google, Yahoo, YouTube offend Muslims,’” from AFP, June 24 (thanks to Twostellas): Lahore – A Pakistani court has ordered the authorities to block access to nine websites including Google, Yahoo and YouTube for allegedly offending […]
Archives for June 2010
Sharia in the UK: Dog barred from London buses for fear of offending Muslims
“Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, ‘We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.’” — Muslim book 10, number 3811 Sharia Alert from Islamic Britannia: “Is a religious bus ban on my dog right?,” by […]
U.S. government’s Arabic TV station: the waste of money was not the worst problem
Early in Al-Hurra’s life I met with an official of the network, and we had a wide-ranging and detailed discussion which appeared to be most promising. But I never heard from them again, and they clearly went in a direction much different from the one which I had suggested, which was much like the one […]
Genocidal Jihadist Hamas Charter still a taboo subject at UN Human Rights Council – “Silence that Dreadful Bell!”
Comments by David G. Littman: NGO Representative to the UN, Geneva: Association for World Education / World Union for Progressive Judaism * * * * * Returning on 11 June from the Big Apple after a Canadian lecture tour, we were again caught in the final week of the Human Rights Council’s 14th Session, delivering […]
Eurodhimmis vote unanimously against banning burqa
A slap at Spain and France, a vote against their own security (you never know who or what might be under the thing), and a step toward Eurabia. “Council of Europe votes against ban on burka,” from the
Norwegian foreign minister: Sharia courts are out of the question
The foreign minister understands what should be abundantly clear across Europe: Aiding and abetting the segregation of a class that would fancy itself too “special” for civil law achieves the opposite of integration. “Støre bans Sharia councils,” by Michael Sandelson for The Foreigner, June 24: Jonas Gahr Støre, Labour’s (Ap) Foreign Minister, has totally discounted […]
Spanish senate votes to ban burqa
Following a trend of local burqa bans within the country. “Spain’s Senate Votes to Ban Burqa,” by Raphael Minder for the New York Times, June 23: MADRID — In a significant escalation of Spain’s debate over how to handle radical Islam, the Senate on Wednesday narrowly and unexpectedly approved a motion to ban Muslim women […]
Canada cancels visa of Islamic hate preacher also barred from Britain
Look for more claims of Islamophobia and deflection of responsibility to follow. “Canada cancels travel visa of Islamic preacher,” by Rick Westhead for The Star, June 23: NEW DELHI, INDIA–Canada has cancelled the travel visa of a controversial television preacher from Mumbai who was scheduled to speak at an upcoming religious conference in Toronto. Officials […]
Last two “Toronto 18” jihadists found guilty
An update on this story. “Last two ‘Toronto 18’ defendants found guilty,” from the Canadian Press, June 23: TORONTO — Almost five years ago in Toronto’s suburbs and beyond two plans were being hatched to terrorize Canada. While chilling in their intent the schemes never got very close to fruition. One was short on details, […]
Religious liberty bus ad lawsuit in Detroit: “It’s a disaster when the government starts picking and choosing viewpoints. That’s a First Amendment nightmare.”
Especially when the government is kowtowing to Islamic supremacists who, by opposing our bus ads, are effectively opposing religious liberty. A relatively even-handed article about our lawsuit against Detroit: “Legal Battle Brews Over Ban on ‘Anti-Islam’ Bus Ads,” by Mara Gay for Tell it to Rifqa Bary, Mr. Hanifa. However, SMART recently allowed an atheist […]