The Palio di Siena is a very big deal. The prize is an image of the Virgin Mary — presented and blessed in a church — and the July 2 race began in honor of Our Lady of Provenzano. This ill-conceived “interfaith” gesture has become so problematic so quickly that it’s hard to believe no […]
Archives for July 2010
Morocco continues purge of foreign Christians
“In April nearly 7,000 Muslim religious leaders backed the deportations by signing a document describing the work of Christians within Morocco as ‘moral rape’ and ‘religious terrorism’.” If we had a prize for ridiculous moral equivalence, that would be hard to beat. An update on this story, in which Modern, Moderate Morocco continues to enforce […]
Saudi king: “Two states in region do not deserve to exist: Israel and Iran”
This, of course, comes after reports that Saudi Arabia granted Israel permission to use its airspace to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities. Taken together, the two stories make clear that the Saudis’ purported willingness to cooperate with the Israelis against a common enemy does not mean Israel is any safer in the Saudi vision for the […]
Mahmoud Abbas in tribute to mastermind of massacre at ’72 Olympics
Quoth the “partner for peace”: “He is missed. He was one of the leading figures of Fatah and spent his life in resistance [against the occupation] and sincere work as well as physical sacrifice for his people’s just causes” (brackets added by CNN). Mass murder, you say? What mass murder? “Suspected Munich massacre mastermind dead, […]
Iranian pol: West doesn’t “differentiate between jihad and terrorist movements so they consider Hezbollah, Hamas and the jihadist forces in Afghanistan as terrorist movements”
Larijani is retailing fantasies here. The West has done everything it could, up to and including endorsing a Sharia Constitution for Afghanistan, to avoid changing “the cultures of peoples of the area.” And considering all the roads, schools, and hospitals that American troops have built in Afghanistan, the idea that the West considers the Afghan […]
Iran cuts off hand of convicted thief
In accordance with Qur’an 5:38. Will they deny that, too? “Iran court amputates thief’s hand: report,” from Agence France-Presse, July 3: TEHRAN, Saturday 3 July 2010 (AFP) – Iranian authorities have cut off the hand of a convicted thief after a court ruling in the western city of Malayer, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported on […]
Iranian ex-President says U.S. will fail in “bullying” Iran
If what Obama is doing is bullying, imagine what how Rafsanjani would characterize a strong stance against his country’s genocidal jihadist belligerence. “US will fail in ‘bullying’ Iran: ex-president,” from AFP, July 3: TEHRAN — Iranian ex-president turned opposition backer Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Saturday the United States will fail with its policy of “bullying” […]
MSU spokeswoman: Muslim supporters of jihad “did not cite Quranic verses or Islamic teachings in their support of such terrorist acts”
And there are other lies from Hussam Ayloush of CAIR’s Greater Los Angeles office, one of the more arrogant and obnoxious CAIR spokesmen — and among that unsavory bunch, that is quite a distinction. “Islam: Dispelling the myths,” from the Great Falls Tribune, June 27: Part of Islamic teachings is mutual respect and acceptance, according […]
Muslims at convention of Hamas-linked group asked to fight jihad terrorism report victimhood incidents
The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), quoted in this article about the convention of the Hamas-linked Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), has claimed that “anti-Muslim hate crimes” have risen sharply in the U.S. since 9/11. In fact, the rate of such crimes has actually dropped. CAIR knows well that victimhood is big business: […]
Indonesian Islamic supremacists persecute Christians: “we are doing this because we want to strike fear in the hearts of Christians”
And that’s a Qur’anic imperative: “Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of Allah and your enemies…” (8:60) “Radical Muslims threaten to kill Christian man in Bekasi,” from Asia News, July 3 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta […]