Vying with one another to out-Muhammad Muhammad. Note that because the leaders were accused of blasphemy, party members were arrested. But the main point is that in a Sharia environment, blasphemy laws are a live weapon in the hands of those in power. With the OIC trying its best to bring such laws Westward, free […]
Archives for July 2010
New Yorkers oppose Islamic supremacist mega-mosque at Ground Zero by 2-to-1 margin
New York pols, however, seem determined to ignore the will of the people. We have not given up, however, and never will. “New York City Voters Oppose Mosque Near Ground Zero, Poll Says,” by Martin Z. Braun for Bloomberg, July 1 (thanks to Twostellas): July 1 (Bloomberg) — New York City voters, by an almost […]
And now presenting…the new and improved Raymond Ibrahim!
I’m happy to announce that my old friend and former Jihad Watch colleague Raymond Ibrahim, author of the essential book The Al-Qaeda Reader, has a new and improved, totally renovated website. It’s still at the old address — www.raymondibrahim.com — but has a new design making access to Raymond’s excellent articles much easier. Also included […]
UK pol proposes burka ban
Remember: standing up for Western cultural norms is racism. Standing up for Islamic cultural norms is multiculturalist broadmindedness. And so it goes with this, which although similar proposals are being debated in Spain and France, has no realistic chance of succeeding. “Tory MP proposes law to ban wearing burkas,” by Andy McSmith in The Independent, […]
Top Al-Qaeda operative involved in New York subway jihad plot
Shukrijumah seems to be a busy, busy Misunderstander of Islam. “US officials: Al-Qaida operative tied to NY plot,” by Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo for Associated Press, June 30 (thanks to Block Ness): NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. counterterrorism officials have linked one of the nation’s most wanted terrorists to last year’s thwarted plot to […]