A refreshing burst of decency and candor from an unexpected source: Dr. Khaled Al-Haroub, a Palestinian researcher at Cambridge University, writing a column in the PA daily Al-Ayyam that I doubt is going to win him many friends back home. “Palestinian Researcher: A Legal Victory in Ground Zero Mosque Could Cause the Muslims to Lose […]
Archives for September 2010
Islamophobes murder 43 with suicide bomb at Shi’ite Muslim rally — no, wait…
Actually, it was more Sunni-Shi’ite jihad. But don’t expect the UN and the OIC and CAIR and the rest of them to start talking about Muslim-on-Muslim violence instead of focusing upon a chimerical “Islamophobia.” “Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city, 43 dead,” by Rizwan Saeed for Reuters, September 3 (thanks to all who sent this […]
Jamaican Misunderstander of Islam: “The British misinterpreted my teachings. I spoke of jihad, and the British thought that meant killing.”
Now where on earth could the British have gotten that crazy idea? This CNN story about Sheikh Abdullah El-Faisal centers on his trying to shake CNN down for a large sum of money in exchange for a formal interview; I’ve left that part out of what’s below. What is noteworthy is how he has been […]
Cuomo defies 70% of New Yorkers, won’t investigate funding of Islamic supremacist mega-mosque at Ground Zero — yet mosque investor contributed to jihad terror group
Whose bidding is Cuomo doing? “Cuomo To Not Investigate Funds For Islamic Cultural Center,” from NY1 News, September 2 (thanks to Pamela Geller, who has a series of links to mosque leaders’ questionable activities and ties here): State Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he has no plans to investigate the Islamic […]
Fitzgerald: The Podsnap of Gracie Mansion
I don’t wish to be unfair. It’s not in my nature. I know that Michael Bloomberg was born and raised in modest circumstances, and dreamed and schemed and worked very hard — not stopping to bother to learn any history or literature, for there was simply no time, and Michael Bloomberg had decided to dedicate […]
Muslim cleric misunderstands Islam, calls for beheading of Wilders
Watch for the cascade of statements from moderate Muslim leaders denouncing Feiz Muhammad and declaring that while they might not like what Wilders says, they will defend to the death his right to say it. Honest Ibe? Brave Ahmed? Mr. Al-Marayati? Mr. Ahmed? Ms. Mattson? Ms. Lekovic? Anyone? Anyone? “Muslim cleric calls for beheading of […]
Paris burger joint sells halal burgers, Muslims outraged
No compromise. No mutual respect. No mutual understanding. No generous response to a generous overture. Just, as always, demands for unilateral and unreciprocated accommodation. “Paris mosque slams burger chain’s Muslim outreach,” from The Associated Press, September 2 (thanks to Block Ness): Note to big companies hoping to tap into France’s lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer […]
As Kabul bank fails, Karzai’s brother (a major shareholder) calls for more jizya from U.S.
Hop to it, dhimmis. In the great Islamic empires of the past, the dhimmis were always the economic engine of the society. Afghanistan is hardly an empire, but the idea that it is up to the dhimmis to bail out the Muslims economically is, apparently, alive and well. “Karzai’s brother calls for U.S. to shore […]
What is moderate Islam? WSJ panelists mostly have no clue
The WSJ asked Anwar Ibrahim, Bernard Lewis, Ed Husain, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Tawfik Hamid and Akbar Ahmed to reflect on the nature that ever-elusive unicorn, moderate Islam.”A Symposium: What Is Moderate Islam?,” from the Wall Street Journal, September 1 (thanks to all who sent this in): Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s opposition leader, makes this admission: Skeptics […]
USA defeats Iran in basketball, cheerleaders cover up in “nod to Islam”
When in Muslim countries, you must conform your behavior to Islamic mores. When in non-Muslim countries, you must conform your behavior to Islamic mores. “USA Defeats Iran In Basketball, Cheerleaders Cover Up In ‘Nod To Islam,” by Dan Fogarty in Sports Grid, September 1 (thanks to Twostellas): USA defeated Iran in basketball today, which comes […]