The hub, that is, for Sharia finance — and with Sharia finance comes Sharia, which bodes ill for the country’s non-Muslims. “Nigeria Plans Sukuk Debut Targeting Role as Shariah Hub: Islamic Finance,” by Dana El Baltaji for Bloomberg, September 28: Nigeria, Africa’s second-largest economy and home to 75 million Muslims, plans to sell its first […]
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ICANN drops background check on terrorism after Muslims complain
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) removes its policy of doing background checks on new Top Level Domain applicants after Muslims complain that the policy would “be seen by millions of Muslims and Arabs as racist, prejudicial and profiling.” Well, that’s very important. We don’t want millions of Muslims and Arabs to […]
“Jews who exaggerate the presence of Islamophobia become leading proponents of the campaign to sanitize and understate Islamic extremism”
Of course, the very concept of “Islamophobia” was invented precisely in order to divert attention away from the global jihad and Islamic supremacism. “Candidly Speaking: Islamophobia and the Jews,” by Isi Leibler in the Jerusalem Post, September 27 (thanks to Bob): It is surely high time for Diaspora leaders to stop living in denial and […]
American to appear in court on charges of blaspheming Islam in modern, moderate Indonesia
Just in case you thought these kinds of cases couldn’t get any more absurd, Luke is accused of “unpleasant conduct,” in addition to blasphemy, because he is supposed to have unplugged and damaged a microphone used for Qur’an recitation in a mosque. He denies it. The justification for the blasphemy charge itself, meanwhile, remains “unclear.” […]
Malaysia’s PM praises Obama for condemning “Islamophobia,” says he must aid moderate Muslims
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak thinks that standing up to “Islamophobia” takes political courage. One wonders what planet he lives on. “Najib Commends Obama, Says Time To Galvanise The Moderates,” from Bernama, September 28: KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak commended United States President Barack Obama […]
Norway: Jihad suspects arrested in August targeted Danish Motoon paper
Killing for a cartoon: If one’s priorities are so disordered, that mentality will have far-reaching effects on the stability of one’s culture, society, and economy. The resulting climate of fear stifles development and innovation: Why think outside the box if it will get you killed? And why develop anything if the next enraged mob will […]
Spencer: The “Islamophobia” Weapon
In Human Events this morning I discuss the OIC’s ongoing but newly energized campaign against the freedom of speech: “The Muslim world is going through an unprecedented difficult and trying time,” said the Secretary General of the 56-state Organization of the Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, on Friday. One might reasonably have thought that he was […]
No Sharia in Dearborn (yet): Jury acquits four Christian evangelists arrested at Dearborn Arab Festival
It’s good that they were acquitted. It’s a small blow for sanity and Constitutional freedoms. But it’s bad enough that they were arrested in the first place — that Muslims in Dearborn were able to convince police that they had done something for which arrest was warranted. An update on this story. “Jury Acquits the […]
60 Minutes whitewashes Ground Zero mega-mosque leaders, smears Pamela Geller
Predictable, sure, but still outrageous — although they can’t prevent the truth from coming through from Pamela Geller, who comments and notes much of what 60 Minutes left out here. For a particularly egregious example of media bias, compare Scott Pelley’s offensive question to Pamela — don’t you think it necessary to tell the truth? […]
Taliban want to swap kidnapped British aid worker for jihadist Aafia Siddiqui
Hoping to prove yet again that terrorism works. “Taliban ‘want to swap kidnapped British aid worker for Pakistani scientist jailed in the U.S.,’” by Andrew Levy and Daniel Bates in the Daily Mail, September 27 (thanks to Mackie): Militants claiming to have kidnapped a female British aid worker are believed to be demanding an exchange […]