Common sense. “Blog: Sharia Councils ‘undermine social cohesion,’” by Mark Pritchard in the Shropshire Star, April 2 (thanks to Twostellas): Since the 1996 Arbitration Act, Government ministers have allowed Islamic tribunals around Britain to rule on a range of financial disputes, provided both parties agree to accept the court’s decision. But in recent years, these […]
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Canada Muslims: “We love jihad. We love killing you….You f*ckers need another Holocaust”
The Jewish Defence League protested yesterday against Canadian taxpayer funding of Palestine House, and the jihadi thugs outside Palestine House couldn’t have been more obliging in showing why that funding should be stopped immediately. Blazing Cat Fur and the great Kathy Shaidle were there, along with Lumpy, Grumpy and Frumpy (here and here). Be sure […]
FGM: ‘traditional practice’ in 32 countries, of which 29 are OIC States — 3 million girls mutilated worldwide each year, 95% of Egyptians
Comments by David G. Littman, NGO Representative at the UN in Geneva: Association for World Education and World Union for Progressive Judaism Oral statement (from UN webcast above) reproduced verbatim below We decided to speak out again on a “traditional practice”, whose religious links are vociferously denied, despite irrefutable UNICEF facts and figures. FGM (Female […]
New leadership of Stop Islamization of America!
Anders Gravers, the Danish leader of the Stop the Islamisation of Europe movement — which is now a political party — has made this announcement today: We have now formed a new board for SIOA. The new board of SIOA is: Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, Stephen Gash and Anders Gravers. The leaders of SIOA are […]
Zanzibar: U.S. restores ancient mosque, instead of providing access to fresh water
The villagers wanted the mosque more than they wanted the fresh water, so the mosque is what they got — paid for by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. Constitutional issues? Pah! The U.S. is busy winning hearts and minds here! For surely now all the Friday khutabah that are preached in the mosque […]
Thailand: Jihadists ambush, murder six Buddhist villagers
And this Reuters article, true to form, says that the Muslims are fighting to gain autonomy in what was up until a hundred years ago a Malay sultanate — but it does not mention, of course, that the Malay Sultanate was making war against the Siamese during the war between Siam and Burma, and Thailand […]
Islamic scholars criticize ancient fatwa calling for jihad
This looks great at first glance, but as with so many of these kinds of initiatives, it looks less and less good the more one examines it. The focus seems to be entirely upon a fatwa issues by Ibn Taymiyya. Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) was a jurist of the Hanbali madhhab. He directed […]
Koch: “I believe that the Obama administration is willing to throw Israel under the bus in order to please Muslim nations”
An acute observation from a man who wanted to believe otherwise. “Koch Outraged By Obama’s Treatment of Israel Over Housing Construction,” from FOXNews.com, April 1 (thanks to all who sent this in): Former New York Mayor Ed Koch expressed disappointment in President Obama on Thursday for his treatment of Israel after it announced it would […]
Malaysia: State sultan commutes former model’s caning sentence for drinking beer
According to this story, “the moderate Muslim country has a dual-track justice system, in which Islamic courts operate alongside civil courts.” So, a “moderate Muslim country” can issue and carry out caning sentences? A local sultan’s intervention in this case is not remotely enough to prevent more such sentences in the future. An update on […]
Pakistan: Shaving contest ransacked by Islamic group
Priorities: ‘Nuff said. “Islamic groups block shaving contest,” by Imtiaz Ahmad for the Hindustan Times, March 31 (thanks to Twostellas): The banned Jamaat-ut Dawah (JuD) organisation, along with other religious parties in Karachi, have prevented the holding of a promotion event organised by a leading multinational company for its shaving razors by ransacking the venue. […]