“‘The government will have an opportunity to respond to these allegations in court,’ said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller. ‘However, the accusations appear to be an attempt to discredit law enforcement for personal gain, at the expense of the Muslim-American community.’” It is much more likely, given the stifling politically correct environment within the FBI, that […]
Archives for 2010
What is CAIR hiding from the IRS?
Come clean, Honest Ibe! “Top Muslim group withholds tax records from IRS: Terror-linked CAIR still delinquent in filing 2007 returns,” from WorldNetDaily, January 31 (thanks to Doug): What is America’s most prominent Muslim advocacy group hiding? The Council on American-Islamic Relations is delinquent in filing its tax returns by nearly two years, the IRS has […]
“Kill Jews” papers distributed in Brooklyn
Hmmmm. Let’s see: a repeated call to “kill Jews,” written on paper from a taxicab company. Now what population in New York City contains a significant number of people who are cab drivers, and a significant number of people who want to see another genocide against Jews? It’s a real head-scratcher! “Another sick call to […]
Female Sunni jihad/martyrdom bomber murders 41 at Shi’ite shrine in Baghdad
“The bomber, perhaps because she was a woman, was able to mingle among Iraqis making an annual pilgrimage to Shiite Islam’s holiest shrine…” That is, she was covered up in an abaya, and thus no one saw the explosives. But in Grand Rapids they are not thinking of this kind of possibility. “Scores Die as […]
Fitzgerald: Arabia Petraea, Or General Petraeus’ Middle East (Part 3)
Part 1 is here, and part 2 here. In 1918, T. E. Lawrence set down some advice for his fellow British military men (and civilians) on Understanding and Dealing with the Bedu for “beginners in the Arab armies.” Given that Lawrence had been working with the Sharifian forces for less than two years, his assumption […]
The erosion of women’s rights in Egypt, illustrated
Cairo University, Class of 1978 Cairo University, Class of 2004 One point I touch on frequently in talks I’ve given over the years, especially when people ask me if Western influence will ultimately overwhelm the Islamic supremacist imperative in Muslim lands and extinguish the jihad, is that in the last 100 years the movement has […]
UAE: Pakistani man beats wife to death for “disobedience”
There can be no truly frank and forthright discussion about domestic violence in Islamic societies without acknowledging the role of Qur’an 4:34: “Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women […]
Jihadists plan attack with bombs inside their bodies, to foil new airport scanners
As I wrote here in December: “One thing we have seen over the years since 9/11 is that airport security is always one step behind the jihadists: after jihadist Richard Reid attempted to set off a bomb hidden in his shoes, we all have to take off our shoes and send them through security scanners. […]
U.S. pledges $11 million toward jihadist rehab in Yemen
What could possibly go wrong? Oh, yeah. Jihadists go through the motions and resume the jihad. That’s all. “Indonesia tries rehabilitation to wipe out extremism,” by Anuj Chopra for The National, January 30: JAKARTA // Imagine, for a moment, a possible headline in the future: “Osama bin Laden denounces terrorism and renounces jihad.” What are […]
France: Prime minister asks for study of possible laws against burqa
But… “Fillon’s letter stressed the need for a consensus and that it was important not to hurt the feelings of Muslims.” Somewhat mixed signals, in an update on this story. What if standing up for Western values like equality and an open society hurts feelings? “French PM asks government body to study burqa law,” from […]