In practice, this would only restrict honest discussion of the ways in which Islamic texts and teachings are used to justify jihad warfare and Islamic supremacism. Free Speech Death Watch Update: “Islamic states push for global anti-blasphemy resolution,” from CNA, December 3 (thanks to Nicholas): Madrid, Spain, Dec 3, 2010 / 03:58 pm (CNA).- The […]
Archives for 2010
Groups to press Obama to defend Iraqi Christians
Good luck with that. “Groups to Press Obama to Defend Iraqi Christians,” by Stephanie Samuel for the Christian Post, December 3 (thanks to AINA): A coalition of faith and cultural groups are planning a Saturday protest in Washington, D.C., to urge the president to take action on behalf of Iraqi Christians. On December 4, groups […]
Hizballah overjoyed by Israeli fire
Schadenfreude. “Hezbollah overjoyed by fire,” by Roee Nachmias for Ynet News, December 3 (thanks to Choi): Arab networks celebrate fire disaster: Many Arab media outlets have been taking advantage of Israel’s fire disaster to disparage the Jewish state and rejoice over its misfortune. Meanwhile, officials in Jerusalem presented a grim assessment of the public relations […]
41 percent of Kurdish women have suffered female genital mutilation
“Circumcision is obligatory (O: for both men and women. For men it consists of removing the prepuce from the penis, and for women, removing the prepuce (Ar. bazr) of the clitoris (n: not the clitoris itself, as some mistakenly assert). (A: Hanbalis hold that circumcision of women is not obligatory but sunna, while Hanafis consider […]
Qaradawi: Qatar’s hosting World Cup first victory for the Muslims over America
FIFA’s has chosen Qatar over the United States to host the 2022 World Cup, and the internationally renowned “reformist” Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi is crowing that it represents a victory for Muslims over America. Interestingly enough, the English-language stories on Qaradawi’s Friday sermon say nothing about Muslims; in the Arabic, however, it’s a different story. Here […]
Ground Zero mosque developer sued for $100,000
Marisol summarized part of the problem with Sharif El-Gamal here: “Meanwhile, the thug Sharif el-Gamal has been sued for an unpaid loan, and faced eviction from his SoHo office over $39,000 in back rent. He was found to owe $21,000 in fines on a property with 13 violations. And there are other unanswered questions.” El-Gamal […]
Oregon Muslims explain Islam for you, raise more questions than they answer
Those who only read mainstream media sources certainly get an odd picture of unfolding events. First they read about a jihad plot, such as the one last week in Portland, in accounts that never mention that the perpetrator was Muslim. Then follow accounts attempting to account for his actions in ways that don’t involve the […]
Islamic cleric in Pakistan offers $5,800 reward to anyone who kills Christian woman accused of blasphemy
Expect a chorus of Islamic spokesmen in the West to denounce Maulana Yousef Qureshi and explain how Islam really condemns actions such as the railroading and murder of Asia Bibi — no, wait, those moderates are too busy denouncing me for “Islamophobia” to be able to get to that. Sorry, Asia. “Hardline Pakistan cleric offers […]
Ethiopia: Christian sentenced to three years in prison on unsubstantiated accusation of defacing Qur’an
Sharia in the Somalia region of southern Ethiopia. Would anyone have gotten three years in prison for defacing the Bible? What do you think? “Ethiopia Imprisons Christian Accused of Defacing Quran,” from Compass Direct News, November 29: NAIROBI, Kenya, November 29 (CDN) — A Christian in Ethiopia’s southern town of Moyale who languished in jail […]
Egypt arrests, charges 22 “overwhelmed and terrified” Christian teens in church attack incident
Blaming the victim, and the victim’s children. “Egyptian Christian Teens Arrested and Charged in Church Incident,” by Mary Abdelmassih for AINA, December 3: (AINA) — In what is viewed as a precedent by right groups, Egyptian state security forces opened fire on November 24 on Christian Copts, killing four, wounding 78, detaining hundreds and charging […]