Here is yet another missed opportunity for Western officials, most notably Barack Obama. Obama could make a statement about this, saying that it didn’t matter whether she was innocent or not, but that blasphemy should not be a capital offense in a society in which free people differed in conscience on basic principles. He could, […]
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Pakistani authorities forbid Sikh processions, allow Muslim ones
They cite security concerns, but their concern for security appears inconsistent. Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: “Pakistan prohibits visiting Sikh pilgrims’ nagar kirtan,” by Amir Mir for DNAIndia, November 23 (thanks to S.K.S.): Pakistani authorities have stopped hundreds of visiting Sikh pilgrims from organising nagar kirtan, a religious procession, to mark […]
Palestinian Authority “study” claims that Jews have no historical connection to Western wall
This is standard Islamic supremacist historical revisionism, on a par with the invention of a tolerant, pluralistic Muslim Spain. “Jews have no right to Western Wall, PA ‘study’ says,” by Khaled Abu Toameh in the Jerusalem Post, November 22 (thanks to Hanna): The Western Wall belongs to Muslims and is an integral part of the […]
Iran allows pro-Nazi website to reopen
But just keep repeating it to yourself: the real neo-Nazis are those who are resisting the global jihad and Islamic supremacism. There are still a few hardcore Leftist useful idiots who believe it. “Iran Nazi website allowed to re-open,” from Reuters, November 22 (thanks to Maxwell): TEHRAN (Reuters) – An Iranian Internet site for devotees […]
Ground Zero mosque developers want $5 million in federal money intended to rebuild Lower Manhattan after 9/11
A request made all the more outrageous by the fact that Rauf & Co. have shown themselves to be some of the most startlingly incompetent managers of money and property in recent memory: In late August, we found out that the mosque developers were tax deadbeats to the tune of $224,000. In an application for […]
Jamaican imam trying to become “next al-Awlaki”
With apologies to Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Misunderstand Islam. It happens in Jamaica, too, again demonstrating what should be a striking uniformity of the ways in which Islam’s vaunted peaceful teachings are so terribly “misunderstood.” That should suggest a stronger motivating factor than this or that conflict that is cast as “nationalist,” or […]
Reichstag dome closed after reports that jihadists were planning Mumbai-style jihad attack
Another plot to murder thousands to please Allah leads to more restrictions on the activities of non-Muslim Westerners. “Reichstag dome closed amid terrorism fears,” from The Local, November 22 (thanks to Fjordman): Police have closed the dome and roof terrace of Berlin’s Reichstag in a dramatic security clampdown following reports that Islamists were planning a […]
Al-Qaeda magazine praises air cargo plot, boasts of jihad on a budget
Again, imagine if such resourcefulness in controlling costs and building the printer cartridge bombs were put toward something constructive, rather than slaughter in the cause Islamic jihad. Yemen would certainly stand to benefit. But it is a matter of priorities. “Magazine details al Qaeda cargo plane plots,” from CNN, November 21: (CNN) — A recent […]
U.S. District Court Judge found “ample evidence to establish the association” between CAIR, ISNA, NAIT and Hamas
Recently an erroneous story circulated to the effect that ISNA and CAIR had been removed from the unindicted co-conspirator list — see
Sweden: Wife of suicide bomber says “What he has done is right. I’m proud of him”
He left behind four kids along with the proud wife to go die in jihad. Priorities: gotta love ’em. Of course, there’s a cushy welfare state to fall back on when hubby decides to slay and be slain in Allah’s cause (Qur’an 9:111). “Swedish suicide bomber in Iraq,” from Stockholm News, November 19 (thanks to […]