Unbeknownst to O’Reilly, Rauf has already dedicated his mosque to “peace,” and has already condemned “what happened here on 9/11.” And so I can envision the whole scene right now: O’Reilly appears at the groundbreaking, makes a wry and self-referential speech about “Islamophobia” and Islamic moderation, and then the avuncular, genial Rauf takes the mic […]
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Catholic Synod on Christians in the Middle East draws sharp distinction between “extremist” and “moderate” Muslims, “but for Christians on the ground in Muslim-run countries, such distinctions are often hard to maintain”
Hmmmm. Now why might that be? “Vatican synod sees growing concern over Islam,” for the Catholic News Agency, October 21 (thanks to the great Kathy Shaidle): Vatican City, Oct 21, 2010 / 01:43 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The need for more interfaith dialogue and greater Christian-Muslim understanding has been a key theme in the month-long meeting […]
Islamophobes murder two with bomb attack at Pakistani mosque — no, wait…
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Bomb attack at Pakistani mosque kills two: police,” from AFP, October 22 (thanks to JCB): PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – A bomb attack at a mosque in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar killed two people and wounded 11 others as worshippers filed out after the main Friday Muslim prayers, police said. The […]
Would-be German jihadists found jihad not as glamorous as they had hoped
War Is Deceit, yes, but Sherman was right about it also. “Would-be German jihadists found fighting jihad to be hell in Afghanistan,” from ANI, October 19: German intelligence sources have revealed how some Islamist radicals discovered that the path of Holy War was more difficult than they had originally thought. The nine would-be terrorists travelled, […]
Is a negative opinion of Islam really evidence of bigotry?
In “Does a negative opinion of Islam amount to conclusive evidence of bigotry?,” October 20, Michael Medved pierces through today’s propaganda fog with some observations that take on a new significance with the Juan Williams imbroglio: Those who warn of a raging frenzy of American “Islamophobia” base their case on the assumption that anything less […]
Ontario: Conference facility caves to pressure from Islamic groups, bans Mark Steyn from speaking
This is what they do to anti-jihadists: they compile a dossier of lies, distortions, half-truths and spurious refutations of their work, circulate it to overworked, careless, and ideologically compromised mainstream media reporters, and use it to pressure groups not to invite anti-jihadists to speak or refer to their work. Their campaign of intimidation and marginalization […]
UK: Cafe owner ordered to remove extractor fan because “smell of frying bacon offends Muslims”
Absurd Britannia Alert, as Britain gallops toward Sharia: “Cafe owner ordered to remove extractor fan because neighbour claimed ‘smell of frying bacon offends Muslims,’” from the Daily Mail, October 21 (thanks to all who sent this in): A hard-working cafe owner has been ordered to tear down an extractor fan – because the smell of […]
Taliban: “We get donations from our Muslim brothers in Britain for jihad and they help us. It is the duty of all Muslims to pay towards fighting a jihad.”
Misunderstanders of Islam with deep pockets funding the Taliban. “Taliban: ‘Britain is our greatest source of funding,”‘ by Praveen Swami and Dean Nelson in the Telegraph, October 21: The Taliban has claimed that Britain is its greatest source of revenue and the group is funded by donations in mosques and Muslim community centres around the […]
NPR leaps to do the bidding of Hamas-linked CAIR, fires Juan Williams for “anti-Muslim” remarks
It turns out that NPR fired Williams after CAIR sent out a national press release in which CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said this about Williams’ statements: “Such irresponsible and inflammatory comments would not be tolerated if they targeted any other racial, ethnic or religious minority, and they should not pass without action by […]
Philippines: Jihadists implicated in bus bomb that killed 10, wounded 9
“An attack authorities say may have been carried out by an extortion gang with links to Muslim militants.” Well, extortion of the enemy is not un-Islamic. The jizya tax prescribed in Qur’an 9:29 is essentially that, given the alternatives of abandoning one’s beliefs for Islam or facing war. Nothing says “subjugation” like making people fund […]