Oddly enough, the perpetrators were actually Islamic jihadists. “Blast at mosque kills provincial governor in northern Afghanistan,” by Ivan Watson for CNN, October 8 (thanks to all who sent this in): Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — An anti-insurgent provincial governor who had survived Taliban assassination attempts was among 20 people who died Friday in an explosion […]
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Acehnese district council chairman says women unfit to lead under Islamic law
He said of a subdistrict chief: “I’ll admit she’s deft and quite competent, but in order to avoid riots, we advise that she be replaced immediately.” Why would a woman in a leadership role cause riots? Why would it be such an awful concept in the first place? The notion of the inferiority of women […]
Eboo Patel in Washington Post forgets about jihad terrorism, blames “fear of Muslims” on antijihadists
Eboo Patel has a used car to sell you. “Nine years after 9/11, a debate about Islam,” by Eboo Patel in the Washington Post, October 4 (thanks to all who sent this in): How is it that fear of Muslims in America is actually higher nine years post 9/11? Watching Christiane Amanpour’s special on Islam […]
Saudis arrest 12 Filipinos and a priest in raid on Catholic Mass, charge them with proselytizing
The silence of Islamic groups in the West about the unbelievable depth and breadth of human rights abuses that happen every day in Saudi Arabia is deafening. Over the centuries, Islam has shown itself ever eager to confront and obliterate anything that smacks of heresy, so it is curious how the various “misunderstanders” of Islam […]
Federal Court rules that Hamas-linked CAIR must answer to fraud charges by five former clients
A victory against the Islamic supremacist thugs at Hamas-linked CAIR, courtesy the ace lawyer David Yerushalmi: Federal Court Ruling: CAIR Must Answer to Fraud Charges by Five Former Clients October 04, 2010 – Court Opinion Ruling Against CAIR by denying Motion to Dismiss October 4, 2010 – Washington, DC: A federal judge in the U.S. […]
French officials rule burqa ban legal
Remember: France standing up for its cultural and societal identity is “hatred” and “Islamophobia.” Islamic countries standing up for their cultural and societal identities is a legitimate self-assertion. “Officials rule France burqa ban legal,” from CNN, October 7 (thanks to Mackie): France’s plan to ban the burqa and other Islamic face coverings in public places […]
Despite U.S. apology, Pakistan decides not to re-open supply route
An update on this story. Again, Pakistan is reveling in the leverage it thinks it has, putting the desire to stick a finger in the eye of the U.S. and India above its own sovereignty while looking the other way from its various jihadist movements. That is, when it is not actively aiding them. Meanwhile, […]
Nothing new: Pakistan’s ISI “urges on” Taliban
Despite that, “the U.S. has provided billions of dollars in military and development aid to Pakistan for its support.” They’d have been better off funding one of those legendary, $10,000 NASA toilet seats for every man, woman, and child in America instead. And of course, it’s all fun and games for Pakistan’s ruling elite until […]
Pseudo-academic propagandist schemes with Hamas-linked CAIR to inflate book sales
Now we know why his vaunted academic findings just happened to whitewash the role of Islamic texts and teachings in encouraging suicide bombings and other violence. “CAIR, Academic Scheme to Inflate Book Sales,” from IPT News, October 6: University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape, whose research finds religious extremism has a limited role in […]
Geller: In Wilders trial, the freedom of speech is also on trial
“In Wilders Trial, Free Speech Is Also On Trial” is Pamela Geller’s take on what’s at stake in the Stalinist show trial of Geert Wilders, in Big Journalism today: In what can only to be described as a throwback to the seventh century, Dutch Parliamentarian and anti-jihad warrior Geert Wilders was back in court Monday […]