Blasphemy law-related persecution, mobs in the streets chanting “Death to the Christians,” and it’s only getting worse. “Some Christians in Pakistan convert fear into safety,” by Rick Westhead for The Toronto Star, January 20 (thanks to Ken): […] At least 20 to 25 former Christians adopt Islam each week by pledging an oath and signing […]
Archives for January 2011
Iraq: Sunni militia leader arrested for bombings of Shi’ite pilgrims
But, but he fought against al-Qaeda! Doesn’t that mean he is a “moderate”? Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Official: Iraq militia chief behind pilgrim blasts,” from AP, January 22 (thanks to Maxwell): BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police arrested the local leader of a government-backed Sunni Muslim militia for planning the deadly bombings on Shiite pilgrims this week, […]
Guardian: Spencer = Al-Awlaki
From “Lady Warsi and the concept of extremism,” by Andrew Brown in The Guardian, January 20 (thanks to James): The problem here is that the division of Muslims into “extreme” and “moderate” strengthens the underlying pattern that to be extremely Muslim is to be an extremist Muslim. This is an equivalence that the preachers of […]
Tunisia’s once-suppressed Islamic supremacists re-emerging
I’ve been harshly criticized for writing here that Islamic supremacists are trying to take advantage of the “Jasmine Revolution” and impose Sharia in Tunisia; now you can add Time Magazine to the ranks of the greasy Islamophobes. “How Tunisia’s Once-Suppressed Islamists Are Re-Emerging,” by Rania Abouzeid in Time, January 21 (thanks to Maxwell): […] As […]
Iran bans women from watching live soccer matches in movie theaters
Because “the presence of women and families at movie theaters increases security risks and inappropriate behavior.” Women are already banned from attending live men’s sporting events, because their doing so would be “incompatible with Islam.” Sharia Alert from the Islamic Republic — oh, and isn’t it grand that Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange made sure that Oklahoma […]
Minneapolis: Muslim policeman charged with felony assault, terroristic threats for beating, threatening to kill his wife
Spousal abuse is universal across all cultures, but only in Islam is it given divine sanction, both in the Qur’an and in Muhammad’s example: “Good women are obedient….As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34 Muhammad “struck me on the chest […]
Australia: “Say No to Burqas” mural artist defies Leftist and Islamic supremacist death threats, defacing
Standing up for women’s rights gets you called “racist and inflammatory” these days, and Leftist fascists and Islamic supremacist thugs will do all they can to silence you. “Sculptor Sergio Redegalli defies ‘bullies’ and refuses to take down anti-burka mural,” from The Australian, January 19 (thanks to Darcy): A SYDNEY artist whose anti-burka mural has […]
Egypt: Christians call for repeal of dhimmi law restricting church construction
Islamic law (Sharia) forbids dhimmis to build new houses of worship or repair old ones. Egypt is ostensibly an Arab Republic, not an Islamic Republic, but still has an old Sharia-inspired law on the books that is used to stymie church construction — belying the indignant claims of Islamic spokesmen in the West that dhimmitude […]
Wyoming constitutional amendment introduced outlawing Sharia
Let’s hope this attempt to preserve Constitutional freedoms against Sharia encroachment doesn’t run afoul of a clueless, politically correct judge, as did the attempt in Oklahoma. “Wyoming legislation targets Islamic, international law,” from the Casper Star-Tribune, January 20: CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming judges wouldn’t be allowed to consider Islamic law or international law when making […]
Denmark: Judge rebukes Motoonist for calling his would-be jihad murderer a “terrorist”
There are no heroes in this story. The egregiously short-sighted and self-serving Westergaard won a 100,000-Danish-kroner judgment against Anders Gravers of Stop Islamisation of Europe (SIOE) for the implied use of his Muhammad cartoon during a protest, and threatened to sue Geert Wilders for his use of the Motoon in the film Fitna. The Danish […]