Witchcraft is incompatible with Islam, you see. Sharia Alert from Gaza: “Mideast: Gaza; Hamas Witch Hunt, 150 Arrested In 2010,” from ANSAmed, January 14: (ANSAmed) – GAZA, JANUARY 14 – Hamas leaders are committed to a systematic ”witch hunt” and 150 women were arrested in 2010 in Gaza for having made recourse to witchcraft of […]
Archives for January 2011
“The main concern here in Kurdistan is that religious leaders think that they must be the leaders of the whole society”
That’s the whole point of Sharia. In the first place, it is difficult to impose and maintain limitations on the power of government or ensure its accountability when it is recognized not as a government of citizens by citizens, but as the direct and unquestionably correct implementation of orders from on high. Add to that […]
Iraqi: Jihadist murders two U.S. soldiers by smuggling real bullets into training exercise and opening fire
A training exercise for the nation’s security forces. As I have said many times, there is no reliable way to distinguish a peaceful Muslim from a jihadist. This is the fruit of the unwillingness to make even a cursory attempt to take that fact into account. “US soldiers killed while training Iraqis,” by Lara Jakes […]
Pakistan: Islamic supremacists rally for blasphemy law, demand Pope’s apology
Middle poster: should’ve made that “end” a little clearer, eh? One cleric goes so far as to say Christians aren’t following “Jesus Christ’s teachings” here, but in doing so, he knows his listeners believe in the revisionist, Islamic narrative about Jesus. The main purposes of Jesus’ portrayal in the Qur’an are to claim him as […]
Turkish state minister insists country isn’t becoming Islamic state, reporters won’t let the issue go
One gets the impression from this report that about all Faruk Çelik could do was to keep repeating the refrain, “Turkey is a secular, democratic country,” and hope it would stick if he said it enough. At least a few reporters seemed to be having none of it. “Turkey not becoming an Islamic country, state […]
Pakistan: Another Christian family on the run from blasphemy law
Since the aftermath of Salman Taseer’s assassination has firmly established the wild popularity of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, perhaps it is to be expected that they will see even more use. The blasphemy bandwagon has become a popular place to see and be seen. “Blasphemy allegations: Another Christian family on the run,” from the Express Tribune, […]
AFDI/SIOA victory: Rauf out! (Another unsavory imam in at Ground Zero mosque)
Rauf made wild statements like “the United States has more Muslim blood on its hands than al Qaida has on its hands of innocent non-Muslims,” as Pamela Geller revealed here. We drew attention to his support for the jihad flotilla against Israel, his refusal to denounce Hamas (yes, he did after a great deal of […]
Muslims from Canada training in Pakistan for jihad
New Western export: jihad. “RCMP probe report saying Canadians training with al-Qaida in Pakistan for jihad,” from The Canadian Press, January 14: TORONTO – The RCMP is probing an online news report that says a group of Canadian militants are training for jihad in Pakistani al-Qaida camps. Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online cites “well-placed Taliban […]
Biden to Pakistan on al-Qaeda, Taliban: We’re waiting, but were getting tired of it
By all appearances, he passed on an opportunity to say anything specific about the case of Asia Bibi, or the blasphemy law. Earlier, he did go out of his way to emphasize that “we are not the enemies of Islam.” Substantive demands for the sake of human rights might jeopardize the photo-op. Biden also said […]
Modern, moderate Malaysia alarmed at Shi’ites “who are starting to practice their faith in public”
That sentiment, of course, goes for all unbelievers: the subjugation of non-Muslims under Islamic law includes the prohibition of outward manifestations of non-Islamic belief, including displaying crosses or ringing church bells. Malaysia is applying the same principle to what it sees as a heretical, inferior Islamic sect. One wonders when or if Iran, for its […]