Tomorrow is Friday, the Muslim day of prayer and the day we are most likely to see collective expressions of outrage. Obviously, the tone and content of sermons will bear close watching, and will play a major role in setting the tone for how the aftermath of today’s massive buildup and anticlimax will proceed. ElBaradei […]
Archives for February 2011
World premiere of our Ground Zero Mosque documentary is coming — and we need your help!
Dear lover of freedom: The world premiere of our seminal documentary film on the Ground Zero mosque controversy, The Ground Zero Mosque: The Second Wave of the 9/11 Attacks, will be at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week. It is the only film that tells the whole story that the mainstream media isn’t […]
Anticlimax in Cairo: Mubarak refuses to stand down
After all the buildup about this speech, and even a Twitter account dedicated to speculating on reasons why it started late, Mubarak said what he’s been saying all along: he’s not going anywhere. Via the translator on CNN’s feed of the video, he did mention delegating some powers to Suleiman, the vice president, and has […]
Egypt: Armed forces announced they were “moving to preserve the nation and the aspirations of the people”
While we wait for a possible television address by Mubarak, the language of this report suggests a military takeover is possible. An update on this story. “Mubarak likely to quit, opponents fear coup,” by Edmund Blair and Samia Nakhoul for Reuters, February 10: CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak looked likely to step down […]
Arabic language classes on hold in Texas school district amid pledges for public discussion on entire curriculum
What is at issue here is not some superstitious aversion to Arabic as a language. The major and demonstrably valid concern here is that the classes will be used as a vehicle for dawah, or Islamic proselytizing, and the one-sided promotion of talking points against the scrutiny of Islam with regard to supremacism, human rights, […]
Spencer on the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. on Fox Business’ “Money Rocks”
Last night I was on Fox Business’s “Money Rocks” with Eric Bolling, discussing the Muslim Brotherhood.
Indonesia: Police chief says Muslim rampage against Christian buildings and beating of priest had nothing to do with religion
Something to do with religion? Gee, why do you ask? His explanation is incoherent: “The fact is that the judges in the case handed down the maximum sentence, so the rioting had nothing to do with religious issues.” Let’s review: The report below from a Jakarta newspaper says in its own words that Antonius Richmond […]
Grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder whitewashes Muslim Brotherhood in New York Times
The French journalist Caroline Fourest has published a book-length study of Tariq Ramadan’s sly duplicity, Brother Tariq. Fourest concludes that this much-lionized putative Muslim Martin Luther is actually anything but a reformer: in reality, Ramadan is “remaining scrupulously faithful to the strategy mapped out by his grandfather, a strategy of advance stage by stage” toward […]
Egypt: Ruling party says transition underway; CIA director Panetta says Mubarak may step down tonight
Fasten your seatbelts. “CIA director: Mubarak may step down Thursday night,” from CNN, February 10: Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — There is a strong likelihood that embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday night, CIA Director Leon Panetta told the U.S. Congress. Mubarak has agreed to yield power to his vice president, a senior […]
United Nations org participates in ad campaign that includes jihadist figures among exemplary women in Arab world
Allah promises to reward those who “slay and are slain” in Allah’s cause (Qur’an 9:111), and now apparently the U.N. does, too. “UN partners in Arab campaign presenting female terrorist as role model to the Arab world,” by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik for Palestinian Media Watch, February 10 (thanks to Sr Soph): As […]