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Archives for April 2011

Iraqi Shiite Religious Authority says U.S. presence in Iraq “haram”

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By all means, then, let’s end the U.S. presence there. “Iraqi religious authority says presence of U.S. troops on Iraqi soil ‘haram,’” from Aswat al-Iraq, April 26 (thanks to Nicholas): BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Shiite Religious Authority, Kadhim al-Husseiny al-Haery, has considered the extension of the U.S. troops presence in Iraq, after the […]

Europeans blame Israel for murders committed by Islamic jihadists

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A particularly witless example of the Leftist/Islamic convergence. “Europeans Blame Israel for Murders Committed by Islamists,” by Benjamin Weinthal for the Weekly Standard, April 26 (thanks to Jack): Berlin””Many European reactions to the recent murders by radical Islamists of pro- Palestinian Israeli filmmaker Juliano Mer-Khamis and Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni replicate the typical recurrence of […]

Turkey begins dismantling monument meant to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia

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It overshadows an Islamic shrine. And who needs reconciliation with those kuffar Armenians, anyway? Islamization of Turkey Update: “Turkey begins dismantling monument,” from AP, April 26 (thanks to Block Ness): Workers have begun dismantling a giant sculpture meant to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia…. The hulking monument had been criticized in Turkey because it […]

London’s Finsbury Park mosque a “a key transit facility,” and “an attack planning and propaganda production base”

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This story is best read in tandem with the Telegraph editorial posted here earlier, detailing how Britain and other European countries are funding their own destruction. “WikiLeaks: Guantánamo Bay terrorists radicalised in London to attack Western targets,” from the Telegraph, April 26: Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza, two preachers who lived off state benefits after […]

Nigeria: Over 60 churches burned in Muslim north

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And Islamic law’s prohibition on building or repairing new churches adds an additional complication, which those already inspired enough to burn churches are likely to enforce. “60+ Churches Burned in Nigerian Muslim Stronghold,” by Ethan Cole for Fox News, April 25 (thanks to Twostellas): More than 60 churches were burned and thousands of Christian-owned homes […]

Egypt responds to Muslim protests and riots over Christian governor by suspending him for 3 months

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An unsurprising update on this story. One prior report did offer the interesting detail that some protests “also included Christians who object to the governor on the basis that Christian leaders often fail to adequately defend their cause because they feel compelled to side with Muslims in sectarian disputes to demonstrate good intentions. They cited […]

Spencer: Koran-Burning Pastor Jailed for Thoughtcrime

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In Human Events this morning I discuss the free speech showdown in Michigan: On Good Friday in Dearborn, Mich., the notorious Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones was jailed and fined for the crime of refusing to pay a so-called “peace bond” to cover the costs of extra police protection for Jones” planned demonstration outside the Islamic […]

The case against Omar Ahmad, co-founder of Hamas-linked CAIR

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In 1998 Omar Ahmad, CAIR’s co-founder and longtime Board Chairman, said: “Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.” After he received unwelcome publicity as a result of this statement, Ahmad […]

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