The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils says “Muslims in Australia should accept the Australian values, and Australia should provide a ‘public sphere’ for Muslims to practise their belief. It takes two to tango.” Cute, but they are acting as though they are just looking for reciprocity when their demand for Sharia is one without comparison […]
Archives for May 2011
U.N. “disturbed” by rising violence against non-Muslims in Indonesia
Indonesia, for its part, says it hasn’t gotten the memo yet. Another day, another stalling tactic. “UN “˜Disturbed” by Indonesia’s Religious Violence,” by Camelia Pasandaran & Cameron Bates for the Jakarta Globe, May 17 (thanks to Twostellas): The United Nations has written to the Indonesian government expressing “concern” about the increasing number of reports about […]
Dubai: British tourist gets into argument over Taliban, finds himself charged with insulting Islam, Muhammad
Nothing sells a country’s tourism industry like hauling in a foreign national on trumped-up blasphemy charges. We see this most often in Pakistan, but here again in Dubai is a case of the laws being used as a labor saving device — to do away with an obstacle or someone one finds unpleasant, or to […]
Al-Qaeda’s Department of Human Resources and High Explosives reportedly names acting leader
Different figurehead, same jihad. “Egyptian Saif al-Adel now acting leader of al Qaeda, ex-militant [sic] say,” by Peter Bergen for CNN, May 17: (CNN) — An Egyptian who was once a Special Forces officer has been chosen “caretaker” leader of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, according to a source with […]
Most Pakistanis grieve for Osama bin Laden
Yet in America media report after media report showed Muslim spokesmen expressing joy and relief that Osama was dead. Can someone explain, please, how Islam in America differs from Islam in Pakistan, such that the reaction to Osama’s death among Muslims in both places is so different? Do they have a different Qur’an? A different […]
UK: Muslims who plotted to kill Pope overheard saying that a “Christian should be killed for every page that was damaged” of the Qur’an
Loose lips sink ships, akhi! Next time stick to the “Islam is a Religion of Peace” theme when out among the kuffar! “Street cleaners arrested in Pope ‘plot’ were overheard discussing attack,” by Duncan Gardham in the Telegraph, May 16: Street cleaners arrested over an alleged plot to kill the Pope were said to have […]
Spencer on bin Laden’s death, Fox Business, May 16
Last night I was briefly on Eric Bolling’s “Follow the Money,” discussing the strange circumstances of the death of Osama bin Laden.
Islamic cleric and Hamas MP: Jews were brought to Palestine for “great massacre,” and “Palestine will become the capital of the Islamic Caliphate”
“Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews” (Qur’an 5:82), which in practice means that the Muslims will be strongest in enmity to the Jews. How is it that Yunis Al-Astal, who as a Muslim cleric has dedicated his life to understanding and obeying the dictates of Islam, misunderstands this […]
Pakistan, NATO forces exchange fire
Send them more billions! That will fix things up! “Pakistan and NATO Forces Exchange Fire,” by Salman Masood in the New York Times, May 17 (thanks to Mackie): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan “” Pakistani ground troops opened fire on two NATO helicopters that crossed into Pakistan’s airspace from Afghanistan early Tuesday morning, the Pakistani Army said in […]
Kazakhstan: Misunderstander of Islam blows himself up outside state security building
Islamic supremacism was long dormant in the Central Asian former Soviet republics. But that is changing now. “Kazakhstan: Suicide bomber targets Kazakh state security building,” from AKI, May 17 (thanks to C. Cantoni): May 17, Aktyubinsk (AKI) – A suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday outside a regional security building in the western Kazakh […]