Why? Aren’t moderate Muslims thronging the streets, dancing in celebration and handing out candy? Didn’t bin Laden represent a Tiny Minority of Extremistsâ„¢ despised by the Vast Majority of Peaceful Muslims? “US warns of anti-American violence after bin Laden,” by Matthew Lee for the Associated Press, May 1: WASHINGTON — The State Department early Monday […]
Archives for May 2011
Osama bin Laden was killed in a mansion outside Islamabad
Not in a cave in Tora Bora. In a mansion outside Islamabad. Whose mansion? How long was he there? How did he get there? Who knew that he was there? Now tell me that the Pakistani government wasn’t shielding him. I expect also that they allowed this operation to be carried out, and maybe even […]
Mistah bin Laden, he dead
Osama bin Laden is dead. So what? Osama bin Laden has gone to claim his virgins, and while that is fine news, it really won’t change anything. The role of al-Qaeda in the global jihad, and the role of Osama bin Laden in al-Qaeda, have both been wildly overstated. Al-Qaeda is not the only Islamic […]
Bin Laden dead
Watch this space for updates. Pick your news outlet, but a report from ABC can be found here.
Turkey: Violence against women reaches level of “gendercide,” Islamic supremacist government resists reform efforts
Why is Turkey’s AKP ruling party opposing efforts to protect women? Because the Qur’an directs men to beat disobedient women (4:34); how, then, is all this domestic violence any concern of a good, pious Muslim? “Domestic violence rings alarm bells in Turkey,” by Åžafak Tımur for Agence France-Presse, April 28 (thanks to all who sent […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party leader says it is “not a religious party, not a theocratic party”
But just last week the Muslim Brotherhood’s Deputy Supreme Guide said that the Brotherhood wanted to establish an Islamic state in Egypt. Whom to believe? The one whose statement matches up with everything the Brotherhood has been dedicated to doing since its founding in 1928, or the one whose statement represents a departure from all […]
Hamas Gaza PM calls on PLO to withdraw recognition of Israel
Now that they’re all friends again, Haniyeh tries to show Fatah who’s boss. “Haniyeh calls on PLO to withdraw Israel recognition,” from the Ma’an News Agency, April 29 (thanks to all who sent this in): GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Friday called on the Palestinian Liberation Organization to withdraw its […]