Sobhi Saleh has somehow missed the memo about how the “Arab Spring” heralds a new flowering of the freedom of speech, equality of rights for women, and other notions of human rights that have no place in Islamic law. “Brotherhood leader: Next govt to be Islamist,” by Hany ElWaziry for AlMasry AlYoum, May 25: A […]
Archives for May 2011
Spencer: Egypt comes out for Hamas
In the lead article at Front Page this morning I discuss the significance of this story: In one of the clearest signs yet that the “Arab Spring” in post-Mubarak Egypt heralds a resurgent Islamic supremacism rather than a flowering of Western-style pluralism and democracy, Egyptian officials announced Wednesday that they were reopening the Rafah crossing […]
Egypt to open Gaza border crossing: what could possibly go wrong?
This move helps Hamas have it both ways: They are a jihad-terrorist pseudo-state that demands “Palestinian” autonomy while waging war against Israel, but are open on the other hand to existing as what looks like it will amount to a dependent extension of Egypt as much as Egypt permits it (and as long as Hamas […]
Algerian province closes 7 churches in crackdown on alleged “proselytizing”
Propagating non-Islamic religions is forbidden under Sharia. That is bad enough, but of course, the “crime” of bearing witness to one’s faith in public lies somewhat in the eye of the beholder. Ultimately, to continue to exist in daily life while self-identifying as a non-Muslim — perhaps even having the unmitigated gall to do so […]
NATO on alert for major influx of foreign jihadists into Afghanistan, and “a growing number of Europeans are among them”
Speaking of foreign jihadists, “NATO-Afghan force also detained an al Qaeda fighter of Moroccan origin who lived in Germany,” and who had entered Afghanistan through Iran. What should be striking in all of this is the uniformity with which jihadists from places far removed from one another “misunderstand” Islam, and their ability to find common […]
Islamic honor killing covered up in Florida?
Pamela Geller has the extremely strange story of Fatima Abdallah, a Muslim woman in Florida who — according to the official story — committed suicide by repeatedly hitting her head against a coffee table. Oh, and coincidentally, she had just come through a divorce that “dishonored” her family: AFDI/SIOA is working with an extraordinary patriot, […]
Indonesia: Jihadists murder two police officers, National Police chief says it’s “too early to speculate on motives for the attack”
Motives absolutely opaque! Jihad? Naaah. Islam is a Religion of Peaceâ„¢! “Breaking News: Indonesian Police Targeted in “˜Terror Attack,– by Farouk Arnaz for the Jakarta Globe, May 25 (thanks to Twostellas): Indonesian antiterror police have been dispatched to Palu, Central Sulawesi, following an apparent terrorist attack that left two police officers dead and a third […]
Spencer: Netanyahu Shines in Speech to Congress
In FrontPage this morning I discuss Netanyahu’s excellent speech to Congress yesterday: The most riveting moment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s much-applauded address to Congress on Tuesday was his declaration that “the hinge of history may soon turn, for the greatest danger of all could soon be upon us: a militant Islamic regime armed […]
Indonesia: Jihadist blames U.S. for trial, prays for “bitter torture” for “the infidels, the Zionists, the Americans, the Europeans”
Apparently Abu Bakar Bashir believes that Allah made a mistake: he “showered the infidels, the zionists, the Americans, the Europeans and their allies with wealth, technology and strong-arm equipment.” Now he prays that Allah rectify that mistake by “lock[ing] dead their heart, because they are faithless and therefore deserve bitter torture from you.” Bashir already […]
Pakistan: 300-kg truck bomb “crossed through at least 50 checkpoints including red zone areas and targeted the high-profile police intelligence office”
AsiaNews observes that this is the fourth attack on Pakistani police or military installations since the death of Osama bin Laden. For the magnitude and frequency of security breaches — and the attackers have known in detail where to go and how to bypass security — we’re brought once again to CIA director Leon Panetta’s […]