The more things change in the new, post-revolutionary Egypt, the more they stay the same. As Coptic Pope Shenouda III warned in 1976: “There is a practice to convert Coptic girls to embrace Islam and marry them under terror to Muslim husbands.” Here is another case in the recent surge in disappearances of Christian girls. […]
Archives for June 2011
Muqtada al-Sadr thanks followers for pledging to attack U.S. troops in Iraq
Behold the “anti-Crest” He didn’t say, “absolutely not.” He didn’t even say, “thanks, but no thanks.” He thanked them and asked that Allah watch over them. ” Cleric thanks followers for pledging to attack U.S. military in Iraq,” by Chelsea J. Carter for CNN, June 26: (CNN) — Radical anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr thanked followers […]
Anglican bishop fears genocide as Sudanese region comes under Sharia law
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, already wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide, has stated his intentions to impose Sharia law and a campaign of cultural and linguistic Arabization on what remains of his country following the independence of South Sudan, which will be official on July 9. Bishop Elnail recognizes what is coming for […]
Senegal: “Hundreds of Muslim youth” burn church, destroy bar
Senegal has long had a reputation for religious tolerance. Then again, so has Indonesia, demonstrating that no Muslim-majority country is invulnerable to the resurgence of intolerance, deceit, and eventual violence that accompanies a resurgence of interest in Sharia law (see also: Aceh). Further illustrating the potential erosion of the vaunted tolerance of Senegal, the association […]
Wife of Seattle jihad mass-murder plotter: “He just good Muslim. Perfect Muslim. He pray five times a day.”
Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif was arrested for a jihad plot against a Seattle military recruiting station. His niqabbed first wife says he was a pious Muslim who prayed five times a day. If the mainstream media had any interest in anything resembling actual journalism, there would be stories all over about why jihad terror plotters are […]
Taliban burqa-brigade attempted prison break in northwestern Pakistan
It appears the two exploding lovebirds in this story, who went into the police station under the pretense of filing a report (“war is deceit,” Muhammad said) were but the leading edge of a broader attack including men disguised in burqas who were “prepared for days of siege and hostage-taking” to obtain the release of […]
Romance: you’re doing it wrong — Pakistani Taliban send husband-wife suicide bomber pair to slaughter police
If they had changed their minds, it would’ve been a Taliban couples’ retreat. “Pakistan Taliban use husband, wife suicide bombers,” by Ishtiaq Mahsud for the Associated Press, June 26 (thanks to JCB): DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban said Sunday the group had sent a husband and wife suicide squad to carry out […]
Egypt: Muslims torch eight Christian homes on rumor of church construction
All it takes is a rumor to spark a rampage against non-Muslims. The police, for their part, got around to responding three hours after the burning and looting ended. “Egyptian Muslims Torch 8 Christian Homes on Rumor of Church Construction,” by Mary Abdelmassih for the Assyrian International News Agency, June 26: (AINA) — A mob […]
Vintage Ahmadinejad at Tehran conference on “terrorism”: conspiracy paranoia and Holocaust denial
Completing the farce that this summit in Tehran has been. “Iranian president questions Holocaust, 9/11,” by Dudi Cohen for YNet News, June 25: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad questioned the September 11 terror attacks and compared them to the Holocaust on Saturday. Speaking at an international conference on terrorism in Tehran, Ahmadinejad said: “If the black […]
Iranian supreme leader accuses U.S. of “terrorism”
Ayatollah Pot, I believe you’ve met Ayatollah Kettle. This summit in Tehran has done a fine job of demonstrating yet again how uselessly vague the term “terrorism” is. It is the name of a tactic anyone can accuse anyone of using — not so with jihad. And so it plays directly into the hands of […]