Avoid this man’s cab Taha Osman lost his temper and his Islamic antisemitism overflowed at those whom the Qur’an calls the worst enemies of the Muslims (5:82). “Why is that man shouting at you mummy? Taxi driver hurled racist abuse at mums outside Jewish school in Crumpsall,” from the Manchester Evening News, July 19 (thanks […]
Archives for July 2011
Iranian General: “Promoting the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom makes us and our Islamic society secure against the conspiracies of enemies”
In the land of the blind, Ali Fazli must be king The kind of sacrifice and martyrdom that “Brigadier General ‘Ali Fazli’” has in mind is that which involves killing and being killed for Allah (cf. Qur’an 9:111). In other words, there is a component of murder in his martyrdom. “Disseminating the Culture of Sacrifice […]
Why the European elites’ response to female genital mutilation among Muslim immigrants is inadequate
In “Our Complicity in Female Genital Mutilation” at FrontPage this morning, Jamie Glazov interviews Ines Laufer, founder of the TaskForce FGM in Germany that is lobbying for the safe protection of immigrant girls. “In recent years, the organization has been initiating several court-proceedings to prevent girls from being taken to their countries of origin where […]
Ibn Warraq: The Judeo-Christian Origins of Islam (Part 7)
The Judeo-Christian Origins of Islam by Ibn Warraq Part 7 Part 1 here; part 2 here; part 3 here; part 4 here; part 5 here, part 6 here. The differences between this and the account of Christ’s birth as related in the passage in the Qur’an which we have quoted above are but slight. Muhammad […]
Air security: “If people are stopped simply for the sake of balance, whether in terms of gender, age or race, the powers will not be used in the most effective way — or in the fairest way”
The discussion about the absurdity of frisking Grandma in order for air security to appear “fair” (Fair to whom? Not Grandma) about counter-terror measures is taking place across the pond as well. In any country, not targeting resources to acknowledge the more probable source of the threat is not only wasteful, but reduces security efforts […]
Recent drone strikes in Pakistan target Western jihadists
Remember “Saifullah” and friends the next time someone calls criticism of Islam “racist.” “US drones target white jihadis,” by Amir Mir for Asia Times, July 19 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): ISLAMABAD – The July 5 killing of yet another white jihadi commander in an American drone strike in the North Waziristan tribal agency of Pakistan […]
Chechnya: Red Bull energy drink is “comparable to beer,” and therefore un-Islamic
It’s fizzy, and it’s sold in a can, but that’s about where the similarity stops. In any event, here is a fine case of a government that is enforcing Sharia intruding arbitrarily on people’s lives, and doing so in an apparent rush to judgment. To challenge them would put one in danger of being accused […]
“They are enemies of the religion of God. They are apostates”: Pakistani Taliban line up and execute security forces
The Taliban’s video of the soldiers’ execution by gunfire at close range can be found at Liveleak. Obviously, it is graphic and profoundly disturbing — watch at your own risk. The reasons given for the execution are telling: the Taliban accuse the troops of killing children, and for good measure, they also declare them apostates […]
Moscow says major attack by Caucasus jihadists foiled
“The suspects had planned to target ‘crowded facilities and transport infrastructure’ and that security officers had confiscated homemade bombs, other weapons and a map with an attack plan.” “Russia says militant attack foiled in Moscow,” by Steve Gutterman for Reuters, July 18: MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s top security official said on Monday that authorities had […]
Don’t shoot Taliban, you”ll wake locals: US gives bizarre dhimmi orders to troops in Afghanistan
They don’t want to wake the Taliban, but it is actually the U.S. military commanders who are asleep. “Don’t shoot Taliban..you”ll wake locals: Marine’s diary reveals bizarre order to Brit troops,” by Andrew Parker in The Sun, July 18 (thanks to Nick): SOLDIERS were banned from shooting Taliban fighters planting mines – to avoid waking […]