This is the second murderous attack on a liquor store in Baghdad in as many weeks. Remember: drinking and selling alcohol are immoral acts; murdering those who do so, on the other hand, is pleasing in the sight of Allah. And after all, it is Ramadan. “Two killed in bomb attack on liquor store in […]
Archives for August 2011
Ramadan Bombathon Scorecard 2011
I saw this photograph and informative little chart over at The Religion of Peace and thought it was just too illuminating of the truth not to share. Ramadan: The Month of Jihad But remember: the problem is “Islamophobia.” Just keep repeating it to yourself: The problem is “Islamophobia.” The problem is “Islamophobia.” The problem is […]
Robert Spencer demolishes Imam Zayed in second debate: Hadiths of the day
Last night in my debate with the desperately deceitful Imam Moustafa Zayed about women in Islam, I referred to several ahadith that he challenged. About this one he said that I was conflating two ahadith, one in which Muhammad said that the majority of people in hell were women, and another in which he spoke […]
Captured Hamas operative: Group ran military academy in mosques, was hindered by fighters who ran away or froze in fear
“The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and Muslims our soldiers…” – Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan This arrangement has the added use of drawing military attention to ostensibly civilian targets for propaganda purposes. And the intrepid mujahedin? Not so intrepid after all, apparently. Perhaps that’s why Hamas […]
Pakistan: “800 women were victims of ‘honor killings’ — and 2,900 women reported raped — almost eight a day”
Not surprisingly, the problem is framed in terms of “tribal” issues and not any religious ones. But the tribal courts and the societies that depend on them are informed by the letter and spirit of Islamic law, which cannot be discounted in a discussion of the challenges of improving the rights of women in Islamic […]
Libyan establishment split over Gadhafi son’s overtures to jihadist groups
“Sword of Islam” Gadhafi decided turning Libya into “Saudi Arabia”, in his words, would be worth it to hold onto power. His slower, duller brother, Spork al-Islam, was unavailable for comment. “Splits emerge within Gaddafi regime over alliance with Islamic fundamentalists,” by Damien McElroy for the Telegraph, August 12: Col Muammar Gaddafi’s heir apparent, Saif […]
Hamas makes a grab for control of aid to Gaza, U.S. threatens to cut its massive contribution
Like their brethren in Somalia’s al-Shabaab, the thugs of Hamas want to monopolize the supply of aid for their own purposes. “US threatens Gaza aid cutoff after Hamas crackdown,” by Matti Friedman for the Associated Press, August 12: JERUSALEM (AP) “” The U.S. will cut $100 million in American aid money to Palestinians in Gaza […]
Egypt goes after “al-Qaeda-inspired” jihadists in Sinai peninsula
Al-Qaeda isn’t invited to the party: violent jihad in Egypt is reserved for Israel and Copts for now, and there is no need to foist Sharia on the country with outside influences when they’re doing it to themselves. The imposition of Sharia is the fundamental aim of jihad in all its forms. But fast jihad […]
Malaysian ‘misunderstander’ of Islam ready to ‘wage war’ on unbelievers
A Malaysian Muslim calls for ‘war’ against non Muslims? During the ‘holy month’ of Ramadan? Wait, I thought only greasy ‘Islamophobes’ incited violence. Anyway, the Malaysian ‘misunderstander’ of the Religion of Peaceâ„¢ who’s ready to go to ‘war’ is not just your average generic jihadist — Senator Ezam Mohammad Nor is a Right Honorable member […]
Happening now: Zayed/Spencer, the rematch
The Imam Moustafa Zayed is coming back for more: despite being thoroughly humiliated in our last debate (watch it below and see), and ignoring The American Muslim‘s cowardly plea to Muslims not to debate me, he contacted ABN and asked to debate me again. So we’re on for now, August 12, from 9 to 10:30pm […]