Kemalist secularism in its death throes. Nothing now stands between Erdogan and the Sharia state he wants to establish. “Ä°stanbul court issues arrest warrant for propaganda website generals,” from Today’s Zaman, August 8 (thanks to Joshua): An Ä°stanbul court on Monday issued arrest warrants for 14 suspects, including seven senior generals, as part of an […]
Archives for August 2011
Legitimizing jihad in the Philippines: President’s meeting with MILF defended
In meeting with the MILF, Aquino shows yet again that why jihad groups commit acts of terror: they work. “President’s meet with MILF defended,” by Hannah L. Torregoza for the Manila Bulletin, August 8: MANILA, Philippines “” Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile Monday defended President Benigno Aquino III from critics who bashed his “secret” meeting […]
Attempts to introduce Sharia into Western societies run against fight for reforms in Muslim countries
Common sense. “Sharia law in the West goes against fight for reforms,” by Ida Lichter in The Australian, August 9: ATTEMPTS to introduce sharia family law into Western societies run against the tide of reforms spearheaded by female activists in the Muslim world. Many aspects of these laws are unpalatable to a society that has […]
Malaysian Christians finding it hard to ignore worsening persecution at the hands of Muslims
The recent brutal religious police raid on a Malaysian church is proving to be a watershed moment, a moment that, for Christians in Malaysia, is showing just how bad the persecution in their own country has become. Even Malaysia’s Christians have begun to notice. From “Upset, Christians tell each other to pray for a change […]
New York City: Filthy hot-dog vendor says attempts to get him to clean up are “anti-Muslim conspiracy”
Here in cruder form is the same victimhood-mongering and conspiracy paranoia regularly displayed by the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other Islamic supremacist groups. The guy’s food cart is a health hazard and he should lose his license. Islam has nothing to do with it. But in response, as if on cue, he […]
Spokesman of “moderate” and “largely secular” Muslim Brotherhood wants Mubarak’s hand amputated for theft according to Sharia
According to the Qur’an itself: “As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise” (5:38). The spokesman for the Brotherhood, a group called “largely secular” by Obama’s director of national intelligence, acknowledges they are Allah’s […]
India: Muslims strip and beat convert to Christianity, disrupt prayer meeting and threaten to burn down her home
Apostasy is forbidden under Islamic law. According to Muhammad’s own command, the penalty is death. That is why one observes violent responses against ex-Muslims and the denial of their freedom of conscience in areas geographically far removed from one another. “Muslim Extremists in India Attack, Threaten Christian Women,” from Compass Direct News, August 6 (thanks […]
Arizona: Police feared family of Muslim honor killing victim would kill her as she fought for her life in the hospital
More on this story. Authorities were only being prudent, as honor killings often result from a collective decision among relatives, or at least have their tacit support, even in America: one will recall the brother of the Said sisters, two Dallas-area honor-killing victims. Islam Said insisted his father was the true victim. “Revealed: Police feared […]
The “Palestine” to be voted on at the U.N. does not meet criteria for statehood under international law
The essay below focuses primarily on how the current conditions in the various Palestinian governing parties set the stage for a paralyzed government, and for unending violence over the control of the government. Another consideration is the inherent instability in an Islamic state over Sharia’s reach into society. As Sharia encompasses all areas of human […]
Kashmir: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders killed amid recent increase in “rebel attacks”
Lashkar-e-Taiba was created by Pakistan and is still owned and operated by the ISI. LeT was also blamed for the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, and Indian officials believe them to be behind July’s bombings there. Here, India has dealt them a major setback. “Two LeT commanders killed in Kashmir: Indian police,” from Agence France-Presse, August […]