A more "honest" Santa? If it weren’t for the stonings, beheadings, amputations, declarations of imminent conquest, suicide bombings, and all the rest of it, these guys would be great comedians. “Turkish imam says Santa Claus ‘dishonest,’” from RIA Novosti, December 28 (thanks to Twostellas): The imam of the Turkish town of Kuzan has issued a […]
Archives for 2011
Moderation! Iran may hang, not stone woman convicted of adultery
After all, the only thing the label of “moderate” guarantees is that one is somehow less “extreme” than the next guy. Still, according to this report, even this decision is a logistical one. The prison lacks the facilities to carry out the stoning, they say, though perhaps that claim aims to mollify those who would […]
Lessons on the Long Road to Hijab
The above caricature, which first appeared on CagleCartoons.com, has been making the rounds on the Arabic blogosphere, and points to how democratic elections are serving to Islamize Egypt: average women enter the ballot box”””overseen” by the Muslim Brotherhood””only to emerge thoroughly veiled, thoroughly Islamized. Speaking of veils and the Brotherhood, here’s an interesting video of […]
Staten Island jihadist rats out big roster of jihad-plotting Misunderstanders of Islam
Including, he says, some who preached jihad violence at mosques. This should be investigated, and the mosques in question shut down if it proves to be true. “S.I. jihadi Abdel Hameed Shehadeh rats out a big roster of plotters,” by John Marzulli for the New York Daily News, December 27: A TERRORIST wanna-be from Staten […]
Michigan car dealership investigated in multi-million dollar scheme to fund Hizballah
Would you buy a used car from these jihadis? They’re doing this in Tennessee and Tulsa, too. “Lansing used car dealership investigated in terror scheme,” by Niraj Warikoo for the Detroit Free Press, December 28 (thanks to Kenneth): A Lansing car dealership is named among 30 around the country in a federal investigation into an […]
Turkish court accepts “blasphemy” lawsuit citing Euro court precedent and “the right to respect for one’s religious feelings”
It is ironic, but perhaps not unforseeable, that societies which are increasingly obsessed with “feelings,” both as an inviolable matter of respect and as a motivation to act or believe, have at the same time become increasingly brutish and crass. Perhaps it is because everything is a bigger deal and in need of a reaction. […]
Maldives considering complete ban of pork and alcohol under Sharia, following protesters’ demands
The practice of any faith other than Sunni Islam is already illegal there, which only supports the drive to legislate accordingly. Indeed, the gradual implementation of stricter and stricter Sharia reaches a tipping point as one rule leads to another: if we are enforcing this rule, why not that? And that, and that? Hence the […]
Pakistan: Interior minister acknowledges that assassinated Christian minority affairs minister was killed by Muslim “terrorists”
This is a major U-turn on prior attempts to re-write the official account of Shahbaz Bhatti’s death to make him the victim of a random crime, or even a dispute between Christians, rather than the target for assassination for criticizing the blasphemy law. It is all the more exceptional considering the source, the interior minister, […]
Spencer: Shock Horror: Saudi Textbooks Teach Islam!
In FrontPage this morning I examine the Saudi textbooks that have been making news again, and wonder why everyone is so excited about them. Catherine Herridge of Fox News reported last week that “despite Saudi Arabia’s promises to clean up textbooks in the kingdom, recent editions continue to raise alarms in the West over jihadist […]
Malaysian government offers pro forma condemnation of Nigeria church bombings on Christmas
It’s mighty considerate of the Muslim Malaysian government to condemn the savage bombings of churches in Nigeria on Christmas day that killed scores. Of course, this mealy-mouth condemnation conveniently ignores the fact that it was yet another case of Islamic terrorists, inspired by Islamic teachings, slaughtering non Muslims. From “Malaysian condemns Nigerian church bombings”, The […]