Needless to say, this development bodes ill for the so-called alliance between the U.S. and Pakistan. It could be a tragic accident; however, several recent allegations of collaboration between Pakistani and Taliban forces on the border with Afghanistan raise questions about the circumstances of this incident, and about what NATO personnel thought they were dealing […]
Archives for 2011
Australia: Supermarkets still selling unlabeled halal meat
Just like America. Why the subterfuge? Why the utter disregard for consumers’ right to know what has happened to their food between the farm and the table? It certainly appears to be a move to wear down resistance, and to trick consumers into eating something many would not knowingly buy. That would make it easier […]
Maldives: No debate on Sharia punishments, because “there is nothing to debate about in a matter clearly stated in the religion of Islam”
Protesters called for the arrest of the UN human rights chief for criticizing and calling for debate on flogging for extra-marital sex, as is called for in Qur’an 24:2: “The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, […]
Trinidad: “Radical Islamic group” reportedly involved in plot to murder prime minister
Islamic groups are already busy deflecting attention by preemptively claiming victim status. “PM murder plot prompts tight security in Trinidad and Tobago,” from CNN, November 24 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): (CNN) — Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago are beefing up security after uncovering an assassination plot against the prime minister and three Cabinet […]
Pakistan: Ahmadi university student expelled for “blasphemy” after tearing up anti-Ahmadi poster
A student group has threatened to kill Ahmadis who return to the campus. According to the report below, “the university and the education ministry reacted to the threat with total silence.” Authorities will not regard the situation as a crisis as long as only religious minorities are being abused. “Lahore: Ahmadi student expelled on false […]
Pamela Geller on the Michael Coren Show discusses Afghan rape victim
On Michael Coren’s show on Sun TV, Pamela Geller discusses a recent Afghan rape victim forced to marry her rapist, and the general plight of women in Islam.
New Jersey Muslim father suspected of murdering daughter, son-in-law in Pakistan honor killing
It is no accident or coincidence that Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” […]
Australia: University produces handbook for Muslim students only, lists pro-jihad mosques
Muslim students are more equal than other students at Australia’s Monash University. And what’s the big deal about a listing of “radical” mosques? What could possibly go wrong in our brave, new multicultural world? “Muslim handbook is divisive,” by Miranda Devine for the Herald Sun, November 24 (thanks to Kenneth): MONASH University prides itself on […]
Turkey’s Erdogan, African Muslim leaders claim there is a systematic campaign across the world against Islam
Yet more evasion of responsibility and finger-pointing from Muslim leaders. When have we seen anything else from them? The unmentioned fact here, of course, is Islamic jihad terrorism. If jihadists would stop justifying violence, hatred and supremacism in the name of Islam, this “negative perception of Islam” would melt away. More on this story. “Nigeria: […]
Australia: Parents may be jailed over forced marriages
This could lead to a direct confrontation between Muslims upholding Islamic law and practice and Australian authorities. In such instances, Muslims are used to non-Muslim authorities giving way to their demands. We’ll see if that happens here. “Parents may be jailed over forced marriages,” from AAP, November 23 (thanks to Kenneth): Parents who force their […]