Sunnis and Shias are normally enemies — except, of course, when the real infidels get involved. A “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” moment: “Head of Al Azhar Fatwa Committee: Whoever helps America or Israel against Iran sins,” Al Quds, November 10: Sheikh Abd al-Hamid al-Atrash, former Chairman of the Fatwa Committee of […]
Archives for 2011
Pakistan: Jihadists kill four members of peace committee, beheading one
Peace might be a bit farther off than the learned analysts expect. Qur’an 47:4: “Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks…” Even if they’re members of a peace committee, apparently, and are not precisely unbelievers except insofar as their attempts to end the jihad rendered them apostates in their attackers’ […]
Fort Hood jihad victims seek $750 million in compensation from the Army
Of course it was willful negligence: many people knew that Hasan was a jihadi, but political correctness and fear kept them from doing anything about him. “Victims, Family Seek $750M For Fort Hood Tragedy,” from The Associated Press, November 10 (thanks to Kenneth): More than 80 victims and family members in the worst-ever mass shooting […]
Israeli officials say IAEA’s ElBaradei an Iranian agent
This would certainly explain a lot. “ElBaradei didn’t just mess us up, he messed up the entire sane world.” Indeed. “Israeli officials: ElBaradei an Iranian agent,” by Itamar Eichner for Ynet News, November 9 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Senior Israeli officials said Tuesday night that the International Atomic Energy Agency report stating that Iran has […]
Iran’s Supremo: Iran “will respond with full force to any aggression or even threats in a way that will demolish the aggressors from within”
Especially from “America and its stooges and the Zionist regime.” But all these threats and all this chest-thumping betrays a certain anxiety. Saber-rattling from the Islamic Republic: “Iran warns of ‘full force’ response to threats,” by Mohammad Davari for AFP, November 10 (thanks to Ima): Iran will hit back against any attack or even threat […]
Relax: Imam meets Pope, says “Islam is a religion of peace that loves life and condemns any act in the name of religion against the very principles of the religion”
“Say (O Muhammad): O ye who are Jews! If ye claim that ye are favoured of Allah apart from (all) mankind, then long for death if ye are truthful.” — Qur’an 62:6 “The Americans love Pepsi-Cola, we love death.” — Afghan jihadist Maulana Inyadullah “We love death more than you love life!” — New York […]
Egypt: Women Herded and Tied Like Camels?
The above picture, taken at a recent protest in Egypt, has been making the rounds on various Arabic websites. Note the rope around the women, herding them like camels; note the man to the right holding the leash, walking them. I am told this is a common “precautionary measure” to keep women from mixing with […]
India: Police detain, beat converts from Islam to Christianity
The Indian constitution guarantees religious freedom, but Islamic rage trumps that. As Muhammad said, “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57), and authorities in India and the West believe that it is all-important to give the followers of that man exactly what they want — or else. “Police Detain, Beat Converts from […]
Pakistan: Islamophobes arrested with 25,000 kg of explosives — no, wait…
Oddly enough, the “anti-Shiite militants” were Sunni jihadists. The ever-dreaded Islamophobic “backlash” remains elusive. “Six Anti-Shia Militants Arrested With 25000 kg of Explosives in Pakistan,” from the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, November 10 (thanks to Twostellas): (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Pakistan Police has arrested six anti-Shiite militants, and seized 25000 kilogramme explosives from a […]
Eric Holder’s statements about Islam demonstrate ethnocentric stereotyping
Those who speak about “Islamists” and “Islamism,” and who insist that Islam is a peaceful religion that has been hijacked by a tiny minority of extremists — like Holder — are imposing Western categories upon Muslims, not taking Muslims and Islam as they actually are. That’s ethnocentric stereotyping. “Eric Holder’s stereotyping of Muslims irresponsible, say […]