Her superpowers don’t include enabling you to see her face The New York Times, predictably, is thrilled by the series; freedom fighters, not so much. “86 ‘The 99,’” by Pamela Geller in World Net Daily, October 11: There is a new and particularly insidious form of cultural jihad that is targeting our children: comic books […]
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Islam — A (Jewish-) Christian Sect? (Part 8)
Islam — A (Jewish-) Christian Sect? (Part 8) A short history-of-dogma examination By Peter Bruns Translated by Anonymous Translation edited by Ibn Warraq Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 Mohammed and Jewish Christianity — Indication of a Problem In the context […]
Nobel Peace panel stands behind Muslim Brotherhood winner
“Following the announcement, Ikhwanweb, the official Muslim Brotherhood website, posted on its Twitter feed: ‘Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood member Tawakkul Karman wins Nobel Peace Prize.’” An update on this story. “Nobel Peace panel stands behind Muslim Brotherhood winner,” by Oren Kessler in the Jerusalem Post, October 12: The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize committee has […]
Saudi religious police break “spell” caused by “magic items” under stairs; employer accuses Indonesian maid
“Commission experts took the magic items to their office and managed to dismantle and stop the spell.” It is surreal, and it is ridiculous. But the maid will suffer horribly for it; witchcraft is a capital offense in Saudi Arabia. “Maid held for casting ‘spell on family,” from Emirates 24-7, October 11: Saudi Arabia’s religious […]
Afghanistan: Only one Jewish resident remains
Islamic tolerance goes binary in Afghanistan: 1 Jew, 0 churches. There were up to 40,000 Jews in Afghanistan in 1839. There were still 5000 in 1948. What an April Fool’s prank it would be to call up Kabul next April 1 and claim Afghanistan’s Jewish diaspora was claiming its “right of return,” and the charter […]
Egyptian Catholic leader says government “doesn’t give a damn”
They are no longer just looking the other way from freelance Islamic supremacists. This time, they not only did not give a damn about the slaughter, they played the lead role, on the ground against the protesters, and in the state media. “Catholic leader in Egypt says government ‘doesn’t give a damn’,” by John L. […]
Would you buy a used jihad from this man?
Used car salesman turns to jihad. No one who knew him seems to have picked up any hint that Arbabsiar was the kind of guy who might one day get involved in a jihadist assassination plot. The only prior indication was that he was a Muslim, but to have been concerned about that in any […]
Underwear jihadi says he would not be found guilty under Islamic law
There is an interesting case for Muslim moderates: they could explain why Abdulmutallab would actually be found guilty under Islamic law. Unfortunately, no moderate spokesmen in the West will take up this challenge. Abdulmutallab also said: “My Muslim brothers in the Arabian Peninsula, you have to answer the call of jihad because the enemy is […]
Muslim Persecution of Christians, Sept. 2011
Today on Hudson NY (via RaymondIbrahim.com) I chronicle last month’s many cases: An especially busy month in the persecution of Christians in the Muslim world, September also witnessed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton release the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Ironically, aside from Iran and Sudan, none of the countries that habitually appear in […]
Underwear jihadi misunderstands Islam, says that “participation in jihad against the United States is considered among the most virtuous of deeds in Islam and is highly encouraged in the Quran”
“Participation in jihad against the United States is considered among the most virtuous of deeds in Islam and is highly encouraged in the Quran.” How did Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab come to misunderstand the Religion of Peaceâ„¢ so spectacularly? Would any of the vaunted moderates of the Islamic establishment in the West care to explain? Honest […]