Shakila over at the Liberated blog has just post some very personal and affecting musings on what it is like to live as a secret apostate in a Muslim country: Even when I am surrounded my thousands, I still feel so alone. I guess this is because I am living this dual existence which is […]
Archives for January 2012
Maldives: Fears of resurgence of female genital mutilation
The common factor in the persistence of female genital mutilation outside of Africa is the Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence, which holds the practice to be obligatory. The Maldives has been on a fast track here of late toward intensified observance of Sharia, and the government has already ruled with respect to Sharia’s criminal punishments […]
Bra jihad: Somali jihadists who forbade bras allow women to wear them fitted with explosives
Another bright idea from the boobs at al-Shabaab. “Attack claims 2 Kenyan soldiers, 11 Shabaab,” by Bernard Momanyi for Capital FM, January 23: NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 — Two Kenyan soldiers were killed in Somalia on Sunday in a major attack that also left 11 Al Shabaab militants dead. Military Spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir said a […]
Human Rights Watch: Violence against religious minorities in Indonesia “surges”
Wherever there arises a renewed interest in Sharia, the observable effect is that tolerance decreases and harassment increases, and violent persecution often results with the aim of putting the unbelievers in their supposed place. “Violence against Indonesia’s religious minorities surges -HRW,” from by Thin Lei Win for AlertNet, January 24 (thanks to The Religion of […]
Sharia court orders expulsion of three Christian clergymen in Indian-controlled Kashmir
The case against Rev. Khanna for daring to baptize seven converts from Islam continues to grind on, and the question remains: whose law is supreme in Kashmir? Indian law, or the local Sharia courts? They have also tried to get rid of Fr. Borst before. They have had it in for him for a long […]
North Carolina: Convicted jihadi accused of plotting to behead witnesses
Hysen Sherifi’s jihad continued even in prison. “Convicted terrorist accused of plotting to kill witnesses,” from the Associated Press, January 24 (thanks to EZ Rider): RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man sentenced to prison recently as part of a homegrown terrorist ring has been accused in a federal court document of plotting to kill […]
Why The President Should Speak Out Against Religious Persecution
Yesterday on Christian Solidarity International (via RaymondIbrahim.com), I discussed the many reasons why a president of the United States — I don’t name any, specifically, lest I be accused of great naivety — should speak up on behalf of the religious minorities being persecuted, cleansed, or merely oppressed under Islam. [Note: If, while reading the […]
UK: Islamic supremacists, Leftists demand “inquiry into anti-Islam press”
What anti-Islam press? The mainstream media in both the U.K. and the U.S. has been for years and remains completely unwilling to discuss jihad and Islamic supremacism. When mainstream reporters are forced to report on jihad activity, they regularly ascribe it to other factors or obscure its motives. Thus we hear about “militants,” “insurgents,” and […]
Hamas top dog: “Jihad is our path, our life, our pride and we will not renounce it no matter the sacrifices”
But deep down, they really, really want peace. To think otherwise would be “Islamophobic.” “Top official says Hamas will never renounce jihad,” from AFP, January 23: GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories “” Senior Hamas official Mahmud Zahar said on Monday that the Palestinian Islamist movement will never give up its armed struggled against Israel. The statement […]
OIC claims that adoption of genocide law is a sign of Islamophobia in France
I am not in favor of laws restricting the freedom of speech, but this response from the OIC is consistent with its own attempts to restrict truth-telling about Islam and jihad under the guise of criminalizing “religious hatred.” Note also that by labeling the French law an example of “Islamophobia,” Ihsanoglu is tacitly admitting that […]