International pressure works even on hardened Islamic supremacists. But this doesn’t mean that Iran is discarding its apostasy law, or that they won’t murder people for apostasy when the world media is not looking. “Christian pastor jailed in Iran for 3 years is freed, watchdog group says,” by Perry Chiaramonte for FoxNews.com, September 8 (thanks […]
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Al-Azhar cleric on Muslim Brotherhood website praises jihad against U.S. and Jews, “the descendants of apes and pigs”
“The Muslim Brotherhood will have a significant role to play in post-Mubarak Egypt. And that is good thing [sic].” — The increasingly clownish Reza Aslan The Qur’an says that Allah transformed disobedient Jews into apes and pigs in three places: 2:62-65; 5:59-60; and 7:166. “Article On Muslim Brotherhood Website Praises Jihad Against America And The […]
Iran cracks down on Islamic Jew-hatred Barbie dolls
Genocidal predictions that Israel will soon disappear from the map: pleasing to Allah. Barbie dolls: strictly forbidden — they contradict Islamic values. “Iran cracks down on Barbie dolls,” from Trend, September 8 (thanks to Lachlan): Head of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Gudance in Iran’s Lorestan Province Ali Esmailian said that import of Barbie […]
Freed Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy will need armored vehicle, bodyguards
Pakistan should be an international pariah for its blasphemy laws. But the world “human rights community” is too busy issuing bogus condemnations of Israel to pay any attention to this. “Freed Pakistani Christian girl ‘will need armoured vehicle to protect her,’” by Jon Boone in the Guardian, September 7 (thanks to all who sent this […]
Taliban call on Kurds and Turks to join the Afghan jihad
Expect now an avalanche of public statements from Kurdish and Turkish leaders explaining that the Taliban is misunderstanding Islam and getting jihad all wrong, and that no Kurds or Turks should heed this call. In reality, no such public statements will be made anywhere by anyone. But Western authorities and analysts will continue to believe […]
Muslim DC Comics superhero suffers terribly from “Islamophobia”
DC Comics relentlessly trying to buttress the faltering narrative of “Islamophobia” by portraying its new Muslim superhero as a victim of relentless anti-Muslim hate: “DC Comics introduces new Muslim superhero,” by Omar Sacirbey for Religion News Service, September 7: Green was the favorite color of Islam’s founder Prophet Muhammad, so it seems fitting that the […]
Hamas-linked CAIR’s Nihad Awad on al-Jazeera from DNC: “The Democratic Party’s political platform with regard to the Middle East is developing”
In other words, yes, this was a public relations disaster, and yes, they put the language back in, but don’t worry — the Democrats’ position is “developing” in an anti-Israel direction. “CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, Interviewed From Inside Democratic Convention: US Democratic Party’s Political Platform on Middle East Is Developing,” from MEMRI, September 5: […]
Sharia in action in Afghanistan: Actresses stabbed, threatened for immodesty
The Guardian describes the attackers as “conservative.” So you’re “conservative” if you’re an Islamic supremacist pro-Sharia thug, and “conservative” if you’re an anti-Sharia defender of equality of rights for all. “Kabul attack on female actors leaves survivors facing more ‘punishment,’” by Emma Graham-Harrison in the Guardian, September 6 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Even after the […]
Egyptian Father Kills Three Daughters with Snakes
Over at Frontpage Mag (via RaymondIbrahim.com) I discuss how the following story, while not a product of Islamic law, is a product of Islamic culture: A tragic story concerning an Egyptian father who killed his three young daughters with snakes last April was largely missed in the West. According to Emirates24: An Egyptian man killed […]
Female Advisor to Egyptian President: Girls Not Circumcised “Lacking in Faith”
Earlier this week, Egypt’s Tahrir News conducted an interview with Dr. Amina Kamal, advisor to President Morsi on Women’s Affairs, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party, and a member of the Constituent Assembly. The discussion about female circumcision, or female genital mutilation, is causing some controversy. When asked what advice she […]