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Suhail Khan, John Esposito, Karen Armstrong, Tariq Ramadan, Feisal Abdul Rauf appear at Hamas- and Muslim Brotherhood-linked ISNA convention

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Imagine the outcry if a prominent Republican Party operative, an imam publicly dedicated to “building bridges” with non-Muslims, and three world-renowned Islamic scholars appeared at a convention of a group closely linked to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. You’re right, there would be no outcry at all, for that is exactly what happened over the […]

U.S. informs Iran that it will not back Israeli strike; Obama working to curb Israeli offensive against Iran

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Aiding an enemy, stabbing an ally in the back. “‘Iran must steer clear of US interests in Gulf,’” by Shimon Shiffer for Ynet News, September 3: The United States has indirectly informed Iran, via two European nations, that it would not back an Israeli strike against the country’s nuclear facilities, as long as Tehran refrains […]

Sharia in action in Turkey: Islamic supremacists thrash man into unconsciousness for carrying beer bottles

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Drinking beer: sinful. Beating someone unconscious for carrying beer bottles: pleasing to Allah. Sharia Alert from Turkey: “Attackers beat up man carrying beer bottles,” from the Hürriyet Daily News, September 1 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A man was attacked and beaten in Bolu while he was shopping for bread, allegedly because he was […]

Pakistan: Editor of English daily thrashed for watching TV and listening to music

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Listening to music: sinful. Beating up someone who listens to music: pleasing to Allah. Hadith Qudsi 19:5: “The Prophet said that Allah commanded him to destroy all the musical instruments, idols, crosses and all the trappings of ignorance.” (The Hadith Qudsi, or holy Hadith, are those in which Muhammad transmits the words of Allah, although […]

Sharia in action in Iraq: Two cities mobilize “fashion police” against Western-style dress

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“Fashion police,” as in Iran. Is this what we fought for? “Young Iraqis face religious fashion crackdown,” by Lara Jakes for the Associated Press, September 3 (thanks to all who sent this in): BAGHDAD (AP) – For much of Iraq’s youth, sporting blingy makeup, slicked-up hair and skintight jeans is just part of living the […]

Russia: Female jihad/martyrdom suicide bomber was actress, dancer before her conversion to Islam

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And how her conversion to Islam improved her life! “‘Black Widow’ Bomber Was Actress, Dancer,” by Nikolaus von Twickel in the Moscow Times, August 31 (thanks to Wimpy): The female suicide bomber that killed prominent Dagestani cleric Said Atsayev earlier this week had been a theater actress and member of a breakdance troupe before joining […]

Syriac Catholic Patriarch: EU doesn’t care about fate of Christians in the Middle East

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“Otherwise they would advocate equality before the law and the observance of human rights for all.” But no one particularly cares about such principles anymore. “Beirut Patriarch: EU Doesn’t Care About the Fate of Christians in the Middle East,” by Jurgen Liminski for Aid to the Church via AINA, August 27: The west’s attitude to […]

Pakistan: Armed Muslims attack Christians, collect jizya from Christian merchants

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“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” — Qur’an 9:29 […]

Israel: Muslims poison Jewish family

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Will the Islamophobia never end? “Arabs Poison Jewish Family in ‘Nationalist’ Attack,” from the Jewish Press, September 2 (thanks to S.B.): After months of the story being censored, Israel Army Radio announced that the police have solved what they are calling a very serious “criminal/nationalist” crime. The Lerner family returned to their home in Raanana […]

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