Do you really think that the Muslim Brotherhood will get this close to power and then be denied? “There will be violence if Shafiq wins.” Indeed. “Egyptian protesters set fire to headquarters of Hosni Mubarak’s presidential candidate,” by Richard Spencer in the Telegraph, May 28 (thanks to Pamela Geller): Protesters set fire to the campaign […]
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Tunisia: Thousands of misunderstanders of Islam chant “Obama, Obama, we are all Osama”; “Every Muslim is a jihadist”
These Tunisians have somehow gotten the crazy idea that Osama was a representative Muslim, and that jihadists are good Muslims, not hijackers of the Religion of Peace. Are they reading the writings of greasy Islamophobes? More on this story. Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “Thousands of Tunisians [sic] Salafis: ‘Obama, We Are All Osama’; MC […]
Skopje: Muslims demonstrate, shouting “Allahu akbar,” “jihad” and “death to the Christians”
What? They haven’t heard that the Qur’an preaches tolerance and respect for the People of the Book? Imam Rauf, call your office! “Skopje: Moslem Demo ‘Death to the Christians,’” from PI News, May 18 (thanks to Lachlan): Back in March, PI reported about the numerous outbreaks of violence between the Muslim-Albanian minority and the non-Muslim-Slavic […]
A Memorial Day in a time of peace
The war on terror is long over. The Taliban are not the enemy of the U.S. Military and intelligence training materials have been scrubbed of any hint that there is any Islamic jihad against the U.S. As far as the U.S. Government is concerned, there isn’t. The Obama Administration has applauded and in some cases […]
Yet another Malaysian non-Muslim house of worship demolished
The word ‘non-Muslim’ above is almost without a doubt superfluous, because whenever a house of worship in Malaysia gets bulldozed, smashed, demolished, or destroyed, you can safely bet the farm that the house of worship in question isn’t a mosque, surau or madrassah. This time it’s yet another Hindu temple that has been leveled, in […]
Sharia in Iran: Youth publicly whipped for drinking alcohol
This is Sharia, or at least it is until the Imam Rauf jets over to Tehran and explains to the mullahs how they’re misunderstanding Islam, and how Sharia is benign and completely compatible with the principles of freedom enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. “Iranian youth publicly whipped for drinking alcohol+ video,” from Mohabat News, May […]
France: Muslims stone Christians in church during Mass
No one will take much note of this. It is just one story among the thousands that together tell the tale of France’s decline and Islamization. Eurabia Update: Here is my translation of “Carcassonne Des fidèles caillassés pendant la messe à Saint-Joseph,” by Yannick Bonnefoy in Midi Libre, May 27 (thanks to David): Carcassonne: The […]
Zanzibar: Islamic supremacists riot, burn churches
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Zanzibar Islamists burn churches, riot – police,” by Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala for Reuters, May 27 (thanks to Clark): DAR ES SALAAM, May 27 (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of a separatist Islamist group set fire to two churches and clashed with police during protests in Zanzibar over the weekend against the […]
Panetta: U.S. is Ready to Stop Iran from Creating Nuclear Weapons
How? With a strongly-worded letter? “Panetta: U.S. is Ready to Stop Iran from Creating Nuclear Weapons,” by Beth Reinhard for the National Journal, May 27 (thanks to Mackie): U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday indirectly confirmed recent remarks by the Ambassador to Israel that the U.S. is “ready from a military perspective– to stop […]
Robert Spencer and David Wood to debate Muhammad’s existence, May 28
At last this much-anticipated debate has been rescheduled for this Monday, May 28, at 8PM on ABN. Recently David and I teamed up against Anjem Choudary and Sheikh Omar Bakri to debate the same question, did Muhammad exist? (Watch that one here.) As David explains, “we showed that two Muslim apologists couldn’t defend the existence […]