This ‘investigation’ didn’t take long, as it’s been less than a week since author and activist Irshad Manji was all but chased out of Malaysia after her aborted attempt to promote her new book here in Malaysia. Normally the Malaysian government conducts its business at a much more leisurely pace. Then again, the results of […]
Archives for 2012
Yemen: Jew Stabbed to Death for ‘Witchcraft’
He joins the Yemeni “sorceress” who was beheaded last month. “Yemeni Jew stabbed to death in Sanaa,” from the Jerusalem Post, May 22: A member of the Jewish community in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa was stabbed to death by a Muslim man accusing him of witchcraft on Tuesday, AFP quoted the man’s son as […]
Egyptian Sheikh Makes Female U.S. Official Wear Hijab
According to El Badil, Sheikh Ahmed al-Mahlawi recently gave a sermon in his popular Alexandrian mosque, where he warned the ulema (Islam’s scholars and theologians), from “appearing on TV programs with women who do not wear the hijab.” He pointed out that some make the excuse that, because they see non-veiled women all the time […]
Egypt’s Presidential Elections – What’s at Stake
Over at FrontPage Magazine (via RaymondIbrahim.com), I place Egypt’s presidential elections in context: Egypt’s long awaited and much anticipated presidential elections””the first of their kind to take place in the nation’s 7,000 year history””are here. As we await the final results””and as the Western mainstream media fixate on images of purple-stained fingers””it is well to […]
Egypt: Secularist presidential candidate pelted with stones and shoes
And “the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohammed Mursi said voters would not accept anyone from ‘Mubarak’s corrupt regime.’” Sharia Or Blood in Egypt: “Queues Build As Voting Continues In Egypt,” from Sky News, May 24: Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country’s historic presidential election, 15 months after the ousting of Hosni Mubarak…. […]
Pakistani official says U.S. drone hits mosque, killing 10
“The official said the house was reportedly used by suspected foreign and Punjabi Taliban militants.” Maybe the mosque was as well. But that won’t stop a fresh outpouring of victimhood posturing from our pro-jihad Pakistani “ally.” “Pakistan official: US drone strike hits mosque; 10 killed,” from MSNBC, May 24 (thanks to Twostellas): A U.S. drone […]
Egypt’s Christians oppose Islamic supremacists: “I don’t want the Islamists. If they come to power and I oppose them, they will say I am criticising their religion and who knows what they’ll do to me?”
Egypt’s Christians on the brink. Don’t they know that Sharia is entirely benign and compatible with the values enshrined in the U.S. Constitution? Or have they been listening to greasy Islamophobes? “Egypt’s Christians Vote to Keep Out Islamists,” by Ines Bel Aiba for AFP, May 24: CAIRO (AFP) — Many Egyptian Christians felt marginalised under […]
Ten top members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards have recently died under mysterious circumstances
Hmmm. Maybe there are ways around Barack Obama’s supine and obsequious reaction to the jihad threat from Iran. “Top Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guards Dropping Like Flies,” by David Lev for Israel National News, May 24 (thanks to Voice of the Copts): At least ten top members of the Iran’s Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Pasdaran) […]
Moderate Palestinian Authority daily op-ed expresses hope for Israel’s destruction
Close your eyes and let Reza Aslan and Hussein Ibish tell you that it is all Israel’s fault. “PA daily op-ed expresses hope for Israel’s destruction,” by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik for Palestinian Media Watch, May 24: An op-ed in the official PA daily published on May 15, the anniversary of the founding […]
Tunisia: 5,000 Islamic supremacists rally, hail “the beginning of the end for the children of secularism”
The “Arab Spring” once again shows itself to be a “blessed Islamic revival.” “Tunisia: Salafist Congress In Kairouan Draws Thousands,” by Houda Trabelsi for Magharebia, May 24: housands [sic] of salafists converged on Kairouan Sunday (May 20th) outside the Uqba Ibn Nafi Mosque for the second annual congress of the Ansar al-Sharia movement. As many […]