Erdogan’s behavior toward Germany alone should disqualify him for that. As this report observes, he has “irked Berlin with his calls to Germany’s large ethnic Turkish community not to assimilate.” There is also the ongoing denial of the Armenian genocide, and the erosion of secular institutions in Turkey, among other things. Maybe it’s a prize […]
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Saudis attempt to “stop the bloodshed” in Syria by sending arms to the rebels
That is not going to stop the bloodshed, but it may redistribute it in favor of their guys: they would rather see a Sunni Islamic state in Damascus than a bunch of semi-secular heathen Alawites. In all likelihood, one thug regime will replace the other, even if they go through the motions of a democratic […]
Obama’s Muslim adviser criticizes Assad for not being able to deliver “resistance to Israel”
Obama selected Dalia Mogahed as an adviser on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She is an open advocate of Sharia, so it’s no surprise that she supports the Syrian revolutionaries, who are the same as the other “Arab Spring” revolutionaries: pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists. But for her to characterize Assad as not […]
Iran misunderstands Islam, arrests a dozen Christians in crackdown on converts from Islam
How did the mullahs get the idea that there was anything wrong with Christians converting Muslims? Muslim spokesmen such as Harris Zafar, Mustafa Akyol, Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz (among many others) have assured us that Islam doesn’t punish apostasy. I expect that Zafar, Akyol, al-Marayati, Bassiouni, and Eteraz will immediately be […]
American jihadi fears being murdered by Somali jihadis “due to some differences that occurred between us regarding matters of the Shariah”
Where would he get the idea that the peaceful adherents of the Religion of Peace would kill him over a disagreement about Sharia? Why would he assume they would misunderstand Islam in such a way? “US extremist in Somalia fears life in danger,” from AFP, March 17 (thanks to Troy): A US-born Islamist fighter viewed […]
Egypt: Panel to write new Constitution dominated by pro-Sharia Islamic supremacists
I tried to tell you. “Egypt Constitution-Writing Committee to Include 50 Lawmakers,” by Mariam Fam for Bloomberg, March 17: Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament voted to include 50 of its lawmakers in a 100-member panel tasked with writing a new constitution, with the remainder coming from other institutions. The results were read by Mohamed Saad el-Katatni, speaker […]
Hamas top dog Mashaal meets Turkish PM Erdogan in Ankara
Louie, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship Cementing a new alliance. “Hamas leader meets with ErdoÄŸan in surprise visit,” from Today’s Zaman, March 16 (thanks to Maxwell): Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal paid a surprise visit to Ankara for talks on Palestinian reconciliation and the Middle East. Mashaal met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip […]
Syria: Sunni jihadists expel 90% of Christians from Homs
Democracy on the march. Nothing to see here. “Christians expelled from Homs,” from Notes on Arab Orthodoxy, March 14 (thanks to Palamas): From the Syrian secularist website al-Haqiqa. Arabic original here. For more information about the Islamist makeup of the “Free Syrian Army” from a source generally sympathetic to the rebels, see here. For an […]
Coptic Pope Shenouda III dead at 88
A sad day in an already dark time for Egypt’s Christians. There will likely be Islamic supremacist attempts to capitalize on this period of uncertainty and vulnerability within the Coptic Orthodox Church. “Pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christian Church dies,” by Aya Batrawy for the Associated Press, March 17: CAIRO, Egypt (AP) “” Pope Shenouda III, […]
Indonesia: Islamic groups object to gender equality bill
As just noted at the end of the posting that precedes this one, “attempts to legislate for the protection of women’s rights come up against protestations in the name of Sharia.” Thank you for proving our point. “Indonesia: Islamist groups object to gender equality bill,” from AdnKronos International, March 15 (thanks to The Religion of […]