There can be no stable or prosperous society — and indeed, no self-government — with such a sense of entitlement to wreak havoc when insulted. Self-government depends on government of the self. Does a lethal rampage un-burn the Qur’ans? Of course not. The inclination to revel in an orgy of self-righteous rage preceded the incident […]
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Muslim screaming “Allah is great” arrested after causing disturbance, tackled by other passengers on Continental flight to Houston
“Two Middle Eastern men” on a Continental flight from Portland to Houston. One of them was causing the major portion of the trouble. “He was screaming, ‘Allah is great, Allah is great,’ you know, and it kinda worries you when all of that happens…” says a passenger on the flight in the video above. The […]
White House apologizes for burning of Muslim holy books in garbage pile at Afghanistan base
This was inevitable. The White House is probably responsible for the embarrassingly abject apology that General Allen issued earlier. Did the White House ever apologize for burning those Bibles in Afghanistan? Sharia Compliance in Washington Alert: “White House apologizes for burning of Muslim holy books in garbage pile at Afghanistan base,” from The Associated Press, […]
Qur’ans and other Islamic material burned in Afghanistan “were being used to facilitate extremist communications”
What will the U.S. military do when they finally discover that the Qur’an itself contains “extremist” material? More on this story of abject dhimmitude: “Official: Burned Islamic religious material had ‘extremist inscriptions,’” from CNN, February 21: Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Religious materials — including Qurans that were burned at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, sparking Afghan […]
Egyptian presidential candidate: Egypt will go to war with U.S., Germany and Israel within three months
Good thing the U.S. supported the end of the Mubarak regime and the wonderful “Arab Spring” in Egypt. It looks as if we’re already reaping the dividends. “Egyptian Presidential Candidate Tawfiq Okasha Predicts that Egyptian Army Will Open Fire on ‘Its Enemies’ — the US, Germany, and Israel — Within Three Months; States That If […]
Egypt: Senior judge says fellow judges are eager to apply Sharia
We tried to tell you. The success of a democracy in protecting human rights and civil liberties depends on the values that inform its participants. “Senior judge’s comments about Sharia law stir debate,” from Al Masry Al Youm, February 20: The statements of Ahmed al-Zend, the head of the Egyptian Judges” Club, in which he […]
Egypt: Mother of Sadat’s killer “proud of him”
She explains, “Sadat sold out the country to the Jews and violated the honor of the Islamic nation.” And somehow Egypt wound up bigger for it: they got the Sinai back, thus getting the “do-over” they wanted in compensation for the embarrassment of the military defeat. And they got ample leverage in the two-part package […]
India: Female undergraduate students denied access to library at Aligarh Muslim University
The excuse given here is “overcrowding,” but likely has more to do with the strict separation of men and women. The supposed accommodation of allowing women to request books to be brought to them is not enough. Browsing the shelf and browsing an online catalog are different experiences, and the women are being denied one […]
Report: Afghan police rescue 41 children from becoming suicide bombers
The intrepid, manly mujahedin, outsourcing the jihad to even more child bombers. “Afghans rescue 41 child suicide bombers,” from Agence France-Presse, February 20: Kabul – The Afghan government said on Monday that police had rescued 41 children from becoming suicide bombers as they were about to be smuggled across the mountains into Pakistan. Interior ministry […]
Nigeria: Jihad against fish markets
The intrepid mujahedin, spraying bullets at people buying food. “30 killed in Nigeria market attack,” from the South African Press Agency and Agence France-Presse, February 21: Kano – Suspected Nigerian Islamists opened fire and set off bombs at a market in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri on Monday, killing at least 30 people, a medic […]