He forgot the “Zionists.” In any event, the handy thing about conspiracy paranoia is that it doesn’t have to make sense, and more importantly, one need not take responsibility for a situation that is said to be ultimately controlled by a powerful hidden hand. “Nigeria: Boko Haram Conceived to Destroy Islam – Prof. Bunza,” from […]
Archives for 2012
Saudi faces calls for his death after criticizing Muhammad
The blasphemy laws are alive and well in Saudi Arabia. Those who say that they have no part of Sharia as it comes to the West are not being honest; there is no school of Islamic jurisprudence that does not call for death for blasphemy. Hamza Kashgari has fled the country, but was detained in […]
Egypt: Muslims halt filming of TV show over “indecent” clothing
Wherever Sharia experiences a resurgence, the observable effect is a decrease in tolerance and an increase in harassment. We tried to tell you. “Islamists in Egypt halt filming of TV series,” from Agence France-Presse, February 9: Islamist students halted the filming of an Egyptian television series at Cairo’s Ain Shams University protesting against the “indecent” […]
Egypt: Muslims attempt to purge village near Alexandria of its Christian population
On particularly prominent display here is the use of the Orwellian “reconciliation meetings,” where “reconciliation” depends in practice on Christians’ giving into whatever demands are imposed on them. “Alexandria: forced eviction of 62 Coptic families by the Salafis,” from AsiaNews, February 9: Cairo (AsiaNews / Agencies) – The radical Muslims are trying to empty a […]
Saudi arrested in Malaysia over “sacrilegious” Twitter posting, could face death
His crime, again, was reported earlier as comparing his poetry to the Qur’an. The Qur’an is adamant that no one can “produce a sura like thereof,” and that it has no rival (2:23). The author of the offending tweet has been hunted down like an armed and dangerous fugitive terrorist and captured in Malaysia after […]
Pakistan: Christian student misses out on medical school for not memorizing Qur’an
An extraneous criterion is giving Muslim students an edge over non-Muslims with higher marks. Putting displays of piety over competence: What could possibly go wrong? “Educational bias: Memorise the Quran for twenty extra marks,” by Taha Siddiqi for the Express Tribune, February 8 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): LAHORE: Haroon Arif, a student from […]
Iran: Strategist for supreme leader says country could wipe out Israel in 9 minutes
More on this story. “‘Iran must attack Israel by 2014’,” from the Jerusalem Post, February 9 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s strategist provided the legal and religious justification for the annihilation of Israel and the Jewish people, in a document published on conservative Farsi website Alef. Reports of […]
Nigeria: Suicide bomber in army uniform targets barracks
This may be the plainest demonstration yet of the adoption of al-Qaeda-style tactics by Boko Haram: coordinated attacks, attackers disguised in uniforms, and suicide bombing. Such an evolution in tactics would not be possible without support, training, and financing. “Suicide attack, two other blasts rock Nigerian city,” by Victor Ulasi for Agence France-Presse, February 9: […]
UK: Muslims push for abolishing of age restrictions on marriage
“The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with ‘Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).” — Bukhari 7.62.88 In Islam, Muhammad is the supreme example of conduct (cf. Qur’an 33:21). Thus he […]
Misunderstander of Islam who threatened South Park creators over Muhammad cartoon to plead guilty
Younus Abdullah Mohammad’s lawyer, James Hundley, said that his case presented free speech issues. It did, but not the ones Hundley had in mind. Younus Abdullah Mohammad has no Constitutional right to threaten people with death. But his doing so is the other side of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s ongoing campaign to compel Western […]