Poor Mohammad Shafia can’t catch a break. First, his first wife and daughters die in a tragic accident that just happens — pure coincidence! — to show all the signs of an Islamic honor killing, and now this, which won’t help his Poor Victimized Man of Peace act one bit. “Shafia trial to resume after […]
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Muhammad vs. Muhammad
In 2006 I wrote the book on the right, The Truth About Muhammad, a biography of the prophet of Islam based on the earliest Muslim accounts of his life, in order to illustrate what Muslims generally believe that Muhammad said and did. In my forthcoming book, Did Muhammad Exist? An Inquiry Into Islam’s Obscure Origins, […]
Jihad — When Elections Fail
The Obama administration supports “democracy” and “self determination” in the Middle East””two euphemisms that, in the real world, refer to “mob-rule” and “Islamic radicalization,” respectively. Yet, as Jimmy Carter recently put it: “I don’t have any problem with that [an “Islamist victory” in Egypt], and the U.S. government doesn’t have any problem with that either. […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood spokesman says group won’t speak or meet with Israeli officials
The story and the rhetoric change with the audience. Does Mahmoud Ghezlan really suppose the kuffar are too dumb to notice the conflicting messages? You can’t fool all of the infidels all of the time. “Brotherhood vows to shun Israeli officials,” from the Egypt Independent, January 25: The Muslim Brotherhood will not speak or meet […]
Egyptian sheikh forbids purchasing Chevrolets because logo looks like a cross
Ford just got a big boost in the Salafist market. “Egyptian Sheikh: Driving a Chevy is Haram,” by Angie Nasser for Now Lebanon, January 24: “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world…” A Salafi sheikh in Egypt has reportedly issued a fatwa that buying [or driving] a Chevrolet vehicle is haram because the […]
Saudi cleric: No praying for Allah to have mercy on Steve Jobs’ soul
If there’s an app for that, it is surely haram. This item was broadcast in October, but is currently highlighted at MEMRI’s home page. “Saudi Cleric Sa’d Bin Al-Shathari: It Is Forbidden to Pray to Allah to Place Steve Jobs in Paradise,” from MEMRI, October 8, 2011: Interviewer: There is a great deal of interest […]
U.K.: “Strict Muslim” raped women and girls to punish them for being out alone at night
Those who wage jihad to impose Sharia push a circular argument: Sharia is the only way to peace and security because it is the only condition under which they will allow peace and security to take hold. They try to prove the supposed necessity of Sharia by attempting to create it, through harassment, sexual assaults, […]
Indonesia: “Tolerance of Islamic vigilantism is helping to breed a new generation of terrorists”
Indonesia’s approach to homegrown Islamic thug groups like the Islamic Defenders Front is noticeably more flexible than its dealings with groups with international connections. In particular, there seems to be no sense of urgency as long as “Islamic vigilantism” restricts its targets to Christians and Ahmadis. But evidence is accumulating that feeding that proverbial crocodile […]
Obama Administration holds talks with Muslim Brotherhood, speeds pace of aid to Egypt
The Brotherhood and the Salafis don’t even need to collect the jizya from the Copts, as long as they’ve got Barack Obama. “Obama set to speed aid to Egypt: official,” by Warren Strobel for Reuters, January 25 (thanks to Wimpy): (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama plans to accelerate the pace of American aid to […]
Egyptian Salafi leader misunderstands Islam, says that Egypt’s Christians can be dealt with like the Jews of Medina
Islamic spokesmen in the West routinely say that the Qur’an’s command to fight against Jews and Christians, impose the jizya (poll tax) upon them and make them submit as inferiors to Islamic rule (9:29) is a relic of history, never to be revived — and that only greasy Islamophobes say otherwise. Yassir Al-Burhami didn’t get […]