“There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.” – Condoleezza Rice, January 2007. “Gaza Shiites claim Hamas persecution,” by Ibrahim Barzak for the Associated Press, January 17: GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) “” A member of Gaza’s tiny Shiite minority says […]
Archives for 2012
Al-Qaeda in Yemen captures town 100 miles south of capital
This is not the first time Yemen’s Saleh has been accused of allowing jihadists to gain a foothold to “prove” the country “needs” him. If true, that would make it the second alleged case of Munchausen Syndrome as public policy in Yemen. “Al Qaeda in Yemen captures town south of capital,” from the Associated Press, […]
U.K.: Muslim arrested for distributing literature calling for hanging of gay people says he was just doing his duty to inform about Islamic law
The literature apparently gets some of its material from Minhaj al-Muslim, reminding one again of the comment-box apologists we’ve encountered who have insisted they’ve never heard of this book and we must have picked it out of the clear blue sky to tar Islam’s reputation. Then this guy must be a total Islamophobe. Or an […]
Somalia: Jihadists kill head of food distribution charity, hold up Red Cross food aid convoys
Jihad causes poverty, sometimes deliberately: for a totalitarian regime, controlling who eats and who does not eat is a morbidly effective means of controlling a population. “Somali rebels kill local aid worker,” by Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar for Reuters, January 13 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali Islamist militants have […]
That’ll fix everything: Iran cracks down on Barbie dolls (again)
Priorities. By banning Barbie and trying to foist a substitute toy on consumers, they have automatically made the Barbie doll that much more interesting to the public. As always, Islamic morality policing is a cheap way for the government to look busy, shore up its credentials as a pious operation, and to remind the public […]
Pakistan: Christian girls and women, some already married, abducted and forcibly converted to Islam
The marriages of captives are abrogated, by order of the Qur’an: “And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands possess. It is a decree of Allah for you” (4:24). “There is no compulsion in religion,” according to Qur’an 2:256, but the nature of the “compulsion” is in the […]
Vatican spokesman: “Among the most serious concerns, the increase in Islamic extremism merits special attention”
Note the top-ten list for countries persecuting Christians. It’s probably “Islamophobic” to notice a pattern there. “Vatican spokesman laments religious persecution, cites “˜Islamic extremism”,” from Catholic Culture, January 16 (thanks to Twostellas): The director of the Holy See Press Office has used his weekly message to draw attention to the plight of persecuted Christians. “The […]
Jihad against spell-check from Kenya: “The Muslim lands will once again rule with Shari’ah and your kufr democracy will be dumped in the seewage”
Just days ago, we noted how consistent and formulaic jihadist rhetoric is from place to place, almost to the point where one could program a Jihadist Hate Screed Generator and kick back with a cup of tea while giving a hearty takbir or three that there’s an app for that. Choose your language, select your […]
Egypt: Muslim child preacher lovingly recalls genocidal antisemitic hadith
Quoting this hadith in the U.S. will swiftly get you charges of “Islamophobia” and “misunderstanding Islam,” although I know of no Muslim attempt to explain away the obvious genocidal import of Muhammad’s prophecy. Non-Muslims are just denounced if they notice. But in the Islamic world, this genocidal prophecy is taken very seriously: “Egyptian Child Preacher […]
Hizballah on U.N. chief’s call to disarm: No.
As noted here, it will take more than asking once to make that happen. “Hezbollah rejects call by U.N.’s Ban to disarm,” by Dominic Evans for Reuters, January 14: BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah dismissed on Saturday a United Nations call for his militant anti-Israel movement to disarm, saying it was determined […]