“Even the local authorities have blamed the department for women’s affairs for not trying to solve it locally between families in the traditional way.” Her other option would probably have been prison. Up to 350 woman and about 114 girls are known to be locked up for “moral crimes” in Afghanistan. Among the girls, “80 […]
Archives for 2012
We tried to tell you: Report for policymakers on Capitol Hill details spread of “Islamist Winter” following Arab Spring
Well, we could have told them that a lot sooner. You can’t say we didn’t try. “The Islamist Winter: New Report Suggests Extremist Views Winning in Libya,” by Catherine Herridge for Fox News, January 4 (thanks to Twostellas): The Arab Spring may quickly become an Islamist Winter in Libya, reads a new report circulated among […]
Historic shift in U.S. foreign policy: Obama seeks ties with Muslim Brotherhood
Reaching out in friendship to a group dedicated in its own words to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within.” “Overtures to Egypt’s Islamists Reverse Longtime U.S. Policy,” by David D. Kirkpatrick and Steven Lee Myers in the New York Times, January 3 (thanks to all who sent this in): CAIRO “” With the Muslim […]
“Our teachers gave us a much edited version [of the Holocaust], putting the entire blame on the Jews”
The ex-Muslim living in a Muslim country, the Liberated One, has a new post, “Mohammed – The Pioneer of the Holocaust“: “The Holocaust”. The word still echoes in my ears from the first time I heard about it back in school, but unfortunately there was no internet those days and our teachers gave us a […]
Muslim woman settles federal lawsuit against Catholic diocese for having to take a lunch break during Ramadan
Probably Zemanik was required to give her a lunch break after she worked a certain number of hours, even if she wasn’t going to eat. The diocese should not have settled in this ridiculous victimhood-mongering legal shakedown case, but probably figured it was easier than fighting it and being subjected to endless charges of “Islamophobia.” […]
Muslims bring beautiful vision of clean living to hotel serving alcohol in Yemen, killing two people
Hey, it beats getting a DWI: “Islamic militants storm hotel serving alcohol, kill two,” by Ahmed Al-Haj for the Associated Press, January 4 (thanks to Twostellas): SANAA, YEMEN””Islamic militants have stormed a hotel serving alcohol in a southern Yemeni city, killing two people and wounding 20 before torching the building. Nabil Mohammed Youssef, who lives […]
More genocide dreams from Iran’s Thug-In-Chief: Israel’s attempts to “Judaize” Jerusalem will bring about its end
Interesting to note that Ahmadinejad and Ron Paul see eye-to-eye on this issue. “Ahmadinejad: Israel’s attempts to ‘Judaize’ Jerusalem will bring about its end,” from Haaretz, January 3: Israeli attempts to “Judaize” Jerusalem will bring about its end, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, saying Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land was the most important […]
Pakistan: Separate graveyard for honor killing victims
This recalls how Canadian honor killing victim Aqsa Parvez was buried in an unmarked grave. The victims of this abominable crime are dishonored even in death. “In Sukkur, a separate graveyard for the “˜dishonourable” ones,” by Sarfaraz Memon for The Express Tribune, January 3 (thanks to Pamela Geller): For some of the deceased in Sindh, […]
NY mosque firebomber motived by “personal grievances” — will Hamas-linked CAIR apologize?
As I noted here, the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) used this incident to expatiate about the alleged rise in violence against mosques and Muslims. Will Hamas-linked CAIR now retract and apologize? And as you can see below, Bloomberg held a press conference about this. Will he, also, now retract and apologize? Don’t hold […]
U.S. “agrees in principle” to release top Taliban prisoners, possibly to third country
Earlier reports suggested they would be transferred to Afghan custody. This report also speculates about a possible prisoner exchange for the abducted U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl, but notes there is no clear indication that this arrangement is under discussion. Instead, “the releases would be to reciprocate for Tuesday’s announcement from the Taliban that they are […]