Will the Islamophobia never end? “Pakistani Christian Pastor arrested under blasphemy denied bail,” from Pakistan Christian Post, October 31 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Sanghla Hill, Punjab: October 31, 2012. (PCP) Pakistani Christian Pastor arrested under blasphemy in Sanghla Hill town in Punjab province of Pakistan on October 13, 2012, was denied bail in […]
Archives for 2012
Robert Spencer and Michael Coren on U.S. Muslims’ opposition to the freedom of speech
Tonight on Michael Coren’s Sun TV show we discussed, among other things, this recent poll.
Video: Robert Spencer: Introduction to the Qur’an
On ABN last night. This show was pre-taped, so alas, there are no raging Muslim callers as in last week’s show.
Egypt: “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Authority” orders man’s tongue cut off for “cursing Islam”
More evidence of Egypt’s rapid slide toward Sharia. “Off with their “¦ tongues? Salafis in Egypt punish man for “˜cursing” Islam,” from Al Arabiya, November 1 (thanks to all who sent this in): The “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Authority” group , in Egypt’s eastern city of Suez has attacked a man for […]
Honor killing in Kashmir: Muslim parents murder 15-year-old daughter with acid after seeing her talking to a young man
And again. “Parents kill teenage daughter in acid attack in Kashmir,” from AFP, November 1 (thanks to David): Mother and father in Pakistan doused 15-year-old In acid after catching her talking to a man, police say. A mother and father in Pakistan-administered Kashmir killed their 15-year-old daughter by dousing her with acid after seeing her […]
Honor killing in Jordan: Muslim strangles his daughter on suspicion she was in a romance
Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a […]
Massachusetts Muslim gets seventeen years of prison dawah for jihad plot to blow up Pentagon, Capitol building
It’s “Islamophobia Awareness Month,” and here is an apt story to explain why many Americans are suspicious of Muslims and Islam: “Massachusetts man sentenced to 17 years after FBI terrorism sting,” from Reuters, November 1 (thanks to Kenneth): BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday for a […]
European Union says freedom of expression means freedom to “offend, shock or disturb” — unless subject is Islam
They didn’t make the exception explicitly here. But MENA reported this in September: “Arab League chief Nabil al-Araby said Wednesday that the league, along with the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the European Union and the African Union are close to formulating an international agreement penalizing blasphemy and insults to religious figures.” And of course […]
UN asks governments to protect freedom of religion
This document never mentions Islam, which is the only major force interfering with the freedom of religion, but it is nevertheless good to see the UN taking the stance. If it becomes a criminal offense to criticize Islam, however, as the UN has also called for with Resolution 16/18, many Islamic supremacists will see the […]
Robert Spencer: 2013: The Death of Free Speech
This could never happen here. Could it? Here is my piece in PJ Media today: It is February 27, 2013. Barack Obama, having been safely reelected, awakens one morning to news that Muslims in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Egypt, and elsewhere are rioting and storming U.S. embassies, tearing down the American flag and raising the black […]