“Last year, during my visit to Washington, in a very important briefing a day before I met U.S. President [Barack Obama], his national security adviser Tom Donilon, and senior White House officials, generals, and intelligence officials, the national security adviser met with me. He told me: ‘The Taliban are not our enemies and we don’t […]
Archives for 2013
Interfaith outreach in Nigeria: Muslims murder at least 205 Christians
“Life has become unbearable for our church members who have survived these attacks, and they are making worship services impossible.” But remember: the real problem is “Islamophobia.” “At least 205 Christians Killed by Fulani Herdsmen in Benue State, Nigeria,” from Morning Star News, December 17: JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) — Reports of Christians attacked […]
Interfaith outreach in Indonesia: Head of Aceh ulama says “Christmas greetings by Muslims are clearly haram”
But he did say it was okay for Christians to celebrate Christmas. Hey, thanks, big guy. Islamic supremacism in modern, moderate Indonesia: “Aceh Ulema Ban Xmas Celebrations,” from OnIslam, December 17: CAIRO — Muslim scholars in the Indonesian province of Aceh have taken a strict position against celebrating Christmas, calling on the government to shut […]
UK: Prosecutor in trial of jihad murderers of British soldier on London street reminds jury that Islam is not on trial
At the site of the murder, Mujahid Abu Hamza (Michael Adebolajo) said: “But we are forced by the Qur’an, in Sura At-Tawba, through many ayah in the Qu’ran, we must fight them as they fight us.” More recently, he has said of the murder: “I obeyed Allah and that is the end of the story […]
State Department announces its willingness to engage with Islamic Front in Syria
Jeffersonian democrats The U.S. mulls allying with an al-Qaeda force. What could possibly go wrong? “U.S. Weighing Closer Ties With Hardline Islamists in Syria by John Hudson for Foreign Policy, December 17 (thanks to Chas and Gayle): As the moderate faction of the Syrian rebellion implodes under the strain of vicious infighting and diminished resources, […]
India: Police bust jihad terror plot targeting New Delhi, arrest imam
How did this imam, Mohammed Shahid, who has dedicated his life to understanding Islam properly, come to misunderstand it so spectacularly as to think that Allah was commanding him to get involved in a jihad terror plot? This question the mainstream analysts never answer, because even to ask it explodes their mythology about Islam as […]
Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) named to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Funny how they never mention “Yusuf Islam” in this article. I do hope that at the ceremony Yusuf will play the nasheed above. A nasheed is a song praising Allah or Islam in some way. Nasheeds are usually sung a cappella or with percussion accompaniment only, and according to most Islamic authorities they’re the only […]
New Zealand: Muslim family makes teen wear niqab to cover broken nose, bruises
You just never know what might be underneath The Qur’an says it: “Men are the managers of the affairs of women for that God has preferred in bounty one of them over another, and for that they have expended of their property. Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for God’s guarding. And those […]
Interfaith outreach in Syria: Islamic jihadists invade Christian village, force Christians to live by Islamic law
“In Kanayé Salafi militants and the jihadists of ‘Jabhat al-Nousra’ have imposed on the pastor not to ring bells. Women must not go out on the street bare-headed, but must be veiled. And if they do not obey these orders, the threat is massacre.” Those are Sharia provisions: under Islamic law, churches are forbidden to […]
Malaysia a “religious-fascist” state, not a “moderate” one, says ex-government minister
Datuk Zaid Ibrahim He’s got a point: Malaysia’s Islamic Development Department tells Sunnis to fight “Shi’ite virus” as a “form of jihad” “Moderate” Malaysia’s Federal Department of Islamic Development calls for Internet censorship to stop attacks against Islam Malaysia: Teenager arrested for insulting Islam on Facebook Modern, moderate Malaysia bans Ke$ha concert despite her agreeing […]