The President of the United States ought to be speaking out for these people, instead of abandoning them to the tender mercies of the Sharia. An update on this story. “For Aleppo bishop, boy’s brutal killing shows jihadist danger,” from Asia News, June 11 (thanks to Tom): Aleppo (AsiaNews) – The public execution of Muhammad […]
Archives for 2013
Sharia in action in Egypt: Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy
As Egypt begins to implement Sharia, more and more Christians will be victimized in this way, just as they are in Pakistan. “Egyptian Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy,” by Haggag Salama for the Associated Press, June 11 (thanks to Kenneth): LUXOR, Egypt (AP) “” An Egyptian court has convicted a Coptic Christian teacher of blasphemy […]
Egypt: Muslim who envisioned Islam “without sharia or jihad, without gender apartheid” threatened with death
Why we don’t see more sincere Islamic reformers, yet again: “Egyptian author appeals for protection following Islamist threats,” by Sherif Tarek for Ahram Online, June 10: A Germany-based Egyptian author has requested protection from Egyptian authorities after ultra-conservative Islamists in Egypt declared him an “apostate” and launched an online campaign calling for his death. Even […]
Germany: Number of Islamic supremacists growing rapidly
No one in Germany, however, has any will to oppose them. “Intelligence Report: Number of Islamists in Germany Grows,” from Spiegel Online, June 10 (thanks to Java): In its annual report on extremist activity in Germany, the country’s domestic intelligence agency has identified a surge in support for Islamists and growth in the number of […]
Sharia in action in secular Turkey: President approves law restricting sale of alcohol
Turkey continues its rapid re-Islamization. “President Gül approves law on alcohol sales,” from Today’s Zaman, June 10 (thanks to Joshua): President Abdullah Gül on Monday approved a law introducing restrictions to the sale of alcohol. The law, adopted on May 24 in Parliament and submitted to the president on May 28, has caused a good […]
The surveillance scandal is a direct result of our national denial about jihad
This surveillance scandal arises out of our national bipartisan unwillingness to face the reality of Islamic jihad. Because we all agree that Islam is a religion of peace, we can’t possibly address where the threat is really coming from, and monitor mosques or subject Muslims with Islamic supremacist ties to greater surveillance. Instead, we have […]
U.S. government has given Afghan National Army over $1 billion in taxpayer-funded ammunition
How many of these were used to murder Americans in green-on-blue attacks? “A Billion Bucks in Bullets,” by Adam Kredo for the Washington Free Beacon, June 10 (thanks to Kenneth): The U.S. government has given the embattled Afghan National Army (ANA) more than $1 billion in taxpayer-funded ammunition, according to the Special Inspector General for […]
Kenya: Muslims throw bomb into church service, wounding seven
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Dozens wounded in bomb attacks in Kenya,” from eNCA.com, June 10 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): NAIROBI – At least 10 people were wounded in two separate attacks in Kenya, police said Sunday, including a blast at a church in Mombasa and a grenade hurled in a crowd in […]
UK: Muslim web designer faces life in prison for providing propaganda and tech aid to al-Qaeda
Yet another convert to Islam misunderstands the religion that we must affirm as peaceful on pain on charges on “Islamophobia.” Yet Muslims in England have no program to teach converts to Islam to reject the understanding of Islam that they ostensibly reject. And no one ever ponders the implications of that. “London Web Designer ‘Al-Qaida […]
Robert Spencer: What Would It Take for You to Kill Someone You Love?
In PJ Lifestyle today, I discuss some overlooked aspects of the phenomenon of honor killing: Nasreen Bibi stepped out without her husband’s permission one time too many. Islamic law forbids women to leave the home without permission from their male guardians, and Nasreen had repeatedly infuriated her husband, Muneer, by flouting this rule. Muneer considered […]