This Qur’an study group was not advocating reevaluation, reinterpretation, or reform of the violent and supremacist teachings of the Muslim holy book; they were attacked for other reasons. However, this assault does show yet again why we don’t see more sincere Islamic reformers: those who go against established orthodoxy are charged with heresy and often […]
Archives for 2013
Syria: Muslim cleric gleefully smashes statue of Virgin Mary to shouts of “Allahu akbar”
The title of the video represents the cleric, Omar Gharba, as saying, “We won’t accept anything but Wahhabism in Syria,” but that is not what he says. What he actually says is, “Only Allah will be worshipped in the land of al-Sham [Syria], and only the rule of Allah will be established….We won’t accept anything […]
Montreal: Muslim faces charges after bomb-making materials found in his carry-on luggage
Antony Piazza, formerly known as Houshang Nazemi. His name change resembles that of David Coleman Headley, aka Daood Gilani, who changed his name in the belief that a non-Islamic name would make it easier for him to engage in jihad activity without detection. “Man, 71, facing charges after bomb-making materials found at Montreal airport,” from […]
Chinese authorities hunting for two Muslims suspected of attack in Tienanmen Square that killed five and injured 38
Jihad at the heart of Communist China? “Tiananmen Square attack sows terror in spiritual heart of China,” by Barbara Demick for the Los Angeles Times, October 28 (thanks to Darcy): BEIJING–It could hardly have been a more audacious attack or one that was aimed more directly at the bull’s-eye that is the spiritual heart of […]
Syria: Al-Qaeda imposing Islamic law in areas it controls
And they have taken over the main center for foreign aid delivery. Good thing Obama is arming them! “Al-Qaeda fighters imprison 60 Syrians, take over court and bribe people with free food and petrol as they try to turn the country into an Islamic state,” by Craig Mackenzie for the Daily Mail, October 26 (thanks […]
Robert Spencer’s Recommended Books at the Freedom Academy Book Club
PJTV has a new initiative: Freedom Academy, consisting of a Book Club, online lectures, and more to come to aid Americans and all freedom-lovers to understand more fully the principles that make Western civilization great and worth defending. The Book Club is dedicated to being “a place where lovers of freedom and liberty can find […]
Syria: Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” threaten Christians — “Convert to Islam, or you will be crucified like Jesus”
“Talk about extreme, militant Islamists and the atrocities that they have perpetrated globally might undercut the positive achievements that we Catholics have attained in our inter-religious dialogue with devout Muslims.” — Robert McManus, Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, February 8, 2013 Yes, clearly that dialogue is working wonders. These jihadis were mocking the Christian […]
“Grand Day of Death to America” rally planned in new, moderate Iran
It’s a party in Brave New Moderate Iran! “The rally will include the conferral of, ‘The First Major International Award of “Down With America”‘ for best anti-American photograph, poster, video, song or caricature.” Those fun-loving mullahs! What will they think of next? “‘Grand Day of Death to America’ rally planned in Iran,” from FoxNews.com, October […]
Sharia in action in Pakistan: Women stabbed for shopping while unaccompanied by men
“A woman may not leave the city without her husband or a member of her unmarriageable kin accompanying her, unless the journey is obligatory, like the hajj. It is unlawful for her to travel otherwise, and unlawful for her husband to allow her to.” — ‘Umdat al-Salik m10.3 “Vigilante violence: Women stabbed “˜for shopping,– by […]
UK: Londoners sign pro-FGM petition to protect “culture, traditions and rights”
Beheading, stoning, amputation, jihad violence — it’s all part of the same culture. And Britain is eagerly surrendering. “Circumcision is obligatory (for every male and female) (by cutting off the piece of skin on the glans of the penis of the male, but circumcision of the female is by cutting out the bazr ‘clitoris’ [this […]