And the lawyer for the defendant told the victim that she could have avoided the sex assault if she had just adjusted her own behavior. The West is swiftly internalizing the idea that whenever Muslims commit acts of violence, it’s the non-Muslim victim’s fault. “Taxi sexual assault victim could have avoided attack, says driver’s lawyer,” […]
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Robert Spencer responds to denunciation by Leftist Rabbi Shaul Osadchey
Recently I spoke in Calgary, Alberta, and was denounced before I had said a word by, among others, hard-Left Rabbi Shaul Osadchey. Rabbi Osadchey recently wrote a lengthy explanation of why he did this, in response to a letter he received from Brian Sander, one of his congregants. The Rabbi’s explanation was passed on to […]
“Expert”: Muslims “radicalize” because they find it hard to criticize government
“It’s a really hard thing to tell your government, ‘By the way, your policies are problematic.’ Governments are not comfortable talking about it because it forces them to be self-critical of their own policy — but it cannot be ignored.” Is Phil Gurski, former CSIS analyst, serious? Muslims join jihad groups because they find it […]
Democrats introduce bill to oppose Trump’s proposed Muslim immigration ban
“Beyer said the legislation is an attempt to ‘appeal to hope rather than fear.’” In our pusillanimous and puerile age, “fear” is not just a weakness of character, but a moral flaw: if you fear being beheaded or blown up by Islamic jihadists, you’re an evil person. And to be sure, fear is never to […]
Yemen: Islamic State murders 37 policemen in former al-Qaeda bastion
Time for the Pentagon to issue another statement about how the Islamic State is losing ground. “Bombs ‘kill 37 Yemen police’ in former Qaeda bastion,” AFP, May 15, 2016: A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group and a second attack killed 37 police on Sunday in the Yemeni port of Mukalla where a […]
Danish professor: Wrong to see Muslims as victims, they act according to the Qur’an
Excellent point by professor Thomas Hoffmann (photo above): Violent Muslims act upon the Qur’an and the Qur’an’s commandments on how to react to criticism and towards non-Muslims and non-Islamic values. Not upon “racism,” “islamophobia” etc… Related: • Danish professor: Islamic State’s terror is founded in the Qur’an Translated from Uriasposten: “There is a need to understand […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Education of Donald Trump
The new golden boy of multicultural politics and Moderate Islam, Mayor Sadiq Khan of London, fresh from his electoral triumph, told an interviewer on May 13 that he would like to “educate” Donald Trump about Islam. Certainly Trump, like many of those who oppose him, could stand to be educated about Islam, but what he […]
Petraeus calls for self-censorship to avoid offending Muslims
This is essentially an anti-Trump screed, but it has more sweeping and ominous implications. Petraeus has “grown increasingly concerned about inflammatory political discourse that has become far too common both at home and abroad against Muslims and Islam, including proposals from various quarters for blanket discrimination against people on the basis of their religion.” He […]
Islamic State slaughters 14 Real Madrid fans: soccer is “anti-Muslim”
This puts an intriguing spin on the universal claims by mainstream media journalists that foes of jihad terror are “anti-Muslim.” “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in […]
U.S. stopped blacklisting domestic terror charities under Obama
What could possibly go wrong? “U.S. Stopped Blacklisting Domestic Terror Charities Under Obama,” by Eli Lake, Bloomberg, May 12, 2016 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur): The last time the federal government designated a U.S. charity as a front for terrorist fundraising, President Barack Obama had been in office for less than a month and Osama […]