In this new video, I explain some of the key failed policies and analyses that the Trump administration State Department should jettison quickly and decisively.
Archives for 2017
Spain: Muslims call for marriage to Christian women to strengthen Islam
The Qur’an allows a Muslim man to marry “chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you” (5:5) that is, the “People of the Book,” that is, primarily Jews and Christians. Muslim women, however, cannot marry non-Muslim men, because it is understood that the woman […]
Afghanistan: Islamic State jihadis disguised as doctors murder more than 30 people in attack on military hospital
According to a hadith, Muhammad said, “War is deceit.” (Bukhari 4.52.268) “Isis gunmen disguised as doctors kill more than 30 people in attack on military hospital in Kabul,” by Lizzie Dearden, Independent, March 7, 2017: Militants disguised as doctors have killed more than 30 people in an attack on a military hospital near the US […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl as Scholar of the House (Part II)
Devotees of the genre know the pleasure to be derived from reading Hamid Dabashi’s eulogy to Edward Said, with its echoes, for the connoisseur, of Dzhambul’s 1936 “Song About Stalin” — the first verse of which you can find, if you wish, in Ogonyok, No. 14, 14 March 1990. The “Song About Stalin” goes thus […]
Oppression chic: Nike offers “Pro Hijab” for athletic Muslimas
Will Nike offer stoning supplies for adulterous Muslimas? Will Nike offer a series of blades suitable for slitting the throats of Muslimas who dare not to wear the hijab? Will Nike offer Klan hoods for racist athletes? “Nike Has A New Product For Muslim Women: The ‘Pro Hijab,’” by Zahraa Alkhalisi, CNN, March 7, 2017: […]
93% of women in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan experience sexual violence
Coincidence? No. “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds […]
Robert Spencer video: Opposition to Trump immigration ban is based on false pretenses
In this new video, I explain why opposition to President Trump’s immigration ban is based neither on fact nor on sound reasoning, but on a false imputation of motives. I taped this after the first ban was struck down, but since the same arguments are recurring now, this video remains relevant.
CNN cuts feed on guest after he cites jihad terror cases involving “refugees”
The establishment propaganda media is desperate, and doing all it can to prevent people from knowing the truth about the national security aspects of the “refugee” issue. “CNN cuts feed right after guest cites refugee crime stats,” by Kyle Olson, American Mirror, March 6, 2017: There CNN goes again. During a segment on Donald Trump’s […]
A call to “stop celebrating Muslim decency”
Nobody deserves congratulations for basic decency. Condemning bomb threats and making donations to repair damage from bias crimes is something good people of all backgrounds do. The writer of the article below is simply trying to appeal to logic: it is subtly insulting to congratulate anyone for simply doing what is expected according to basic norms of decency. To […]
Canada: CTV, CBC display Muhammad cartoons protest placards online
M-103 is an “anti-Islamophobia” motion that is causing upheaval in Canada, where one hears nary a peep out of any other group, but only from Muslims. Opponents of M-103 led a March for Freedom at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, outside City Hall. CIJ News reported that the demonstration “achieved one of its goals to allow […]