[Editor’s note: The following is a translation by Ibn Warraq and Robert Kerr of Michel Onfray’s L’Art d’Etre Francais (The Art of Being French, Bouquins, 2021), published here for the first time. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Part 5 is here. Part 6 is […]
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Abbas Expresses Support For Assad; No One Notices
Mahmoud Abbas has sent a delegation to Damascus to deliver a letter to Bashar Assad, expressing support and a desire for closer relations. It’s part — a distinctly unimportant part — of a wider effort by Arab states to bring Syria back into the Arab fold, and to pressure it, at the same time, […]
Hamas leader calls Arab nations that have normalized with Israel ‘gay’
The Palestinian mission, according to the Charters of all the major Palestinian organizations, is to obliterate the State of Israel, that is, implement a one-state solution. At the same time, Palestinian leaders tell the world that they seek peace and a two-state solution. The truth: the Palestinian leadership hates the State of Israel and aims […]
Palestinian Authority determined to continue paying jihadists ‘in the name of the martyrs’
The Palestinian leadership has reiterated another reminder of the Palestinian jihad against Israel, presented as a “resistance.” Straight from the Palestinian Cabinet came the announcement that “in the name of the martyrs,” the Palestinians will continue to wage their bloody jihad against Israelis, and continue pouring money into it. Mohammad Shtayyeh, who became Prime Minister […]
BUSTED: Biden’s Education Secretary Solicited the Infamous Letter Likening Angry Parents to Domestic Terrorists
My latest in PJ Media: The facts of this shameful case are generally well known: the National School Boards Association (NSBA) wrote to the FBI, asking it to investigate as “domestic terrorism”protests at school board meetings against the introduction of Critical Race Theory into public school curricula. That was bad enough, but now the […]
Iran: When We Strike America, It Will Be With Great Force
My latest in PJ Media: Old Joe Biden’s handlers are desperate to revive Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, as Biden State Department wonk Ned Price has made clear: “We are prepared, as we have said, to lift sanctions that are inconsistent with the JCPOA,” that is, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which is the […]
UK: Primary school teacher sends thousands of pounds to the Islamic State
Imagine the embarrassment of British authorities when they discover that Miriam Sebbagh’s behavior is far more mainstream than they have dared even to consider. But by then it is likely to be far too late for shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain. “STRUCK OFF Primary school teacher, 52, BANNED from classroom after sending thousands of pounds to […]
Indonesia: Muslim kicks offerings at eruption site, ‘These incurred Allah’s wrath’
This kind of thinking leads to, among other things, jihad activity. There is no deed greater than jihad: a hadith has a man asking Muhammad, “Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward).” Muhammad replied, “I do not find such a deed.” (Bukhari 56.4.2785) Thus if someone wants to win Allah’s […]
Spain: Forced marriages have increased by 60% since 2015, 14% involve girls under 15
Gee, what could account for this? What has changed in Spain since 2015? “Alert: in the last six years forced marriages have increased in Spain by 60%,” translated from “Alerta: en los últimos seis años los matrimonios forzosos han aumentado en España un 60%,” by Cristina Aldaz, El Mundo, January 8, 2022: The stepfather of […]
Iran Issues ‘Sanctions’ on 52 US Officials to Match 52 Hostages
Islamists love their numerology. Whether it’s September 11 or their 52 cards here, there’s some magical numerology in the mix. And a symbolic threat. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday warned Iran that it would face “serious consequences” if any U.S. citizens are attacked after Iranian officials sanctioned multiple Americans. “Yesterday, Iran […]