Recall in 2015 the highly publicized call by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi for a religious “revolution” and reform of Islam, a call that drew global accolades. Sisi declared, among other things: “Is it possible that 1.6 billion people [Muslims] should want to kill the rest of the world’s inhabitants – that is 7 billion […]
Pakistan: Surge in jihad murders of Ahmadis, who are deemed apostates
Most people in Pakistan, among other mainstream Muslims, do not view Ahmadis as Muslim at all. Only in India are they recognized as Muslims by law. In 1970, in a landmark ruling, an Indian court determined that Ahmadis cannot be declared apostates by other Muslim sects because they believe in the two fundamental beliefs of […]
EU-sanctioned German commandos board Turkish ship in Mediterranean to enforce UN arms embargo on Libya
A collaborative effort by the EU, UN and NATO to control Turkish influence in Libya has caused outrage in Turkey. It is to be expected that Erdogan would blame Greece, since Erdogan habitually scapegoats the Greeks. He has been bullying Greece for some time, prompting the Greek government to begin bolstering its military, due to Turkey’s […]
Sweden: Police chief accused of ‘racism’ for saying foreign criminals ‘do not belong in Sweden’
In open-door, far-Left Sweden, Gothenburg police chief Erik Nord was labelled “racist” after saying foreign criminals “do not belong in Sweden,” even though Gothenburg has seen a violent crime surge because “gangs of Syrian migrants along with Afghani and Somali migrants have repeatedly clashed over drug sales.” Most police personnel in Sweden who work in […]
UAE Fatwa Council denounces Muslim Brotherhood as ‘terrorist group,’ urges Muslims to steer clear of it
The Muslim Brotherhood is a global entity, so the latest reaffirmation against it by the UAE is beneficial, despite the reasons for this new declaration. Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s ruling family view the Brotherhood “as an ideological competitor and sees its promotion of political activism, including support for elections, as a direct threat to […]
Canada: Muslim cleric calls Jews ‘brothers of monkeys and pigs,’ calls on Allah to ‘tear them apart’
In a Facebook post flagged by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, prominent Imam Younus Kathrada, who preaches for the Muslim Youth of Victoria, “calls Jews ‘Brothers of monkeys and khanzeer’ (pigs in Arabic), and calls on Allah to ‘Tear them apart.’” Back in March, Kathrada also preached: “Don’t take Jews or Christians as friends, […]
Canada: Sanctioned Iranian bank accused of funding Hamas and Hizballah allegedly wires millions into the country
Alireza Onghaei, the owner of ONG Currency Exchange Inc., on Toronto’s Yonge Street is accused of funneling millions of dollars into Canada from Iran. Exactly how the transfers are being allocated isn’t yet known. However, it is likely that the Iranian regime is working to expand Iran’s influence via its proxies. A CSIS spokesperson said […]
Google, Facebook and Twitter threaten to leave Pakistan over crackdown on speech offensive to Islam
The Asia Internet Coalition — which includes Google, Facebook and Twitter — is threatening to pull out of Pakistan because of new rules that would have a significant impact upon the freedom of expression. How bitterly ironic. The global tech giants, long established as enemies of the freedom of expression, are now facing the same […]
Turkey and Qatar vow to work together to combat ‘the escalation of the wave of Islamophobia’
Muslim Brotherhood sponsor Qatar is tightening its relations with Turkey in order to shore up its regional clout. This is noteworthy in light of the fact that Turkey’s relationship with Egypt has suffered because of Turkey’s affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood, “as well as the dispute over gas resources in the Mediterranean. Egypt has made […]
Turkey’s Erdogan says he sees Turkey as ‘part of Europe’ and wants full EU membership
The greatest ambition of Erdogan is a revived Ottoman Empire. Should he obtain his goals of EU membership and the settling of large numbers of Muslim migrants throughout the EU, his ambition will be closer to realization. Erdogan has referred to Europe as a “sick man” – “the slur European politicians used to describe the […]