Anti-dhimmitude from Copts who are defying their Pope to engage in their traditional pilgrimage. From AFP,”Egypt’s Copts defy papal ban on pilgrimage to Israel” CAIRO – A group of Egyptian Coptic Christians left on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, in renewed defiance of a ban imposed by their pope before a settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The […]
Pakistani Sacrifices Wife and Four Children to Mark Birthday of Muhammad
From the Pakistani Daily Times, “Man sacrifices wife, 4 children on Eid Milad in Karachi” KARACHI: A schoolteacher, Nadeem Ahmed, who was arrested for allegedly killing his wife and four children said on Friday that he sacrificed them to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). The man was caught hiding in the […]
Iranian Christian Faces Death for Apostasy
Hamid Pourmand update from Religion Journal “Iranian Christian Faces Death Penalty for Apostasy,” with thanks to Nobody: An Iranian church leader, who is already in prison, faces the death penalty if he is found guilty by a shari’ah court. Hamid Pourmand, 47, is scheduled to go before a shari’ah court in Bandar-i-Bushehr next week on […]
Islamists Win Big in Saudi Arabian Elections
“Islamists Dominate Saudi Arabia Elections” from AP: JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Candidates backed by conservative clerics dominated the final stage of Saudi Arabia’s landmark municipal elections, according to results announced Saturday. In the kingdom’s commercial capital of Jiddah, the seven winning candidates were those whose names appeared on what was dubbed the “golden list” — […]
CAIR, ACLU Sue Gov’t over Border Scrutiny
“Border searches spur legal action by Muslims” from the IndyStar with thanks to Nicolei: American Muslim and civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that Muslims who attend religious conferences outside the United States are subject to increased and unfair scrutiny upon their return to the country. The lawsuit, filed in […]
Australian Lawyer: Muslims de-humanized like Jews before WWII
from the Australian The Age, “Muslims ‘vilified and dehumanised’” with thanks to Nicolei: Muslims in Australia suffer vilification comparable to that directed towards Jews under the Nazis, according to the former lawyer for released Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib. Stephen Hopper, who was sacked by Habib earlier this month, told a seminar at RMIT yesterday […]
Saudis Arrest 40 Christians for Praying
No Christian praying allowed, from Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei: Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has detained 40 Pakistani Christians for holding prayers at a house in the Muslim kingdom, where practicising any religion other than Islam is illegal, newspapers said on Saturday. A group of men, women and children were attending the service in the […]
Australian Cleric: Raped Women have Themselves to Blame
Well of course, “Women incite men’s lust with ‘satanic dress’” from the Australian Sun-Herald, with thanks to Nicolei: A Muslim sheik told followers at a public meeting in Bankstown that women who were raped had incited men’s lust by dressing immodestly and only had themselves to blame. Sydney-born Sheik Faiz Mohamad, 34, a former boxer […]
Palestinians: U.S. forcing Christianity on Muslims
“Palestinians: U.S. forcing Christianity on Muslims” from WND, with thanks to Nobody: The Palestinian Authority’s presentation of the U.S. as an enemy of Islam continues despite Washington’s political and financial support of new chairman Mahmoud Abbas. This week, a religious leader whose salary is paid by the PA added a new accusation, preaching that the […]
“God curse America!”
“Moussaoui Tells Court He’s Guilty of a Terror Plot,” from the New Duranty Times: ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person facing a trial in the United States in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, pleaded guilty on Friday to participating in a broad conspiracy by Al Qaeda to fly planes into […]