An update on this story. Again, Minnesotan authorities must ensure that the Tarek ibn Ziyad outfit does not reconstitute itself under another name, or spawn similar projects with similar abuses. “ACLU not expecting much money out of TiZA settlement,” by Christopher Magan for Pioneer Press, March 7: Days after agreeing to a $1.4 million settlement […]
Syrian Christians fleeing for Lebanon
The fall of the Assad regime will make Syria’s Christians targets for two reasons: first, they benefited from where the Baath regime contradicted Sharia on the role of Christians in society. Secondly, and for the longer term, they are Christians, and they are marked for subjugation under Sharia. What breaks out as Assad’s enemies divide […]
Satellite images show Iran may be trying to cover tracks in nuclear work
If it were just about the peaceful generation of electricity and medical technology, why all the secrecy and subterfuge? “AP Exclusive: Iran may be cleaning up nuke work,” by George Jahn for the Associated Press, March 7: VIENNA (AP) “” Satellite images of an Iranian military facility appear to show trucks and earth-moving vehicles at […]
IAEA chief: Iran “not telling us everything”
Hence France’s stated reservations about how productive negotiations will be. “‘Iran is not telling us everything,’ U.N. atomic agency chief says,” from CNN, March 8: Vienna, Austria (CNN) — Iran is not open about its nuclear program, but it should be, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday. “Iran is not telling […]
Accomplice to “Jihad Jane” to plead guilty
One creepy jihad case draws nearer to a close. “Md. teen plans guilty plea in terror case in Pa.,” from the Associated Press, March 5 (thanks to PRCS): A Maryland teenager accused of helping a terror cell based in Ireland will plead guilty to a U.S. terrorism charge, according to court papers filed Monday. Mohammad […]
Report: Egyptian priest sentenced to six months in jail over “excess church height”
According to Umdat al-Salik, a manual of the Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence certified as “reliable” by none other than Al-Azhar University in Cairo: “The subject peoples … must keep to the side of the street; may not build higher than or as high as the Muslims” buildings, though if they acquire a tall house, […]
Spanish imam under investigation for calling on Muslims to “discipline” misbehaving wives
Gee. He must not get his religious guidance from the HuffPo tafsir department. “Spanish imam under investigation after calling on Muslims to “˜discipline” misbehaving wives,” from Al Arabiya, March 6: A Spanish imam near Barcelona is under investigation after allegedly calling on the faithful to “discipline” errant wives using physical and psychological violence, police said […]
More gratitude: Libya rules out visit by British police to investigate Lockerbie bombing
Remember: “A year ago they begged for Britain’s help.” Apparently Megrahi is still drifting along as well, after taking an impeccably timed turn for the worse when the pressure was on last year, after which he miraculously emerged from a “coma.” An update on this story, and a reversal from a prior report in December […]
France says Iran “two-faced,” does not seem sincere about negotiations
Iran has learned many things from North Korea with respect to its nuclear program, and will likely take a page from the DPRK playbook on this matter as well. Negotiations are a means to take some heat off and buy time, of looking busy with negotiations for the sake of appearances while continuing business as […]
Iran rejects obligation to register “temporary marriages”
You might call it “Free sex for me, but not for thee.” It’s not prostitution if you call it “temporary marriage.” Meanwhile, a man’s other wife or wives will be sitting ducks for whatever venereal diseases hubby brings home, and may even end up getting blamed as a cover story. And everyone knows that nothing […]