How, then, pray tell, is Islam so consistently “misunderstood,” across geographical areas and schools of jurisprudence, with respect to jihad warfare, and the rights of women and non-Muslims, from Great Britain to Nigeria to Algeria to Tunisia to France to Egypt to Germany to Turkey to the Palestinian territories to Lebanon to Syria to Saudi […]
Tunisia: “Islamic leaders pressured by radical fringe”
Remember when that “radical fringe” was sure to be a harmless, ineffectual sideshow of a Tiny Minority of Extremists? Not only is the Tiny Minority once again less tiny and inconsequential than advertised, but they do not need to attain absolute power to do very real damage to human rights and civil liberties. There is […]
Iraq: Dozens killed in bout of mutual Islamophobia
Across the world, one could argue that the world’s biggest Islamophobes are Sunnis attacking Shi’ites, and vice-versa. Where’s the outrage for that? “Dozens Killed in Attack on Iraqi Funeral Procession,” by Sam Dagher and Ali A. Nabhan for the Wall Street Journal, January 27: BAGHDAD””Dozens of people were killed and wounded when a suicide car […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram threatens more attacks, gunmen shouting “Allahu akbar” open fire on police station
And maybe killing that many people will bring about paradise under Sharia. They keep trying, and it keeps not working. “Gunmen shoot police officers in flashpoint Nigerian city,” by Aminu Abubakar for Agence France-Presse, January 27: Gunmen opened fire on a police station Friday and two officers were feared dead in the Nigerian city of […]
Egypt: Two Copts killed for refusing to pay for protection racket; bishop complains of lack of response from police
The jizya tax is a state protection racket. This was a private-enterprise version, of which there are many in Egypt now, as this report describes. “Nag Hammadi: Muslim bandits kill two Copts. Christians live in fear of being kidnapped,” from AsiaNews, January 27: Cairo (AsiaNews / Agencies) – Two Copts, father and son, were killed […]
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood spokesman says group won’t speak or meet with Israeli officials
The story and the rhetoric change with the audience. Does Mahmoud Ghezlan really suppose the kuffar are too dumb to notice the conflicting messages? You can’t fool all of the infidels all of the time. “Brotherhood vows to shun Israeli officials,” from the Egypt Independent, January 25: The Muslim Brotherhood will not speak or meet […]
Egyptian sheikh forbids purchasing Chevrolets because logo looks like a cross
Ford just got a big boost in the Salafist market. “Egyptian Sheikh: Driving a Chevy is Haram,” by Angie Nasser for Now Lebanon, January 24: “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world…” A Salafi sheikh in Egypt has reportedly issued a fatwa that buying [or driving] a Chevrolet vehicle is haram because the […]
Saudi cleric: No praying for Allah to have mercy on Steve Jobs’ soul
If there’s an app for that, it is surely haram. This item was broadcast in October, but is currently highlighted at MEMRI’s home page. “Saudi Cleric Sa’d Bin Al-Shathari: It Is Forbidden to Pray to Allah to Place Steve Jobs in Paradise,” from MEMRI, October 8, 2011: Interviewer: There is a great deal of interest […]
U.K.: “Strict Muslim” raped women and girls to punish them for being out alone at night
Those who wage jihad to impose Sharia push a circular argument: Sharia is the only way to peace and security because it is the only condition under which they will allow peace and security to take hold. They try to prove the supposed necessity of Sharia by attempting to create it, through harassment, sexual assaults, […]
Indonesia: “Tolerance of Islamic vigilantism is helping to breed a new generation of terrorists”
Indonesia’s approach to homegrown Islamic thug groups like the Islamic Defenders Front is noticeably more flexible than its dealings with groups with international connections. In particular, there seems to be no sense of urgency as long as “Islamic vigilantism” restricts its targets to Christians and Ahmadis. But evidence is accumulating that feeding that proverbial crocodile […]