Like the cases of Pastor Nadarkhani and of Sakineh Ashtiani, this is another story Iran would like to go away so it can do as it pleases. That must not be allowed to happen. An update on this story. “Concern over condition of four detainees arrested in AOG church of Ahwaz,” from Mohabat News, December […]
Palestinian Authority’s Abbas appoints jihadist freed in prisoner exchange for Gilad Shalit as adviser
Remember, these are supposed to be the “moderate” guys. With “moderates” like these, who needs “extremists?” “Abbas appoints released terrorist as advisor,” from the Jerusalem Post, January 2: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas recently appointed as an advisor one of the security prisoners released in exchange for Gilad Schalit this past October. Muhammad Darma, who […]
Yemen: Jihadists fire shots to stop march for peace
Jihadist forces and other Islamic supremacist thugs have shown a knack in recent months for showing up at demonstrations and doing exactly what protesters are warning against or want to stop. Here is yet another protest in need of a “Thank You For Proving Our Point” sign. “Islamist fighters halt Yemen peace march: witnesses,” from […]
Hamas cracks down on “fortune-tellers” and mannequins
So much for the reported tactical retreat from aggressive, micromanaging Sharia enforcement in Gaza. The temptation will always be there, of course, since “morality” policing is a cheap, lazy way to look busy and shore up the legitimacy of the government as a pious Islamic outfit. “Hamas cracks down on fortune-tellers, mannequins,” from Ma’an News […]
Egypt’s Salafists: No Christmas greetings to Christians
Spreading their usual warmth and good cheer ahead of the Orthodox observance of Christmas. No word on Hanukkah, but you can probably more or less connect the dots. We also can’t rule out a Festivus Fatwa somewhere down the line, while they’re at it, to prohibit Muslim participation in the Airing of Grievances. And the […]
Surprise! Muslim Brotherhood won’t recognize Israel, deputy leader says group will seek to cancel peace treaty
Remember that the Camp David Accords are not just about the State of Israel and Egypt, but first drag the Palestinian issue into conditions for peace. This is a built-in flaw and a tool of blackmail, and the Brotherhood is ready to exploit it: if they aren’t happy with the Palestinian situation, Israel has violated […]
Egypt: Muslims chanting “Allahu akbar” go on rampage after Christian student is accused of insulting Islam; authorities respond by arresting student
Sure. Reward the mob. That’ll fix things right up. An update on this story. “Egypt arrests Christian over Muhammad drawing,” by Maggie Michael for the Associated Press, December 31 (thanks to Kenneth): CAIRO “” Egyptian authorities have detained a Coptic Christian student accused of posting a drawing of Islam’s prophet on Facebook that triggered two […]
“Abbas” Palestinian Authority has accelerated its broader campaign to expunge Jewish history and identity from the Holy Land”
One of the greatest obstacles the PA and Hamas face is that the archaeological evidence does not line up with Islam’s revisionist account of history, which appropriates the major figures of Judaism and Jesus himself as prophets and messengers of Islam. Islam’s claim on the territory depends on that, and on Muhammad’s “night journey” to […]
U.S. considers handing over prominent, “high-risk” Taliban member in “confidence building” measure for peace negotiations
The earlier report we posted on “confidence building measures” noted that the U.S. “has asked representatives of the Taliban to match that confidence-building measure with some of their own. Those could include a denunciation of international terrorism and a public willingness to enter formal political talks with the government headed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.” […]
Malaysia: Christian leader may be charged with sedition for criticizing supremacist article in constitution
The constitution defines Malays as Muslims in one fell swoop (Article 160 (2)). For a Christian to criticize Malay supremacism as enshrined in Article 153 is to criticize Islamic supremacism. Therefore, this Christian leader is in trouble twice: for defying his second-class status as a non-Malay, and all the more for defying his second-class status […]