The intrepid mujahedin, keeping the world safe from physical fitness and independent access to information, at least for girls. Wherever Pakistan has ceded sovereignty, for all practical purposes, to the Taliban and other jihadist movements, it has written off the future of the girls living in those areas as collateral damage. “Agents of change: Girls […]
Obama admin to welcome OIC to discussion on “tolerance”
When fascism comes to America, it will be waving a “Co-Exist” bumper sticker and telling you to “be nice.” Which is more disturbing: the notion that the administration is overrun with gullible idealists lost in politically correct fantasies, or that they know exactly what they are doing? Either way, the outcome threatens to be disastrous. […]
East London Mosque hosts speaker who said of Israel: “Their women are yours to take, legitimately. God made them yours. Why don’t you enslave their women? Why don’t you wage jihad?”
This is his second appearance at mosque this year. “East London Mosque hosts speaker who has ‘called for Jewish women to be enslaved and pillaged’,” by Andrew Gilligan for the Telegraph, December 9 (thanks to Twostellas): I haven’t written about that self-proclaimed haven of moderation and tolerance, the East London Mosque, for a few weeks. […]
Muslim Brotherhood: Next legislature will need to review peace treaty with Israel
We tried to tell you. Meanwhile, arms shipments from the U.S. to Egypt are continuing. “Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt-Israel peace treaty needs to be reviewed,” from Deutsche Press Agentur, December 9: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said that the country’s peace treaty with Israel needs re-evaluation by the country’s new parliament, in press remarks by a senior member […]
Egypt’s Salafist al-Nour party calls democracy “heresy” at rally
The ends justify the means, and that is what democracy is here: not the goal, but the means. For now, it is the path of least resistance to attaining power. They have gotten up to 30% of the vote, depending on the report. A democracy is only as good as the values that inform its […]
Saudi textbook says conflict with Jews “is a religious conflict, not a dispute about politics or nationality, or a conflict between races or tribes, or a fight over land or country, as some describe it”
So much for “underlying causes” and the various excuses du jour. “Saudi High School Textbook Preaches Hate,” from the Investigative Project on Terrorism, December 8: A twelfth-grade Saudi textbook is teaching hatred of Jews and jihad to liberate Palestine, according to MEMRI. The report illustrates that hatred and violence continue to be themes in Saudi […]
Human Rights Watch urges Yemen to outlaw child marriage
Resistance would be fierce because child marriage is defended with the example of Muhammad, the supreme model of conduct for Muslims according to Qur’an 33:21, who consummated his marriage to Aisha when she was nine and he was fifty-four (Sahih Bukhari 7.62.88). Muslims in countries far removed from one another believe this and act accordingly. […]
Algeria’s failed Islamic movements try to capture “Arab Spring” momentum, offer guidance on how to “organize and participate in unrest”
They lost trust because of their brutality. But no, seriously, this time will be different. “Insight: Algerian Islamists hope for “Arab Spring” revival,” by William Maclean for Reuters, December 8: LONDON (Reuters) – Algeria’s Islamists, in the political wilderness since their last attempt to win power dissolved into civil war, are now trying again, galvanized […]
Business as usual: “Violence feared” over repairs in Temple Mount area
The walkway was damaged by inclement weather in 2004. The new walkway was temporary, made of wood, and needs to be replaced. That’s all it takes for a wave of conspiracy paranoia that Israel is out to commit dastardly deeds against the al-Aqsa mosque. The bottom line is that there is no basis in reality […]
What could go wrong? U.S. is still allowing arms shipments to Egypt
Wouldn’t it be prudent to wait and see what we’re getting before continuing business as before? Amnesty International has its own reasons for objecting in the report below, and there are only many more reasons than those, including the future foreign policy of the country, its potential relations with groups like Hamas, the fate of […]