In a climate of fear created and perpetuated by Islamic supremacists, all one needs to do in order to be vulnerable to accusations of proselytizing is to be visible in daily life as a non-Muslim. To be involved in charitable or philanthropic work also makes one a competitor: the “vilest of creatures” (Qur’an 98:6) and […]
Pakistan: “Silent coup” by Inter-Services Intelligence
It is not news that the ISI is out of control and unaccountable within Pakistan. But here is an account of how it has been allowed to happen. “An ISI coup in the Pakistan military,” by Najam Sethi for the Daily Mail, March 17: The army was constitutionally mandated to be an arm of the […]
Shocker: Egypt’s Islamic parties vote to have themselves dominate panel that will write constitution
More on this story. The arrangement of “half for us, half for all the rest of you” allows the Islamic parties to go through the motions of seeking input from other parties, but with substantial leverage to say “that’s nice,” and do what they please. The Muslim Brotherhood is cast here as the more moderate […]
Egyptian lawmaker moves to restrict women’s access to divorce
This development is ironic in light of a recent report that ran at Bikya Masr, which played up women’s access to divorce as a reason that was said to attract them to convert from Coptic Christianity to Islam. But as Sharia takes hold in Egypt in greater strength, that may yet turn out to be […]
NBC correspondent asks why “resistance group” Hizballah is standing by Assad
Hizballah is not a resistance group. It is a long recognized jihad terrorist organization that was responsible, one might recall, for the 1983 massacre of 241 members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It styles itself as a resistance group against Israel, but Hizballah is ultimately self-serving. It is a parasitic pseudo-state within a state in […]
Pakistan: Life sentence for “uttering blasphemous remarks against the Holy Prophet”
Allegedly offensive words = life destroyed. The sentence is light years beyond excessive, since Manzarul Haq Shah Jahan should not even be in jail, but one can’t help but ask: why did he get life in prison while Asia Bibi was sentenced to hang? The charge of “blasphemy” flirts perilously with the worship of Muhammad. […]
Germany: Irony-impaired group set to award Turkish PM “tolerance” prize
Erdogan’s behavior toward Germany alone should disqualify him for that. As this report observes, he has “irked Berlin with his calls to Germany’s large ethnic Turkish community not to assimilate.” There is also the ongoing denial of the Armenian genocide, and the erosion of secular institutions in Turkey, among other things. Maybe it’s a prize […]
Saudis attempt to “stop the bloodshed” in Syria by sending arms to the rebels
That is not going to stop the bloodshed, but it may redistribute it in favor of their guys: they would rather see a Sunni Islamic state in Damascus than a bunch of semi-secular heathen Alawites. In all likelihood, one thug regime will replace the other, even if they go through the motions of a democratic […]
Coptic Pope Shenouda III dead at 88
A sad day in an already dark time for Egypt’s Christians. There will likely be Islamic supremacist attempts to capitalize on this period of uncertainty and vulnerability within the Coptic Orthodox Church. “Pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christian Church dies,” by Aya Batrawy for the Associated Press, March 17: CAIRO, Egypt (AP) “” Pope Shenouda III, […]
Indonesia: Islamic groups object to gender equality bill
As just noted at the end of the posting that precedes this one, “attempts to legislate for the protection of women’s rights come up against protestations in the name of Sharia.” Thank you for proving our point. “Indonesia: Islamist groups object to gender equality bill,” from AdnKronos International, March 15 (thanks to The Religion of […]