What are these club members looking at? No, wait, don’t tell us. Alas, in any event, it looks like there will be no more “Islamic Sex, Fighting Jews to Return Islamic Sex to the World.” “Malaysia bans Obedient Wives Club sex manual,” by Sam Jones for the Guardian, November 3: The Malaysian government is to […]
Report: U.S., U.K. draw up joint plan to strike Iran, as Israel considers a strike of its own against Iran’s nuke program
Iran now has enough uranium for four nuclear weapons, according to this report. There seems to be little sense of urgency about a nuclear Iran at the United Nations, which has settled for an endless cycle of issuing reports, issuing incrementally more restrictive sanctions, and waiting another few months or a year to see what […]
Kenya: Al-Shabaab receiving airdrops of weapons
Suspicion has fallen on Eritrea. It would not be the first time Eritrea has been accused of supporting the Somali jihadists, even provoking U.N. sanctions. “Kenya claims Somali rebels receive third weapons airdrop,” from Agence France-Presse, November 2: Kenya said Wednesday that Somali Islamist rebels had received a third planeload of armaments, as its forces […]
Al-Shabaab bars Somalis from fleeing Kenyan strikes, orders them “to stay and die at the hands of Christian Kenya, to dwell in paradise”
Perhaps seeking human shields, and the propaganda potential of elevated civilian casualties, the cowards of al-Shabaab have made themselves the arbiters of other people’s “martyrdom.” “Somalis brace for Kenyan air assault,” by Abdi Sheikh and Sahra Abdi for the Associated Press, November 2: MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia braced for Kenyan air attacks on Wednesday and […]
Tunisian women demonstrate to protect rights after Islamic party dominates election
So, are they racists or Islamophobes? They are neither, of course: they know how high the stakes are. “Tunisian women demonstrate to protect their rights,” by Bouazza ben Bouazza for the Associated Press, November 3: TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) “” Some 200 Tunisian women demonstrated Wednesday in downtown Tunis in defense of their rights, following the […]
It must be stopped: Raids over “anti-Islam” toy gun spread from Saudi Arabia to UAE
All that’s missing is an assessment of blame. That promises to be entertaining. An update on this story. “Anti-Islam toy guns seized in Dibba,” from Emirates 24-7, November 2: Authorities in Dibba seized nearly 100 Chinese-made toy guns which offend Islam by mocking the wife of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), the Arabic language […]
Study: 62% of Muslims in Canada want some form of Sharia
Sharia is a package deal. Even Imam Rauf knows that. “Just a little” Sharia is a temporary condition on the way to having more, and the “jurisdictional creeping” seen in Britain’s Sharia courts is a prominent demonstration that this remains the case even in the West. To their credit, Muslim women fought in 2005 to […]
Official report released in 2007 Pakistani killing of American officer, long kept quiet
A prior report on this story, referenced below, described multiple gunmen in a “complex, calculated assault,” and stated: “Pakistani officials first attributed the attack to militants, then, when pressed to investigate, to a single rogue soldier from the Frontier Corps, the poorly controlled tribal militia that guards the border region. To this day, none of […]
Convictions upheld for “Miami men” convicted of conspiring to aid al-Qaeda
Not Miami “Virtue and Vice” An update on this story. “Convictions upheld in “˜Liberty City Seven” terrorism case,” by Jay Weaver for the Miami Herald, November 1: Five Miami men convicted of conspiring to support the terrorist organization al-Qaida lost their appeal Tuesday for a new trial. A federal appeals court ruled that U.S. District […]
Whew: Saudi religious police save family from departing housemaid’s “spell”
“The spell was wrapped in a small old piece of paper carrying unreadable language and hidden inside a deserted bathroom adjoining their house.” Then there was the maid who allegedly left “magic items” under the stairs — also the subject of a religious police “rescue.” What a terrible power they have, these housemaids. Protecting Saudis […]