One of the suspected perpetrators is a mufti — yet another Islamic cleric who misunderstands his peaceful religion. “Islamic Extremists Held for Church Blast in Bangladesh,” from Compass Direct News, December 11: LOS ANGELES, December 11 (CDN) — Police in Bangladesh said they believe at least two Islamic extremists are responsible for a bomb blast […]
Bangladesh: Muslim converts to Christianity beaten, falsely charged with attempted murder, told they are “polluting” society
But a little pious violence to deny people freedom of conscience? Why, that just keeps society sparkling and lemony-fresh. “Christian Family in Bangladesh Attacked, Charged with Crime,” from Compass Direct News, October 27: LOS ANGELES, October 27 (CDN) — Muslim neighbors of a Christian family in Bangladesh scheduled to be baptized last month beat them […]
Bangladesh bans Islamic political parties: “Secularism will again be the cornerstone of our constitution”
Islamophobes! Islamophobes! Or has Bangladesh learned something about Sharia that the West is still largely unwilling to admit? Granted, the argument for Sharia in the West follows similarly to those made for communism: Yes, it’s never brought the just and peaceful paradise that was advertised in country after country after country, but let’s try it […]
Bangladesh: Islamic leaders accused of blasphemy, accuse accusers of “conspiracy against Islam and Muslims”
Vying with one another to out-Muhammad Muhammad. Note that because the leaders were accused of blasphemy, party members were arrested. But the main point is that in a Sharia environment, blasphemy laws are a live weapon in the hands of those in power. With the OIC trying its best to bring such laws Westward, free […]
Late to the party, Bangladesh gets around to banning Facebook over Motoons
“Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” was a couple of weeks ago, Pakistan has already lifted its ban (partially, anyway), and Bangladesh hurries to show that it hates free speech too. Note that AP’s headline again refers to Muhammad as a “prophet” without qualification, as if we’re all Muslims now — and as is common mainstream media […]
“British dad” accused of funding jihad from restaurant business
The translation of the original headline, according to Jihad Watch’s handsome, leather-bound American English / English-English Dictionary is “Birmingham purveyor of a particular curry dish is jihad kingpin.” And knowing is half the battle. “Brummie balti boss ‘is terror kingpin,” by Tom Wells for The Sun, April 26 (thanks to the aptly named Thomas Pellow): […]
India: Muslims attack, torture Hindus, loot and burn Hindu shops
From Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs: This is a daily struggle wherever Muslims have gained a majority. In the state of West Bengal, in India bordering Bangla Desh, Muslims infiltrated over the last few decades to such an extent that today they are 30% of the population of the state. In many villages bordering Bangla […]
Bangladesh: Supreme Court rules against forcing women to wear veil
The court said “‘forcing a woman to wear the veil against her will’ is considered a ‘flagrant violation’ of basic human rights ‘enshrined in the Constitution’.” If a Western official had brought forth this opinion, he or she would be branded an Islamophobe for implying that anyone is ever forced to wear the veil, or […]
Do Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton know what’s going on in the Chittagong Hills? If they did, would they care?
If you visit this site every day, you know that there are three kinds of news stories related to or about Islam. There are the stories that, within a day or a week, will make it to the New York Times, and NPR, albeit in less intelligible and often tendentious form. Then there are the […]
Armed with knives, bricks, and sticks, Misunderstanders of Islam attack Christian villagers in Bangladesh, injuring 50
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Bangladesh: 50 Christians injured in Muslim attacks,” from CatholicCulture.org, March 25 (thanks to Twostellas): Armed with knives, bricks, and sticks, a group of Muslims attacked Christian villagers in Bangladesh on March 20, injuring 50. “They [the Muslims] said they will kill some of our people,” said Father Leo Desai of […]