Ahmadis are classified as non-Muslims under Pakistani law, because they revere Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a prophet. They’re forbidden to read the Qur’an in public and are subject to discrimination and frequent harassment and violence. It is bitterly ironic that their spokesmen in the West, such as Harris Zafar and Qasim Rashid, side with their […]
Pakistan Taliban leader: what matters is enforcement of Sharia, “whether through peace or war”
Sharia is the goal of jihad groups the world over. They want to establish Islamic states governed by Islamic law. Non-Muslims who advocate accommodation to Sharia are aiding in this endeavor. Their female and non-Muslim descendants will not remember them fondly. “TTP wants enforcement of Sharia: spokesman,” from Dawn, January 31: MIRAMSHAH: The objective of […]
Jizya to keep flowing to Pakistan after U.S. pullout from Afghanistan
Pakistan has in the past funneled to the terrorists themselves the money it received from the U.S. to fight terror. What safeguards are in place now to make sure that doesn’t happen again? Why, none. To ask for any accountability from Pakistan would be “Islamophobic.” “US to keep funding Pakistan after pullout,” by Wajid Ali […]
Pakistan: University can’t guarantee security of event honoring girl shot by Taliban, cancels event
Malala insists that what the Taliban do transgresses against the true teachings of Islam; yet those who adhere to what she regards as those true teachings do not have sufficient numbers or power to protect an event that was to be held in her honor at Peshawar University. Those whom she regards as Misunderstanders of […]
Pakistan: Sikh murdered for refusing to pay the jizya
The jizya is a tax that non-Muslims must pay as a sign of their subjugation to the Muslims, and it is mandated in the Qur’an: “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, […]
Pakistan: Mentally ill 68-year-old man gets death for blasphemy for calling himself prophet in letters he never sent
Clearly the mental illness is far more pronounced in those who handed down this sentence than in the man who has been condemned to death. The Pakistani blasphemy laws should be an international human rights issue. But no one dares talk about them, because they’re Sharia-based, and so to oppose them would be “Islamophobic.” “Pakistani […]
Pakistani officials used secret counter-terrorism fund to buy wedding gifts, luxury carpets and gold jewellery
Pakistan has in the past funneled to the terrorists themselves the money it received from the U.S. to fight terror. This is better than directly giving the money to al Qaeda and the Taliban, but it shows how seriously the Pakistani authorities take their role in the “war on terror”: not seriously at all. “Pakistan […]
Pakistan: Taliban say nation’s media in “war on Islam,” prepares media hit list
Just imagine if the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan were in the United States. They wouldn’t be able to believe their good fortune. Christiane Amanpour, Niraj Warikoo, Bob Smietana, Kari Huus, and hordes of other mainstream media journalists would be battling each other to be the first to publish a glowing profile, a fawning interview, a thoughtful feature […]
Some Pakistanis suspicious that Marvel Comics’ new Muslim girl superhero a “conspiracy” to “damage our religion”
You can’t please everyone. But the comparison to Malala Yousafzai is rather unfortunate, since Islamic jihadists attacked her and tried to murder her. Maybe part of the storyline for Kamala Khan could be her eluding Taliban jihadis who are bent on killing her. Conspiracy Paranoia Update: “Marvel’s Muslim teenage girl superhero spurs mixed Pakistani reactions,” […]
Pakistan: Sunni jihadists murder 22 Shia pilgrims in bus bombing
Note once again that when the perpetrators are Islamic jihadists, the mainstream media headlines become extremely coy. The blast hit this bus, as if of its own volition. We are left to surmise who may have set it off. “22 killed as blast hits bus with Shia pilgrims in Pakistan,” from PTI, January 21: ISLAMABAD: […]