In the Qur’an, a mysterious figure, known as Khidr in Islamic tradition, kills a boy in an apparently random and gratuitous attack. He then explains: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should substitute for […]
Pakistan: Sharia hardliners blow up two girls’ schools
Those who destroy girls’ schools believe that it is un-Islamic to give girls an education. “Terrorists blow up two girls’ schools in North Waziristan,” by Rasool Dawar, The News International, May 22, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): In another extremist act, terrorists blew up two girls’ schools in the Mir Ali sub-division of […]
Pakistan: Muslim murders his sister because he thought she had ‘illicit relations’
In the Qur’an, a mysterious figure, known as Khidr in Islamic tradition, kills a boy in an apparently random and gratuitous attack. He then explains: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should substitute for […]
Pakistan: Two Christians charged with blasphemy over puppy’s name
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are the cause of numerous human rights abuses, but no one in the international “human rights organizations” cares. To be concerned about such matters would be “Islamophobic.” “Two Christian Teens Detained In Blasphemy Case In Lahore,” Friday Times, May 20, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A blasphemy case under Section […]
Pakistan’s Political Crisis Exposes A Wider Regional Security Threat
The instability of Pakistan amid the recent Imran Khan political crisis highlights a wider regional geopolitical security threat. The arrest of the former prime minister demonstrates a growing divide over Islamic jihad activity in the country, particularly in the Kashmir regions and other territories where sectarian violence is commonplace. Jihad activity has been growing in […]
Pakistan: Village council beats Christian, threatens to kill him for marrying Muslim woman
The Qur’an allows a Muslim man to marry “chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the scripture before you” (5:5) that is, the “people of the book,” that is, primarily Jews and Christians. Muslim women, however, cannot marry non-Muslim men, because it is understood that the woman […]
India: Muslims who beheaded Hindu man were acting on orders from Pakistan’s intelligence agency
The ISI was linked to the Mumbai bombings as well. Yet the U.S. keeps treating this jihadist state as if it were an ally. “Yakub and Naushad, who had beheaded a Hindu in the Bhalswa Dairy area, were tasked by ISI to execute a rerun of 2000 Red Fort attack: Delhi police,” OpIndia, May 11, […]
Pakistan: Muslim mob lynches man accused of ‘blasphemy’
It strains credulity that someone who was addressing a rally of pro-Sharia Imran Khan’s party would be so foolish as actually to utter blasphemy against Islam, unless he was suicidal. What he actually did was compare Khan to a prophet. The mob took umbrage, and killed him. The idea is that “blasphemers” must be immediately […]
Pakistan’s foreign minister says the country can ‘no longer try to maintain middle ground between China and US’
Another blow to a declining United States under the Biden administration, as China dominates in a new world and alliances continue to shift. “Pakistan min warned against sacrificing partnership with China for US: Report,” Hindustan Times, May 1, 2023: The latest US intelligence documents revealed that Minister of State for Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani […]
Pakistan: Chinese national accused of blasphemy is released
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan had to choose between losing its lucrative contacts with China or adhering to Islamic fanaticism. It chose the lucrative contacts with China. According to Islamic law, when the enemy has more than twice your strength and you have no chance of winning, you don’t wage jihad. “Pakistan releases Chinese national […]