She insists that she did not intend to insult Islam. In any case, whether she did or not, she outraged Islamic sensibilities by pointing to the mosque with the wrong hand. This is the ultimate outcome of “Islamophobia” initiatives: if one determines never to insult Islam, there is virtually no end to the possible insults. […]
Abu Dhabi: Muslims won’t play Israeli anthem or show flag as Israeli judoka wins gold, so he sings “Hatikvah” on podium
Israeli judoka Tal Flicker scaled the top of the podium and received his gold medal on Thursday, but the Israel national anthem was not played and the blue-and-white flag was not raised in Abu Dhabi. Another case of the racism and Islamic anti-Semitism that is ubiquitous; only this one is high profile, on the global […]
Abu Dhabi: Non-Muslim couple imprisoned for sex before marriage
We are constantly assured in the West that Sharia applies only to Muslims, not to non-Muslims. Reality, as is so often the case in such matters, is different. “CRIME OF PASSION Couple are imprisoned in Abu Dhabi for sex before marriage after doctors discovered bride-to-be was PREGNANT,” by Brittany Vonow, The Sun, March 9, 2017: […]
International Qur’anic Studies Association scholars: Qur’an only describes violence, doesn’t command it
Kermit Zarley is a Biblical scholar who recently attended a presentation by the International Qur’anic Studies Association on the question, “The Qur’an as a Violent Text?” at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and American Academy of Religion (AAR). Five Muslim scholars and one non-Muslim scholar spoke on the question; below […]
UAE: Muslima sentenced to death for jihad murder of American teacher
She “embraced takfiri and jihadist ideology and then engaged in terrorist acts in support of the terrorist organisations Al-Qaeda and Daesh.” Where could she have turned in the UAE to find instruction as to why she should reject the ideology of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State? Where is the large-scale Muslim movement dedicated to refuting […]
Video: Robert Spencer on Sun TV on jihad murderers citing Qur’an and more
Thursday, on my weekly appearance on Michael Coren’s The Arena. Video courtesy of AlohaSnackbar01, who provided this summary of topics: 1) The wisdom or otherwise of paying a ransom to Al Qaeda for American hostage Luke Somers. 2) American schoolteacher, mother of two, Ibolya Ryan stabbed to death in Abu Dhabi by woman in burka. […]
Veiled Muslima stabs American teacher to death in Abu Dhabi mall
“The stabbing comes on the heels of a security warning posted by the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi in late October, advising Americans of a ‘recent anonymous posting on a Jihadist website that encouraged attacks against teachers at American and other international schools in the Middle East.’” “American school teacher stabbed to death in Abu […]
Real Madrid drops cross from club crest to appease Abu Dhabi bank
“I know that the local people experience every match in a special way and that our links with the UAE are constantly growing stronger. This agreement will help the club to keep conquering the hearts of followers in the United Arab Emirates.” And the accommodation, as always, goes only one way. “Real Madrid lose Christian […]
Sharia Abu Dhabi: Asian housemaid sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery
The advocates of stoning in Abu Dhabi can and do claim that they are simply implementing Islamic law. The caliph Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, maintained that the punishment of stoning for adultery (this story doesn’t specify the method of punishment, but the outcome of the punishment is the same in any case) was […]
Abu Dhabi Book Fair: US State Dept. helps promote anti-Semitic hate books, including Mein Kampf
In a sane world, the U.S. State Department would have withdrawn its “cultural partner” status for the Abu Dhabi Book Fair until all the anti-Semitic hate literature was removed. But this is not a sane world. This is the Age of Obama. “State Department, French Embassy ‘Partner’ Anti-Semitic Book Fair (& Iran bans ‘Zionist WhatsApp’),” […]