“The decision was taken because the man refused to swear on the constitution before taking up Italian citizenship, arguing that his ultra-conservative Salafist Islam beliefs were “fully incompatible” with Italy’s fundamental laws.” This imam’s assertion needs to be investigated more generally, in Italy and all of Europe and North America. If Sharia is indeed “fully […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Why It’s Mostly Quiet on the Eastern Front, Or, How a Czech Parliamentarian Sees Islam
Sometimes life sends along something to cheer us up. It did so for me, when I came across a stemwinder of a speech made in the Czech Parliament a few months ago by one of its members, Klara Samkova. Samkova is a left-of-center — not “far-right,” even if the Western press would like to label […]
French mayor vows to continue burkini ban: “If you don’t want to live the way we do, don’t come”
The Daily Mail, the worst paper in the Western world, says this is an “inflammatory statement.” What is inflammatory about it, exactly? The West should admit large numbers of people who don’t want to live the way we do? Should the Saudis do that as well — admit large numbers of people who have no […]
Donald Trump links to Jihad Watch story on Facebook
It isn’t surprising that Trump would be reading Jihad Watch. The New York Times has said that Jihad Watch is “widely read in conservative foreign policy circles.” The Washington Post has also said that Jihad Watch is “widely read in many quarters in Washington.” What makes this striking is that Trump made no secret of […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Cardinal Burke Breaks Ranks
We have heard many disturbing statements in recent years made by Catholic clerics, from bishops and cardinals right up to Pope Francis, who seem to believe that Islam is a religion like any other, that criticism of Islam is unjustified and based on the motiveless malignity of “Islamophobia,” and that the main duty of Catholics […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: What’s Up Down Under
Pauline Hanson is a well-known political figure in Australia whose general anti-immigrant stance has recently become much more focused on Muslim immigration. After years in the political wilderness, on July 2 Hanson was elected, as a Senator, to the Australian Parliament. This has greatly alarmed Muslims and their apologists. The comments on her unexpected victory […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: “Shaking Hands is an Important Part of Our Culture”
In the last few years, one country in Europe – Switzerland – has offered lessons in how to deal with Muslims that other Western countries might do well to emulate. For the Swiss have taken a tough line on those Muslims living in their country who have been unwilling to adapt to Swiss ways. Swiss […]
Six Canadian cities sign a charter against “Islamophobia”
The incidence of “Islamophobic” hate crimes is said to be rising, and in response, six Canadian cities have endorsed a charter against “Islamophobia,” vowing to eliminate such hate crimes. A bad move. The National Council of Canadian Muslims, formerly CAIR-CAN, drafted the charter. CAIR was deemed an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism financing trial […]
Queen Elizabeth for Brexit: “EU courts ‘denigrate’ Britain by protecting terrorists”
Even the usually neutral Queen is fed up with European courts protecting Islamic jihadist hate preachers, saying that they “denigrate Britain” and asking the question: “Give me THREE good reasons” to remain inside the European Union. Pity that the Obama administration and Western leftist authorities are not as wise as the Queen on this matter, […]
Robert Spencer in FrontPage: Finally: A Realistic Plan for Fighting the Jihad and Protecting Americans
Courtesy of Donald Trump. My latest in FrontPage: We’ve gotten so used to politically correct obfuscation about Islam being a religion of peace that preaches tolerance and non-violence that Donald Trump’s words in his address Monday were startling: “Many of the principles of radical Islam are incompatible with Western values and institutions. Remember this, radical […]