I am delighted to report that the new Florida Congressman Allen West has been appointed to the House Armed Services Committee. As you can see from the above video, Allen West has by entering Congress immediately become the Congressman most knowledgeable about the jihad threat in all its various manifestations. That video comes from our […]
Finland: Helsinki drops Muslim women-only pool sessions
A surprising move against the current. Anti-dhimmitude in Finland: “Helsinki Drops Muslim Women-Only Pool Sessions,” from YLE, January 5 (thanks to Twostellas): The City of Helsinki will stop reserving special hours for Muslim women to use the public pool in Jakomäki. In the future, the timeslot for Muslim ladies will be open to all women. […]
Italian Foreign Minister: EU aid to Muslim countries should be tied to treatment of Christians
At last, someone is talking sense. However, it is extraordinarily unlikely that such a measure will ever be adopted. “‘Tie EU aid to rights for Christians’ says Frattini,” from ANSA, January 3 (thanks to Insubria): Rome, January 3 – European Union aid should be tied to respect for human rights in countries where Christian minorities […]
Spain: Prosecutor throws out complaint from Muslim family that denounced teacher for talking about ham in class
Common sense over dhimmitude — this time. An update on this story. “Muslim ham complaint thrown out,” from The Olive Press, December 25: A PROSECUTOR has thrown out a complaint made by a Muslim family against a geography teacher who mentioned pork in their son’s class. The teacher was explaining how cold climate in Granada […]
SIOA rolling out pro-Israel bus campaign in Seattle to counter Jewish blood libel bus ads
This announcement is going out today: AFDI/SIOA Rolls Out Pro-Israel Bus Ad Campaign in Seattle to Counter Jewish Blood Libel Bus Ads NEW YORK, December 21: The human rights group Stop Islamization of America (SIOA), a program of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), announced today that it will be running king-sized pro-Israel ads on […]
Spain: Catalonian city bans the burqa
First in the country. One hopes it will not be the last — both as a matter of preserving the national culture and identity, but also as a matter of public safety: the number of crimes committed by burqa-wearing criminals keeps increasing, even as the West relaxes laws against wearing masks in public in order […]
Spain: Northern city’s ban on face veils goes into effect
An update on this story. “Spanish town becomes first to ban face-covering veils,” from Agence France-Presse, December 9 (thanks to all who sent this in): A northern Spanish town brought into force Thursday a ban on Islamic face-covering veils in municipal buildings, the first such decree in the country. The town of Lleida, population 120,000, […]
Austrian MP Ewald Stadler to Turkish Ambassador: “People are sick and tired of the one-way street tolerance babble which you feed on”
Austrian MP Ewald Stadler, addressing the Turkish ambassador to Austria, here dares to tell the truth about Islam in Turkey and in Europe. It’s breathtaking. Ewald Stadler surely deserves to be nominated for Anti-Dhimmi Internationale of 2010. (Video thanks to Pamela Geller.) UPDATE December 5: I had never heard of Stadler before seeing this video, […]
Author of Oklahoma Sharia ban slams judge, appeal is “likely”
Indeed, the judge clearly has no clue what Sharia is. “Author of Okla.’s ban on Islamic law slams judge,” by Sean Murphy for the Associated Press, November 30: […] Former state Rep. Rex Duncan says the judge is exactly the kind of “liberal activist” his legislation intends to stop. The judge issued a temporary injunction […]
Spencer: It’s time to profile
Muslims are much more likely than other groups to plot terror attacks, so why aren’t we focusing on them? My column in Human Events this morning: As horror stories from the TSA become an ever-expanding genre, it is important to remember that the entire roiling controversy over airport security has come about solely because of […]