A press release from Second Draft: Who can forget the image of Muhamed al Durah, gunned down in a “hail of Israeli bullets” at the very beginning of the Al Aqsa Intifada? The impact of this dramatic footage on global culture is close to incalculable. It is one of “the most powerful images of the […]
Is there a fundamental right to possess a passport?
“Abdurahman Khadr’s lawyer to argue passport denial a rights violation,” from CP, with thanks to Sr. Soph: TORONTO (CP) – A prominent Toronto civil rights lawyer said Monday that Ottawa’s decision to deny Abdurahman Khadr a Canadian passport is a violation of his charter rights. Khadr’s lawyer, Clayton Ruby, is asking a Federal Court judge […]
Turkey’s Erdogan links French head scarf ban to riots
And he had the audacity, in a country in which persecution of Christians has been an art form and is on the rise again, to scold the French for being intolerant. From Zaman, with thanks to Sr. Soph: The riots in France, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prove the importance of the project […]
Hizb ut-Tahrir comes calling
British MP Harriet Harman got quite the surprise last week when members of Hizb ut-Tahrir came for a visit, taking advantage of Harman’s open-door office policy. The representatives of the violent Muslim group were there to complain about the British government’s efforts to outlaw their organization, in a story recounted by Nick Cohen in the […]
In corner of Russian Caucasus, Muslims decry abuses
Here’s the sequence: Islamic jihadists mount a major attack against non-Muslims. Officials begin investigating, whereupon Muslims begin to protest the “climate of fear” created by the investigation, and say they are struggling to understand why the attackers did what they did, and that they feel unfairly targeted by law enforcement. Rumors of beatings and torture […]
Iran Arrests 20 Over Bombing Blamed on UK
Is Britain waging a secret counter-jihad in Iran? From Reuters, with thanks to all who sent this in: TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested more than 20 people in connection with deadly weekend bombings in southern Iran which the government has blamed on Britain. Saturday’s blasts outside a shopping mall in […]
Organization Releases Danger Signs of Militant Islam
An update from the United American Committee on the danger signs of militant Islam, which I helped them compile: To help facilitate solutions in confronting the Islamic extremist threat, the United American Committee releases the Nine Danger Signs of Militant Islam. A guide to help discern signs of extremism among members of the Islamic faith. […]
Five times more anti-Jew hate crimes than anti-Muslim
So much for the much-vaunted backlash against Muslims in the U.S. since 9/11. Many times on radio and TV shows people have accused me of encouraging crimes against innocent Muslims by speaking about the roots of Islamic violence in the Qur’an and Sunnah, and the failure of American Muslims to excommunicate jihadists. I always respond […]
Pentagon Wants Powers to Spy on US Muslims
So says IslamOnline (thanks to Sr. Soph). I don’t know at this moment how accurate this is. In any case, it is a perfectly reasonable request given the utter failure of American Muslims to separate jihadists from their ranks. WASHINGTON, October 8, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) — The US Defense Department is seeking congressional […]
Imam demands apology for Mohammed cartoons
Predictably enough, the depictions of Muhammad in Denmark’s Jyllandsposten have drawn an angry reaction. Flemming Rose, meanwhile, should run for President of the European Union. From the Copenhagen Post, with thanks to all who sent this in: Daily newspaper Jyllands-Posten is facing accusations that it deliberately provoked and insulted Muslims by publishing twelve cartoons featuring […]