Traditional Islamic theology holds that any land that has once belonged to the House of Islam belongs to it forever. That is the ultimate impulse behind the efforts to eradicate Israel, and a growing parallel movement in Spain. “Andalusia’s connection,” from the Toronto Star: At the Jamal Islamiya mosque in this seaside town, a Muslim […]
“It is unfortunate that because of these despicable crimes, every Muslim now is a suspect”
What is this — profiling? Who said this, anyway? Daniel Pipes? Franklin Graham? Me? No, it was the Governor of Riyadh, Prince Salman. But of course, when the Prince says, “How can anyone claiming they serve Islam kill the innocent? These are acts of outlaws and should not be associated with Islam, even if those […]
Fox’s 24 Angers Muslim Group
Three guesses as to which one. From Broadcasting & Cable, with thanks to Twostellas: Fox is under fire from at least one group for scenes in the Jan. 9 debut of drama 24 that portray a Muslim teen-ager and his parents as members of a terrorist cell plotting a mass attack on Americans. Yes, I […]
Muslims claim unfair treatment at Canadian border
Religious profiling: horrors! Why isn’t DHS checking Methodists for terrorist activity? And what about those Amish? What are they up to? Come on, where is your sense of fairness? From AP, “Muslims claim unfair treatment at border,” with thanks to Kemaste: BUFFALO, N.Y. — An Islamic civil rights group Wednesday accused U.S. border agents of […]
California: Town Hall meeting to address targeting of Muslims
No consideration of the possibility that DHS might really have something on Yusuf Cat Stevens Islam and Tariq Ramadan. No consideration of all the many questions surrounding CAIR, most notably why several CAIR officials have been arrested on various terror-related charges. From OfficialWire, with thanks to Ali Dashti: LOS ANGELES, CA — (OfficialWire) — 12/15/04 […]
UK: Muslims say prejudice on the rise
This is a pretext for the UK’s new religious hatred law. The paradox here is that the religious hatred law will only fuel resentment and lead to an increase in such incidents. From Reuters, with thanks to Anthony: LONDON (Reuters) – The number of British Muslims who say they experience discrimination has nearly doubled in […]
Wales: “Racists in Vicious Anti-Mosque Fight”
Here is an illustration of Emanuele Ottolenghi’s prediction that in Europe, “freedom will be curtailed to protect intolerant cultures and communities. Citizens will grow increasingly alienated from this state of affairs. They will vent their frustration by supporting extremist political groups, or by taking justice into their own hands and unleashing violence against the minorities […]
IslamOnline: “British Muslims Irked by Telegraph’s ‘Repulsive’ Article”
More Moore fallout, from IslamOnline, with thanks to Nicolei: CAIRO, December 13 (IslamOnline.net) – A Daily Telegraph’s “repulsive” article on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Islam gave Muslims in Britain quite a shock, calling it a telling example of ignorance and arrogance borne by “only the most zealous of racists.” The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), […]
Moore’s paedophile ‘slur’ angers Muslims
The predictable reaction to Charles Moore’s superb Telegraph piece. Never mind that they’re just proving his point. From The Independent, with thanks to Nicolei: Charles Moore, former editor of The Daily Telegraph, provoked a storm of criticism from British Muslims yesterday for an article in which he championed the right to call the Prophet Mohamed […]
CAIR Calls on Wiesenthal Center to Repudiate “Islamophobia”
The predictable reaction to Bruce Tefft’s address. A CAIR press release: ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ — The Southern California office of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles to repudiate Islamophobic comments blaming the faith of Islam for terror made at a recent conference sponsored by […]