Busy as ever, Mr. Chaudry has been inviting non-Muslims to visit the Islamic Center, and after the service, in an adjoining room, Chaudry and the Center’s imam took their questions: Why were the women and men separated for prayers? Does the Qur’an prohibit women from driving? What’s the deal with sharia, and is it practiced […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Mosque At Basking Ridge: A Morality Tale? (Part 6)
The Guardian report continued: To some people in Basking Ridge, Chaudry’s struggle looked less noble. They saw his battle with the town government as a local political feud, which dated back to his tenure as an elected official, long before he ever proposed the mosque. Chaudry had first run for a seat on the town […]
Switzerland: Muslim leader complains that “Islam is being reduced to problematic elements such as terror”
Who is responsible for this reductionism? Pascal Gemperli would doubtless say that “Islamophobes” are responsible, when in reality jihad terrorists are wholly and solely responsible. “Muslim umbrella group warns against stigmatisation of Islam,” SwissInfo, July 17, 2018: The Federation of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland has warned against associating crimes with a certain religion. In an […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Mosque At Basking Ridge: A Morality Tale? (Part 5)
In Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the planning board several years ago rejected the local lslamic Society’s building plan for a new mosque. Among the objections were that the mosque’s visitors had been undercounted by 50%, that the parking lot attached to the mosque was too small for those visitors, that the mosque would be in the middle of […]
Chicago-area town board member pressured to resign for noting that Muslim immigrants aren’t integrating
What did Sharon Brannigan say to trigger these self-righteous protests and demands for her resignation? She noted that Muslims are not integrating into the local communities, and that schools are full of Middle Eastern students without proper documentation. What in that is false? All over Europe, we have seen Muslim leaders discourage Muslims from integrating, […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Mosque At Basking Ridge: A Morality Tale? (Part 1)
Here’s a story that earlier this year was being presented as a morality tale, where a good-hearted Muslim, Mr. Mohammad Ali Chaudry, wanted nothing more than to play by the rules in applying for permission to build a mosque, and was opposed by a town full of anti-Muslim bigots. But Good triumphed in the end, […]
Appeals court affirms dismissal of Clock Boy’s defamation lawsuit
Islamic supremacists traffic in intimidation in attempting to silence their foes and all critics of jihad terror. Far from being defamed, after his false claim Ahmed Mohamed was showered with adulation from “Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and Google co-founder Sergey Brin,” while “Tweets, think pieces and daytime TV segments […]
California: County denies Muslima’s claim that her hijab was “violently yanked” off as she was booked into jail
The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) indefatigably pushes the notion that Muslims are victims of widespread harassment and discrimination in the U.S. This is in order to deflect attention away from jihad terror activity and to buttress the notion that counter-terror scrutiny of Muslim communities is simply more of this persecution. But actual “hate […]
North Carolina: Muslim inmate fasted for Ramadan, now sues prison for $250,000 for denying him lunch
Travaile Speller deserves an award from the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). They’re skillful at claiming victim status for Muslims, but Speller has made claiming victimhood a high art. “A Mecklenburg inmate signed up for Ramadan fast. Now he’s suing because he got hungry.” By Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, July 5, 2018 (thanks to […]
Germany: Muslim migrant who beat Jewish man with belt demands $1100 for being in jail too long
Ever the victim, no matter what. “Too long in prison: Belt-beater Knaan S. demands compensation,” translated from “Wegen zu langer U-Haft: Gürtelschläger Knaan S. verlangt Entschädigung,” Focus, July 6, 2018 (thanks to Searchlight Germany): The belt-beater of Prenzlauer Berg, Knaan S., required imprisonment after his conviction, Justice Lisa Jani informed the COURIER on request. The […]