A call went out on the website “sharia4belgium” for Muslims to come disrupt the lecture — in accord with Sharia prohibitions on saying anything deemed critical of Islam, Allah, or Muhammad. “Extremist Muslims prevent free speech,” from Flanders News, April 1 (thanks to Tanguy Veys): The Belgian-Dutch author Benno Barnard wanted to give a lecture […]
Two arrested as 100 Christians start praying inside the Hagia Sophia — no, wait…
Actually, it was 100 Muslims praying inside the Cordoba cathedral. When asked to stop, they attacked the security guards. Of course the ban on Muslim prayer should remain inside the Cordoba cathedral — at least until the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople becomes a cathedral again. “Two arrested after fight in Cordoba’s former mosque,” by Giles […]
UK conference on Islam in Italy boasts of coming Islamic conquest
Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, is said to have predicted the Islamic conquest first of Constantinople (“the city of Heraclius” below) and then of Rome. An Islamic conference to be held in London on April 10 boasts about what the conference organizers see as the looming fulfillment of the second part of that prophecy: the […]
Belgian parliament bans burqas
Not “compatible with an open, liberal, tolerant society.” Indeed. “Belgian parliament bans burquas [sic] in public,” from AP, March 31: BRUSSELS– A vote against wearing face-covering veils in puclic was unanimously established on Wednesday. This legislation represents a major legislative step, which could make Belguim the first European country to impose such a religious prohibition. […]
UK: Female Muslim doctors may wear disposable sleeves for modesty
Once again, Western custom and practice must adapt to Islamic custom and practice. There is never any compromise on the Islamic side, or any adaption, assimilation, or accommodation, when in non-Muslim countries. But no one ever seems to notice. “Female Muslim doctors allowed to wear disposable sleeves for modesty: official guidance,” by Rebecca Smith in […]
Sarkozy says France will ban veil
This will cause an international uproar, with mountains of blather about intolerance. Few, if any, in the mainstream media will note how severely the rights of non-Muslims are restricted in Saudi Arabia and in Sharia states in general, and few, if any, will even entertain the notion that France has a right to stand up […]
UK: KFC diner told “you can’t have bacon in your burger here – we’re now halal”
The problem is not that Muslims want to live according to the dictates of Sharia. The problem is that everyone else has to as well. Eurabia Alert: “KFC diner told ‘you can’t have bacon in your burger here – we’re now halal,’” by Katherine Faulkner in the Daily Mail, March 24 (thanks to Kris): A […]
Europe’s Ghost: Tolerance, Jihadism, and the Crisis in the West
The late Michael Radu’s new book, published posthumously, alas, by Encounter Books, discusses, clearly and forthrightly, the Islamization of Europe. And it contains a Foreword written by…me. “Michael Radu, with characteristic incisiveness, cuts through the mindless multicultural relativism of modern liberalism to demolish the illusions of well-meaning but ignorant appeasers of Islamic radicalism. The crux […]
Associated Press laments “provocation” of Muslims in Europe
The author asks: “Should the immigrants adopt the values of their adoptive land — or, to the contrary, should society change to accommodate the newcomers who now form part of it?” Liberal democracies depend on the premise that there are unalienable human rights that a government cannot violate and retain a legitimate right to rule. […]
France: 15-year-old Muslim student sprays teacher with tear gas after she describes al-Qaeda as a “terrorist group”
But Charles Krauthammer will tell you that Geert Wilders is “extreme, radical, and wrong.” Eurabia Alert: “Teacher attacked after al-Qaeda comments,” from AFP, March 9 (thanks to Pamela): Lyon, France – A 15-year-old French schoolboy sprayed a teacher with teargas after she described al-Qaeda as a “terrorist group”, she told reporters on Tuesday as prosecutors […]