Zohran Mamdani is the son of millionaire parents. His mother, Mira Nair, is well-known movie director. His father is Mahmood Mamdani, is a Columbia University professor. His parents own property in New York City, as well as in a sprawling family compound in Buziga Hill, Kampala, the poshest neighborhood in all of Uganda, where their […]
Afghanistan: Taliban authorities in Kandahar warn shopkeepers not to sell to women who do not wear hijab
It’s hard to imagine that any woman in Kandahar would at this point even contemplate venturing out unveiled. “Taliban warn Kandahar shopkeepers not to sell to unveiled women: Sources,” by Ahmad Azizi, Amu, August 9, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Taliban authorities in Kandahar have warned shopkeepers that they could face imprisonment if […]
Somalia: Islamic State jihadis murder senior commander in Puntland’s elite security force
“Security sources said the roadside bomb was likely planted by ISIS fighters, who remain active in the mountainous Bari region despite years of counterterrorism operations.” Why can’t they eradicate them? Because there are many within the security forces who are sympathetic to them. And because the Islamic State jihadis are likely better funded and better […]
Crisis of Protecting Minority Girls in Pakistan: A Test of the National Conscience
In Pakistan, there is a deep sense of despair and helplessness regarding the protection of underage girls belonging to religious minorities. Girls from Christian and Hindu communities are repeatedly subjected to forced religious conversion, abduction, trafficking, child marriage, and sexual violence. The tragedy is that despite this alarming situation, neither the religious seminaries and institutions […]
Lebanese Government Determined to Disarm Hezbollah by Year’s End
The Trump Administration has for months been pressuring the Lebanese government to demand that Hezbollah disarm. At a meeting of the Cabinet in Beirut this past week, called by President Joseph Aoun, it was clear that Hezbollah, so greatly weakened by the IDF, no longer intimidates the Lebanese — Sunnis, Christians and many Shi’a too […]
Pro-Sharia forces rising in Sudan, making the Egyptian government nervous
One secret of the success of jihadis throughout the ages is that they never give up. Western countries fight wars and then those wars come to an end, treaties are signed, and peace prevails. Jihadis may sign a paper, but they never give up the jihad. The Muslim Brotherhood was removed from power in Egypt […]
ISIS: Christians in Africa must pay the jizya, Muslims should attack Christians in Europe
For a couple of decades or more, Islamic apologists in the West have been insisting that the jizya is a thing of the past, meant only for a specific time (although it’s hard to sustain the common argument that it was meant only for Muhammad’s time, since it was collected into the nineteenth century). Once […]
Violence Against Political Opponents Is Becoming Mainstream on the Left. Here’s (More) Proof.
New in PJ Media: The idea of doing violence to one’s political opponents has become mainstream on the left. Don’t believe me? Consider the case of one Iman Abdul, a 27-year-old woman who has worked on the campaigns of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Swizzle Stick) and New York state Sen. Julia Salazar (D-Of Course). Abdul has […]
Dem Strategist Calls Out His Own Party’s Hypocrisy on Gerrymandering
My latest in PJ Media is a VIP article. I am happy to be able to offer you a 5% discount on becoming a VIP member at PJ Media. Just enter the code SPENCER when you sign up here. Here’s something you don’t see every day: a Democrat who is honest enough, and courageous enough, to call out […]
Mamdani Wants Cops to Stop Responding to Muslim Crimes
Social workers for anti-Semitic attacks and domestic violence. Zohran Mamdani has called for having social workers respond to domestic violence and hate crimes. The radical mayoral candidate seeking to take power in New York City has proposed creating a new ‘Department of Community Safety’ to displace the NYPD using social workers, ‘violence interrupters’ and other non-law enforcement personnel […]