In the face of statements like that, suddenly the usual “underlying causes” — poverty, alienation, lack of education, even “Zionist” conspiracies — don’t cut it as well to explain the culture of genocidal hatred and religious intolerance that simmers in Gaza. Gee, maybe there are underlying causes underlying the “underlying causes.” Ones with chapter and […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister accuses U.S., Israel of trying to stop “Islamic awakening” in Middle East
If only! Hasn’t Ali Akbar Salehi noticed Barack Obama’s warm endorsement of the “Arab Spring”? He probably has, in fact, but the U.S. is more useful to Iran as a bogeyman than as a stooge — at least publicly, and at least for now. “Speeding train of Islamic awakening will not come to a stop: […]
Aide to Iran’s Supremo: “The slogans that Gamal Abdel Nasser chanted during his rule and his allies in Syria, Libya, Sudan, Iraq and elsewhere were all Arabic slogans. However, now we are witnessing Islamic rather than Arabic ideals growing.”
Iran continues to claim that the “Arab Spring” of democratic awakening in the Middle East actually heralds the establishment of states ruled entirely by Islamic law. Ali Akbar Velayati must be some kind of Islamophobe. “Leader’s Aide Underlines Islamic Identity of Regional Uprisings,” from the Fars News Agency, June 1: TEHRAN (FNA)- A top aide […]
Enough peacekeeping, already: Sudan wants to kick out UN forces upholding peace agreement with South Sudan
All the better to hold onto Abyei, which the north recently invaded. While the UN office is in Khartoum, most of the personnel are in the south, so Khartoum would be largely trying to order the UN out of what is about not to be their country anymore. But Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has big […]
Iran: Basij commander says “the United States, through expanding communications, is developing the infrastructures for the universal reign of Islam”
Confident in the future The Basij is the gang of thugs that the mullahcracy uses to crush the demonstrations in Iran. In any case, he is referring here to communications technology. But given the warmly positive stance of official Washington, during both the Bush and Obama administrations, toward the Westward spread of Sharia and Islamic […]
Iranian intelligence minister: “The recent events”¦show that the future of the world, including the US and Europe, belongs to Islam”
Triumphalist chest-thumping from a man who certainly sees which side has been racking up most of the victories lately. But the game isn’t over. “World’s future belongs to Islam,” from the Ahlul Bayt News Agency, May 27 (thanks to Twostellas): (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – “The recent events “¦ show that the future of the […]
Coptic Christian in U.S. loses Egyptian citizenship: he “showed allegiance to Judaism”
Not Israel — as the semantic shell game of claiming to oppose “Zionism” versus “Judaism” often proceeds — but Judaism itself. One step forward in Imbaba, two steps back in Cairo. “Coptic Christian in US has Egyptian nationality withdrawn,” by Shaimaa el-Karanshawi and Emad Khalil for Al Masry Al Youm, May 22 (thanks to Weasel […]
Kosovo: Muslims enraged by jihadist persecution of Christians worldwide statue of Mother Theresa
Islamic supremacist persecution of Christians in Egypt, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Indonesia? No problem. A statue of Mother Theresa? Now that’s going too far! “Kosovo Muslims Resent New Mother Teresa Statue,” by Petrit Collaku for Balkan Insight, May 26 (thanks to Twostellas): Muslims in the western town of Peja are far from happy with the town […]
“We are witnessing an Islamic spirit in the Arab revolutions, and I prefer to call them Islamic Revolutions”
Democracy On The March Update: “Palestinian Figure Calls Iran ‘Source of Islamic Awakening’ in Region,” from the Fars News Agency, May 23: TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Palestinian figure in Lebanon said that popular uprisings and the growing awakening among the regional nations are inspired by Islam and the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. “We are […]
Malaysian MP accuses “ungrateful” Christians of conspiracy to take over, threatens jihad
Projection, from someone who wants to see Islamic law imposed upon Malaysia in full force. This, by the way, is the same legislator who threatened Christians that they were trying the patience of Muslims by making “excessive demands” for things like Malay-language Bibles (which would then use the Malay-language word for “God,” which is the […]