Suicide bombers are inhibiting the spread of Islam by “turning people against us,” so according to Mr.Al-Mazruhi, they must be infidels. Once again, this denunciation does not stem from the essential immorality of the bombings. From the Arab News, with thanks to Skeet Street. ABU DHABI “” A prominent UAE scholar denounced yesterday as infidels […]
NBC anchor compares Founders to terrorists
The real news here is how common this witless moral equivalence really is. This is why the jihadists could win — the will to oppose them is not there. From WND, with thanks to all who sent this in: In his newscast tonight, “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams compared America’s first presidents to the […]
Anglicans Consider Divesting in Solidarity With Palestinians
From the New Duranty Times, with thanks to Seymour Paine: LONDON, June 24 – The Anglican Church’s international advisory body voted Friday to urge the church to consider withdrawing its investments in companies that support the occupation of Palestinian territories. The move, presented as a message of solidarity with Palestinian Christians, immediately came under attack […]
UK: ‘Offensive’ hospital bibles may be banned
Political correctness run amok in the UK, from the Telegraph, with thanks to MJ. The century-old tradition of bibles in hospital bedside lockers could be ended in one health trust today after officials decided they might offend ethnic minorities. Senior executives at the University of Leicester NHS Trust said it was also concerned that the […]
English TV series will glorify polygamy
While untold numbers of Muslim women worldwide live lives of misery in polygamous relationships. “Harem role for Martine,” from the Irish Examiner, with thanks to Susan: Martine McCutcheon has landed a TV role in a new romantic drama about Islam. She will star opposite Art Malik in ITV’s The English Harem. McCutcheon plays a supermarket […]
Al-Jazeera: Jacoby pushes “the limits of cultural insensitivity to downright insult”
In “Newsweek Story: Missing the Woods for the Trees,” American Muslim columnist Ramzy Baroud fumes about Jeff Jacoby’s Qur’an flushing column, which was remarkably similar to one I wrote a day earlier. From Aljazeera.net via Arab News, with thanks to Skeetstreet: Jeff Jacoby, a columnist for the Boston Globe, chose to push the limits of […]
House Resolution Urges Respect for Koran; Condemns Religious Intolerance
Shameless political pandering. Why does this need a House resolution? Why do desecrations of things cherished by other religions not inspire similar resolutions? Why does the House not say anything about the desecration of Christian and Jewish symbols in the Islamic world? From CNSNews.com, with thanks to Kaosktrl: (CNSNews.com) – An Islamic civil rights group […]
Palestinians used Bible toilet paper
“Muslims’ desecration of holy book received little notice.” From WND, with thanks to Pam: While Muslims have responded with deadly outrage to the now-retracted report by Newsweek of alleged Quran desecration by U.S. interrogators, there was little outcry three years ago when Islamic terrorists holed up in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity reportedly used the […]
Muslim double standard on religious desecration?
“Islamic world blasted for protesting Quran ‘story,’ silence on Jewish incidents,” from WND, with thanks to Nicolei: JERUSALEM – With Muslims worldwide protesting a now-retracted Newsweek report that claimed U.S. Army interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had flushed a Quran down the toilet, the father of a rabbi who was murdered while trying to defend a […]
Omar Bakri: “Blair’s policies creating militants”
From Gulf News, “Cleric: Blair’s policies creating militants,” with thanks to Skeetstreet London : An Islamic cleric who admits to supporting Al Qaida has warned that thousands of Muslims could take up arms against the British Government. Shaikh Omar Bakri Mohammad told Gulf News Prime Minister Tony Blair’s policies were creating extremists and possible terrorists […]