The hijra into the EU has significantly receded due to the coronavirus. Even the border between Turkey and Greece is relatively quiet compared to what it was, according to some reports. However, migrants at the Greco-Turkish border still have not fully abandoned their attempts to force their way illegally into Europe, and Turkish President Recep […]
Morocco: “Allah is great! Allah is great and alone is able to help us defeat the coronavirus!”
“Salafists tried to paint the closing of mosques, which was among measures taken by Moroccan authorities to contain the coronavirus outbreak, as an assault on faith and not as a precaution aimed at saving lives.” This tendency has appeared in other countries as well, and places more people at risk than the true believers who […]
Detained Islamic State members turn to EU courts for help to come “home”
Islamic State jihadists and their families are all in a hurry to come “home” now that things are rough in the region where they pledged their loyalties and committed the worst human rights violations against men, women, children and babies. Yet their so-called “homes” are still regarded by them as enemy territory — part of […]
Morocco: “Whoever doesn’t beat his wife is not a man. Anyone can do what he wants with his wife, hit her, kill her”
“Whoever doesn’t beat his wife is not a man. In Morocco, this is normal, anyone can do what he wants with his wife, hit her, kill her.” Yes. “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are […]
Morocco: Muslim leader accused in murder of Leftist student claims he is the real victim
“The trial took place one day after the Court of Appeal in Fez sentenced four PJD members to jail in the case of El Jid’s murder in 1993, following bloody clashes between leftist and Islamist students at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in the city.” Watch for the Leftist/Islamic alliance in the West, so solid […]
Morocco: Muslim elementary school teacher says Belgian volunteers “should be beheaded” because “they work in shorts”
“They should be beheaded so that nobody can challenge our religion’s teachings.” This is an example of how Islam creates an empire of fear by threatening dire punishments for perceived moral indiscretions, no matter how trivial. Then Islamic apologists denigrate the West for its immorality and libertinism, to which they contrast the supposed virtue of […]
Morocco: Video surfaces of woman brutally beaten by husband
“In September, Morocco criminalized sexual harassment and toughened sentencing for perpetrators of domestic violence. But activists criticized the law for not going far enough to protect women.” How could it? This is mainstream Islam: “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Pope Francis and King Mohammed Make an “Appeal for Jerusalem” (Part Two)
But now let’s return to that joint statement made by the Pope and King Mohammed VI on Jerusalem. Reports about it appeared under various headlines: Reuters: Pope, Morocco’s king, say Jerusalem must be open to all faiths Crux: Pope Francis, Moroccan leader issue appeal for Jerusalem Times of Israel: Pope in Morocco urges Jerusalem be […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Pope Francis and King Mohammed Make an “Appeal for Jerusalem” (Part One)
On his return from a recent trip to Morocco, Pope Francis was well pleased with his encounter with his Muslim “brothers and sisters.” He seemed especially pleased with the appeal he and King Mohammed VI issued together, stating to reporters that “For example, the joint appeal for Jerusalem was a step forward made not by […]
Morocco: Man rushes King’s car as Pope looks on
Details are scant at this point and will probably remain so, but this was likely to have been a small reminder to the Pope that the Islam he so ardently defends is not exactly the religion of peace he pretends it to be. But will he get the message? Unlikely. “Pope Francis security scare in […]