Muhammad, the supreme example of human conduct according to Qur’an 33:21, didn’t like dogs and ordered their killing: “Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did not come) and later on he said, ‘We, angels, do not enter a house which contains a picture or a dog.’” — Sahih Bukhari […]
Spain arrests 5 Muslims accused of financing jihadist attacks in connection with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
In August, France’s top counter-terror judge opined: “It’s been shown that AQIM is only able to strike in its own zone, by wanting to kill tourists “” and we have seen nothing emerge as a significant foreign operation in Europe that was really organized by AQIM.” But U.S. General Carter Ham and other European authorities […]
Spain backtracks on support for Palestinian statehood
The Spanish ambassador said the statements by the foreign minister, Trinidad Jimenez, were “taken out of context.” Jimenez had said that “there’s the feeling that now is the time to do something, to give the Palestinians the hope that a state could become reality … We have to give them some signal, because if we […]
Spanish foreign minister supports statehood move to give Palestinians “hope”
Hope doesn’t make a governable state. Here again, as with all the blood and treasure squandered on “hearts and minds” in Iraq and Afghanistan (often translating into millions of dollars lost in the wrong hands) we see foreign policy based on wishful thinking and a fixation on other people’s “feelings.” We have already witnessed the […]
Former Spanish PM: How not to have a Palestinian state
“Serious Palestinians know very well that they do not meet the internal and external requirements to become a viable state, much less to become a new UN member-state with all its attendant obligations.” “How not to have a Palestinian state,” by José MarÃa Aznar for YNet News, July 16: The unilateral declaration of a Palestinian […]
Spain: Four suspected jihadists set to go on trial for aiding Madrid bombers
Seven years after the bombing, authorities are still working to untangle the web of Misunderstanders of Islam that made the attack possible. “4 suspected Islamic militants set to go on trial in Spain,” by Al Goodman for CNN, March 24 (thanks to Twostellas): Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Four suspected Islamic militants are due to go […]
Spain: Prosecutor throws out complaint from Muslim family that denounced teacher for talking about ham in class
Common sense over dhimmitude — this time. An update on this story. “Muslim ham complaint thrown out,” from The Olive Press, December 25: A PROSECUTOR has thrown out a complaint made by a Muslim family against a geography teacher who mentioned pork in their son’s class. The teacher was explaining how cold climate in Granada […]
Spain: Catalonian city bans the burqa
First in the country. One hopes it will not be the last — both as a matter of preserving the national culture and identity, but also as a matter of public safety: the number of crimes committed by burqa-wearing criminals keeps increasing, even as the West relaxes laws against wearing masks in public in order […]
Spain: Northern city’s ban on face veils goes into effect
An update on this story. “Spanish town becomes first to ban face-covering veils,” from Agence France-Presse, December 9 (thanks to all who sent this in): A northern Spanish town brought into force Thursday a ban on Islamic face-covering veils in municipal buildings, the first such decree in the country. The town of Lleida, population 120,000, […]
Thailand-based jihadist group at heart of raids in Spain also had airport rubber stamps, relied partly on pickpockets
More on this story. “Spain Deepens Probe Into European Jihadist Passport Network,” by David Roman for Dow Jones Newswires, December 3: MADRID (Dow Jones) Spanish and Thai police have discovered a trove of documents including Chinese and European visas, as well as airport rubber stamps, amid a deepening probe into a Thailand-based Jihadist group, Spain’s […]