Meanwhile, the price of burqas has doubled; every woman needs a few now. The Taliban follows Islamic texts to the letter. For example, regarding the covering of women: (Quran 24:31) And tell the believing women to reduce of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which appears thereof […]
Palestinian sheikh urges Taliban to ‘declare Islamic caliphate,’ ‘liberate Jerusalem’
In an open address at Al-Aqsa Mosque, a Palestinian Islamic scholar, Sheikh Issam Amira, called on the Taliban “to declare an Islamic Caliphate” and to “liberate Jerusalem.”. This should open the eyes of everyone to the thinking and doctrine behind the Palestinian jihad against Israel (and the Jews in general), but the willfully blind are […]
Hamas top dog: Taliban expelled US occupiers, legitimizing Hamas efforts to expel Israel
Jihadis are emboldened worldwide. “Senior Hamas Official Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: The World Will Accept the Expulsion of Israel, Like It Accepted the Expulsion of the U.S. by the Taliban; Gulf Leaders Will Be Forced to Flee like Ashraf Ghani,” MEMRI, August 19, 2021: Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahhar said that the world has accepted the Taliban’s […]
Taliban spokesman: Afghanistan to be ‘independent Islamic system based on Sharia,’ which is not ‘harsh or inhumane’
“Asked if the Taliban will return to the harsh punishments, such as public executions, amputations and stoning, it had adopted when it ruled between 1996 and 2001, he said that punishments outlined in the Quran and Sunnah and agreed to by scholars of the nation are not described as harsh or inhumane.” He’s right. If […]
University of Michigan Professor: Taliban Doesn’t Equal Islam, News Coverage ‘Disserves a Great Religion’
My latest in PJ Media: Well, this was inevitable: As the Taliban have taken power in Afghanistan and declared their intention to impose Islamic law, the American establishment media has swung into action, ready as always to exonerate Islam of all responsibility for the crimes done in its name and in accord with its […]
Our Mistaken Ideas About Human Rights Failed Us in Afghanistan
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Human rights are not a government, they’re a culture. America was founded on that simple premise. The Declaration of Independence’s conviction in the equality of men, individual rights, and governments […]
Canada: Muslim ‘Minister for Women and Gender Equality’ refers to Taliban as ‘our brothers’
Canada’s minister for women and gender equality Maryam Monsef “has referred to the Taliban as ‘our brothers’ during a virtual news conference. Monsef stated: “I want to take this opportunity to speak to our brothers, the Taliban…“ “Our brothers?” Whose “brothers” exactly is Monsef referring to? As an elected representative, who once served as Minister […]
Italy rescues over 3,350 Afghans from Taliban, 1,990 are already in Italy
The photo accompanying the article shows happy children, but the problem here is the unvetted males of military age who are being brought in. What will the future of Italy be like? “Over 3,350 Afghans rescued, 1,990 already in Italy,” ANSA, August 23, 2021: (ANSA) – ROME, AUG 23 – Over 3,350 Afghans have been […]
Schiff Contradicts Biden: Intel Agencies Warned of Rapid Taliban Takeover
When you’ve lost House Intel Chair Adam Schiff, you’ve lost well, everybody. Except Jennifer Rubin. Biden has been claiming that he was misled by the intelligence into believing that everything was fine. We already knew that wasn’t true and the top Dem on the House Intelligence Committee has confirmed it. “There was nothing that I or […]
Afghan refugee in India says Taliban going door to door searching for sex slaves
According to Islamic law, Muslim men can take “captives of the right hand” (Qur’an 4:3, 4:24, 33:50). The Qur’an says: “O Prophet! Lo! We have made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses of those whom Allah has given you as spoils of […]