“Pundits and politicians are already ringing the alarm bells. The common refrain you hear in the US: The Middle East is being overrun with religious radicals bent on oppressing women and destroying Israel. That is nonsense, of course.” — Reza Aslan Of course! More glories of the beautiful, democratic “Arab Spring”: “Tunisia: Acting President Marzouki […]
Tunisian girls going on “sexual jihad” in Syria
“He added that this fatwa “” had it indeed been issued “” may involve Syrian girls living in Syria, who can ‘support the mujahideen by marrying them for a few hours.’” That sounds like temporary marriage, which is usually simply prostitution behind the hypocritical fig leaf of a “marriage” with a time limit, violates Islamic […]
Sharia in action in Tunisia: Muslim cleric calls for the murder of topless girl
Sheikh Alami Adel heads the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Posting topless pictures: vice. Murdering a girl who posts topless pictures: virtue. –˜Quarantine her!” Top Tunisian Islamist says topless girl needs stoning,” from Al Arabiya, March 23 (thanks to Voice of the Copts): A Tunisian Salafi preacher has called for […]
Tunisia: Author of “unofficial anthem of Arab Spring” calling for Sharia
As I said at the time, Sharia was what it was about all along. Mainstream media reports about a flowering of Western-style democracy were sheer fantasy. “Tunisia’s young ‘General’ sees future in sharia,” from Deutsches Welle, February 13: Feted by the western media for penning the unofficial anthem of the Arab Spring, rap star El […]
Tunisia: Islamic supremacists patrolling the streets enforcing Sharia
Where do they think they are, London? “Tunisian Islamist revolutionaries patrol streets, watching for crime,” by Alice Fordham in The National, February 13: TUNIS // With sparkling eyes and religious proverbs, Adel Al Awany describes the night-time patrols that the local chapter of the hardline Islamist Ansar Al Sharia group has been conducting in a […]
Tunisia: PM dissolves government amid unrest over assassination of foe of Islamic supremacists
Tunisians don’t seem to want Sharia. Who knew that Tunisia was full of ignorant Islamophobes who don’t know that Sharia is completely benign and compatible with Western notions of human rights? “Tunisia PM dissolves government amid anger over assassination,” by Alastair Jamieson for NBC News, February 7 (thanks to all who sent this in): Tunisia […]
#MyJihad in Tunisia: Professor accuses imams of promoting jihad in Mali and Syria
What’s the big deal? So a few imams are exhorting young Muslims to go join gyms in Mali and Syria. Why should anyone be concerned? “Tunisia: Local Professor Accuses Imams of Promoting Jihad,” from Magharebia, January 21 (thanks to Twostellas): A top Tunisian academic is accusing religious leaders of supporting extremism, Tunisie Numerique reported on […]
Tunisia: Muslim cleric says “wishing someone a Merry Christmas or a Happy New Year is forbidden by Islam”
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! “Tunisians urged to spurn New Year greetings,” from AFP, December 31 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): AFP – A preacher from the hardline Salafist movement that has achieved growing prominence in Tunisia since the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings told Tunisians on Monday that the exchange of New Year’s […]
Tunisia: Islamic supremacists throw TVs on the beach to denounce “corrupt” media
Maybe some of our hopelessly compromised pro-jihad pseudo-journalists such as Christiane Amanpour, Manya Brachear, Bob Smietana, Kari Huus, Dave Weigel, Michael Kruse and their ilk should hasten over to Tunisia. They would certainly give the Islamic supremacists there the kind of fawning coverage they give to Islamic supremacists in the U.S., and the League for […]
Tunisia: Muslim cleric calls for “sterilizing the wombs of Jewish women”
The “Arab Spring” in full flower. “Tunisian imam sued for call to “˜sterilize the wombs of Jewish women,– by Michael Bassin for the Times of Israel, December 20 (thanks to Jerk Chicken): The Tunisian Association to Support Minorities is suing a prominent Tunisian imam for hateful incitement against Jews. During a Friday sermon broadcast live […]