Wherever Sharia experiences a resurgence, the observable effect is a decrease in tolerance, and an increase in harassment. Here again, that pattern appears set to repeat itself. “Tunisia’s New Islamist Police,” from Maghreb Christians, March 3 (thanks to Youssef): “Women without a veil deserve to burn in hell.” “” Adel Almi, head of The Centrist […]
Islamophobes — no, wait, Tunisian legislators — say “we cannot use the shari”a as a source of legislation because it can disrupt the balance of Tunisian society”
Are they “racists” for saying that, too? This minority group also alludes to the fact that the Islamic parties have been dealing in generalities about Sharia, and that the supposed “flexibility” of Sharia that enters into the argument to deflect criticism of its harshest tenets is no reassurance. They know what is coming. “Shari”a Rises […]
Clinton: “There are those who question whether Islamist politics can really be compatible with democracy. Well, Tunisia has a chance to answer that question affirmatively and to demonstrate that there is no contradiction.”
Good luck with that. Still more whistling in the dark in the Obama Administration: “Secretary of State Clinton urges Tunisia’s youths to pursue promise of Arab Spring,” by Matthew Lee for The Associated Press, February 26 (thanks to all who sent this in): TUNIS, Tunisia “” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday […]
Tunisia: Security forces clash with “radical Islamists”
Remember when the “radical Islamists” were supposed to be a marginal, Tiny Minority of Extremists? We do. That’s when we tried to tell you. Sharia is a package deal, as even Imam Rauf knows. As a total (and totalitarian) system of governance for every aspect of life, there can always be more of it to […]
Shocker: Islamic parties in Tunisia and Egypt signal bigger role for Sharia
We tried to tell you: “first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted.” “Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role,” from Reuters, February 22: After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be — and first signs […]
Tunisia: Retired teacher says “We spent our lives educating people, and now some want us to go back in time 14 centuries”
Wherever Sharia experiences a resurgence, the observable effect is an increase in harassment and a decline in tolerance, of human rights, and civil liberties. Note the woman below who even found the grocer scolding her about her jeans. And she observed: “Everything becomes tougher: Going to see a gynaecologist, what to wear, how to talk.” […]
Tunisia: “Islamic leaders pressured by radical fringe”
Remember when that “radical fringe” was sure to be a harmless, ineffectual sideshow of a Tiny Minority of Extremists? Not only is the Tiny Minority once again less tiny and inconsequential than advertised, but they do not need to attain absolute power to do very real damage to human rights and civil liberties. There is […]
Tunisians’ antisemitic rally for Hamas honcho: “Turn our skulls into a ladder for your glory”
Now, that is what Amazon would call a “Statistically Improbable Phrase.” It occurs at 1:29 in the video, among many other chants about crushing and driving out the Jews (not “Zionists,” but Jews), and so on. More on this story. Video clip from MEMRI.
Tunisia’s main Islamic party takes heat for slow response to antisemitic rally for Hamas honcho
“Ennahda was at first slow to condemn their actions, earning the criticism of leftist and liberal groups which already regard the Islamist party with suspicion.” Said one expert: “I think a lot of people will see that hesitancy as a mark of their true intentions.” Ennahda had quite the dilemma: how to mollify Western backers […]
Hamas honcho addresses rally in Tunis; crowd of 5000 chants “Death to Israel,” “The army of Muhammad is back,” and “Kill the Jews, it is our duty”
From our We Tried to Tell You Department, which, you’ll recall, tried to tell you. “Gaza leader promises ‘difficult days’ for Israel,” from Agence France-Presse, January 8: The prime minister in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday promised “difficult days” for Israel, and at a rally in Tunis urged Arab Spring revolutionaries to fight for […]