Note that mostly the faces are scratched out. Some Muslims believe that to remove the face or head destroys the character of the image as a depiction of a human being. Also, besides removing supposed temptations to idolatry, Islamic jihadists want to destroy the artifacts of non-Muslim civilizations because doing so testifies to the truth […]
Turkey’s occupation of Cyprus
Turkey is more and more in the international news these days because of its violations of the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of Cyprus and Greece. These violations in the Eastern Mediterranean threaten the stability and security of the wider region. A maritime deal signed on 6 August set out the sea boundaries between Egypt and […]
Greece: Media publish photos claiming to show Turkish security services helping migrants cross into country
Turkey certainly has no intention of itself being a safe haven for migrants and refugees. Turkish forces have been shooting down refugees at its border, while aiding the hijra into the European Union via Greece. Foreign Policy reported back in March about the grim scene between at the Greek border: The number of migrants leaving […]
Turkey: Government music video hails Ottoman caliphate, says “The world is waiting for ‘There is no god but Allah'”
Where are all the learned mainstream analysts who confidently told us that secular Turkey was the wave of the future in the Islamic world, and that other Muslim countries would emulate it? “Turkish Government Music Video Presents Turkish Military, Erdoğan As Heir To Ottoman, Seljuk Dynasties, Portrays Turkish Conquerors Praying In Hagia Sophia Mosque,” […]
Turks irked at Qur’an-burning in Sweden: ‘We expect Swedish authorities to take all measures to fight this disease’
“We expect Swedish authorities as well as all countries with cases of racism and Islamophobia to take all measures to fight against this disease both in the framework of European institutions and at the national level.” That means that the Turkish Foreign Ministry expects Sweden and other Western countries to give up the “freedom of […]
Greece bolstering its military amid Turkey’s ‘provocative statements’ and ‘near-daily’ threats of war
Turkey continues to up the ante and behave in the Mediterranean as a regional Islamic supremacist bully. As a result, Greece is now building up its military, developing its defense industry as Turkish President Erdogan warns that “Turkey will continue to follow a determined and active policy in the eastern Mediterranean.” Erdogan issued a thinly-veiled […]
Greece ramps up border security in preparation for Turkey to unleash another wave of Muslim migrants
Turkey has been an ongoing menace to Greece. Early in August, women on the Greek island of Lesvos protested the inundation of illegal Muslim migrants. “‘They took advantage of our humanity and tolerance,’ said a protester, remembering that the people of Lesvos were once nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for their role in assisting […]
Erdogan presenting himself as ‘leader of the Muslim world’ as Palestinians hail him at Al Aqsa mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s strongman tactics render him appealing to those who are most dedicated to the vision of Islamic expansion. They are increasingly regarding him as “leader of the Muslim world,” particularly since the UAE-Israel peace agreement. Erdogan’s “popularity with Palestinians reflects his long championing of their struggle for nationhood and comes as […]
Erdogan: ‘We are not a society that has an army – we are a nation that is itself an army’
Where is that army going? Erdogan gives a hint: “Do the people of Greece accept what will happen to them because of their greedy and incompetent leaders? Do the people of France accept the price they will pay because of their greedy and incompetent leaders? Are the brotherly peoples of some North African and countries […]
Turkey: Nine Churches Named Hagia Sophia Have Now Been Converted to Mosques
Much of the international community has been shocked by the news concerning Turkey’s conversion of two historic Hagia Sophia churches into mosques in Istanbul and Trabzon. The famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul was originally founded as a Greek Orthodox cathedral in the sixth century CE. It was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman […]