This is the expected reaction, but this time pragmatic considerations are getting more attention than usual, and the Islamic world is not marching in lockstep with this theme. “Iran threatens to attack UAE over Israel deal,” Arab News, August 16, 2020: DUBAI/PARIS/ANKARA: Iran issued an explicit threat on Saturday to launch an attack against the UAE […]
‘Palestinians’ Are Enraged at Trump’s Israel-UAE Deal, Which Means It Must Be Good
My latest in PJ Media: “The Palestinian leadership rejects and denounces the UAE, Israeli and US trilateral, surprising, announcement,” said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a senior adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. That was just one indication of how welcome, how much of a breath of fresh air, the agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel […]
Trump announces ‘historic peace agreement’ between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
This is indeed historic, and shows a weakening of the lockstep and Islam-based hatred of Israel that has dominated the Arab and Muslim states’ response to the Jewish state up to now, with very few exceptions. Netanyahu and the Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan thank Trump for his “dedication to peace in […]
After Hagia Sophia, Muslim Ruler Wonders, Why Not the Cordoba Cathedral?
The ruler of Sharjah, among the lesser of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, has apparently been so impressed with Turkish President Erdogan’s turning Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque that he has “demanded” – not asked, but demanded – that the cathedral in Cordoba be turned again into a mosque. […]
UAE Foreign Minister Warns On Israeli Annexation Plans
The UAE ambassador to Washington was one of three Arab representatives – the other two were the ambassadors of Bahrain and Oman – to attend the White House ceremony announcing the Trump Administration’s “Deal of the Century.” The presence of these ambassadors was taken as a sign of approval of the Trump Plan by their […]
UAE: Non-Muslim fired, faces prison for insulting Islam on social media
Where is Stuart Harrison from? From his name, he doesn’t appear to be a UAE native. He may be a convert to Islam, but is unlikely to have been born into a Muslim family and named “Stuart.” But note how eagerly he is complying with Sharia blasphemy provisions: “Harrison said they are trying to find […]
Dubai: Three men detained, fined $136,000 each for insulting Islam on Instagram and Facebook
A glimpse into the future of the West. Right now, insulting Islam will only get you deplatformed, vilified, and suspended from your job. Fines and detention are still in the future. “3 men in Dubai fined Dh500,000 each for insulting Islam online,” by Marie Nammour, Khaleej Times, January 20, 2020: Three security guards of a […]
Steve Harvey and “People Who Have Done Some Fake Stuff About Islam”
Steve Harvey is the host of a supremely idiotic television show, Family Feud, as well as the star of the Steve Harvey In the Morning show, host of Celebrity Family Feud, and of the Miss Universe pageant since 2015, and of Fox’s New Year’s Eve since 2017. He also had a steady gig In Las […]
In the U.A.E., a Friday Sermon on Women
In the United Arab Emirates, a Friday sermon that was distributed to be read out in all the mosques in the country some time ago was about “the equal role of women in Islam.” Here it is: Mosque-goers will be told that Islam gave women their rights, and they have gone on to do great […]
Qatar complicit in jihad attack in Somalia, has given millions to Georgetown and other universities
If Qatar would do this in Somalia, can the millions it has showered upon Georgetown University and other American universities be seen as benign? Georgetown is the epicenter of the “Islamophobia” propaganda industry in the U.S., and has worked indefatigably to manipulate Americans into thinking it wrong and bigoted to oppose jihad mass murder and […]