“Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they produce not witnesses, they verily are liars in the sight of Allah” (Qur’an 24:13). “Abandoned,” Yahoo News Sunday Night, May 12 (thanks to Pamela Geller): With Dubai emerging as a major stopover point for long haul journeys, five hundred flights a month will deliver over one […]
UAE charges 94 in Islamic supremacist coup plot
The Muslim Brotherhood reaches beyond Egypt. “UAE Charges 94 in Alleged Islamist Coup Plot,” from the Associated Press, January 27 (thanks to Pamela Geller): The United Arab Emirates says 94 people face charges for allegedly trying to overthrow the state as part of widening crackdowns on Islamist groups with suspected links to the Muslim Brotherhood. […]
UAE arrests Muslim Brotherhood cell training Islamic supremacists to overthrow non-Sharia governments
“The Muslim Brotherhood will have a significant role to play in post-Mubarak Egypt. And that is good thing.” — Reza Aslan “Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell detained in UAE: report,” from Reuters, January 2 (thanks to Voice of the Copts): The United Arab Emirates has arrested an “Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell” that trained local Islamists in […]
It must be stopped: Raids over “anti-Islam” toy gun spread from Saudi Arabia to UAE
All that’s missing is an assessment of blame. That promises to be entertaining. An update on this story. “Anti-Islam toy guns seized in Dibba,” from Emirates 24-7, November 2: Authorities in Dibba seized nearly 100 Chinese-made toy guns which offend Islam by mocking the wife of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), the Arabic language […]
UAE hasn’t discovered “Islamophobia” — 70% still believe “Islamist extremism” remains a threat
Don’t they know that there is no jihad? Don’t they know that “Islamophobes” made it all up? Eli Clifton and Wajahat Ali, you have work to do in Dubai! Just be careful not to tell them about Naser Abdo, the would-be second Fort Hood jihad mass murderer; or Khalid Aldawsari, the would-be jihad mass murderer […]
Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and UAE giving $100 million yearly to jihad in Pakistan
And where is that money coming from? From our gas pumps. And note here again the connection to Islamic charities. This should not surprise anyone: in Islam, funding jihad is a meritorious, charitable act. “‘Pakistani jihad networks funded by Saudi, UAE charities,’” from Reuters, May 22 (thanks to Tziona): Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and […]
Dubai: British tourist gets into argument over Taliban, finds himself charged with insulting Islam, Muhammad
Nothing sells a country’s tourism industry like hauling in a foreign national on trumped-up blasphemy charges. We see this most often in Pakistan, but here again in Dubai is a case of the laws being used as a labor saving device — to do away with an obstacle or someone one finds unpleasant, or to […]
Woman jailed for being raped in Muslim country sues
This kind of thing arises from the Qur’an’s requirement that four witnesses are required to establish a sexual crime, i.e., adultery, rape, etc. This is the Qur’an’s chapter 24, where it unfolds this way: in verses 11-20 Allah furiously castigates a group that has “brought forward a lie” (v. 11) against a chaste woman, without […]
‘Unlawful sex’: lovers sentenced to 100 lashes in U.A.E.
“Muslim foreigners who commit adultery are lashed and deported, while non-Muslims are jailed and deported.” Sharia Alert from the modern, moderate U.A.E.: “‘Unlawful sex’: lovers sentenced to 100 lashes,” from AFP, November 16 (thanks to Block Ness): A Filipina maid and her Bangladeshi lover will each receive 100 lashes and be deported for having sex […]
Islamic court: It’s OK to beat your wife as long as you leave no marks
This justification of wife-beating is not just part of “Shariah law”; it is found in the Qur’an itself: “Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34 Sharia […]