My latest in PJ Media: “I’ve never been one for ‘easy’ travel,” says “vlogger and content creator Eva zu Beck” in an adoring piece in Forbes Friday, and you can say that again: Eva zu Beck, Forbes reports, “thinks Pakistan could be the world’s #1 tourism destination.” And that raises a question: what on earth […]
US Supreme Court: Teacher who forced student to say Islamic conversion prayer did not violate Establishment Clause
Parents take note: the Islamization of the education system needs to be firmly rejected, but that is not happening. Instead, parents are continuing to entrust their children to a system that is untrustworthy. “Public schools across America are promoting the religion of Islam in ways that would never be tolerated for Christianity or any other […]
Pope Francis Elevates an Interfaith-Healing Archbishop
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, about whom I wrote Monday, is not the only one. There is also Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald (no relation). The disquieting story is here: Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, former head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has been made a cardinal by Pope Francis. The Walsall-born White Father, who is now based at […]
Here We Go Again: Macron Vows Fight Against “Distorted” Version of Islam
My latest in the Geller Report: Four people are dead at the police prefecture in Paris at the hands of a longtime employee, Mickaël Harpon, who converted to Islam ten years ago. And now French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed finally to confront the problem: last Tuesday, he told Paris police officers that it was […]
British Museum exhibit explores the influence of Muslim culture on the West
Does this exhibit explain how the Islamic influence on Western art was severely limited by the fact that Sharia forbids representation of the human form? Or would that reflect negatively upon Islam and Sharia, and so is forbidden to be stated? Will the British Museum host an exhibition on how Western art influenced the Islamic […]
NPR Touts Walking Tour of Muslim History in NYC That Leaves Out City’s Biggest Muslim Historical Site
My latest in PJ Media: NPR on Saturday ran an enthusiastic, bubbly puff piece about “free walking tours” that take place “about once a month to remember centuries of Muslim history in New York City.” Gee, that’s swell. But it does raise an inevitable question: isn’t there a site in New York City where Muslims […]
Catholic Intellectual Robert George: ‘Christians and Muslims Must, as Never Before, Join Hands’
My latest in PJ Media: Princeton Professor Robert George, a very public Catholic intellectual, has published a piece in the left-leaning Jesuit magazine America saying: “I urge my fellow Christians of all traditions to remember how much we share with faithful Muslims.” He declares that “Christians and Muslims must, as never before, join hands to […]
Forbes: “Why Pakistan should be on every solo female traveler’s bucket list”
https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1182996846496702465 What could possibly go wrong? “Most dangerous countries in the world 2019 – ranked,” Atlas & Boots, April 29, 2019 — Pakistan comes in as the 11th most dangerous country in the world. “Pakistan: where the daily slaughter of women barely makes the news,” by Mohammed Hanif, Guardian, May 9, 2019 “‘I was […]
Bologna, Cardinal Zuppi, and That Pork-Filled Tortellini Ban
Bologna is a city that is famous for its food. It is known Bologna la Grassa – Bologna the Well-Nourished – and is especially known for its pork-based foods: salumi include all cured meats, including salami, prosciutto cotto (baked or boiled ham), prosciutto crudo, salsicce (sausages) of all kinds. The Feast of San Petronio, the […]
Atlanta Braves Suffer Catastrophic Defeat After Kowtowing to the Left on Tomahawk Chop
This story is not about jihad, except for the kowtowing to the Left part. My latest in PJ Media: The Atlanta Braves long ago retired Chief Noc-a-Homa, who used to emerge from a teepee in the outfield stands and do a dance every time a Braves player hit a home run, but they’re still not […]