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The discussion, which took place yesterday, is called “Islam and its taboos.” It features, according to the France 24 site, “Muslim writer and feminist Irshad Manji, Amel Boubekeur, leader of the Islam and Europe programme, Richard Spencer, director of jihadwatch.org and Abed Ayoub, legal advisor for American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee.” “Richard Spencer” couldn’t make it at […]

I’m scheduled to appear on France 24 television today at 7PM Paris time (10AM PST, 1PM EST) to discuss Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s request for French citizenship. I will be debating someone, but I know not whom.

The five are accused of “providing logistical support to al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa.” An update on this story. “France Holds 5 Terror Suspects,” by Jean-Pierre Verges for the Associated Press: PARIS (AP) “” French authorities held five men suspected of links to the al-Qaida branch behind a deadly bombing at U.N. offices in Algeria […]

Misunderstanders of Islam can even be imams, and they’re rather thick on the ground these days. Memo to Ibrahim Hooper and Salam Al-Marayati: the peacefulness of your religion, which you so loudly insist upon in the West, seems to be awfully hard for some of your coreligionists to grasp. What say you call for the […]

And the money will flow, in exchange for still more empty promises that will be broken practically before they’re even made. “France to host Palestinian donors conference,” from AFP (thanks to Sr. Soph): PARIS (AFP) – France will hold a special conference of donors for the Palestinians at the end of the year which will […]

“The explosion resulted in the destruction of the Toyota vehicle which carried the Frenchmen and the death of those who were in it, thanks be to God.” Feel the love. “France on Al-Qaeda alert after attack,” from The Australian (thanks to PRCS): AL-QAEDA’S branch in North Africa has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in […]

The Al-Durah hoax was an immense propaganda victory for the jihad against Israel. But there is abundant evidence that it was just that: a hoax. Pajamas Media has linked to a great deal of useful background material about this incident. StandWithUs is asking for help: Please write to Nicolas Sarkozy regarding upcoming Mohammed al-Dura case […]

Capitulation. “France: Hizbullah not a terror group,” from the Jerusalem Post (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Hizbullah is part of Lebanese politics and must not be regarded as a terror organization, said the French Foreign Ministry in a statement Thursday night. The statement was an apparent about-turn by France after President Nicolas Sarkozy said that […]

I was away most of this week, giving a two-day seminar on Islam and jihad to a private group, and while I was out of pocket Marisol Seibold did her usual superb job on this site. Many thanks once again, Marisol. During some down time on the second day of the seminar, France24 TV contacted […]

So much for Sarkozy. “Sarkozy invites Hizbullah to France,” by Yaniv Salama-Scheer and Herb Keinon for the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Sr. Soph: In a significant diplomatic shift, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will invite Hizbullah to take part in a conference on Lebanon scheduled for later this month in Paris, and begin “engaging” Syria, […]