In a piece entitled “Who’s Afraid of Benazir Bhutto?” (thanks to James), which seems to be about whether the jihadists or Musharraf killed Bhutto, my old debating partner Dinesh D’Souza revisits the disastrous thesis of his last book: that America’s immoral society has created the global jihad, as a reaction by beleaguered proponents of traditional […]
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Ron Paul and John Stossel: A feast of wrong assumptions
Here, courtesy Ron Paul and John Stossel, is a Christmas Eve repast of common but false assumptions about the global jihad and what we can do about it: “Ron Paul on War,” by John Stossel. Stossel starts us off by asking Paul: Some people say that if we don’t attack the enemy there, they’ll attack […]
Kenyan Christians could be subjected to Sharia law
“This is not a stand-alone incident; rather, it is part of strategy to Islamize Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa, through the introduction of Sharia law.” Islamic Tolerance Alert. By Daniel Blake for Christian Today (thanks to Twostellas): Raila Odinga, the current frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election in Kenya has promised that he […]
Fitzgerald: Syllabus: Islam and Global Forces (Part 2)
“Edward Said, Roy Mottahedeh, Fatema Mernissi.” Edward Said we already know about. His “Orientalism” was an attack on all the great Western scholars of Islam, claiming that they were nothing more than handmaids of imperialism. It was pointed out that many of the greatest Orientalists were not mentioned by Said at all, perhaps because they […]
Fitzgerald: Syllabus: Islam and Global Forces (Part I)
In response to the invitation posted here some time ago, syllabi for college courses on Islam or Islam-connected subjects have arrived from amused or disgruntled students and faculty from around the country. One of the most revealing to be found slipped in under the transom was from the University of Colorado, where Professor Anita Weiss […]
Fitzgerald: The schadenfreude of the Arabs
Jihad, the struggle against Infidels who put up resistance to the spread and dominance of Islam, is a central and permanent duty imposed on Believers by the texts and tenets of Islam. Sometimes it can be fulfilled as a collective duty, where some participate actively and the rest merely lend support. Some circumstances require a […]
Liberal Institute Interview with Robert Spencer
From The Liberal Institute: ROBERT SPENCER is the Director of Jihad Watch, and the author of seven books, mostly on Islam and jihad. Two recent works were New York Times best-sellers: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) in 2005, and The Truth About Mohammed in 2006. His current book was published several […]
Fitzgerald: Recommended Reading — Hold the Spencer
Professor Carl Ernst has made much of the supposed “right-wing” and “conservative” and “Christian” and — all together now — supposedly “right-wing Christian conservative” views of Robert Spencer, with his hate-site and his hate-filled rants and his hateful views, and so on, and so bloody forth. Those who actually have been visiting this site for […]
Fitzgerald: A tribute to Fawaz Gerges
“Moments ago CNN interviewed Fawaz Gerges of Sarah Lawrence College. He promotes Hamas.”– from a recent comment at Jihad Watch The oily Fawaz Gerges managed to pull the wool over a number of faculty eyes when he slithered up the tenure pole at Sarah Lawrence, a school where Adda Bozeman once taught, and where her […]
Fitzgerald: “Palestinians,” and the need for things to be seen aright
“She said Asha, a Jordanian of Palestinian heritage, contacted the agency within the last year, but apparently did not take the test for foreign medical school graduates….” — from this article Jordan is Palestine east of the river Jordan. So the correct way to describe “Dr.” Asha is as an “eastern ‘Palestinian’ Arab of western […]