The leaders listed below are urging other clerics to condemn this fatwa. We shall see if they will. “Fatwa against female NGO workers condemned,” from the Daily Times, May 15 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): LAHORE: Chanan Development Association (CDA) has condemned a fatwa issued by Maulvi Abdul Haleem, a former Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal MNA, […]
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Pakistan blocks Twitter because of material offensive to Islam
Another salvo in the ongoing Islamic supremacist war against the freedom of speech. Twitter must adhere to Sharia, or else. “Pakistan blocks Twitter because of material considered offensive to Islam,” by Zarar Khan for The Associated Press, May 20 (thanks to all who sent this in): ISLAMABAD – Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter […]
Pakistan: 14-year-old Christian girl kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam
Will the Islamophobia never end? No Compulsion In Religion Update from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: “Pakistan, appeal for Christian girl kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam,” by Shafique Khokhar for Asia News, May 19 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Faisalabad (AsiaNews) – The family of Mary Salik (fictional name for security reasons) asks for […]
NATO invites Pakistan to summit in Chicago
This just in: FDR, Churchill invite Hitler to the Atlantic Conference. “NATO invites Pakistan to summit in Chicago,” by Chris Brummitt and Slobodan Lekic for the Associated Press, May 16 (thanks to Maxwell): ISLAMABAD (AP) “” NATO has invited Pakistan’s president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is […]
Pakistani officer accused of jihad terror activity calls for end of Pakistan’s anti-terror alliance with U.S.
Khan is right. There is no alliance anyway. The ties should be cut and the pretense ended. But whether it is or not, it will soon be clear what side Pakistan was on all along. “Pakistani officer accused of terrorism calls for ties to US to be cut,” from AP, May 14 (thanks to Pamela […]
Pull my other leg: Pakistan’s PM denies Pakistani complicity in sheltering bin Laden
There is no way he lived in that military neighborhood all those years without people knowing and approving at the highest levels of the Pakistani government. “Gilani says Pakistan not “˜complicit” of sheltering Osama bin Laden,” from APP, May 10 (thanks to Twostellas): pISLAMABAD, May 10 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has insisted […]
Pakistan: Hindu girl Rinkle Kumari kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam
“It has been decades that Hindu girls have been abducted and forcibly converted. We hear little or no voice at all against this oppression.” Indeed, this is a human rights abuse that the world ignores. Mustn’t be “Islamophobic,” after all. No Compulsion In Religion Update: “Opinion: Rinkle Kumari – the new Marvi of Sindh,” by […]
Pakistan: Muslims vow jihad in revenge for Osama’s death
Proudly misunderstanding Islam Back before the U.S. Government went completely insane, I was speaking at a State Department briefing on Islam and jihad and got into conversation with a career diplomat who was also speaking at the sessions. In passing he referred to jihad terrorists as “Muslims” and then looked embarrassed, stopped himself, and said, […]
Obama’s deal with Karzai bans raids on al-Qaida bases in Pakistan
Why would Karzai press for such a deal if he is really an ally? Why would Obama agree to it? “Obama’s deal with Karzai bans raids on al-Qaida bases in Pakistan,” by Neil Munro for The Daily Caller, May 4 (thanks to all who sent this in): President Barack Obama has promised not to attack […]
Pakistan: Jihad-martyrdom bombing in market murders 20
This attack comes after revelations that al-Qaeda criticized some jihadists for killing innocent Muslims. Note that no one involved in concerned about the killing of non-Muslims. “Suicide bombing in Pakistani market kills at least 20,” by Anwarullah Khan for AP, May 5: KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bombing in a Pakistani market close to […]