They fell for a Ramadan-related ruse. A bit of “Islamophobic” skepticism would have stood them in good stead. “American Man Kidnapped in Eastern Pakistan,” from the Associated Press, August 13 (thanks to all who sent this in): LAHORE, Pakistan — Gunmen kidnapped an American development expert after tricking his guards and breaking into his house […]
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Pakistan: “800 women were victims of ‘honor killings’ — and 2,900 women reported raped — almost eight a day”
Not surprisingly, the problem is framed in terms of “tribal” issues and not any religious ones. But the tribal courts and the societies that depend on them are informed by the letter and spirit of Islamic law, which cannot be discounted in a discussion of the challenges of improving the rights of women in Islamic […]
Pakistan’s Red Mosque imam wants to “Talibanize” the country
You may remember Maulana Abdul Aziz as the cleric who tried to escape in a burqa when Pakistan moved to put the Red Mosque out of business in 2007. Despite the lengthy battle it took to retake the mosque complex from the jihadists holed up inside (the ones who didn’t flee in burqas), the Pakistani […]
“A faith known for its diversity”: Female jihad/martyrdom suicide bomber murders seven in Pakistan
Islam is “a faith known for its diversity,” says Barack Obama, and this proves it. Women, too, can lay claim to the Qur’an’s guarantee of Paradise to those who “kill and are killed” for Allah (9:111). “Female suicide bomber hits Pakistan, seven dead,” from Channel News Asia, August 11 (thanks to Twostellas): PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A […]
Friends and allies: Osama bin Laden “protected by Pakistan in return for Saudi cash”
This may not be true — it rests on the word of just one person — but it certainly would not be surprising, given the track record of both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. “Osama bin Laden ‘protected by Pakistan in return for Saudi cash,’” by Rob Crilly in the Telegraph, August 10 (thanks to all […]
Pakistan: Bishop of Islamabad warns forced conversions to Islam are rising as another Christian girl is abducted
As with the situation in Egypt, this is not at all the first time we have seen such behavior in Pakistan. Two such prominent cases in Pakistan have been those of Saba (or Sarah) and Anila Masih, and Farah Hatim. The news organization Fides has reported that “at least 700 Christian girls are kidnapped and […]
Pakistan: Jihadists destroy 16 tankers carrying fuel for U.S. forces in Afghanistan
A bomb attack destroys 16 tankers. That’s a big bomb — a major operation. What did governing officials of our friend and ally Pakistan know about this, and when did they know it? “Bomb hits NATO supply tankers in Pakistan,” from AP, August 6 (thanks to Choi): PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) “” Police say a bomb […]
Pakistan: 25 jailed for eating in public during Ramadan
There is no compulsion in religion (Qur’an 2:256), except when there is. This is the true face of Sharia, belying the benign mask that Islamic supremacists and the mainstream media are working assiduously to put on it in America and Europe. “Pak: 25 jailed for eating in public during Ramadan,” from Rediff.com, August 5 (thanks […]
CIA station chief in Pakistan quits amid worsening treatment of U.S. diplomats
The official story is that he left the post due to illness. Does being “sick of it all” count? Among other things, there has been the detention of the U.S. ambassador at the Islamabad airport, the unregistered ISI agent running a Kashmiri interest group in the U.S. for two decades, the implication of the ISI […]
Pakistan: Schools teaching students to misunderstand Islam, to see suicide attacks as superior form of martyrdom and to wage jihad against Jews
Why don’t some enlightened Western Muslims like Honest Ibe Hooper or Boy Reza Aslan go over to Pakistan and straighten out these schools that are getting Islam so terribly wrong? After all, in America they will tell you that only greasy Islamophobes think that Islam justifies suicide bombing and jihad against Jews and Christians. How […]