When the sun is overthrown,And when the stars fall,And when the hills are moved,And when the camels big with young are abandoned,And when the wild beasts are herded together,And when the seas rise,And when souls are reunited,And when the girl-child that was buried alive is askedFor what sin she was slain,And when the pages are […]
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Pakistan: Misunderstander of Islam murders 18 in passenger van
In an area “plagued by sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.” Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Police: 18 van passengers killed after blast in northwest Pakistan,” by Reza Sayah for CNN, January 17 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — A planted bomb caused a blast that killed at least 18 people traveling in a passenger […]
Bill introduced in Congress to protect illegal Pakistanis in U.S.
Might any of them be jihadis? What are you, some kind of Islamophobe? “Bill seeks protection for illegal Pakistanis in US,” from Dawn, January 17 (thanks to Rosanne): WASHINGTON, Jan 16: The Temporary Protection Status Bill for illegal Pakistani immigrants in the United States has been moved in the US Congress. AL Green, the Democratic […]
Pakistan: Government hostage to Islamic supremacist parties on blasphemy law
Because the Government knows that to go against the law will bring them charges of disloyalty to Islam, and could topple the Government entirely. “For Pakistani Christians, the government is hostage to Islamic parties on the blasphemy issue,” by Jibran Khan for AsiaNews, January 14 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Lahore (AsiaNews) – Churches in Pakistan […]
Pakistan: Jihadists set fire to 14 U.S. and NATO fuel tankers
Our friends and allies in the Pakistani government either cannot or will not prevent this sort of thing from happening. “Pakistan Militants Set 14 US & NATO Fuel Tankers Ablaze,” from Israel National News, January 15 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): A Pakistani government official on Saturday said that gunmen in the country’s southwest set ablaze […]
Pakistan: Islamic supremacists rally for blasphemy law, demand Pope’s apology
Middle poster: should’ve made that “end” a little clearer, eh? One cleric goes so far as to say Christians aren’t following “Jesus Christ’s teachings” here, but in doing so, he knows his listeners believe in the revisionist, Islamic narrative about Jesus. The main purposes of Jesus’ portrayal in the Qur’an are to claim him as […]
Pakistan: Another Christian family on the run from blasphemy law
Since the aftermath of Salman Taseer’s assassination has firmly established the wild popularity of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, perhaps it is to be expected that they will see even more use. The blasphemy bandwagon has become a popular place to see and be seen. “Blasphemy allegations: Another Christian family on the run,” from the Express Tribune, […]
Muslims from Canada training in Pakistan for jihad
New Western export: jihad. “RCMP probe report saying Canadians training with al-Qaida in Pakistan for jihad,” from The Canadian Press, January 14: TORONTO – The RCMP is probing an online news report that says a group of Canadian militants are training for jihad in Pakistani al-Qaida camps. Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online cites “well-placed Taliban […]
Biden to Pakistan on al-Qaeda, Taliban: We’re waiting, but were getting tired of it
By all appearances, he passed on an opportunity to say anything specific about the case of Asia Bibi, or the blasphemy law. Earlier, he did go out of his way to emphasize that “we are not the enemies of Islam.” Substantive demands for the sake of human rights might jeopardize the photo-op. Biden also said […]
Pakistan: Bodyguard who killed governor for criticizing blasphemy law also served on Zardari’s security team
Great, who’s guarding the nukes? “Pakistani governor bodyguard served on President Zardari’s security team,” by Dean Nelson for the Telegraph, January 14: Mumtaz Qadri was part of Punjab Police’s Elite Force whose members are selected to protect the province’s most senior ministers, politicians and VIPs. He had also served on security details for Rehman Malik, […]