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And the world yawns. I have many times reversed the situation in headlines to stories like these — i.e., “Christian mob burns down 100 Muslim homes.” Can you imagine the international outcry, the “Islamophobia” studies launched, the hand-wringing at the UN, if a Christian mob (chanting “Deus vult” or “Christ is risen” or some such) […]

Tiny Minority of Extremists Alert. This story corroborates an earlier one detailing a retired Pakistani army general’s concerns about jihadist sympathies within the officers’ corps. “Pak AF personnel with jihadi links spark alarm,” by Omar Farooq Khan for the Times News Network, June 25: ISLAMABAD: An alarming trend of Pakistan air force personnel being discovered […]

“The Muslim women allegedly became angry and began to beat her. Some men then locked her in a room. Muslims announced from mosque loudspeakers a plan to punish Bibi by blackening her face and parading her through the village on a donkey.” Her great crime? She reportedly declared that “Our Christ is the true prophet […]

Complicit. “Pakistan not likely to extradite Mumbai suspects: FO,” from Associated Press, June 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): […] An Indian court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 22 Pakistanis accused of masterminding the attacks, in which teams of armed militants rampaged through India’s commercial capital, leaving 166 people dead after a […]

Once again, Christians suffer at the hands of Muslims in Pakistan — Muslim policemen at that. “Pakistan: Tortured Christian languishing on false charges,” from Compass Direct News, June 23: Police maneuver to keep incapacitated son of preacher in jail — and out of hospital. LAHORE, Pakistan, June 23 (Compass Direct News) — A 37-year-old Christian […]

And meanwhile: “The strategy of the (al Qaeda) organisation in the coming period is the same as in the previous period: to hit the head of the snake, the head of tyranny — the United States. That can be achieved through continued work on the open fronts and also by opening new fronts in a […]

Friend and Ally Update. Pakistan won’t hear of criticism of its counterterror operations (or lack thereof); indeed, it would be inconvenient and awkward if news like this were to come between Islamabad and the billions in aid sent from the West. “42 operational terror camps in Pak, PoK,” by Rajat Pandit for the Times News […]

She was not even sure of her own name, but they were sure she had blasphemed Islam — yet another indication of how Pakistan’s blasphemy laws victimize non-Muslims. Instead of prattling about Islam’s tradition of tolerance, Obama should have called upon Pakistan and other Muslim countries to repeal all such laws. “Muslims Accuse Mentally Challenged […]

Schools? No. Suicide bombs? Mais oui! “Female bombers ready in Waziristan: Punjab home secretary,” from GeoTV, June 18: LAHORE: Eastern Turkistan Islami [sic] Party has prepared a female suicide bomber in Waziristan, which may target any important personality or a building, sources told Geo News Thursday. If the name seems familiar, Bermuda just got four […]

How is it that an imam, trained in Islamic theology, can so misunderstand his peaceful religion? “Family killed in name of honour,” from APP, June 17 (thanks to Block Ness): SHAHDADKOT: Three persons including a woman and a child were killed in the name of honour by a group of armed men in a village […]