One of the difficulties in discussing Islam’s more troubling doctrines is that they have an anachronistic, even otherworldly, feel to them; that is, unless actively and openly upheld by Muslims, non-Muslims, particularly of the Western variety, tend to see them as abstract theory, not standard practice for today. In fact, some Westerners have difficulties acknowledging […]
UK: Muslim who threatened to kill his wife and cut out her tongue gets community service, no jail
Giving out the wrong message. Absurd Britannia Alert: “Spared jail, the forced marriage case father who told wife: ‘I’ll cut out your tongue,’” by James Tozer in the Daily Mail, November 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): A muslim who threatened to kill his wife and cut out her tongue after she blocked […]
Fun for the whole umma: it’s Burkha Barbie!
Maybe these are the sort of dolls Muhammad’s pre-pubescent wife was playing with: “Narrated ‘Aisha: I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah’s Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet […]
Maldives misunderstands Islam, bans non-Muslim houses of worship
The bill is full of tolerance, however: it allows non-Muslims to worship in private homes. This is one of those stories where it becomes bitterly ironic — those who report on this will be called “Islamophobic,” but no one will particularly mind that the Maldives is systematically stamping out the freedom of religion in the […]
Senators getting closer: Fort Hood massacre was terrorism
It’s not the whole truth. It’s not “Fort Hood massacre was jihad,” although even that word comes up. It’s not an acknowledgment that the attack was motivated by the same murderous ideology that took down the Twin Towers and that threatens Israel and other free nations around the world every day, but it’s a step. […]
Windsor, Ontario: Police chief apologizes to Muslims for offending them during FBI arrests
Now can we get an apology from the Muslim community for aiding and abetting jihadists? “Windsor police chief Gary Smith apologizes to Islamic community for ‘offending’ their beliefs during FBI arrests,” from The Windsor Star, November 12 (thanks to Simeon): WINDSOR, Ont. — Windsor police chief Gary Smith has apologized to members of Windsor’s Islamic […]
Fitzgerald: Islamic heretics? Really?
“We are at war…with Islamic heretics” — from an article in the Los Angeles Times by Judith Miller and David Samuels Now we all know what a Christian heresy is. It is a belief that is held by some who call themselves Christians that has been characterized or defined as a “heresy” by other Christians […]
“We are at war, whether we like it or not, with Islamic heretics who argue that their own beliefs supersede traditional Islamic law”
More denial and obfuscation. “Our enemy is not Islam — it’s extremists: The U.S. response should be zero tolerance for political cultists who try to achieve their goals through violence, regardless of their religion,” by Judith Miller and David Samuels for the Los Angeles Times, November 11: […] Underlying both the left- and right-wing narratives […]
Spencer: The Phantom Backlash
In Human Events this morning I discuss the uppermost concern of the law enforcement, government, and media elites in the wake of the jihad attack at Fort Hood: the fear of an anti-Muslim backlash. Backlash fever is sweeping the nation: thirteen Americans are dead and thirty-eight wounded in a jihad attack at Fort Hood, and […]
Attorney General to speak to Hamas-linked CAIR despite FBI ban
Right after Dawud Walid of CAIR-Michigan was defending the jihadist imam who was killed in a shootout with the FBI. Yet another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Alert: “Despite ban, Holder to speak to CAIR-linked group,” from Politico, November 9 (thanks to all who sent this in): Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to give a keynote speech next […]