SECOND UPDATE: Ezra Levant gives his evidence here. The mainstream media reports are, predictably, inaccurate. ——— UPDATE: The Globe and Mail says that Ezra Levant is wrong about this (thanks to James). We shall see if Levant comes back with more information. ———- “What kind of school board sends around a memo allowing children to […]
Senior Saudi Salafi cleric: The Islamic State is “a true product of Salafism”
Salafism is a movement dedicated to adhering to what the earliest Muslims, the salaf (“ancestors”) did. Thus is a movement devoted to restoring Islamic purity and strict adherence to the Qur’an and Sunnah. Will Barack Obama send John Kerry over to Saudi Arabia to explain to Sheikh ‘Aadel Al-Kalbani how he is misunderstanding Islam? “Senior […]
All Pakistan Private Schools Federation holds “I am not Malala” day because she is against “Islamic ideology of Pakistan”
Malala is in favor of the Islamic ideology enough to donate $50,000 to UN schools in Gaza that Hamas uses for its jihad against Israel, but that isn’t good enough for the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation. This story shows the cognitive dissonance between the non-Muslim West’s fantasy-based view of Islam and the reality on […]
Georgetown University panel shows how Islamic State’s caliphate has justification in Islamic history and appeal for modern Muslims
Georgetown University panel shows how Islamic State’s caliphate has justification in Islamic history and appeal for modern Muslims by Andrew Harrod The caliphate “is not something bad . . . for the majority of Muslims,” concluded visiting professor Emad Shahin during a recent briefing titled “Boko Haram, ISIS, and the Caliphate Today” at Georgetown University’s […]
Middle Eastern Christian Committee asks Archbishop of Jerusalem to remove Hamas-linked CAIR’s Nihad Awad from coalition
“We are troubled by the fact that among the NGOs and activists invited to join the coalition are a number of Islamist and pro-Jihadi groups whose agenda has been and continues to be hostile to the freedom and survival of Christian and other minorities in the Middle East.” Bravo. It is heartening to see some […]
UK “security chiefs”: Jihad terror attack “almost inevitable,” three foiled in recent months
Oh, the ingratitude! Cameron and May clearly aren’t acting quickly enough to appease and accommodate Islamic supremacists, and ban all criticism of Sharia! Faster, faster! Your masters are not pleased! “Terror attack is ‘almost inevitable’ warn security chiefs as police and MI5 reveal they’ve foiled three plots in recent months,” by Damien Gayle, Daily Mail, […]
UK: Muslim gang rips medals from 70-year-old army veteran on his way to Remembrance Sunday service
“Asian youths” is British media Newspeak for Muslims. Will British authorities seek out this Muslim gang and shower money and special privileges upon its members, in an attempt to redress their grievances? “Gang rips medals from army veteran on his way to Remembrance Sunday service,” the Telegraph, November 11, 2014 An elderly former soldier had […]
Armistice Day 2014
Veterans’ Day is November 11 because on November 11, 1918, the Armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers took effect. World War I had been more peculiar, unnecessary and pointless than most wars, but from it comes many lingering features of the American and international political landscape: the messianic idea of “making the world […]
Turkish journalist: Charge of “racism” and “Islamophobia” are “accusations bullies always use to silence people who disagree with them”
Important truths enunciated by a courageous Turkish journalist. “The West’s Dangerous Enchantment with Islam: Muslim Women Thrown ‘Under the Bus,’” by Uzay Bulut, Gatestone Institute, November 9, 2014: The loudest voices in the West now seem to come from many progressives who say that criticizing of Islam is racist, intolerant, bigoted and Islamophobic. Injustices, they […]
National Cathedral to host Muslim prayer co-sponsored by Hamas-linked CAIR and ISNA
Legend has it that when the Muslims conquered Jerusalem in the year 637, Sophronius, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, invited the caliph Umar to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Umar declined, explaining that if he did, the Muslims would convert the church into a mosque, as Muslim prayers had been uttered there. Former […]