Many Americans were glad when Trump turned down the Saudi crown prince’s desperate telephone plea for the Americans to bomb the Houthis. They remembered how Saudi Arabia had denied the American air force permission to use the bases it had been using in Saudi Arabia to attack Iran. And the Saudi request for help is […]
Iraq: Sadr claims that the Quran burnings are evidence of imminent attacks on Mecca and Medina
“He did not give any evidence for his claims,” because there isn’t any. He is just trying to rile his followers and keep them in a state of rage that will enable him to manipulate them further. “Iraq’s Sadr warns of attacks in Mecca, other Islamic sites after Quran burnings,” The New Arab, August 2, […]
At Grand Mosque in Mecca, Muslim cleric prays, ‘Oh Allah, bring annihilation upon the plundering and occupying Jews’
The Jews in the Qur’an are called the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s power is limited (5:64); they love to listen to lies (5:41); they disobey Allah and never observe his commands (5:13). They […]
Imam of Great Mosque in Mecca Hints at Normalization with Israel
The imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque has given a hint that Saudi Arabia may be moving toward normalization of ties with Israel. The story of his unusual sermon is here. The imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque appeared to hint at normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia in a sermon delivered on Friday, September 4. Following […]
Belgium moves to expel “extremist” imam of Saudi-funded Brussels Grand Mosque
Apparently the Saudis’ problem with “extremist” imams is not just within the kingdom, but extends to mosques they finance abroad. Imagine the embarrassment of Belgian officials when they discover that what Abdelhadi Sewif was teaching was very similar to what many, many other imams in Belgium are teaching. But by then it is likely to […]