I went out my front door one fine morning just as my neighbour, a Pakistani student, came out of his. We walked together to the bus stop where we would catch the bus to the university. His bloodshot eyes were swollen and his shoulders drooped. He walked with a stoop. “Are you OK? What’s wrong?” […]
Mahathir Mohamad Calls – Again – For Islamic Unity
Fresh from his December fiasco at the mid-December “Islamic Summit” in Kuala Lumpur, which was supposed to help promote “uniting the world’s Muslims,” Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is at it again. On January 7, following what he called the “immoral” killing of Qassem Soleimani, Mohamad again called for the Muslim world to unite. Perhaps […]
Video: Iranian protesters tear down poster of Soleimani
Weird…. CNN told me they loved him pic.twitter.com/Z9VFu2fieg — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) January 12, 2020 What an insidious agenda the establishment media has, telling Americans that the Iranians loved this man, when many of them greet his death as a liberation. Do CNN et al want to see Iranians continue to be enslaved by this […]
Not All Palestinians Were Sad to See the Last of Qassem Soleimani (Part 2)
While Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad proclaimed their deep grief over Soleimani’s death, some Palestinians on social media did not share that view, but saw Soleimani as a killer of their fellow Sunni Muslims. There is more on Palestinians divided in their views of Soleimani here. On Saturday, Hamas and Islamic Jihad set up a […]
Ilhan Omar calls Soleimani’s death an “assassination of a foreign official” and slams Trump’s economic sanctions
“Far-left Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said on Wednesday that President Trump’s response to Iran’s attacks — specifically his call for economic sanctions — ‘makes no sense’….’This makes no sense,’ Omar said of Trump’s call for sanctions, calling it ‘economic warfare.’” In reality, Trump’s response to Iran, economic and militarily, makes perfect sense. Attacks […]
Not All Palestinians Were Sad to See the Last of Qassem Soleimani (Part 1)
Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, was in Tehran for the funeral of Qassem Soleimani. He was the only non-Iranian speaker at the funeral. The details are here: The leader of the Hamas terror group spoke at the Tehran funeral of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on Monday, crediting the Quds Force leader with building his […]
Ilhan Omar On the Warmongering Trump and the Killing Of Qassem Soleimani
Many people – Americans, Europeans, Sunni Arabs — approved of the killing of Qassem Soleimani. Others did not, fearing an “escalation” or even a “war.” But even those Americans who disapproved of the targeted killing made sure to declare that Qassem Soleimani was a very bad man, responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands, […]
UK: Islamic charity under investigation as praising Soleimani as “dedicated soldier of Islam”
Imagine the embarrassment of British authorities when they discover that sentiments of this kind are mainstream, not the property of a “fringe element” within Islamic communities in the UK. But by then it is likely to be far too late. “British Islamic charity is investigated after praising assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani as a martyr,” […]
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews likens jihad terror mastermind Soleimani to Princess Diana and Elvis Presley
Matthews is of course correct, except for the minor detail that when Soleimani covered “Don’t Be Cruel,” he sang “Be Cruel.” These people’s intense hatred of President Trump has driven them mad. “Chris Matthews Compares Soleimani to Elvis Presley and Princess Diana,” by Andrew Kugle, Washington Free Beacon, January 8, 2020 (thanks to the Geller […]
Sadiq Khan’s London: Islamic Student Association brands US ‘Terrorist State’ at embassy protests
“Pro-Iran protesters from the Union of Islamic Student Association in Europe branded the United States a ‘terrorist state’ outside the American embassy in London. Protesters outside the modernist building in Vauxhall, in the south of the capital, branded U.S. President Donald Trump a ‘terrorist’ and accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of ‘standing with terrorism.’” Labour […]