These chains are not actually affiliated with Israel. But as with blasphemy allegations in Pakistan, the mere accusation is enough. “Islamist group attacks Starbucks, Burger King stores in southeast Turkey over alleged Israel support,” Duvar English, June 23, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): An Islamist group on June 22 stormed the Starbucks and […]
Turks Irked by a Coffee Cup
One more story has just appeared of hysterical overreaction by thin-skinned Muslims, this time in Turkey, where the hysteric-in-chief, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sets the tone. More on this farcical tale can be found here: “Turkey: TV anchor fired for displaying ‘pro-Israel’ Starbucks cup,” Israel National News, December 27, 2023: An award-winning TV news anchor in Turkey […]
Philadelphia: Muslim named Aziz considering legal action after his name is written “ISIS” at Starbucks
That there is a furor over this incident at all shows that there is no serious problem of genuine anti-Muslim bigotry (as opposed to honest analysis of the motivating ideology of Islamic jihad, which is routinely and falsely characterized as bigotry) in the United States. There is no real “Islamophobia,” so it has to be […]
3 jihad suicide bombers in Jakarta Starbucks; explosions, gunfire in city
A global war that no one wants to admit is being waged “Witness says 3 suicide bombers explode in Jakarta Starbucks,” by Niniek Karmini, Associated Press, January 14, 2016: JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least three suicide bombers exploded themselves in a Starbucks cafe in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while two gunmen attacked a police […]