“Darrick Jackson, 38, left his Muslim name off the application, prosecutors said, to conceal his ties to a local imam known for inflammatory comments.” An update on this story. “Air Base Ex-Guard Convicted of Hiding Muslim Name,” by Henri E. Cauvin for the Washington Post, June 28: A Southeast Washington man who did not disclose […]
Archives for June 2008
Scotland: Pakistani converts to Christianity face last-minute appeal to avoid being deported
Their asylum bid failed on a technicality. But they are clearly in danger, ironically, for the same reason as ex-Muslims who may even be citizens of the U.K., as the government looks the other way from the present-day application of Islamic teachings like the death penalty for apostasy. “11th-hour bid to save family from threats,” […]
Yemeni tribal saying: “Give me a girl of 8, and I can give you a guarantee” for a good marriage
Here is the story of another of the untold number of child brides in Yemen, most of whom are voiceless and defenseless. If there is one promising aspect in this report, it is the acknowledgment in this New York Times article of Muhammad’s own example as a factor in the persistence of child marriage in […]
Iran: Ex-Muslim converts to Christianity arrested, told “The next time there may also be an apostasy charge, if you don’t stop with your Jesus”
“No compulsion in religion…” And of course, the penalty for apostasy is death, as directed by Muhammad himself. “Iran – Convert couple arrested, tortured, threatened,” from Compass Direct News, June 24: LOS ANGELES, June 25 (Compass Direct News) — Security police officials in Tehran this month tortured a newly converted couple and threatened to put […]
Geert Wilders fears arrest if he travels abroad
Anyone who values freedom of expression should support Wilders as vocally as possible against this threat to his freedom of speech and movement. Otherwise, they may later note with regret: “First they came for Geert…” From Gates of Vienna, via Atlas Shrugs: Geert Wilders fears he will be arrested soon when traveling abroad, due to […]
Muslim woman in full hijab participating in go-cart race “insults” Islam
No comment. “TV show contestant “˜shamed herself and insulted Muslims,” from The Times, June 29: A muslim woman has been accused of shaming herself and insulting her religion by taking part in a reality TV motor-racing show. Durban beauty therapist Nadira Dasoo has come under fire from a Gauteng Muslim organisation, Know Islam, believed to […]
Egyptian e-mail campaign compares women without veils to unwrapped candy attracting flies
Caption: “You can’t stop them. But you can protect yourself. Your creator has your best interests at heart.” France 24 has posted this image, which is circulating via e-mail in Egypt to promote the use of the hijab and niqab by Egyptian women. The message is the same as that of Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali, […]
Pakistan deports 8 foreigners studying at Islamic seminary, including Americans
Now, let me get this straight: these men were studying at an Islamic seminary in Pakistan, and they’re being deported. Pakistan’s Islamic educational institutions have been called factories for jihad, and these guys were apparently too extreme even for them, and are being deported in accord with Pakistan’s recent attempts to show that its alliance […]
Iranian engineer pleads guilty to transporting US nuke plant software to Iran
Reza Alavi Update. “Iranian engineer pleads guilty in nuke plant case,” from AP, June 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): PHOENIX (AP) “” An Iranian engineer has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen property he obtained at a former job at the largest nuclear plant in the United States. Mohammad Reza Alavi, 50, pleaded […]
Britain to free another Al-Qaeda top dog
Abu Qatada was not enough. “Second al-Qaeda leader to be freed in Britain,” from the Times, June 28 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): Secret negotiations have taken place to arrange the release from a British jail of one of al-Qaeda’s most important operatives in Europe, The Times has learnt. The prisoner, who can be identified […]