It is? In what way? “Obama lifts freeze on $192 million aid package to Palestinian Authority,” from the Times of Israel, April 27: US President Barack Obama has lifted a ban on financial aid to the Palestinian Authority. Obama stated that the aid was “important to the security interests of the United States.”… The AFP […]
Archives for April 2012
Christian Science Monitor writer says Egypt’s proposed “necrophilia law” is “utter hooey” because…he wants it to be
So many people have sent this story to me this morning that it seemed worth posting, but not as the cautionary tale it was meant to be. Rather, it is an object lesson in irresponsible journalism. Several days ago I posted this story from al-Arabiya, which has now circulated around the world and aroused considerable […]
Malaysian Prime Minister: Show moderate face of Islam to counter Islamophobia
It’s something that Islam’s apologists, spokesmen, and various useful idiots (both Muslim and otherwise) endlessly recycle and repeat: Islam is moderate, despite the copious amounts of evidence to the contrary. And it’s a meme that Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia never tires of intoning. Funny that he never seems to get around to presenting actual […]
Egypt: Islamic supremacists rally to “save the revolution”
You know, the revolution they were supposed to have nothing to do with. “Islamists rally across Egypt to ‘save the revolution,’” by Zeinab El Gundy for Ahram Online, April 27: Rallies organised by Islamist forces took place in a number of governorates across Egypt Friday to stress the importance of continuing the revolution and preventing […]
Egypt: “Jihadist Group to Cleanse the Country” misunderstands Islam, threatens pro-human rights TV channel
“You have crossed all red lines and you are pushing the country to chaos, implementing an American Zionist agenda.” “Egypt’s ON TV receives kidnap threats from Jihadist Group,” by Manar Ammar for Bikya Masr, April 25: Egypt’s liberal satellite channel ON TV received a threatening letter from an unknown group calling itself “The Jihadist Group […]
Saudis behead and crucify Sudanese national for murdering woman, raping corpse
Abdul Rahman Zain Al Abidin might not have run afoul of the law if he had tried this in Egypt. In any case, his punishment is Qur’an-mandated: “This is the recompense of those who fight against God and His Messenger, and hasten about the earth, to do corruption there: they shall be slaughtered, or crucified, […]
Italy: Convert to Islam arrested for misunderstanding his new, peaceful faith, plotting to bomb synagogue
Here again, we see the human cost of misunderstanding what we all know, on pain of “Islamophobia” charges, is a Religion of Peace. Yet Islamic leaders in Italy are no more inclined than they are anywhere to try to protect young Muslims from misunderstanding Islam in this way. How curious! “Italian convert to Islam arrested […]
Elite Afghan soldier kills U.S. special forces mentor
Another casualty of the Afghan jihad that our political elites increasingly refuse to admit even exists. “Elite Afghan soldier kills U.S. special forces mentor,” by Ismail Sameem for Reuters, April 27: KANDAHAR (Reuters) – An elite Afghan soldier shot dead an American mentor and his translator at a U.S. base, Afghan officials said on Friday, […]
Muslim lawyer misunderstands Islam, pledges to “cover Russia in blood” if Sharia courts are not established
Do U.S. authorities really think this sort of thing cannot and will not happen here? In fact, it is coming quickly. “Muslim lawyer pledges to ‘cover Russia in blood,’” from IANS, April 25 (thanks to Stephen Gash): Police in the Russian capital said on Wednesday they will examine a video in which a prominent Muslim […]
Robert Spencer interviewed at FrontPage on Did Muhammad Exist?
In FrontPage this morning is my interview with FrontPage editor Jamie Glazov on my new book Did Muhammad Exist?: …FP: So why did you write this book? This is not a question that most people have ever even considered. Spencer: That’s true, Jamie. The question of whether or not Muhammad existed is one that few […]