A bleak prognosis from Paul Belien in The Brussels Journal, with thanks to Mackie: The German author Henryk M. Broder recently told the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant (12 October) that young Europeans who love freedom, better emigrate. Europe as we know it will no longer exist 20 years from now. Whilst sitting on a terrace […]
Archives for October 2006
EU’s Solana: ‘Hamas doesn’t want to destroy Israel’
Head In The Sand Alert: “‘Hamas doesn’t want to destroy Israel,’” by David Horovitz for the Jerusalem Post: Hamas wants to “liberate the Palestinians,” not to destroy Israel, Javier Solana, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. In an interview following his talks in Tel Aviv with Foreign Minister Tzipi […]
Pakistanis deface women on billboards
Sharia Alert: “Pakistanis deface women on hoardings,” by Meenakshi Iyer for the Hindustan Times: “No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you; we are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of […]
Here’s an idea! Let’s buy them off!
Terror Free Tomorrow recommends jizya as an antidote to terror. Aethelred the Unready Alert: “Analysis: Aid could impact Muslim opinion,” by Aaron Rupar for UPI, with thanks to DP: WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) — Foreign aid could be a vital tool in the struggle to win over hearts and minds throughout the Muslim world, according […]
Sheik blasts judges over rapists
Even though the notorious Sheikh Al-Hilali, who blamed women for their own rape, has taken a leave of absence, things are getting worse in Australia. You see, Australian judges discriminate against Muslim rapists — which charge is an attempt to lessen rape sentences in Australia, as part of the larger makeover of Australian society after […]
Destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas: “The Taliban were the executors, but the masterminds were the Arabs and the Pakistanis”
Now it looks as if the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001 in Afghanistan was an act of jihadists from all over. “Bin Laden’s prints seen on ruins of Bamiyan Buddhas,” by Selim Saheb Ettaba for AFP, with thanks to Fjordman: BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — In a huge cavity dug into the side of a […]
Honeymoon in beautiful Tora Bora!
Tora Bora is 100% safe, says Gul Agha Sherazi. Getting there through Pakistan and Afghanistan might be somewhat less so. “‘Come To Tora Bora Caves,’” from Sky News, with thanks to Mackie: There will soon be a new holiday destination for the most intrepid tourists, according to one newspaper. Osama bin Laden’s infamous Tora Bora […]
U.S. tries to cut off terrorists’ cash flow
“The Middle East is the center of graft and corruption in the universe.” Financial Jihad Update from Rowan Scarborough in the Washington Times, : The U.S. military is not only trying to stop terrorists and arms from leaking into Iraq from Syria and Iran but also another just as dangerous commodity — cash. It’s the […]
“Uncovered meat” Sheikh apologizes to “cherished pearls”
Al-Hilali Update. Sheik apologises to ‘cherished pearls,’” from The Australian, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: SHEIK Taj al-Din al-Hilaly described women as “cherished pearls” and said rape was abominable as he tried to explain the comments which have engulfed him in controversy. While he expressed some contrition to the women of Australia, he attacked […]
Truth About Islam’s Founder Revealed
Here is another review that has appeared today of my new book The Truth About Muhammad. This one is an erudite and generous perspective from Serge Trifkovic in Human Events. Trifkovic, of course, is the author of two essential books, Sword of the Prophet and Defeating Jihad. At least since Georgi Plekhanov’s influential essay “The […]
CAIR’s Ibrahim Hooper slippin’ and slidin’
Hot and bothered In the course of a recent interview on MSNBC, Tucker Carlson asked Hooper three pointed questions: “Would you say that most American Muslims are horrified by the thought that Iran might possess nuclear weapons, or not?” No clear answer from Hooper. Do American Muslims believe that this is a “war against Islam”? […]
14 Year Old Assyrian Boy Decapitated By Muslim Group
Expect CAIR to denounce this. And don’t tell me, “Well, CAIR is an American group, you see, so you can’t expect them to denounce atrocities committed outside America.” That might have held water before they denounced the ban on headscarves in Tunisia, but it doesn’t anymore. If they can denounce that, they can denounce this. […]
Islamic Jihad continues launching rockets at southern Israel
The jihad against Israel continues without let-up, while Abbas struts and postures. From Xinhua: A Palestinian home-made rocket landed in an open area near “a strategic site” in the south of Israel’s coastal city of Ashkelon, Israeli Radio quoted Israeli army sources on Monday. The rocket, fired from northern Gaza Strip, caused slight damages, said […]
Because They Hate
Brigitte Gabriel’s review of my new book this morning puts me in mind of her superb new book, which is not to be missed. Because They Hate is her own harrowing — beyond harrowing — story, the story of her childhood in Lebanon, when jihadists sowed mayhem and destruction, keeping the Christian population in terror […]
Brigitte Gabriel reviews The Truth About Muhammad
The courageous president of the American Congress for Truth, Brigitte Gabriel — one of the most passionate and riveting speakers I have ever had the privilege to hear — has written this review of my new book The Truth About Muhammad in FrontPage this morning: “Freedom of inquiry and speech, the quest for truth, should […]
Pakistan destroys al-Qaida-linked site
What kind of threats had to be made to Musharraf to get him to agree to this? An AP story by Habibullah Khan: KHAR, Pakistan – Pakistani troops backed by missile-firing helicopters destroyed a purported al-Qaida-linked training facility in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, officials said. At least 20 people were […]
Women-only park under construction in Istanbul
First Iran, now Turkey. Sharia Alert. “Women-only park plan causes stir in secular Turkey,” from Reuters: ISTANBUL: Strong reaction to a plan for a women-only park in Istanbul has focused attention on the divisions between Turkey”s secularists and supporters of the ruling AK Party, which has its roots in political Islam. Critics of the plan […]
Afghanistan: British troops hide from bombers
There was a time when the British were made of sterner stuff. “British troops hide from bombers,” by Michael Smith in the TimesOnline, : BRITISH troops in the two main towns in the southern Afghan province of Helmand have been forced to stay in their barracks by the threat of Taliban suicide bombers. The decision […]
Boston Globe reviews two new books on Muhammad
Imagine! Two new books shed light on the Prophet of Islam! The Boston Globe has a review of both: The path of the prophet Two new works seek to uncover the man who was Muhammad By Ilan Stavans | October 29, 2006 Muhammad By Eliot Weinberger Verso, 64 pp., $10.95 Muhammad: A Prophet for Our […]
Reformist Muslim on “uncovered meat” Sheikh: “This is a man who knows the Koran in intimate detail and his views are consistent with a strict reading of the Muslim holy book”
Al-Hilali Update. Tanveer Ahmed says in The Australian what I get called “Islamophobic” for saying. Is it true if a Muslim says it, but “Islamophobia” if a non-Muslim says it? As long as Muslims view their religion as sitting above history and culture – with the Koran as the literal word of God, which in […]