David A. Bell thinks we overreacted to the largest attack ever on American soil. I, on the other hand, think that we haven’t reacted strongly enough — not so much militarily, although our response in that regard hasn’t been properly focused, but in other ways: in dealing with the foreign policy dependence that arises from […]
Archives for January 2007
Western Sycophants And Islamic Oppressors
Youssef Ibrahim speaks truth to power in the New York Sun (news links in the original): Ever wondered what might be the correct “Islamic” way to beat your wife, or what a Saudi princess’s greatest wish might be if she were king? The wires were buzzing Thursday with reports of “oohs” and “ahs” from the […]
Spencer: The D’Souza Follies
The featured article at FrontPage this morning is my full review of Dinesh D’Souza’s The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11: Dinesh D’Souza’s new book, The Enemy At Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11, is not all bad. He is absolutely right that Osama bin Laden’s perception […]
Egypt’s top cleric rules Islam bars women from presidency
This is the same Sheikh Ali Gomaa cited last night by Dinesh D’Souza as an example of a “traditional Muslim” with whom Americans should ally. Sharia Alert, from AFP: CAIRO (AFP) – Islam bars women from becoming head of state, Egypt’s top Muslim cleric or mufti, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, ruled in an official fatwa or […]
Virginia: Man once acquitted of aiding the Taliban on trial
Virginia Paintball Jihad Update: “Man once acquitted of aiding the Taliban on trial,” from AP, : A man who was acquitted three years ago of providing services to the Taliban went on trial again Monday, this time accused of lying to a US grand jury about his training as a jihadist. The lawyer for Sabri […]
Cartoon protester was ‘cheerleader’
And they don’t mean he shouted “Yea, team.” From The Guardian, with thanks to Charles: A British Muslim chanted “7/7 on its way” and “Europe you will pay with your blood” at a demonstration over cartoons of the prophet Mohammed, a court has heard. Abdul Saleem, 31, was the “cheerleader” of hundreds of protesters who […]
D’Souza and Spencer to debate again at CPAC
It’s on: Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 4:15 PM EST at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington DC: Islam: Is Religious Extremism or Secular Extremism the Problem? – Empire Ballroom Dinesh D’Souza, author of The Enemy at Home Robert Spencer, author of The Truth About Muhammad Moderator: Suhail Khan, Islamic Free Market Institute How […]
Suicide bomber’s family: “We’re very proud of him”
“The attack was a “natural response to Israeli violations of the hudna.’” Yes, of course. Jihadists have no responsibility for anything they do. By Khaled Abu Toameh for the Jerusalem Post, : The mother of Muhammed Faisal Saksak, the 21-year-old suicide bomber who carried out Monday’s attack in Eilat, said she was aware of her […]
Austere version of Islam finding a home in India
Dinesh D’Souza recommends the American conservatives ally with what he calls “traditional Muslims,” who are actually cultural Muslims who have little acquaintance with or interest in violent jihad. The problem is that such people are always susceptible to the jihadist appeal, based as it is on the Qur’an and Sunnah. Here is an example of […]
A request from the BBC
The BBC are researching the activities of Al-Muhajiroun in the town of Crawley in Sussex in the United Kingdom. It has been widely reported that the group and its leader Omar Bakri Mohammed were active in the town in the late 1990s, and that OBM lectured in a scout hut there. Anyone with any information […]
“Allah on 480 occasions in the Holy Koran extols Muslims to wage jihad. We only fulfil God’s orders”
Fjordman sends us this item, along with this comment: “These Taliban people must suffer from Islamophobia or something, since they believe there are numerous calls for violent Jihad in the Koran.” Indeed. Note Baitullah Mehsud’s words: “Then we will attack them in the US and Britain until they either accept Islam or agree to pay […]
Audio of the D’Souza/Spencer debate
Lores Rizkalla has kindly posted audio of my debate last night with Dinesh D’Souza on her show — the first, I hope, of my debates with him about his appalling new book. So if you missed the show, you can listen there now.
Hamas: ‘Attack is legitimate resistance’
This story refers to a jihad martyrdom attack in an Israeli bakery (thanks to KA for the link). And of course this response is predictable. Everything Hamas does is legitimate. Every step Israel takes in response is illegitimate. Once you grasp that simple rule, you’re ready for prime time, or a job at Reuters. From […]
Bernard Lewis: Muslims ‘about to take over Europe’
Last night when I debated Dinesh D’Souza for what I hope is just the first time, he kept invoking Bernard Lewis. I would make a point about Islamic teaching or the jihad ideology, and he would respond by talking about Bernard Lewis. It wasn’t so much an Argument From Authority as an Argument From Bernard […]
More young Muslims back sharia, says poll
The Tiny Minority of Extremists is growing, especially among young people. By Stephen Bates and agencies in The Guardian, with thanks to Charles: A growing minority of young Muslims are inspired by political Islam and feel they have less in common with non-Muslims than their parents do, a survey reveals today. The poll, carried out […]
UK: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council bows to Muslim pressure, bans Holocaust Day
The Muslim Council of Britain has been working on this issue for a long time. “Bolton bans Holocaust Day,” from the Jewish Telegraph, with thanks to all who sent this in: IN A move widely seen to be bowing to Muslim pressure, Bolton Council has scrapped its Holocaust Memorial Day event. The council is to […]
Fjordman: On Fascism and Islamophobia
Over at Brussels Journal, Fjordman has another terrific piece. A small excerpt: The Swedish news website The Local writes about The Holocaust: Sweden’s complex legacy. That’s great. Unfortunately, it quickly degenerates into bashing all those who oppose Sweden’s policies of mass migration. According to The Local, “Leading the campaign for Holocaust education is the Forum […]
New curriculum will ‘make every lesson politically correct’
Massive reeducation begins in the UK, to make sure that no one — no one — opposes the spread of the jihad there. Why, to do so would be “Islamophobic.” By Laura Clark in the Daily Mail, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: Children will be taught race relations and multiculturalism with every subject they […]
If we can’t share a toilet, can we share a country?
Andrew Bolt asks a trenchant question in his blog in the Herald Sun (news links in the original; thanks to Rosie): How to make trouble for moderate Muslims with noisy “tolerance” for the extremists: A ROW has erupted over Muslim-only washrooms at La Trobe University that can be accessed only with a secret push-button code. […]
Pakistan: Another unjust imprisonment under the blasphemy laws
Pakistan’s blasphemy law is an easy way for Muslims to victimize Christians with whom they have a dispute. “Woman seeks lumber, gets jailed: Nation’s blasphemy law criticized for ambiguities, improper use,” from WorldNetDaily.com, with thanks to all who sent this in: A woman in Pakistan went down the road from her family’s construction supply business […]