An update on this story. “Mirza plays down Peer pairing,” by Pritha Sarkar for Reuters: LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – India’s Sania Mirza hopes her decision to renew her doubles partnership with Israel’s Shahar Peer at Wimbledon does not stir up another religious storm. “We’re playing tennis, we’re not making statements. We’re just here to […]
Archives for June 2007
Malaysian state stiffens penalties for those who leave Islam
No Compulsion in Religion Alert from modern, moderate Malaysia: “Tougher law for Malaysia converts,” from Al-Jazeera (thanks to LGF): The only opposition-ruled state in Malaysia has approved stiffer penalties to deter people from trying to convert Muslims to other faiths. Under the revised law passed by Kelantan state, anyone found guilty faces a maximum penalty […]
Counterterror expert: London bomb probably Al-Qaeda’s greeting for Gordon Brown
Probably not Irish. From SkyNews: Shane Brighton, a counter-terrorism expert, told Sky the device may be linked to Al Qaeda in the wake of Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minister. He said: “This is highly unlikely to be an Irish device, given the current state of politics there. Al Qaeda tend to go for symbolic timing.”
UK police had “no advance intelligence” of London bomb
Watch out: there could be more. From Bloomberg: “The police did not have any advance intelligence of this which is worrying,” said Paul Wilkinson, chairman of the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at St. Andrew’s University in Scotland. “They will be concerned there might be other devices in the area or […]
Sudan rape laws ‘need overhaul’
This report, characteristically enough, never mentions Islam, and implies that these laws are all particularly Sudanese. Yet every legal provision it mentions is Sharia-based. It sounds from this as if Sudan’s rape laws are based on Sharia, which allows for rape and adultery to be established only by the testimony of four male Muslim witnesses […]
Netherlands: “Cut benefits to burqa wearers”
If “the behaviour of the job seeker prevented him or her from finding a job,” that is the responsibility of the individual in question, not of the state. “‘Cut benefits to burqa wearers,’” from Expatica (thanks to Dave): THE HAGUE — A majority in Parliament wants the government to allow municipalities to cut benefits if […]
Police find bomb in London, launch terrorism probe
With “potentially massive” destructive power. By Guy Dresser and Avril Ormsby for Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) – British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London’s theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation. The bomb, which Sky News quoted unidentified sources as saying was “potentially massive”, was found inside a light green […]
Canadians believe tensions with Muslim population will grow
One would think that the endless “Religion-of-Peace-hijacked-by-a-Tiny-Minority-of-Extremists” drumbeat would have headed off all such concern, but apparently Canadians still have eyes and the capacity for independent thought. “Canadians fear Muslim, Christian tensions: survey,” by Randy Boswell for CanWest News Service (thanks to Twostellas): Canadians believe that the country’s traditional French-English tensions will be overshadowed by […]
Burqas: hazardous to your health
Human beings need sunshine. “Are Muslim dress codes bad for women’s health?,” by Preeti Aroon for Foreign Policy (thanks to WriterMom): Conservative Muslim dress codes may be causing vitamin D deficiency in women by limiting their exposure to sunlight, humans’ main source for the vitamin, according to new research. Scientists had previously found high rates […]
UK to spend over a million dollars to “unlock potential of Muslim women”
“New fund ‘to unlock potential of Muslim women,’” from 24dash.com (thanks to WriterMom): Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly is announcing a new community leadership fund today to support Muslim communities to unlock the potential of women and young Muslims in making communities resilient and stronger in facing down the voices of violent extremism. She will launch […]
Bush coddles American apologists for jihad
So says Steve Emerson in “Radical Outreach: Bush coddles American apologists for radical Islam” in National Review (thanks to Looney Tunes): At Wednesday”s rededication ceremony of the Saudi-funded Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., President Bush missed a perfect opportunity to repudiate apologism for radical Islam, and instead announced his latest plan to get the Muslim […]
U.S. approves contacts with Muslim Brotherhood: ‘Region is going Islam’
Leiken’s naivete and willful ignorance win the day. For now. From the World Tribune (thanks to Morgaan Sinclair): WASHINGTON “” The Bush administration has been quietly engaging the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Officials said the State Department has approved a policy that would enable U.S. diplomats to meet and coordinate with Brotherhood leaders in Egypt, Iraq, […]
Flying Imams attorney loses bid to limit media access to case
The attorney for the massive effort at legal intimidation and the impeding of anti-jihad efforts that is the Flying Imams lawsuit is unhappy. His clients, you see, have been getting a lot of bad press. Never mind that MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer, to the surprise and delight of Ibrahim Hooper of unindicted Hamas co-conspirator CAIR, compared […]
“Get a life loosers”
What’s a life looser, and where can I get one? From the Hate Mail Bag: Never have I come accross such a sore looser such as the likes of robert spencer. Some low grade writer trying to get attention LOL apreaing here and there for 5 mintues wiht his funny goofy smile and doing self […]
Bush’s dhimmi diplomats
Makeshift hijabs were the order of the day for Bush’s female staffers, but there is one lone dissenter in the background. (“Dhimmi diplomats” just because they covered their heads? No.) Reuters’ caption: Senior White House staff members attend the rededication ceremony of The Islamic Center in Washington June 27, 2007. From L-R are: Assistant to […]
Palestinians back Iran bomb
Shock horror! Don’t they…don’t they want peace, like Condi Rice says? By Yaakov Lappen from Ynet News (thanks to WriterMom): Of 37 populations around the world, Palestinians rank first in their level of support for a nuclear-armed Iran, a new poll has revealed. The survey, taken by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, found that 58 […]
Pakistani official: Let’s kill Benazir Bhutto along with Rushdie
Apparently Elahi figures that as long as they’ve got this rage all worked up, why not expand the victims’ list? “BB is also guilty like blasphemer Salman Rushdie, says Elahi,” from the PakTribune, with thanks to DFS: LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that Benazir Bhutto is also guilty like blasphemer Salman […]
Israeli suicide?
We’ve been posting a great deal of information lately about some disastrous misjudgments by Ehud Olmert, but an informed observer in Israel has just sent this to me: I was down on the Gaza border yesterday, which is very interesting. I was observing the first big offensive against Hamas, which is testing the waters. Please […]
Iranian cartoon pulled from film festival
Iran demonstrates the long reach of Islamic Tolerance. From Reuters (thanks to all who sent this in): THAILAND has caved in to pressure from Iran and withdrawn the animated movie Persepolis, about a girl growing up and feeling repressed under Islamic rule, from next month’s Bangkok International Film Festival. “I was invited by the Iranian […]
Scuba jihad?
Strictly routine. “Scuba warning issued for instructors,” from AP (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist): WASHINGTON – The FBI is asking the nation’s scuba instructors to watch for potential terrorist threats. The agency’s Joint Terrorism Task Force recently alerted dive shops around the country to look out for divers seeking advanced training, including diving in murky […]