Can’t get elected unless you adhere to State Dogma. “Boris defends stance on Islam,” from the Chronicle Live (thanks to Twostellas): Tory London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson was forced to defend his stance on Islam, insisting he believed it was a “religion of peace”. Mr Johnson has been criticised for an article he wrote in […]
Archives for April 2008
Man sentenced to death for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia
Sharia Alert: “Saudi Arabia: Death, for taking God’s name in vain,” by Borzou Daragahi in the LA Times’s Babylon and Beyond blog (thanks to Western Resistance, where there is much more on this): Turkey’s president and prime minister have stepped in to save the life of a Turkish man sentenced to die in Saudi Arabia. […]
Why the anti-jihad resistance is not about race
Here is yet another indication that, contrary to both the dominant mainstream and the race/ethnicity-based parties of Europe, the jihad is not a matter of race, but ideology. The dominant mainstream sees resistance to the jihad and Islamic supremacism as “racism,” while the neo-fascist parties regard resistance to the jihad as required for the preservation […]
Blogging the Qur’an: Sura 22, “The Pilgrimage”
Islamic scholars are divided over whether this sura dates from the Meccan or Medinan period of Muhammad’s prophetic career. Ibn Kathir and Maulana Muhammad Ali say it’s Meccan, while the Tafsir Anwar ul-Bayan, Daryabadi and others say it’s Medinan. Maududi splits the difference by noting a stylistic change between verses 1-24 and verses 25-78, and […]
Indian analyst: “Muslim fundamentalist states” face choice between jihad and democracy
He names Saudi Arabia and Pakistan as the ones facing this choice. And it is by no means clear which one they will choose. “Muslims are the victims of global jihad: K P S Gill,” from Rediff (thanks to Twostellas): The Institute for Conflict Management, the world’s premier open source for research and data on […]
A U.N. conference in the making: Iran’s foreign ministry accuses U.S. of “Iranophobia”
Sure, that’s what it is that has the U.S. so concerned about Iran. Not the Iranian weapons that keep turning up in Iraq. Not the Revolutionary Guards‘ involvement there and elsewhere. Not the nuclear program, either, for that matter. “Iran says U.S. shows “Iranophobia” over Iraq,” from Reuters: TEHRAN – Iran accused U.S. Secretary of […]
Hizballah calls Bush a “terrorist leader”
This spurious claim highlights the limitations of the term “terrorism.” Since it describes a tactic, it is much too elastic and lends itself to diverse and even absurd applications. The term “jihadist,” on the other hand, is both highly specific and addresses an ideology. And it would bypass silly exchanges like this. “Hizbullah: Bush is […]
West African Islamic schools still hubs of human trafficking
There are three points worth noting here: First, the clerics should not be accumulating wealth in this way to begin with, but is anyone looking at how is all this ill-gotten cash being spent? Second, the story exemplifies a pattern of behavior that is seeping into the West, and must be resisted: The lack of […]
Shi’ite mosques in Iraq blare out Al-Sadr’s call to arms; 8 dead overnight
Al-Sadr made his ultimate goal clear on Al-Jazeera a few weeks ago: “What is more important is to make society, not just the government, Islamic.” That bodes ill for women and non-Muslims in areas he controls. “Iraqi Mosques Blare Call To Arms; 8 Dead Overnight,” from AFP (thanks to Twostellas): BAGHDAD (AFP)–Loudspeakers at mosques in […]
Pakistani columnist: “Muslims do not treat women right”
Watch for Michael van der Galien to charge Dr. Farrukh Saleem with dishonesty for failing to claim that, back in the seventh century, Muhammad improved the status of women, and that the hijab was borrowed from Christianity. But in the real world, it is good to see this published in Pakistan. “Women in Muslim world,” […]
“I had no idea he was a Muslim until I saw him recently…He must have had a major identity change”
A transformation worthy of Maher (Mike) Hawash. Here again an increase of interest in and commitment to Islam apparently coincides with involvement with jihadist activity. The implications are many, and American and British Muslim groups that profess moderation ought to be the first to be examining them. But of course, instead they are still engaged […]
Terrorist who has nothing to do with Islam calls on Muslims to turn mosques, schools, factories, universities into “centers of support for jihad”
Could just as well be a Methodist Now that the EU has strongly denounced those venomous people who insist on linking Islam with terrorism and have made it European dogma that terrorism has nothing to do with Islam, I wonder if they will issue a condemnation of Al-Zawahri as an…Islamophobe. Meanwhile, his call to do […]
France: “We want to help Morocco to have the special status it seeks in the European Union”
Eurabia Update: “France determined to help Morocco get advanced status in EU,” from ANSAmed (thanks to Fjordman): (ANSAmed) – RABAT, APRIL 18 – Visiting French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon pledged that his country is determined to help Morocco get an advanced status in its relations with the European Union. “We want to help Morocco to […]
Condoleezza Rice opposed Israel’s takedown of Syrian nuke site
She was afraid it would destabilize the region — apparently in a way that a nuke in Tel Aviv wouldn’t. And after, the region is such a marvelous model of stability now. “Condoleezza Rice opposed Israel’s attack on Syrian nuclear site,” by Sarah Baxter in the Times (thanks to Pamela): A MYSTERIOUS Israeli military strike […]
Does it matter whether or not radicals dominate Islam?
In “Do Radicals Dominate Islam?” at Commentary’s Contentions blog (thanks to all who sent this in), Max Boot says it doesn’t, and discusses a debate held in New York recently. The debate thesis was “Islam is dominated by radicals.” Boot begins by saying he came into the debate on the fence: I am seldom accused […]
Yemeni Parliament votes down bill to outlaw female genital mutilation
We keep hearing from Islamic spokesmen in the West how this practice has nothing to do with Islam — and yet Yemen now votes down attempts to outlaw it. Jordan did the same thing a few years ago on another practice that is supposed to be solely cultural: the Parliament voted down attempts to stiffen […]
Iran leads the world in executions of homosexuals
So says Rooz (thanks to Gateway Pundit): In reality, 2007 was one of the hardest years for Iranian homosexuals. According to Amnesty International, Iran had the highest number of execution of homosexuals in that year. Several cases of executions of homosexuals were cited in cities such as Shiraz, Esfahan, Tehran, Rasht, Ahwaz, Tabriz, Kermanshah and […]
Ohio Islamic Center hosts Hizballah apologist to coincide with 25th anniversary of Beirut embassy bombing
A Which-Side-Are-You-On Update from Patrick Poole of Central Ohioans Against Terrorism. The apologist in question is MPAC’s Salam Al-Marayati, with whom, incidentally, I have had many extremely contentious exchanges on Radio Islam, the Alan Colmes radio show, and the Michael Medved show. Patrick has some extraordinarily illuminating information on him and on the Islamic Center […]
Congresswoman Myrick’s 10-point plan for anti-jihad resistance
Unveiled yesterday. Hats off to Sue Myrick (R-NC)! From “N.C. congresswoman releases 10-point list to tackle radical Islam threats,” by Lisa Zagaroli for the McClatchy Newspapers (thanks to Twostellas): Here is Myrick’s 10-point plan to tackle threats posed by radical elements of Islam: 1. Investigate all military chaplains endorsed by Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was imprisoned […]
Does Fitna misquote the Qur’an?
So claims Ali Eteraz, who writes here that “Wilders’ obfuscations are pernicious. He conceals his xenophobic nativism by waving (incorrectly translated and randomly picked) verses of the Quran.” If this is true, of course, it substantially buttresses Eteraz’s claim that the film is simply a manifestation of xenophobic nativism. But if the verses are quoted […]