Or else. More on this story. “Nigerian man to divorce 82 wives,” from BBC, August 31: A Nigerian religious leader with 86 wives has accepted an Islamic decree ordering him to divorce all but four of them, local authorities say. A spokesman for the emir of Bida told the BBC that Mohammadu Bello Abubakar, 84, […]
Archives for August 2008
India: Muslims protest shrine deal, one dead, fifteen injured
Insolent Hindus dare to not only annex their own former lands from Sayf al-Islam, but use them for mushrik worship. According to the strictest reading of “sharia,” Hindus aren’t even worthy of dhimmi status, so imagine the effrontery. “Muslims protest after IHK shrine deal,” from Daily Times, August 30: One killed, 15 injured as forces, […]
Six Philly residents arrested in Yemen
The Americans who have been arrested in Yemen attend the same Germantown Masjid which was at the center of the controversy surrounding the killing of Police Officer Stephen Liczbinski. Incidentally, Mustafa Ali — the ATM killer who executed two retired police officers — as well as the Wal-Mart robbers, also attended this Germantown mosque. They […]
Pakistan: “Suicide attacks an attempt to defame Islam”
Now if that was the case, surely all the haters of Christianity living in the West would be detonating themselves on a daily basis while screaming “Jesus is great!” — you know, to “defame” Christianity. For some reason or other, instead of defaming Christianity by killing themselves in its name (which doesn’t seem very logical), […]
Ramadan, high food prices, and the eating habits of “warriors”
Ramadan is nearly upon us. As this story notes, aside from confronting daily violence, Muslims across the world are broke and will have a hard time with escalating food prices. How exactly that relates to Ramadan, not sure. If anything, now that Muslims will be eating at least fewer total meals, one would assume they […]
Blogging the Qur’an: Suras 41, “Explained in Detail,” and 42, “Consultation”
According to Muhammad’s first biographer, Ibn Ishaq, sura 41 was revealed to Muhammad after Utba bin Rabi’a, a chieftan of the pagan Quraysh, offered Muhammad a series of proposals to “which if he accepts in part, we will give him whatever he wants, and he will leave us in peace.” Utba approached Muhammad and reminded […]
Canada’s Human Rights Commissions pawns in the hands of “political Islam”
Ain’t it the truth, B’nai Brith? “Rights bodies vulnerable to ‘political Islam’: B’nai Brith: ‘Human rights commissions just don’t get it,’” by Joseph Brean for the National Post, August 30: Canada’s human rights commissions have shown “a disastrous combination of investigative zeal and substantive ignorance” that has left them vulnerable to abuse by “political Islam,” […]
Italian museum displays crucified frog sculpture, Christians riot, demand restrictions on free speech — no, wait…
The Pope asked them to take the thing down. They refused. That’s the end of the matter. There will be — and I know I’m really going out on a limb here — no riots, and no Christian bodies dictating to the museum or anyone else about “red lines that should not be crossed.” But […]
Pakistani writer: Suicide attacks in Pakistan unjustified
Why does he condemn suicide attacks in Pakistan? Because it’s wrong, and forbidden in Islam, to kill innocent people. So far so good — but then it turns out that he seems to think that such attacks in Afghanistan, against American forces, are just fine. They aren’t innocent, you see. And it is upon this […]
Filmed at a top U.K. mosque: “Loyalty is only to the Muslim, not to the kaffir [disbeliever]”
More on this story. “Preachers of separatism at work inside Britain’s mosques,” by Sara Hassan for the Telegraph, August 31: In a large balcony above the beautiful main hall at Regent’s Park Mosque in London – widely considered the most important mosque in Britain – I am filming undercover as the woman preacher gives her […]
Germany: Jihadist suspects in plots against American targets to be charged
An update on Fritz the Jihadist and friends. “2007 German terror suspects to be charged,” from the Associated Press, August 30: BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s federal prosecutor is preparing to bring charges against three men suspected of plotting massive bombing attacks that were thwarted by authorities in 2007. Frank Wallenta, a spokesman for federal prosecutors […]
Afghan child mortality linked to uneducated mothers
The extremely low age of marriage for girls — after the example of Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha — doesn’t help, either. By Tan Ee Lyn for Reuters, August 30: HONG KONG (Reuters) – High child mortality rates in conservative Afghanistan are linked not just to war but to mothers being uneducated and having little or […]
UK: Muslim women caught on tape promising death and destruction to Christians, Brits, ex-Muslims, moderate Muslims, Muslims working in banks, adulterers, fornicators, gays, and women wearing short-sleeves and make-up
Living up to the Koran’s dictum: “The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what is evil” (9:71). “Revealed: Saudi women preaching hate in the British mosque that promised to clean up its act 18 months ago,” by Tom Harper, for Daily Mail, August 30 (thanks […]
Morocco: Muslims have “qualms” over “debauched,” “dissolute,” and “cynical” Western style concerts
Jihad against music on the way. “Morocco music festivals bring culture clash,” by Alfred de Montesquiou for the Associated Press, August 30 CASABLANCA, MOROCCO — This is an overwhelmingly Muslim country, but you wouldn’t know it from the music festivals. The Casablanca Festival turns the commercial capital into an urban Woodstock, with masses of young […]
Turkish raid on al-Qaeda cell
If you’re going to resurrect the caliphate, might as well focus on where it last stood. “Turkish police arrest 21 al Qaeda suspects,” from France 24, August 29: Turkish police on Friday arrested 21 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in a major operation in Istanbul, Anatolia news agency reported. Many of the suspects had received military […]
Turkey goes over to the dark side
Darth Spencer says: Welcome to the dark side “Ahmadinejad got something just as valuable: a chance to spin his own image, court popularity and bash the United States and Israel.” Courtesy our friend and ally, Turkey. “Then, as he left the mosque, Ahmadinejad got out of his car to encourage a crowd of about 300 […]
Pakistan: “Nobody has ever known [Peshawar] so fearful” of Taliban takeover
Here is the ultimate consequence of a series of “truces” with jihadists in the Northwest Frontier Province. “Pakistani city of Peshawar could fall to Taliban as fear and attacks grow,” by Nick Meo for the Telegraph, August 30: When the summer holidays end tomorrow, the parents of 1,400 pupils at the Badabher Government Girls’ School […]
Venomous Islamophobes raid mosques in Gaza — no, wait…
Actually it was the Palestinian police. Don’t they know mosques are holy places? Ibrahim Hooper, call your office! This outrage must not go unprotested! “Palestinian police arrest 10 in Hamas mosque raids,” from AFP, August 30 (thanks to Sr. Soph): HEBRON, West Bank – Palestinian police raided two mosques linked to the Islamist Hamas movement […]
Imam: having sex-slaves “may no longer be fashionable,” but it’s still legal in Islam
A very revealing piece on sharia, marriage, and concubinage, as they relate to this story. “Why we passed Fatwa on Islamic preacher with 86 wives –Imam Ashafa,” by Emeka Mamah, Kaduna for
Australian Arab leader defends blood libels
How could he not do so? The idea that Allah cursed the Jews and transformed some of them into apes and pigs is thrice repeated in the Qur’an: 2:63-66, 5:59-60, and 7:166. Also, this is a Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: mainstream Australian Muslim leaders seem to have no problem with broadcasting Hizballah TV in […]