Indecent Sharia is not supposed to apply to non-Muslims — but it does. An update on this story. “Christian Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers,” from the Daily Mail, July 30 (thanks to all who sent this in): A Christian woman who faces 40 lashes for wearing trousers in Sudan made a dramatic […]
Archives for July 2009
Iraqi troops attack Iranian group opposed to the mullahs’ regime
The Mujaheddin-e Khalq is deservedly classified as a terrorist group, so the point of this story is not whether or not the Iraqis should have moved against the MEK. The point of this story is that it demonstrates yet again the Iraqi regime’s anxiousness to please the mullahs: the U.S. didn’t want the Iraqis to […]
‘The Myth of Eurabia’ ““ Newsweek’s front page and main article ignores Bat Ye’or’s analysis and turns down a reminder ‘letter’
A report from David G. Littman on this Newsweek article and what happened after it was published: Newsweek decided to enter the Eurabian arena by adorning the front cover of its European edition (July 20, 2009) with a white turban and a clear message for the world at home and at large: “THE MYTH OF […]
Shoe Bomber sues to resume his jihad from prison, Obama caves in
Yet another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Alert: “Revenge of the “˜Shoe Bomber”: The terrorist sues to resume his jihad from prison. The Obama administration caves in,” by Debra Burlingame for the Wall Street Journal, July 29 (thanks to Pamela): Last May at the National Archives, President Barack Obama warned that “more mistakes would occur” if Congress continued to […]
Pakistan confirms Sharia will stay in effect in Northwest Frontier
As we said here the other day: “The truce is long dead, but now the region is stuck with the implementation of Sharia that occurred as a result of the truce.” And the now-arrested Sufi Muhammad, who brokered that agreement with the Taliban, most definitely got what he wanted. “Sharia is still the law of […]
Gaza Muslim bludgeons his daughter to death with an iron chain because she owned a cell phone
Yet another honor killing — the 9th in Gaza since the beginning of 2009. “Rights groups: Gaza man suspected of killing daughter for owning cellphone,” from the Jerusalem Post, July 29 (thanks to M. P.): A Gaza man is being held on suspicion he bludgeoned his daughter to death with an iron chain because he […]
Spain: Muslim stabs his daughter 20 times in attempted honor killing
A manual of Islamic law certified by Al-Azhar as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a father or mother (or their fathers or mothers) for killing their offspring, or offspring’s offspring.” (‘Umdat […]
Nigerian army attacks “Education Is Sin” jihadists
It’s all about poverty, of course — as you can see in the final paragraph quoted below. Never mind that Osama bin Laden is an immensely wealthy man. Never mind that study after study has shown that Islamic jihadists tend to be wealthier and better educated than their peers. It has to be about poverty, […]
Chicago Trib blogs the CAIR/ALA war on free speech: valid journalism or vicious bias?
In “Valid criticism or vicious stereotypes?” at the Chicago Tribune’s Seeker blog, Manya Brachear offers a predictably slanted take on the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ thuggish and defamatory war on free speech at the American Library Association. First, the setup: this article is about “persistent and false stereotypes about Islam,” and wouldn’t you know it, […]
Spencer: North Carolina Jihad
In FrontPage today I discuss the case of Daniel “Saifullah” Boyd, a convert to and Misunderstander of Islam, and its implications: Six American citizens and one U.S. permanent resident were charged in North Carolina with, according to the Justice Department, “conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure […]