That is, like dhimmis. Imagine the global outrage if the shoe were on the other foot, and Muslims were so restricted. “Vatican’s top cleric in Arabia walks a thin line,” by Barbara Surk for the Associated Press, December 25: ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Vatican’s top cleric in the heart of Muslim Arabia […]
Archives for 2009
Yemeni Muslim cleric: Jews are apes and pigs, we are human beings
MEMRI video (thanks to Pamela). It’s in the Qur’an: “And (remember, O Children of Israel) when We made a covenant with you and caused the mount to tower above you, (saying): Hold fast that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil). Then, even after that, […]
Fitzgerald: Azzam al-Tamimi and the Zionist neo-Nazis
The well-known Hamas propagandist, the “Palestinian” Arab Azzam al-Tamimi, has recently denounced the Swiss for their vote, one overwhelming in favor of banning minarets, on a program beamed out by Al-Jazeeera. Azzam al-Tamimi is quite a figure in London, where he used to be — just a few years ago — a respected commentator on […]
Common sense: German defense minister says West should abandon hopes of creating democracy in Afghanistan
He says it’s because of its “history and its cultural orientation.” That is true, but those things are true because of the deep roots of Islam in the country, leading most people there to want Afghanistan to be a Sharia state. “Guttenberg: Afghan democracy impossible,” from The Local, December 26 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Germany’s […]
Fort Hood jihadist’s imam is alive after all
Demonstrating a perhaps Hitlerian ability to avoid destruction even when in its close proximity. An update on this story. “Radical cleric is said to be alive after Yemen airstrikes,” from AP, December 26 (thanks to all who sent this in): Sana, Yemen – A U.S.-born radical cleric is alive after reports he may have been […]
Suspect in attempted bombing of Detroit flight had visa to attend “religious ceremony”
This is potentially significant, due to the highly plausible double meaning of the “ceremony” as an act of jihad, as well as for jihadists’ common habit of referring to an upcoming attack as a “wedding.” At the very least, it would behoove authorities to ask for more details before granting a visa, and restrict the […]
Suspect in attempted bombing of flight to Detroit was reportedly on a watch list
Profiling! Islamophobia! No, wait… More on this story. “Passenger Lights Explosive on Delta Flight,” from CBS News, December 25: A Northwest Airlines passenger landing in Detroit on Friday tried to blow up the flight but the explosive device failed, two U.S. national security officials said. The passenger, who was traveling on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 […]
Christmas Day Appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – to protect the endangered indigenous Christian Communities of Iraq
Comments by David G. Littman, NGO Representative to the United Nations (Geneva): Association for World Education (AWE) and World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) In a 24 December Press Release the U.S. affiliate of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) urged President Obama to send a Christmas Message of Hope to the Persecuted Christians of Iraq. Last […]
Passenger with possible al-Qaeda ties ignites explosive on flight to Detroit
Merry Christmas, kuffar. “Passenger Ignites Explosive on Delta Flight, Al Qaeda Connection Reported,” from Fox News, December 25 (thanks to Keith): A male passenger reportedly linked to terrorist organization al-Qaeda ignited a powdery substance prior to landing on a Delta Airlines flight to Detroit Friday. The suspect is believed to be Nigerian, Fox News reported. […]
Christmas in Eurabia
From Switzerland comes this contemporary political statement that is also an intimation of future Eurabian Christmases (thanks to Islam In Europe).
Spencer: A Sorrowful Christmas In the Islamic World
My Human Events column today chronicles an unmerry Christmas in Iraq and other Muslim countries: Christians in the Iraqi city have opted not to celebrate Christmas this year, since Ashura, a major Shi’ite day of mourning, falls on the same day. So out of “respect” for the local Shi’ites, Chaldean Catholic Bishop Imad Al Banna […]
Merry Christmas
The Byzantine icon above is the work of the 16th-century iconographer Theophanes the Cretan. There are many things that are un-Islamic about it: 1. It is an image of human beings, which violates the traditional Islamic prohibition of images; 2. It depicts Jesus not as a Muslim prophet but as the incarnate Son of God […]
“There are principles at stake”: France’s ruling party proposes ban on face veil
“Extremists are putting the republic to the test by promoting a practice that they know is contrary to the basic principles of our country.” And those “extremists” have plenty of enablers who can’t fathom what the problem is with the dehumanizing symbol of segregation and subjugation (spun as “elevation” in classic Orwellian fashion) that the […]
Shock horror: Indian Home Minister equates jihad with terrorism
Osama bin Laden and innumerable other Islamic jihadists have already made this connection, but that’s fine. It’s only “objectionable” when a non-Muslim does it. “Chidambaram equates Jihad with terrorism,” from TCN News, December 25: New Delhi: In an address to Intelligence Bureau, Home Minister P. Chidambaram equated Jihad with terrorism and said that its objective […]
The prosecution of Rifqa Bary
In The American Thinker today, Pamela Geller chronicles the ongoing CAIR machinations and chicanery in the Rifqa Bary apostasy case: There is a war of attrition going on in the Rifqa Bary case. Rifqa is the girl who converted from Islam to Christianity and fled from her family in fear for her life — and […]
Pakistan’s Christians receive text messages warning of a “special Christmas present”
Islamic Tolerance Alert: Already left homeless by a Muslim rampage in August that saw eight Christians burned alive, the remaining Christians of Gojra cannot celebrate Christmas without looking over their shoulders. “Pakistan Christians celebrate Christmas in fear,” by Elena Becatoros for the Associated Press, December 24: GOJRA, Pakistan – No Christmas decorations brighten the tent […]
Five U.S. Muslims ask for asylum in Pakistan in name of jihad — Pakistan court says no
It isn’t a crime in Pakistan to wage jihad. But the Pakistani court, perhaps mindful of all those American billions (not that anything could really jeopardize them), punted. “Pak court rejects asylum petition for 5 American Muslims,” from the Press Trust of India, December 24 (thanks to James): LAHORE: A Pakistani court today dismissed a […]
Fort Hood jihadist’s imam possibly killed in air strike
Remember that we heard many times that Osama bin Laden was dead, and that Adam Gadahn was dead, only to see them pop up again, so take this one with a grain of salt. “Yemen says Fort Hood-linked imam may be dead,” for Reuters, December 24 (thanks to Patrick Poole): SANAA (Reuters) – A Yemeni […]
Coptic Pope Shenouda III in 1976: “There is a practice to convert Coptic girls to embrace Islam and marry them under terror to Muslim husbands.”
Nothing has changed, except for the new generation of victims. Note also the state’s adherence in practice to Sharia guidelines rather than civil law, and al Azhar University’s affirmation of Aisha’s age at marriage as a precedent — something apologists adamantly deny to Western audiences. “Forced Islamization of Christian Girls Supported By Egyptian State,” by […]
Indonesia: With building permits denied or revoked, many Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas outside of churches
Not to mention the churches that have been attacked outright. Islamic Tolerance Alert. “Hundreds to worship outside churches amid tight security,” by Yuli Tri Suwarni and Suherdjoko for the Jakarta Post, December 24: Fifteen police officers backed up by soldiers and local residents will guard every church across West Java during Christmas celebrations to prevent […]