…as we reported here many, many times during the Israeli defensive action in Gaza. But will the world take note and censure Hamas as it has censured Israel? Will it recognize the magnitude and effectiveness of the propaganda offensive against Israel? Don’t hold your breath. “Human rights group: Hamas targeted civilians,” from AP, January 28 […]
Archives for January 2010
Jews fleeing Sweden as Islamic antisemitism and Leftist Jew-hatred take deep root
The antisemitism is coming from Leftists and Muslims — although authorities, characteristically, blame right-wing groups. “Jews flee Malmö as anti-Semitism grows,” from The Local, January 27 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Threats and harassment are becoming increasingly commonplace for Jewish residents in Malmö in southern Sweden, leading many Jews to leave the city out of fear […]
Honor killing: “Abuses like these are not exclusive to Islam but in no other culture these days are they actually upheld by authorities citing formal tenets of justice”
And yet the denial from Islamic spokesmen in the West is all-pervasive and never challenged by the mainstream media — which only ensures that more women will be victimized. “No More Honor Killings,” by Melik Kaylan for Forbes, January 29: The news from Bangladesh is that a teenage girl was recently punished with 101 lashes […]
Osama adopts more Democrat Party talking points, blames U.S. for global warming
But with Obama working so assiduously to give him what he wants here, his rhetoric rings a bit hollow this time. “Bin Laden Blames U.S. for Global Warming in New Tape,” from AP, January 29 (thanks to Twostellas): CAIRO — Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden has called for the world to boycott American goods […]
Kashmir: Jihadis ambush Indian soldiers, killing two
“The area was sealed off and troops were hunting down the attackers but rain was hampering the operation.” Seems like it’s raining all over the world. Kashmir Jihad Update: “Muslim rebels kill 2 soldiers,” from Straits Times, January 29 (thanks to Twostellas): SRINAGAR (India) – SUSPECTED Muslim rebels ambushed army soldiers early Friday in the […]
Thailand: Jihadists set off bomb in mosque compound, open fire on Thai soldiers
No one has claimed responsibility, but there is only one group in Thailand that opens fire on Thai soldiers. Thai Jihad Update. “Bomb near mosque kills soldier in Thai south,” from Reuters, January 29 (thanks to Twostellas): PATTANI, Thailand (Reuters) – A bomb killed a soldier in the compound of a mosque in southern Thailand […]
Bahrain has no plans to close legal loophole allowing for child brides
“The government prompted a storm of controversy last year when it pushed through a law which set the minimum marriage age for girls at 15. Lawmakers from the largest opposition bloc in the Bahraini Parliament had opposed the legislation, saying it went against Islamic principles.” Now wait a minute. Islamic apologists in the West are […]
Geert Wilders: On trial for telling the truth
My friend Douglas Murray has a great piece in the Telegraph on the Wilders case: “Geert Wilders: on trial for telling the truth,” January 28: […] The Dutch courts charge that Wilders ‘on multiple occasions, at least once, (each time) in public, orally, in writing or through images, intentionally offended a group of people, i.e. […]
Somalia: Islamic supremacists ban video games
“They have basically banned everything that is fun, so we feel increasingly bored.” There Is No Fun In Islam* Alert from Somalia: “Somalia Islamist group bans video games,” by Mustafa Haji Abdinur for AFP, January 28: MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Islamist insurgents on Thursday banned video games, one of the last forms of entertainment left for […]
Iranian cleric: Hey, let’s murder some more dissidents, for God’s sake
Jannati here is making assertions about Islam that contradict the version of Islam presented in the U.S. by most prominent Muslim spokesmen. Surely Islam doesn’t “permit rulers to execute ‘hypocrites,’” does it? Surely CAIR and MPAC and all the rest are going to make their case for Islamic pluralism and Islam’s compatibility with democracy in […]