Hamas-linked CAIR complained, and King caved the next day. No doubt it was just a coincidence, eh? Sure. And back on January 24, CAIR’s “American Muslim News Briefs” mailing contained an item, “King Hearing Witness: ‘We Are At War With Islam,’” linking to a piece entitled “Ayaan Hirsi Ali should not testify before Rep. Peter […]
Archives for February 2011
Former British Airways employee convicted of jihad plot to blow up plane
British Airways hired Rajib Karim because not to have done so would have been “Islamophobic.” An update on this story. “Former BA Worker Plotted To Blow Up Plane,” by Alison Chung for Sky News Online, February 28 (thanks to Steven): A former British Airways computer expert has been found guilty of conspiring with a wanted […]
Help us fight the travesty of the 9/11 victims memorial: sign this petition
Sign this and get it out to your people Pamela Geller reports over at Atlas Shrugs: Many attendees of our Ground Zero mosque protests and events are shocked to hear the 911 family members describe what is being done at the site of the worst attacks on American soil, Ground Zero (check out photos and […]
Secular, pro-democracy protesters shouting “Allahu akbar” storm Libyan embassy in Berlin, vow to kill Gaddafi
Clearly budding Jeffersonians. “Anti-Gaddafi protesters storm Berlin Libyan embassy,” from Reuters, February 28: BERLIN Feb 28 (Reuters) – Four people stormed the Libyan embassy in Berlin on Monday, police said, damaging property and tearing a portrait of ruler Muammar Gaddafi in protest against the government’s bloody crackdown against popular unrest. The unidentified protesters flashed the […]
Gaddafi’s sons tried to get Islamic clerics to denounce uprising as un-Islamic
But they were unsuccessful. Now, one would think that if the uprisings were really entirely secular and democratic, as goes the media meme, these clerics would not be so quick to endorse them. “Gaddafi’s sons tried to get Saudi cleric help – TV,” from Reuters, February 28: DUBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Sons of Libyan […]
Gaza: Muslims throw bomb at Christian’s car for preaching Christianity
Except he doesn’t, he says. But in any case, somehow these assailants got the crazy idea that Islam forbids non-Muslims to proselytize among Muslims. Expect Honest Ibe Hooper, Boy Reza Aslan, and Brave Ahmed Rehab to jet over to Gaza forthwith, and to explain to them that Islam teaches tolerance. Marisol commented on this story […]
Pakistani PM says he won’t consider any attempt to overturn blasphemy law
But don’t be concerned, because Islam condemns extremism, so all is well. “Laws to be reformed according to Islam: Gilani,” from APP, February 28 (thanks to Twostellas): OKARA,Feb 28 (APP)- Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Monday the PPP will contine [sic] its struggle to reform laws according to Islamic spirit and make […]
Turkish PM Erdogan, in Germany, urges Turks not to assimilate
What is striking about this is that whenever there is jihadist unrest in European countries, the mainstream media starts wringing its hands about how the British or French or Germans have not done enough to assimilate Muslim immigrants. That those immigrants are called upon not to assimilate always escapes their notice. “Erdogan Urges Turks Not […]
Al-Qaeda second banana urges Tunisians, Egyptians to create Islamic states
Probably there will be a transitional period lasting several years in both countries, but there is no significant secular democratic movement in either one. The Islamic supremacists are the most organized opposition force. “Al-Qaida’s No. 2 Urges Tunisians, Egyptians to Create Islamic States,” by Maamoun Youssef for the Associated Press, February 28 (thanks to Weasel […]
Nigeria: Muslims storm Christian village, murder mother and her four children
Will the Muslims who are protesting Peter King’s hearings be so kind as to take a moment out of their busy schedule to condemn this also? And to show what they’re doing within Muslim communities in the U.S. and elsewhere to teach against the attitudes that give rise to this? “Attack kills four in central […]