“We are Muslims. We are going to implement Islamic law, and Islamic law punishes thieves this way.” I expect that the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is jetting over to Timbuktu as we speak, so as to explain to Ansar Dine how they’re getting Sharia all wrong, and that it’s actually fully compatible with Western principles … Continue reading Mali: Islamic supremacists “ready to die” to defend Sharia — that is, amputating thieves’ hands, destroying shrines, and banning music