More Muslims pay the price of misunderstanding the true, peaceful teachings of Islam — and yet still no Muslim organization anywhere in the U.S. has any program designed to prevent young Muslims from misunderstanding Islam in this way. “FBI arrests two Pakistani brothers from Oakland Park on terrorism charges,” by Scott Hiaasen for the Miami […]
Archives for November 2012
Happy Islamophobia Awareness Month!
At the end of the video, Pat Condell calls for a Hatred and Violence in the Qur’an Awareness Month. I’m all for it. Let’s start today and go through December. Hatred — here’s some from the Fatihah, the first sura of the Qur’an: “Guide us in the straight path, the path of those whom Thou […]
Nigeria: Muslim leader misunderstands Islam, calls for global violent jihad
Doesn’t he know that jihad is just paying your taxes and getting up early to get the kids to school? “Nigeria Boko Haram leader urges global jihad in video,” by Tim Cocks for Reuters, November 30: (Reuters) – The leader of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram praises jihadist movements across the globe and singled out […]
Egypt: New constitution denies freedom of speech and equality of rights for women, omits ban on slavery
No surprise here. Sharia denies free speech and equal rights for women, and allows slavery. So this is just more indication of Egypt’s slide toward Sharia. “Disputed articles in Egypt’s draft constitution,” from AP, November 30: CAIRO (AP) — An Islamist-dominated panel is voting on Egypt’s draft constitution, the country’s first charter after the uprising […]
Palestinian Authority top dog Abbas: Israeli “threats” won’t deter us
Like UPI, Mahmoud Abbas is in full projection mode, accusing the foes of jihadis of what the jihadis themselves do. “Abbas: Israeli ‘Threats’ Won’t Deter Us,” by David Lev for Israel National News, November 29 (thanks to Voice of the Copts): Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he is not afraid of Israel’s […]
“Canada will not let the Jews or Israel stand alone”
The U.S. should be saying this. But this is, of course, the age of Obama. “‘Canada will not let the Jews or Israel stand alone,’” by Herb Keinon in the Jerusalem Post, November 30: Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who delivered a supportive speech of Israel at the UN before its vote Thursday on the […]
Hamas-linked CAIR, UPI whine about fictional “anti-Muslim” media bias
This UPI story is one of the most outstanding examples ever published of mainstream media denial and obfuscation of the nature and magnitude of the global jihad, and its eagerness to carry water for Islamic supremacists. “Study: News stories aid anti-Muslim groups,” from United Press International, November 28: Anti-Muslim fringe groups became more mainstream and […]
Norquist and the Republican establishment: the unreality continues
In “The Republicans, the Democrats, and Grover” in the American Spectator, November 29, Republican dinosaur R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., who is still basking in the glow of his cheerful and cheeky takedowns of Bill Clinton in the 1990s, almost immediately after which his publication crashed and burned with astonishing speed and has never fully recovered, […]
Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller on the escalating Leftist/Islamic war against free speech
Wednesday night on my weekly ABN program I discussed the latest developments in the war on free speech. Pamela Geller joined me after the first half hour.
Massive hacker attack against Dispatch International
It is said that “You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.” But the Swedish establishment surely tries hard. Now they got caught. The new conservative newspaper Dispatch International is published in English, […]
Robert Spencer and Michael Coren on the Saudis’ dawah disguised as “dialogue”
Here is my weekly Jihad Watch segment on Michael Coren’s Sun TV show last night.
Denmark: Pro-Hamas demonstration erupts in violence
Pro-palestinian “Allah-u-Akbar” Christmas choir, Leftists demonstrating for “Global intifada”, t-shirts promoting sharia ‘Only God can judge me’, flags with machine guns and hand grenade and red socialist flags — and stoning of secular law’s representatives. As usual: No arrests… Many thanks for the pictures to the award winning blog Uriasposten.net, Denmark’s most read political blog. […]
Passion for Freedom: Artists are worried about Islam
It was about time that those who make their living from free speech (unfortunately in this case not journalists…) stand up for freedom. For some reason the BBC chose to mention Passion for Freedom on their Arab channel, and not the English speaking channel. Is that because the BBC thinks that criticism of Islam is […]
Palestinian Islamic Jihad savage promises “new, more savage round” of jihad against Israel
Yes, he used the word “savage.” Will he be roundly denounced as a racist Islamophobe? Will Mona Eltahawy spray-paint the offices of Palestinian Islamic Jihad? “Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Promises ‘Savage Round’ of Fighting,” by John Rossomando for IPT News, November 29 (thanks to Pamela Geller): A leader of the third-largest Palestinian faction told the […]
“I fled the Middle East, but the Middle East followed me. I knew that this time I had nowhere else to flee except maybe the moon.”
An extraordinary voice for truth and free speech. “Bard on the run: Iranian-born scholar still at risk in Holland,” by Cnaan Liphshiz for JTA, November 29: LEIDEN, the Netherlands (JTA) — Among his many talents, Afshin Ellian has a knack for making people want to kill him. It’s a trait he demonstrated as a fugitive […]
UN votes to create new jihad base against Israel
That’s what Gaza became, contrary to all the confident predictions that Israel’s withdrawal would usher in a new era of peace, and that’s what a Palestinian state would be as well. “Palestinian ‘state’ wins U.N. recognition,” from USA Today, November 29: The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday 138-9 with 41 abstentions to grant Palestine […]
Free speech victory: Dutch parliament revokes blasphemy law
While other Western nations flirt with introducing blasphemy laws under the guise of “hate speech” codes, the Netherlands, of all places, affirms free speech. “Dutch Parliament Revokes Blasphemy Law,” by Frud Bezhan for RFE/RL, November 29: Insulting God will no longer be a crime in the Netherlands after the Dutch parliament decided to revoke a […]
Is your local library as free as this library in Tehran?
While the hopelessly compromised American Library Association cravenly capitulates to the foes of free speech, at least one library in Tehran is more hospitable to free thought and a genuine exchange of ideas. Last Monday evening I spoke at the University of California Irvine, at an event organized by an Iranian ex-Muslim who read my […]
Egypt’s draft constitution: Sharia main source of legislation
This is the same wording as in the previous constitution, but under the Muslim Brotherhood it is almost certain to have more teeth than it did under Mubarak. “UPDATE 1-Islam’s status unchanged in Egypt draft constitution,” from Reuters, November 29: Nov 29 (Reuters) – An assembly drafting Egypt’s new constitution voted on Thursday to keep […]
Jakarta Chief Imam: Muslims who say that Muslims are free to choose their religion must repent
Muhammad said: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law according to all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Yet Muslim spokesmen such as Harris Zafar, Mustafa Akyol, Salam al-Marayati, M. Cherif Bassiouni, and Ali Eteraz (among many others) have assured us that Islam […]