This last February 28th, the Dalai Lama was interacting with visitors at a public event in the temple which bears his name, found in Dharmashala, northern India, the town of his permanent exile from Tibet. Known as “His Holiness,” this 87-year-old monk is the leader of the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism and a […]
CAIR Condemns Hostage-Taker (and Muhammad)
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has once again exposed itself as duplicitous or ignorant, and it should be closed down. According to its website, CAIR’s first mission goal is “to enhance understanding of Islam,” followed by protecting civil rights (of Muslims), promoting justice (of Muslims), and empowering American Muslims. It styles itself as […]
Tilting at the Windmills of Jihad
Two weeks ago, on September 11th, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece entitled “The War on Terror Shifts to ‘Brainistan’.” Written by Tawfik Hamid, an Egyptian medical doctor now living in the USA as an American citizen, the article claims that the war on Islamic terror continues because we have been treating only symptoms […]
The New and Improved Taliban? Color Me a Skeptic.
The Taliban of 2021 claim that they are not like the Taliban of the 1990s. And I believe them, in this one respect. Today’s Taliban have become skilled users of social media, and are able to project an image as a “kinder, gentler Muslim movement,” not at all like the brutal, backward terrorists of […]
Therapeutic Beatings, Anyone?
Evil ideologies employ evil justifications. They endure, not because people believe the justifications but because they are enforced by brutality and terror. Religious evil ideologies are the worst of all, for they claim divine sanction, which cannot be questioned for fear of ultimate eternal punishment. Those who champion some evil system find themselves willing […]
The Exhausted Defender of Islam
The attempt to be a thoughtful Muslim must be exhausting. There are so many mental landmines to avoid and crumbling foundations to shore up when trying to build a consistent and coherent Muslim worldview. This is seen clearly though not by any means exclusively in the schizophrenic mindset that on the one hand boasts […]
Why Is Joe Biden Channeling Osama bin Laden?
On July 20, 2020, the American Muslim advocacy organization Emgage through its political arm Emgage Action hosted a virtual Million Muslim Vote Summit. One of its prominent speakers was former VP Joe Biden, whom Emgage Action had endorsed for President in the coming election. Khurrum Wahid, board chairman for Emgage Action, went on record as he introduced Biden to […]
Which Black Lives Matter?
The message in the photo here is commendable, but does it reflect the Black Lives Matter movement in its present form? Do all black lives matter to the BLM leadership, from what an outside observer can tell? Clearly not. Only black lives lost in confrontations with law enforcement officers seem to count, because BLM can […]
America and The Enchantress Work Together to Undermine Iran!
One of the many problems with theocratic rule is that the top dog has the authority to make decisions for the whole state based on personal beliefs as long as those beliefs do not constitute heresy. In Islam, that allows for a wide latitude of dangerous rulings. The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, […]
Iran: “Truth Will Out”
“Truth will out.” So said Shylock’s servant, Lancelot Gobbo, in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. This is salutary to keep in mind when dealing with the lies and obfuscations of totalitarian regimes like China and Iran. The truth will come out, particularly concerning their incompetence in dealing with the spread of the coronavirus. The mullahs […]