“The Vatican has created a special committee to draw out the principles contained in the controversial Abu Dhabi document, signed last February by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar.” This joint declaration is entitled “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together”; its utopian aim is world peace. This Abu […]
800 influential Islamic scholars from 120 countries to meet in order to establish that Islam is a religion of peace
If it really were a religion of peace, they wouldn’t have to hold big conferences to prove it; it would be obvious to everyone. But there is an unfortunate reality that the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies is likely to ignore: there has never been a period since the beginning of Islam that […]
UAE: Singer on trial for insulting Islam — for pointing at a mosque with her left hand
She insists that she did not intend to insult Islam. In any case, whether she did or not, she outraged Islamic sensibilities by pointing to the mosque with the wrong hand. This is the ultimate outcome of “Islamophobia” initiatives: if one determines never to insult Islam, there is virtually no end to the possible insults. […]
Abu Dhabi: Muslims won’t play Israeli anthem or show flag as Israeli judoka wins gold, so he sings “Hatikvah” on podium
Israeli judoka Tal Flicker scaled the top of the podium and received his gold medal on Thursday, but the Israel national anthem was not played and the blue-and-white flag was not raised in Abu Dhabi. Another case of the racism and Islamic anti-Semitism that is ubiquitous; only this one is high profile, on the global […]
Abu Dhabi: Non-Muslim couple imprisoned for sex before marriage
We are constantly assured in the West that Sharia applies only to Muslims, not to non-Muslims. Reality, as is so often the case in such matters, is different. “CRIME OF PASSION Couple are imprisoned in Abu Dhabi for sex before marriage after doctors discovered bride-to-be was PREGNANT,” by Brittany Vonow, The Sun, March 9, 2017: […]
International Qur’anic Studies Association scholars: Qur’an only describes violence, doesn’t command it
Kermit Zarley is a Biblical scholar who recently attended a presentation by the International Qur’anic Studies Association on the question, “The Qur’an as a Violent Text?” at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and American Academy of Religion (AAR). Five Muslim scholars and one non-Muslim scholar spoke on the question; below […]
UAE: Muslima sentenced to death for jihad murder of American teacher
She “embraced takfiri and jihadist ideology and then engaged in terrorist acts in support of the terrorist organisations Al-Qaeda and Daesh.” Where could she have turned in the UAE to find instruction as to why she should reject the ideology of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State? Where is the large-scale Muslim movement dedicated to refuting […]
Video: Robert Spencer on Sun TV on jihad murderers citing Qur’an and more
Thursday, on my weekly appearance on Michael Coren’s The Arena. Video courtesy of AlohaSnackbar01, who provided this summary of topics: 1) The wisdom or otherwise of paying a ransom to Al Qaeda for American hostage Luke Somers. 2) American schoolteacher, mother of two, Ibolya Ryan stabbed to death in Abu Dhabi by woman in burka. […]
Veiled Muslima stabs American teacher to death in Abu Dhabi mall
“The stabbing comes on the heels of a security warning posted by the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi in late October, advising Americans of a ‘recent anonymous posting on a Jihadist website that encouraged attacks against teachers at American and other international schools in the Middle East.’” “American school teacher stabbed to death in Abu […]
Real Madrid drops cross from club crest to appease Abu Dhabi bank
“I know that the local people experience every match in a special way and that our links with the UAE are constantly growing stronger. This agreement will help the club to keep conquering the hearts of followers in the United Arab Emirates.” And the accommodation, as always, goes only one way. “Real Madrid lose Christian […]
Sharia Abu Dhabi: Asian housemaid sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery
The advocates of stoning in Abu Dhabi can and do claim that they are simply implementing Islamic law. The caliph Umar, one of Muhammad’s closest companions, maintained that the punishment of stoning for adultery (this story doesn’t specify the method of punishment, but the outcome of the punishment is the same in any case) was […]
Abu Dhabi Book Fair: US State Dept. helps promote anti-Semitic hate books, including Mein Kampf
In a sane world, the U.S. State Department would have withdrawn its “cultural partner” status for the Abu Dhabi Book Fair until all the anti-Semitic hate literature was removed. But this is not a sane world. This is the Age of Obama. “State Department, French Embassy ‘Partner’ Anti-Semitic Book Fair (& Iran bans ‘Zionist WhatsApp’),” […]
Abu Dhabi urges non-Muslims to respect Islamic sensibilities, eschew immodest dress
And that’s entirely reasonable. Remember: in Muslim countries, you should follow and respect the customs and practices of Muslims. And in non-Muslim countries, you should follow and respect the customs and practices of Muslims. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Abu Dhabi: “Abu Dhabi in dress modestly plea to non-Muslims,” by Anwar Ahmad for The National, […]
UAE: Man sent to psych ward for insulting Islam
“He posted a photo of three naked women next to An-Nisa (women) chapter. In another he posted a photo of a table topped with alcoholic drinks next to Al Maeda (table) chapter, and in another, a cow next to Al Baqara (the cow) chapter.” This constitutes insanity? This constitutes an insult to Islam? Only in […]
Abu Dhabi man misunderstands Islam, says he’s entitled to kill non-Muslims
Funny how that keeps happening. “I’m allowed to kill infidels, man tells judge,” by Haneen Dajani for The National, December 29: ABU DHABI // A mentally disturbed man who stabbed a witness to death in court told an appeals court judge yesterday that as a Muslim he was entitled to kill “infidels”. Insanity defenses sure […]
Major Islamic summit in Abu Dhabi condemns West’s “Islamophobia”
“Islam with its principles and values has become a target that is mixed with terrorism in a lot of Western circles.” Yet again, for the umpteenth time, we see Islamic spokesmen blithely ignore how Islamic jihadists use “Islam with its principles and values” to explain and justify their terrorist acts. They continue to push the […]
UAE: Gang rape victim gets one year in prison
Islamic law requires four male Muslim witnesses who actually saw the act to establish rape or adultery. Absent those witnesses, a woman who makes such an accusation is incriminating herself — even in modern, moderate Abu Dhabi. “Woman who reported rape jailed for one year,” by Hassan Hassan, Marten Youssef and Rym Ghazal in