And on the Tanzania mainland as well. “Anti-Christian Hostility High in Zanzibar as Tanzania Mainland also Heats Up,” from Morning Star News, May 18 (thanks to Pamela Geller): ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (Morning Star News) — Islamic extremist attacks and land grabs on this semi-autonomous island off the coast of Tanzania have continued unabated even as violence […]
Tanzania: Muslims destroy dozens of churches, demand heads of all church pastors
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Dozens of Churches Destroyed In Tanzania; East Africa Violence Spreading,” from Worthy News, November 13: DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA (Worthy News)– Dozens of Christian worship places have been destroyed by Islamic extremists in Tanzania and church leaders are fleeing its heavily Muslim island of Zanzibar, as the persecution of Christians […]
Zanzibar: Despite efforts to decrease domestic violence, men (including Muslim clerics) still beating women
Of course they are. Allah told them to: “Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for God’s guarding. And those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and beat them.” — Qur’an 4:34. “Tanzania: Zanzibar Men Still Beat Their Wives, Says Report,” by Issa Yussuf for the Tanzania Daily News, […]
Zanzibar: Islamic supremacists riot, burn churches
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Zanzibar Islamists burn churches, riot – police,” by Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala for Reuters, May 27 (thanks to Clark): DAR ES SALAAM, May 27 (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of a separatist Islamist group set fire to two churches and clashed with police during protests in Zanzibar over the weekend against the […]
Zanzibar: Muslim stop building of church, build mosque in its place
Not that Muslims have any desire to place mosques on sites that are important to non-Muslims that jihadis have targeted. Oh, no. That never happens. (And certainly not at Ground Zero, you greasy Islamophobe, you.) “Zanzibar Muslims, Officials Stop Church Building, Erect Mosque,” from Compass Direct News, August 6 (thanks to all who sent this […]
Zanzibar brings in gay sex ban
Memo to gay rights activists who compare opponents of gay marriage to the Taliban: maybe it’s time to rein in your rhetoric. From The Guardian, with thanks to Teri: A law banning gay sex has come into effect in Zanzibar, with homosexual men threatened with 25-year jail terms and lesbians facing seven-year sentences. “This is […]
Jihad in Zanzibar: politicians, church, other sites targeted
From Reuters, with thanks to FreedomNowNews: A spate of weekend bombings on Zanzibar, which hosted visiting German President Johannes Rau on Monday, hit the homes of local political and religious leaders and a restaurant being used by Western diplomats, police said. There were no casualties from the homemade bomb blasts at the house of Zubeir […]