The Muslim Brotherhood is a global entity, so the latest reaffirmation against it by the UAE is beneficial, despite the reasons for this new declaration. Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s ruling family view the Brotherhood “as an ideological competitor and sees its promotion of political activism, including support for elections, as a direct threat to […]
UAE Forum Promotes Dubious Islamic Peace
“Peace and love are at the center of our religion, as evidenced by scripture and history,” stated Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah at the inaugural 2014 Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (FPPMS) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Despite his radical past, such positive portrayals of Islam continue to suffuse the recent December 5-7, […]
Alliance of Virtue or Alliance of Vice?
A product of Washington, DC’s February 5-7 Alliance of Virtue for the Common Good conference, the Washington Declaration proclaims a “revived Alliance of Virtue [AoV], global in nature.” Yet the declaration’s platitudes on interfaith harmony demand careful examination, as they are largely the brainchild of Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, a Mauritanian-born Islamic cleric with a […]
State Department embraces Islamic cleric who OK’d killing Americans in Iraq, called for Israel’s destruction
Instead of draining the swamp, this is taking a firehose or two and creating more wetlands. “State Dept. Embraces Islamic Cleric Who OK’d Killing Americans in Iraq, Called for Israel’s Destruction,” by Patrick Poole, PJ Media, February 6, 2018: Last Thursday, Sam Brownback was sworn in as the State Department’s new ambassador for religious liberty. […]