Trump is being compared to jihadist barbarians who deliberately destroy ancient, cultural and religious sites as part and parcel of their persecution of religious minorities and attempts to erase pre-Islamic history. CNN was among the chorus of “news” outlets that made the absurd comparison in response to the President’s threat to Iran that America intends […]
Muslim gets nine years for destroying shrines in Timbuktu
“The leadership of Ansar Dine believed that the shrines violated Islamic legal codes.” That means there will be much more of this sort of thing, as there has been throughout Islamic history. “Extremist Gets 9-Year Sentence Over Destroyed Shrines in Timbuktu,” by Marlise Simons, New York Times, September 27, 2016: PARIS — Judges at the […]
Mali: Muslim pleads guilty to destroying cultural sites in Timbuktu
He was engaged at what he almost certainly thought of at the time as a holy endeavor, removing temptations to idolatry. “Extremist Pleads Guilty in Hague Court to Destroying Cultural Sites in Timbuktu,” by Marlise Simons, New York Times, August 22, 2016: PARIS — An Islamic extremist pleaded guilty on Monday at the International Criminal […]