The Leftist-Islamic alliance continues to show signs of fraying. Will Ravina Shamdasani now apologize to the Taliban so as to avoid appearing “Islamophobic”? Will she haul out some deceptive Western Muslim spokesman to assure the gullible Left that the Taliban is misunderstanding and misapplying Sharia? Most likely she will simply ignore Zabiullah Mujahid’s statements, but […]
India Today claims Taliban spokesman said there’s no excuse to kill in the name of Islam; he didn’t say that
India Today misrepresents Zabiullah Mujahid’s words in its headline, saying that he said there was “no excuse for any group to kill in the name of Islam.” In reality, he said: “There is no excuse for any group in the name of Islam to carry out any attack or kill the people or make the […]
Taliban says religious scholars will lead upcoming government in Afghanistan
The Taliban has stated “that their 20 years of struggle (Jihad) should not go in vain and religious scholars should take the lead and be the core of the upcoming government in Afghanistan.” This was the Taliban’s goal all along: to govern Afghanistan with strict Sharia law, which the Taliban is in the process of […]
Taliban Guarantees Women’s Rights ‘Within the Limits of Islam.’ That’s Not Reassuring.
My latest in PJ Media: Reuters reported Tuesday that at least one global authority is already reconciling itself to Taliban rule in Afghanistan: “The chief of field operations of the U.N. children’s agency expressed cautious optimism about working with Taliban officials following their seizure of power in Afghanistan, citing their early expressions of support for girls’ […]