Palestinian Authority orders government employees to participate in anti-Israel demonstrations

Your tax dollars, given to the Palestinians as foreign aid, at work. "Palestinian Authority employees ordered to participate in anti-Israel protests," from the World Tribune, September 23 (thanks to Rosanne): RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority was said to have mobilized thousands of civil servants for anti-Israeli demonstrations in the West…

Georgia: Public school assignment for seventh graders promotes Islam, polygamy

As I showed in my 2008 book Stealth Jihad, there is material like this in textbooks being used all over the country. And sometimes this kind of thing is promoted in high places. "Father upset over homework promoting polygamy, Islam," from WSBTV.com, September 23 (thanks to Ben): COBB COUNTY, Ga….

I believe the children are the future

Egyptian girls for Sharia: "Egyptian girls hold posters that read, in Arabic, ‘Islamic Egypt,’ during a demonstration held by a Salafi group to protest the emergency law, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Photo: Khalil Hamra / AP"…

Muslim students convicted for shout-down of Israeli ambassador get probation; prosecutor says "the defendants acted as censors to block the free flow of ideas"

Those defending the "Irvine 11 (minus 1)" have had to try and make the case into something it is not, attempting to downplay what actually occurred (but the video does not lie), and trying to divert the focus to the supposedly violated rights of the students, while ignoring those…

Pakistan reacts to Haqqani criticism "in injured tones similar to those used after the Navy Seals raid that killed Osama bin Laden"

Pakistan has overreached in its double game, and has been caught. About all they have left is to play the victim and make threats. More on this story. "Pakistan Scorns U.S. Scolding on Terrorism," by Jane Perlez for the New York Times, September 23: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The public assault…

"We have to be careful what we say about music — the fundamentalists are everywhere"

Muhammad was not a fan of music, to say the least. Musical culture has persisted or re-emerged nonetheless in many Muslim countries, or has adapted to certain strictures, because it is simply so hard to suppress such a fundamental facet of hum…

Al-Shabaab jihadists push starving Somalis back into famine zone

One analyst posed the rhetorical question: "How, precisely, does allowing hundreds of thousands of captive fellow Muslims to starve advance any Islamic or Somali cause?" It is about control. A weakened population of citizens who must devote all of their energy to securing their next rations is in no position…

Pakistan: Hindu and Christian flood victims depend on foreign agencies for aid

Not surprisingly, little appears to have changed since the last round of flooding. "Asia/Pakistan – Floods "wanted by the government": Caritas, the only channel that gives humanitarian aid to religious minorities," from Agenzia Fides, September 22: Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – "The only channel to get humanitarian aid to displaced people…

Netanyahu UN address to General Assembly

The State Department’s Skewed Standards

Earlier this month in the West Bank, “settlers attempted to burn two mosques, and vandalized an IDF base as part of the latest ‘price tag’ attacks.  The attacks came in response to the demolition of three buildings earlier this week in the West Bank settlement outpost Migron, 14 kilometers north of Jerusalem.” Accordingly, on September [...]