What a myopic view the Western media and its array of “experts” have concerning the so-called “Arab Spring” — a myopia that naturally metastasizes among the general public. Consider the Libyan crisis. As usual, the focus is entirely on the individual, on the tangible — the now dead Gaddafi — whom all the blame can [...]
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Raymond Ibrahim | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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But Islamic law is swiftly returning to Libya. "Libya – Mufti:’Gaddafi an infidel,no Islamic funeral," from ANSAmed, October 24 (thanks to Insubria): (ANSAmed) – ROME, OCTOBER 24 – The Grand Mufti of Libya, Assadiq al-Ghiriani, has stated that Colonel Gaddafi was an ”infidel” and for this reason ”prayers should not…
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Robert | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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As the opposition leader said, "the trend is clear." "Ennahda says it models itself on the ruling AKP party in Turkey, another Muslim-majority country which like Tunisia to date has a secular state," but considering Turkey’s behavior under the AKP, that is not exactly a reassuring statement. For that matter,…
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Marisol | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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AFDI/SIOA Calls on Hyatt Hotels to Apologize, Institute Sensitivity Training After Caving Into Islamic Supremacist Pressure NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A prominent national human rights and advocacy organization is calli…
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Robert | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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Fighting like men isn’t often jihadists’ strong suit, anyway. Hence the preference in conflicts the world over for asymmetrical warfare and the targeting of civilians. "Seven dead in Thai south attacks," from Agence France-Presse, October 24 (thanks to Twostellas): NARATHIWAT, Thailand: Suspected Muslim insurgents have killed at least seven people…
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Marisol | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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Something seems to have gone amiss in that next-to-last paragraph below. What they probably meant is that these additional measures, which serve to "protect" Islam from having to stand on its own in the free market of ideas, aim to counter an imaginary "conspiracy" to weaken the faith of Muslims….
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Marisol | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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A jihadist walked into a bar, and… More on this story. Grenade attack on Nairobi bar injures 14," from AFP, October 24 (thanks to Twostellas): A grenade thrown into on a bar in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has wounded 14 people, all Kenyans, in an attack police linked to recent…
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Robert | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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Libya’s new regime in two swift strokes contradicts the Western Islamic apologists who claim that there is no contradiction between Islamic law and American law. "Libya’s liberation: interim ruler unveils more radical than expected plans for Islamic law," by Richard Spencer in the Telegraph, October 23 (thanks to all who…
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Robert | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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The Kenyan military is reported to be advancing toward Kismayo, accompanied by aerial bombardment of the city. With or without international assistance to the Kenyan military, al-Shabaab seems at last to have bitten off more than it can chew with its recent cross-border kidnappings. "Kenya Says Western Nations Join Fight…
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Marisol | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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The cameraman was "was not known to have offended anyone through his professional job," but he offended them simply by doing his job. Boko Haram consistently targets institutions and practices that go against Sharia or stand in the way of their plans to impose it, and this victim worked for…
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Marisol | October 24, 2011 | Posted in
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