We’re not talking “interior spiritual struggle,” either. “Purported al-Awlaki message calls for jihad against U.S.,” by Paula Newton for CNN, March 17: London, England (CNN) — American-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is calling for jihad against America, claiming “America is evil” in a new audio message obtained exclusively by CNN….
As always, what’s standing in the way here is Muhammad’s own example — a “beautiful pattern of conduct,” per Qur’an 33:21. Muhammad married Aisha when she was six, and consummated the marriage when she was nine. For this cleric, condemning child marriage would thus run the risk of implying Muhammad…
Not that we’d expect Hamas to call for a day of hacky sack tournaments and indie rock concerts. In any event, things are going downhill fast in Jerusalem, and the usual suspects are egging it on. “‘Day of rage’: Riots in Jerusalem,” from YNet News, March 16: The day dubbed…
This trend, of course, is nothing new. “Muslim gangs imposing sharia law in British prisons,” by Andrew Gilligan for the Telegraph, March 15: Non-Muslim inmates at the high-security Long Lartin jail have been forced by the gangs to stop playing “Western” music and take down pictures of women from their…
The author asks: “Should the immigrants adopt the values of their adoptive land — or, to the contrary, should society change to accommodate the newcomers who now form part of it?” Liberal democracies depend on the premise that there are unalienable human rights that a government cannot violate and retain…
Lending legitimacy to a system that does not deserve it, and would seek to subjugate them if it were strong enough. “Fears over non-Muslim’s use of Islamic law to resolve disputes,” by Afua Hirch for the Guardian, March 14: Campaigners have voiced concerns over a growing number of non-Muslims using…
The propagation of non-Islamic faiths is forbidden under Islamic law, and “moderate” Morocco seems to be taking the opportunity to purge Christian aid workers in general. “Christian aid worker purge? Morocco orders dozens in five cities to be deported,” by Eric German for the Christian Science Monitor, March 11: Rabat,…
A “peaceful nuclear program” characterized by secrecy and subterfuge, and an advancing missile program with help from a country that has spent decades playing a nuclear shell game: sure, those are completely unrelated. “Iran’s secret nuclear base,” by Marco Giannangeli for the Sunday Express, March 14: Iran’s lurch towards becoming…
Note the prominence of the Orwellian-sounding “reconciliation” proceedings, where, as described in this report, “Coptic victims give up all criminal and civil charges against the perpetrators.” “Muslim Teacher Sexually Abuses Christian Children In An Upper Egyptian School,” by Mary Abdelmassih for the Pakistan Christian Post, March 14: Cairo: March 14,…
An update on this story. “Al-Qaida vet ‘takes over Somali jihadists,” from UPI, March 11: MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 11 (UPI) — The reported takeover of Somalia’s al-Shebab Islamists by al-Qaida veteran Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the 1988 [sic] U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa, could rally the divided…
