Crispin Blunt is right. All too often we see non-Muslim government officials, politicians, judges, etc. say what Islam is — generally that it is a Religion of Peace™ that teaches tolerance and respectful coexistence as equals with non-Muslims. This is an iron dogma that is never questioned, but is never…
Afghan police trainee eats lollipop, Marines search house for explosives. (Photo thanks to Marisol.)…
Today in Human Events I discuss some recent headaches for Nihad Awad, Honest Ibe Hooper, Brave Ahmed Rehab, and the whole merry CAIR gang: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a longtime partner of the FBI in its efforts to reach out to American Muslims, now appears to be under…
In a particularly inept example of legal jihad, Muslims Of America has threatened legal action against the Christian Action Network, the producers of the Homegrown Jihad documentary, for a video that the Christian Action Network didn’t produce. The MOA press release is here. Martin Mawyer of the Christian Action Network…
That is, it is hypocrisy from a Western point of view. As far as the Saudis are concerned, Islam is the truth, its truth is self-evident, and therefore the Swiss are obligated to accommodate it in a way that the Saudis are not obligated to accommodate non-Muslim religious observance. “Saudi…
Mahdi Bray makes known his support for Hamas and Hizballah But this comes from Islam Online, and they’re serious. CAIR is going to start a website, says Nihad Awad, to fight against the jihadist interpretation of the Qur’an. Mahdi Bray is going to organize a youth summit. It all…
But is anyone listening? Pamela Geller reviews Wafa Sultan’s superb and essential new book for FrontPage: Wafa Sultan’s seminal moment was when she took on an Islamic cleric on Al-Jazeera. The clip went viral on Youtube, and it really was a defining moment in the clash of civilizations. Here…
“The last spark of life in the initiatives was quashed once and for all with the arrival of a new US administration.” Yet another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Alert. “Arab countries fail on human rights–report,” by Samer al-Atrush for Agence France-Presse, December 9 (thanks to Pamela): CAIRO, Egypt — Human rights deteriorated across…
Here is that rare thing, an attempt to show with specific Qur’anic citations how an Islamic jihadist is misusing the Qur’an and misunderstanding the true, peaceful teachings of Islam. Usually those who assert such things are extremely vague about just how Islam and the Qur’an are being misused. Unfortunately, however,…
In Oslo to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize for Nothing, Obama praises the advances Muslims in America have made since 9/11. And it’s true: since 9/11 Muslims in this country have made great strides. They have suffered no widespread “backlash,” despite constant media handwringing over the prospect, no discrimination….
