Belgium Sentences Man to 4 Months in Jail for Burning Koran


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The court held that the facts were serious and testified to “a blatant lack of tolerance and a highly questionable attitude”.

Thrown in Prison for Shredding the Koran


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Dominance of Sharia blasphemy laws reaches a perilous turning point in Europe.

Belgian Man Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail for Tearing Koran


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Blasphemy law, it’s not just for Pakistan anymore.

“I’ll Kill You and Then I’ll Go Back to Morocco”


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A used car salesman threatened to kill three policemen in Molenbeek, Belgium. 22 year old Tahar did not like that the police had towed that had been parked on a public street without insurance. A car that Tahar had intended to sell for 5,000 Euros. The police explained to Tahar that he could get the car released, but he did not see it that way, returning three times to the police station to make threats in Arabic. “If you do not release my car, I’ll kill you all and then I’ll go back to Morocco.”

Australian Senator Cory Bernardi: “Ban the Burqa”


Senator Cory Bernardi is the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition and a Senator for South Australia. He is a strong defender of women’s rights. As if that’s not good enough, he is now calling for a burqa ban.  In an essay posted on Menzies House the conservative Liberal Party politician asserted: [...]

Terrible Plane Crash in Libya, Dutch Boy Sole Surviver


A terrible accident (or so it appears) happened in Libya earlier today: a plane, with 104 people on board, crashed when it tried to land. 103 people died. The sole surviver was a ten year old Dutch boy. It seems likely that at least one of his parents died in the crash, possibly both. He [...]

The Burqa Bomb


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Terrorists disguised as women blow themselves up in Pakistan.

The Orwellian Times in Belgium: Burqa Bans? Or the Banning of Free Speech?


A Parliamentary committee in Belgium has just voted to ban the burqa. The language of the ban is strategically neutral in terms of religion and ethnicity: It bans “face coverings,” not “niqab” or the “burqa.” This is the only approach that might work but I doubt that the full Parliament will approve it; and, [...]

Doomsday for the Eurozone?


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Fiscal recklessness may break up EU’s monetary union.

An Open Letter to Charles Johnson


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Your reasons for breaking with the Right don’t add up.