“There is no compulsion in religion” — Qur’an 2:256 So that means that the Muslims who pressured these Hindus are Misunderstanders of Islam, right? Not necessarily. The dhimma, after all, mandates discrimination against the “protected” or “guilty” people, the dhimmis. If dhimmis wish to escape the crushing tax burden and…
One of the great perks of being associated with the Washington D.C.-based Phillips Foundation is meeting young, enterprising journalists setting out to make their mark in the world. Anna Parashkevova (Anna Moya by marriage), was very much in that category. Born in Bulgaria, she immigrated to the United States with her family, went on to [...]
Honor killing in Pakistan over a broken marriage and a Muslim’s relationship with a non-Muslim in Britain. “Secret love-child ‘sparked honour killing massacre’ of British family in Pakistan,” from the Daily Mail, May 30 (thanks to Alexandre): An Asian man whose marriage breakdown allegedly led to the murders of his…
Last week, Newsweek published yet another liberal opinion piece: Superficially but falsely even-handed, optimistic, pro-Arab and Muslim culture, pro-Judeo-Christian Western culture—safely middle-of-the-road. So “middle” that the reader does not really know what road she is on or where she is going. The journalist, Christopher Dickey, is writing about the new winner of the Miss America contest, [...]
Yes, you read that right, and our You Might Want to Read This Sitting Down Department sends its suggestions that… well, you know. Why would something this wacky make a repeat appearance? What kind of weirdo would suggest such a thing? Who, indeed? (Insert awkward silence here.) Muhammad, actually, according…
The story unfolds in the Swiss press, ably translated by Norman and posted by Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs: Police knew about abuse by fatherSvera was frank: “I’m afraid of my father. He beats me.” But for the authorities it wasn’t clear enough.16 year old Svera R. from Zurich-Hongg: A…
Gee, I wonder why? The full article (not reproduced below) hastens to assure us that Buddhists in Cambodia and Christians in Uganda do this sort of thing too, but that doesn’t account for the rise in such attacks in Britain. Buddhists aren’t streaming into the U.K. from Cambodia, or Christians…
Omid Safi is a professor at the University of North Carolina. He is also a liar who has defamed me, in a manner that is strongly reminiscent of the vicious libels that jihadists and their allies in the West routinely retail against those who oppose the jihad and Islamic supremacism….
