Barack Obama is a man of many talents. Some presidents might be content to wreck the nation’s finances and display confused impotence to our enemies, but Obama also takes the time to needlessly poison America’s cultural well. Last night, Sean Hannity took the president to task for including Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., AKA rapper/poet “Common,” on the docket of a White House celebration of American prose.
I didn’t post this video only because it came in while I was very busy with preparations for the mosque rally, and by the time I was able to watch it it had already gone viral — and indeed, you have probably already seen it. But the story now…
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Robert | June 9, 2010 | Posted in
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The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, although left-leaning, is one of the pillars of the Israeli media. In fact, it’s the most widely-read paper in the country, and I am one of its readers. On June 6, while scanning the paper’s Ynet website, I suddenly came across an article that left me totally flabbergasted. It started [...]
They’re not upset about the documentary because they remember when MTV played music videos. No, here is another study in priorities under Sharia, where “government knows best” meets “Allah knows best.” “Saudi religious police probe MTV programme for ‘sin’,” from BBC News, June 2: Saudi Arabia’s religious police are investigating…
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“Emo” refers to a punk-influenced music sub-culture known for wearing a great deal of black (actually pretty easy for women in Saudi Arabia), heavy eye makeup, and generally appearing rather sad (though a little more dressed-down and less monochromatic than Goths). More extensive background than you probably need can be…
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Why Somali Islamists have banned songs.
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Jamie Glazov | April 19, 2010 | Posted in
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Giving a whole new meaning to “Don’t touch that dial.” There Is No Fun In Islam* Alert: An update on this story. “The day the music died: Somali Islamists ban songs,” from AP, April 13 (thanks to Michael): MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali radio stations have stopped broadcasting music following an…
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Robert | April 13, 2010 | Posted in
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Noting that Islamic law forbids musical instruments and music itself except in some strictly defined circumstances will bring you swift charges of “ignorance” and “Islamophobia,” but the “militiamen” in Iraq who believe that music is un-Islamic are not ignorant “Islamophobes”: Hadith Qudsi 19:5: “The Prophet said that Allah commanded…
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Robert | April 3, 2010 | Posted in
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Ex-patriot Iranians celebrate in Los Angeles and send a message back home.
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Lisa Daftari | April 2, 2010 | Posted in
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Noting that Islamic law forbids musical instruments will bring you swift charges of “ignorance” and “Islamophobia,” but the “militiamen” in Iraq who believe that music is un-Islamic are not ignorant “Islamophobes”: Hadith Qudsi 19:5: “The Prophet said that Allah commanded him to destroy all the musical instruments, idols, crosses and…
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Robert | March 29, 2010 | Posted in
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