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The New York Times has an article on the extensive ties between top members of the Saudi ruling family and terrorist groups, as new evidence is revealed by the families of 9/11 victims — evidence that is being ignored and suppressed by the US government: Documents Back Saudi Link to ...
Saudi Arabia, Islam, Wahhabism, Jihad, Militant Islam, Terrorism, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Law, 9/11
While the world’s attention is focused on the fallout from Iran’s election, an election in another Muslim country gave reason for hope: A Muslim Nation’s Successful Election. It is 131 degrees Fahrenheit in Marrakesh, Morocco, yet a slow but steady stream of voters—many of whom are women—enter the schoolyard ...
Is Frank Gaffney actually going for the “sekrit Mozlem prezdent” gambit? Unfortunately, the answer seems to be “yes,” with a Hitler comparison thrown in for good measure: America’s first Muslim president? This is not to say, necessarily, that Mr. Obama actually is a Muslim any more than Mr. Clinton ...
Frank Gaffney, Barack Obama, Islam, Muslim World, Conspiracy Theories
The Associated Press has a respectful piece about the murder of Pvt. William Andrew Long: Soldier’s family sought quiet in Arkansas. CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — The father of a soldier slain outside a recruiting center sought a quiet life for his family in rural Arkansas after years of military ...
Suddenly, now that it’s politically opportune, Barack Obama is no longer shy about admitting he has Muslim roots. We had several posts about this at LGF during the campaign, of course. And no, this doesn’t mean he’s a “sekrit Muslim Manchurian candidate,” but it is a revealing look at the ...
Joshua Muravchik looks at recent developments that show Islamists Losing Ground in the Middle East. Are George W. Bush’s “democratization” policies bearing fruit? The results of Kuwait’s elections last month — in which Islamists were rebuffed and four women were elected to parliament — will likely reinvigorate the movement ...
Kuwait, Women's Rights, Islam, Elections, Democracy, Islamism, Militant Islam
A horrific crime leads to horrific punishment, in the religious apartheid kingdom: Saudi beheads and crucifies murder convict. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi authorities beheaded and crucified a man convicted of brutally slaying an 11-year-old boy and his father, the Interior Ministry announced. According to the statement issued ...
In the British town of Luton today, members of the Muslim community confronted extremists and drove them from the streets. Muslim extremists behind a protest against soldiers on a homecoming parade have been driven off the streets today by members of their own community. Fights broke out and traffic ...
Luton, Britain, Islam, Militant Islam, Moderate Islam, Demonstration
On December 16, 2008, I sent the following email to Geert Wilders: Dear Mr. Wilders, As I’m sure you’ve heard, I am a US blogger who’s very opposed to allowing the Belgian Vlaams Belang party to be involved in any ‘anti-jihad’ movements. I feel that the inclusion of the ...
Geert Wilders, Free Expression, Islam, Free Speech, bigotry, Hate Speech
Fantastic news from Kuwait, where the modern world finally seems to be taking hold: In a first, four women elected to parliament. Some great news for women in the conservative Persian Gulf: Kuwaitis elected their first-ever women lawmakers [second item] to parliament. Voters in four districts elevated women into parliamentary ...
The global jihadist organization calling itself the Muslim Brotherhood is on the ropes in Egypt—and that’s good news, even though Hosni Mubarak is nobody’s idea of a hero. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is on the defensive, its struggles reverberating throughout Islamist movements that the secretive organization has ...
Since Barack Obama has announced that he plans to address the Muslim world from Egypt in early June, perhaps he could raise the subject of television shows like this one, broadcast on Egyptian/Saudi channel Al-Hafez TV on April 27, 2009, featuring a smiling, jovial host indoctrinating Arab children to hate ...
When the “Chief Islamic Judge” of the “moderate” Palestinian Authority launched a vicious tirade against Israel at a meeting attended by Pope Benedict today (even though he wasn’t scheduled to speak at all), the Pope walked out. Chief Islamic Judge of the Palestinian Authority, Sheikh Tayseer Rajab Tamimi, launched ...
Jordanian Muslim leaders welcomed Pope Benedict to their country by whining and complaining about his speech that urged reconciliation between Christians and Muslims. And of course, the Pope has already issued the apology they’re demanding. AMMAN (AFP) — Jordanian clerics expressed disappointment that Pope Benedict XVI in an address ...
Pope Benedict, Jordan, Amman, Islam, RoP
A member of the neo-Nazi National Front in Glasgow decided to put some of that rabble-rousing anti-Islam populist rhetoric into action, by allegedly threatening to murder Muslims and blow up mosques. A man has admitted he threatened to blow up Glasgow Central Mosque and execute a Muslim a day ...
Scotland, Islam, Mosques, Neo-Nazis, National Front, Glasgow
And the hits just keep on coming, with an Orange County Weekly exposé on an FBI informer who insisted he was hot on the trail of terrorist plots at OC mosques—until he turned out to be a convicted felon and con artist: The FBI, the Islamic Center of Irvine and ...
I see that Robert Spencer is spewing some more insults at me today. Oh well, what are you gonna do? Meanwhile, there’s at least one “anti-jihad” blogger who isn’t being taken in by Geert Wilders’ call to strip Muslims of their right to freedom of religion: The Jawa Report: Cheers ...
Geert Wilders, Free Expression, Islam, Free Speech, bigotry, Hate Speech
The Anti-Defamation League has issued a condemnation of Geert Wilders, currently on tour in South Florida ostensibly promoting “free expression”—except in the case of Muslims: DL Condemns Anti-Islam Remarks Made by Dutch Parliamentarian During Appearances in S. Florida. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly condemns remarks made over the last ...
Geert Wilders, Free Expression, Islam, Free Speech, bigotry, Hate Speech
Saudi Arabia’s latest plan to “reform” jihadis is getting positive reviews from Agence France Presse: Saudis use soft touch to ‘save’ former militants. The care centre is Saudi Arabia’s front line for ensuring that Al-Qaeda does not rear its head again, after a series of lethal domestic attacks between ...
Uh oh. HispanicBusiness.com - Conservative Blogger: Bush Also Bowed Before the Saudi King. Look out. Sanity is out of style.
Saudi Arabia, Islam, Wahhabism, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Sharia, Apartheid, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
Barack Obama’s speech in Turkey: Obama backs Palestinian state, conciliatory to Muslims. ANKARA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Turkey’s largely Muslim but secular democracy on Monday the United States was not at war with Islam and that it wanted to reinvigorate efforts toward creating a Palestinian state. ...
Here’s an open thread for Monday morning, for everyone who wants to yell at me some more for pointing out that by bowing to King Abdullah, Barack Obama was simply following the well-documented, well-known tradition of US Presidents to pander to the Saudis. To sum up, presidential pandering to the ...
Saudi Arabia, Islam, Wahhabism, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Sharia, Apartheid, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
More than a few people on the right are screaming that Barack Obama should be impeached for bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Those of you who are buying into this hyperventilating nonsense need to see this video. (Click the image to watch.) This deference to a very ...
Saudi Arabia, Islam, Wahhabism, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Sharia, Apartheid, Barack Obama, George W. Bush
Muslim convert Paul R. Hall, who chose the Islamic name “Hassan Abu-Jihaad,” joined the US Navy, and was convicted last year of passing information on ship movements to Al Qaeda, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Investigative Project notes that the Hamas front group calling itself the ...
Lots of people blogging about (what appears to be) Barack Obama’s obsequious bow to the ruler of one of the most repressive theocracies on the planet, Saudi Arabia, at the G20 meeting in London: But lest we forget, this toadying to the religious apartheid kingdom didn’t start with our ...
Saudi Arabia, Islam, Wahhabism, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Sharia, Apartheid, Barack Obama, George W. Bush