Below is a news report in French about the conflict in Morocco over the Ramadan fast. There was a time when Morocco was known for its relative tolerance towards Islamic practices, but all that has changed. The scope for secularized
Our expatriate Russian correspondent Russkiy has translated some reader input from the website of the BBC’s Arabic-language service. He says: The BBC has questioned Arab readers on their views with regard to the Cordoba Initiative and the noise it has
This is the final installment of a three-part investigative report on the Dutch government’s contribution to the financing of the Ground Zero Mosque. It was translated by our Flemish correspondent VH from the Dutch-language section of the ICLA website. Read
This is the second part of a three-part investigative report on the Dutch government’s contribution to the financing of the Ground Zero Mosque. It was translated by our Flemish correspondent VH from the Dutch-language section of the ICLA website. Part
In the video below, the late King Hassan II of Morocco (died 1999) asserts the absolute primacy of Sharia in Islamic countries. In fact, he even denies the possibility of secular law under Islam. Our Flemish correspondent VH has translated
The video below was smuggled out of North Korea and eventually obtained by a Japanese TV outfit. Many thanks to Anonymous Aussie for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling: [youtube kmmhZW7Uycg nolink] Note: 1,000 Korean won is
The organization behind the proposed Cordoba Initiative — more commonly known as the Ground Zero mosque — is the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA). As reported previously, the government of the Netherlands has been implicated in the funding of
Below is the final installment of a series that began with a translation from Alibekov’s blog. The comments below were written by the translator, Robert Marchenoir. From his post, you can guess that Alibekov has had his fair share of
Below is the second half of a post from Alibekov’s blog, as translated from the French by Robert Marchenoir. Part 3 will feature the translator’s commentary. On the twelfth floor, we are faced with a choice: one door is adorned
Alibekov has had it with France. He is a French native, a well-educated 30-year-old conservative blogger of African descent. He is also nominally a Muslim — he pretended to convert in order to marry his new bride and appease his
Ramadan begins at sundown on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. In honor of the occasion, Cherif El Ayouty sends the following essay from Denmark (via Hans Erling Jensen). Happy Ramadan! by Cherif El Ayouty The new moon that signals the beginning
This is the final of four installments of the interview with John Bernard. Readers who are interested may watch the entire interview on Vimeo, or in two parts on YouTube: Part 1 and Part 2. The full transcript is available
This is the third of four installments of the interview with John Bernard. Readers who are interested may watch the entire interview on Vimeo, or in two parts on YouTube: Part 1 and Part 2. The full transcript is available
This is the second of four installments of the interview with John Bernard. Readers who are interested may watch the entire interview on Vimeo, or in two parts on YouTube: Part 1 and Part 2. The full transcript is available
John Bernard is a twenty-six year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and in his retirement blogs at Let Them Fight or Bring Them Home. His mission is to highlight the absurd rules of engagement imposed upon members of
Last winter Gates of Vienna featured an op-ed by the Danish writer Jeppe Juhl. The author has returned with a new essay, which was originally published in 180grader on July 22. Many thanks to Anne-Kit of Perth, Australia, for translating
As a follow-up to his earlier post on the topic, our Flemish correspondent VH has translated an article from the July 29 issue of Trouw about the Dutch government’s denial that it is helping to fund the mosque at Ground
The formation of the new Dutch government is still in limbo, but if the Taliban have any say, the PvdA [Labour] will be included in the coalition. The Socialists are regarded as friends of the Islamic radicals, and a Taliban
Early on the morning of July 23rd a large firework was detonated outside the synagogue in Malmö, the Swedish city with the largest proportion of Muslim immigrants. The synagogue has been attacked in the past, but not with explosives. Our
After World War Two, territorial changes in Western Europe were supposed to be a thing of past. The fall of the Soviet Empire required big adjustments to the map of Eastern and Central Europe, but once all those changes were
As reported last week, Geert Wilders has announced the formation of the International Freedom Alliance, which will be launched in several countries during the next few months. One of the stops on his itinerary will be in Berlin on October
Vandalism, larceny, rape, and low-level violence are routine in the “culturally enriched” suburbs of major European cities. Most of these crimes gain little attention the news media, if they are covered at all. The conditions have simply become normal: Muslim
A few weeks ago Al Qaeda published the first issue of a glossy magazine called Inspire. Anwar al-Awlaki — the fugitive Yemeni-American imam who provided spiritual guidance to the Lap Bomber and the Killer Shrink of Fort Hood, among others
The European Union is acting decisively once again to help the Palestinians, who are, as usual, unable to function without jizya payments aid money from wealthy Western countries. Aid is fungible, of course, and the more that pours in for
Below is the second part of a two-part article from Kurier about a multicultural school in Vienna. It was translated from the German by JLH. Our Austrian correspondent AMT, who tipped us about the article, has included a brief commentary
