AP photo: Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-e-Islami chant slogans behind a banner reading, “Hang the American killer of innocents” in Islamabad, Pakistan. — In 2007, Pakistan possessed between 30 to 60 nukes. Now, according to reports, it has doubled
The “authoritatively” Jew-hating late Muslim Pope, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, with the witless Karen Hughes Female genital mutilation–sanctioned by Shafiite Islamic Law–remains rampant (97% of women thus mutilated) in Egypt In follow-up to my earlier posting about widespread Egyptian Muslim
Observers following tumultuous events across the Middle East in recent days may find it confusing that Iranian leadership figures would be cheering for the protesters in the streets of Egypt, Tunisia, and elsewhere. After all, not only are most Iranians
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami in his Friday Sermon in Iran declared that the social unrest in Egypt and elsewhere is a continuance of the 1979 Iranian revolution and is inspired by Islamists. Here is a translated summary courtesy of MEMRI: “In
The Wikileaks revolutions sweeping the Arab world seem democratically promising. Tweeting twenty-somethings challenge iron-fisted dictators. Populist mutineers trash the ruling clique’s Mediterranean villas. Royal families (and wannabe royal families) pack up their gold and flee to Europe or a nearby
He is a popular speaker at Islamist gatherings and hailed in the New York Times as being among a group of “leading intellectual lights for a new generation of American Muslims looking for homegrown leaders who can help them learn
A few days ago I ran into friend who I hadn’t seen for a while; catching up on our lives and knowing I have a son who just returned from Afghanistan he asked me, “Why are we in Afghanistan?” That
The Wall Street Journal reports today that the Obama Administration is pressing the government of Afghanistan to release two men who converted to Christianity. Both are under a death sentence. Here’s what an official at the Afghan “Justice Ministry” has
From Milton to Hedegaard: “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” The Kafka-esque trial proceedings against Danish journalist and historian Lars Hedegaard today included a final statement by the
The Hamas-tied Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) is viciously going after Congressman Peter King (R-NY), who is planning on holding hearings about the radicalization of Muslims in America. On Monday, CAIR’s daily “American Muslim News Briefs” mailing contained no
We reported earlier that Lauren Booth, sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, had converted to Islam. Now she is touring Muslim countries with a radical group called Viva Palestina demanding that her in-law by tried for the invasion
Gee whiz everyone is trying to get into the act. People keep popping out of the woodwork wanting to be spokesmen for the Jews just so they can attack Glenn Beck with false claims of Antisemitism. Most of the attacks
Yesterday Roger Kimball at Pajamas Media had a piece on the controversy surrounding CPAC and the American Conservative Union’s board member Suhail Khan. See a lot more on Khan’s troubling associations here, here and here. An alarming prospect: a widespread
Politico featured a story this week headlined “Muslim groups nervous about King hearings.” It went on to discuss Muslim apprehension regarding upcoming congressional hearings led by Rep. Peter King, R-NY, “on the threat posed by radical Islam in America.” That
Our Czech correspondent Benjamin Kuras sends a report from Prague on last night’s demonstration in Wenceslas Square against the worldwide persecution of Christians. It’s gratifying to note that the demonstrators recognized the common cause shared by Jews and Christians against
This is the cover from the latest issue of al Qaeda’s magazine for English speaking jihadist. You won’t find any links to this magazine in this piece. In a previous issue of Inspire readers were reminded to view the magazine
Politico features a story today headlined “Muslim groups nervous about King hearings.” It goes on to discuss Muslim apprehension regarding upcoming Congressional hearings led by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) “on the threat posed by radical Islam in America.” That phrase
Note: In an email last week to the board of directors of the American Conservative Union (the group that runs CPAC), Frank Gaffney laid out the extensive case against Suhail Khan, a member of that group’s board. In it, he
I saw this chilling video of the American Conservative Union’s Suhail Khan at Gates of Vienna. In it, Khan receives an award– and really, really lavish praise from a man who had just a few years before, openly prayed, “Oh,
By John Eibner and Charles Jacobs Juba, Sudan–On Jan. 9, the people of South Sudan began their week-long referendum to decide whether to separate from the Arab-Muslim North and form an independent country. But Achol Yum Deng didn’t vote. Though
Two westerners who gave up seemingly comfortable lives to wage terrorist attacks are singled out for praise in the latest issue of Inspire, al-Qaida’s English-language magazine. Though he killed only himself, Taimour Abdulwahhab al-Abdaly, responsible for the first suicide bombing
Editor’s Note: Eric Dondero is a former Senior Aide to US Congressman Ron Paul (1997-2003). A Navy Vet, he resigned from the Congressman’s office, after Paul refused to back the War in Iraq. Cato, Reason, and other libertarian groups are
The following was written by “David Meyers” a former intelligence officer. The past month or so has proven to be a difficult one for the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States as it continues to be exposed for what it
On Sunday, the southern Sudanese began voting on a referendum to secede from the Republic of Sudan and establish their own sovereign nation. By all accounts, they will soon secede from the Arab, Islamic country and form an independent African,
Observers and interested parties have expressed amazement, confusion and concern at the growth of Islam in the West since 9/11. Apparently, no acts of mass murder, familial barbarism and cruelty, jihad violence against non-Muslims, and threat of (nuclear) war from
