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Australia Reverses Hijab Ban

Australia Reverses Hijab Ban

(AFP) A controversial plan to make women wearing the burqa or niqab sit in separate glassed public enclosures at Australia’s Parliament House due to security concerns was abandoned Monday after an outcry. The backdown followed a decision on October 2

Paris Opera Ejects Woman Wearing Full Face Veil

Paris Opera Ejects Woman Wearing Full Face Veil

A woman has been ejected from the Opera Bastille for wearing a full face veil. France banned anyone from wearing clothing which covered the face in 2011, arguing that face-coverings prevent the clear identification of a person, which is both

Is the Islamic State Islamic?

Is the Islamic State Islamic?

Robert Reilly, former director of the Voice of America, has written a seminal article on the religiously-motivated threat America currently faces. The original was published on Tuesday by the Liberty Fund and is reposted with permission. Nothing could be more curious to Muslims

What Does 'Islamophobia' Actually Mean?

What Does 'Islamophobia' Actually Mean?

This article originally appeared in The Atlantic. When I recently asked Sam Harris what he thought of the word ‘Islamophobia,’ he directed me to a tweet that noted the following: “Islamophobia. A word created by fascists, & used by cowards, to manipulate

Gut Check: Pain Relievers

Gut Check: Pain Relievers

I hate self-help books, and yet I realize, when I begin a sentence with, “I hate self-help books,” it’s because I’m about to make a sharp turn with, “But this book is different.” Yes, it’s true. Sadly, I am now

The New Jihadi Plan to Capture Baghdad

The New Jihadi Plan to Capture Baghdad

John Batchelor, our newest author on the Breitbart National Security vertical, and host of talk radio’s most strategic program on global affairs – WABC’s John Batchelor Show – has identified the Islamic State’s military plan for Baghdad, based upon an

Imam Calls Jews 'Pigs and Apes' in Mosque Rant

Imam Calls Jews 'Pigs and Apes' in Mosque Rant

The infamous Imam of a Danish Mosque is again in the news for inflammatory remarks, after a YouTube video of a Sermon he delivered in September went viral, revealing his angry anti-Semitic rant in which he compared Jews to animals

Malala's Improbable Journey to Nobel Peace Prize

Malala's Improbable Journey to Nobel Peace Prize

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Malala Yousafzai celebrated her Nobel Peace Prize where she always wished to be: in school. The Pakistani girl once shot by the Taliban for daring to want an education just like the boys celebrated being the

True Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize

True Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced to the world, and for once they got it right. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, hailing from Pakistan and India respectively, were the very deserving winners for 2014.  Malala, who is the