According to MSNBC, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said there was “Not enough time” when it came to shaking hands with Barack Obama; however, he seems to have had plenty of time to meet with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, instead. The
Who is al-Shabaab? Who are the jihadist terrorists that attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya and slaughtered non-Muslims and anyone who could not recite an Islamic prayer or name the prophet Muhammad’s mother? They are an al-Qaeda affiliated group
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta spoke to the media Tuesday afternoon about the Westgate Mall massacre. The siege ended Monday evening after a three-day standoff with al-Shabaab jihadists. On Saturday, at 11:00AM, many al-Shabaab terrorists stormed the Westgate Mall and told
The Arab Spring, which peaked with the ouster of former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, is all but over after the Muslim Brotherhood was banned once again by an Egyptian court earlier this week. The status quo ante
French actress and 1960s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot joined Twitter today. Her first tweet was a complaint about a story that appeared in Le Figaro: http://t.co/ZR6fu0kILC Marre que l’on usurpe mon identité pour vendre n’importe quoi, je n’ai jamais mis
Survivors are talking about the horrific ordeal they encountered at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Al-Shabaab jihadists brutally slaughtered 62 people and wounded hundreds more on Saturday. They told the innocent civilians, which included many children and women, they
(AP) Pakistani Christians protest deadly church bombingBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanAngry Pakistani Christians on Monday denounced the deadliest attack ever in this country against members of their faith as the death toll from the church bombings the day before climbed
NBC News: PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide bomb attack on a church killed at least 75 people as parishioners left the building Sunday, officials said, in what is the biggest attack on Pakistan’s Christian community in many years.Women and children
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROA 50-member panel tasked with amending Egypt’s Islamist-drafted constitution will complete its work by early November, a spokesman for the body said Sunday, wrapping up the first step of a military-backed roadmap in place since the ouster
(AP) Attack on Pakistani church kills over 60 peopleBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 60 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country’s
The Council on the American Islamic Relations (CAIR) excoriated many of its critics in their “Islamophobia” report, but the group also had a “Best List Inductees” which included New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. CAIR says the list was compiled as
Historian and widely published syndicated columnist Diana West has received the 2013 Mightier Pen Award from the Center for Security Policy. West’s most recent book, American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character, details communist and Soviet infiltration into
By MIRWAIS KHANAssociated PressKANDAHAR, AfghanistanA top policewoman in southern Afghanistan died early Monday after being shot by unknown attackers, months after her predecessor was also slain. Her death, one of the latest in a string of attacks on prominent Afghan
The Miss World beauty contest, which has attracted fierce opposition by hardline Islamic groups in host country Indonesia, is now facing another challenge — a rival pageant exclusively for Muslims. The Muslimah World contest to be held on Wednesday in
A poll recently released by the Pew Research Center flies in the face of Barack Obama’s attitude toward the Palestinian people world and their desire for peace. The poll, which was conducted among 11 different nationalities comprised of large Muslim
In the Coptic Christian village of Dalga in Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood members and their backers have instituted Islamic law, complete with the Koran’s mandated jizya tax on unbelievers, according to author Raymond Ibrahim. The jizya tax, according to Ibrahim, was
from AFP Australian rugby great David Campese has apologised for a Twitter outburst in which he said Muslim cricketer Fawad Ahmed should “go home” if he refused to wear a beer logo on his shirt. Cricket Australia agreed to the
The Obama administration has a strategy to bring people over to its side on Syria: Get them to watch a disturbing You Tube video. This morning National Security Advisor Susan Rice opened and concluded her argument in support of a
Don’t tell John McCain, who equated jihadists shouting “Allahu Akhbar” (God is great) to saying “Thank God,” but the AP reports rebels shouting “Allahu Akhbar” have threatened Christians with beheading if they refuse to convert to Islam in the Syrian Christian village
The village of Maaloula has been taken over by Syrian rebels associated with al Qaeda, who have stormed the Christian center and offered local Christians a choice: conversion or death. A resident of the town said the rebels shouted “Allahu
(AP) Pakistan militants prepare for war in AfghanistanBy KATHY GANNONAssociated PressISLAMABADMilitants in Pakistan’s most populous province are said to be training for what they expect will be an ethnic-based civil war in neighboring Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw in 16
(AP) Pakistan militants prepare for war in AfghanistanBy KATHY GANNONAssociated PressISLAMABADMilitants in Pakistan’s most populous province are said to be training for what they expect will be an ethnic-based civil war in neighboring Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw in 16
On Wednesday, Syrian rebels reportedly linked to al-Qaeda attacked Christians in a village that is one of three in the world where residents still speak the dialect of the language that Jesus Christ spoke. The United States would be empowering–and
(AP) Egypt’s Sinai emerges as new theater for jihadBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant groups in Egypt’s Sinai to fight the country’s military, as the lawless peninsula emerges
Politico reported Monday that “two comedians are tackling the sensitive topic of Islamophobia in the way they know best: laughter.” The article, entitled “Film tackles Islamophobia with humor,” puffs up Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah, “the co-directors of ‘The Muslims
