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Everyday Life in North Korea

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 Dutch Connection: The Funding of the Ground Zero Mosque, Part 1

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

France Becomes Africa, Part 3

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

France Becomes Africa, Part 2

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

France Becomes Africa, Part 1

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

Happy Ramadan! A Moderate Muslim Speaks Out

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

The Destiny of the West is Tied to Israel

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

Dutch Government Denies Funding Ground Zero Mosque

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

Explosion at Malmö Synagogue

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

The Annexation of Europe by Switzerland? It's Not a Joke

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

Geert Wilders Is Coming to Berlin

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

Policing the Sharia Enclaves of Europe

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

The Hit List: Nine Infidels in the Crosshairs

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

Europe: Tax Money for Radicals

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

Celebrating Multicultural Education in Austria: Part 2

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

Celebrating Multicultural Education in Austria: Part 1

“It is a pedagogical and cultural challenge. But it is also an enormous enrichment for both sides.” — Ilse Riesinger, director of the Butterfly School Our Austrian correspondent AMT drew our attention to the following article from last week’s Kurier,

Islamic Jihad in Norway: Part 2

Our Norwegian correspondent Zylark reported yesterday on the torching of an asylum center by disgruntled illegal immigrants. Today’s installment concerns last week’s arrest of three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists. And then we have the three terrorists, thwarted by some good

Islamic Jihad in Norway: Part 1

Norway made jihad-related news twice last week, first with the torching of an asylum center – populated mainly by illegal Muslim immigrants – and secondly with the arrest of three suspected Al Qaeda terrorists. Our Norwegian correspondent Zylark has compiled

Target: Geert Wilders

The following article is adapted from a series of translations from the Dutch media that was posted at Gates of Vienna on July 10. Readers who are interested in the details of the political crisis in the Netherlands will want

The Alliance to STOP Sharia: Part 4

Below is the final installment of a four-part interview with Gandalf, the French writer who launched the Alliance to STOP Sharia. Part 1 is available here, Part 2 is here, and Part 3 is here. Q: Your program makes complete

The Alliance to STOP Sharia: Part 3

Below is the third installment of a four-part interview with Gandalf, the French writer who recently founded the Alliance to STOP Sharia. Gandalf has been discussing his initiative to oppose sharia — Islamic law — rather than Islam itself. Part

The Alliance to STOP Sharia: Part 2

Below is the second installment of a four-part interview with Gandalf, the French writer who recently founded the Alliance to STOP Sharia. Part 1 is available here, along with the preface to the interview. Q: So, if I understand you

Alliance to Stop Sharia Formed in France: An Interview, Part 1

Controversies concerning Islam are becoming more frequent and more public in countries all across Europe. The success of Geert Wilders in the recent Dutch elections, the Swiss minaret ban, the rise of the EDL in Britain, the movement in several

An Islamophobe in Sweden, Part 2

As noted previously, Robert Spencer is visiting Sweden. Yesterday he was invited by Sverigedemokraterna (the Sweden Democrats) to speak at an event in Almedalen. The Swedish media coverage, as expected, was absurdly biased. Many thanks to Reinhard of FOMI for

An Islamophobe in Sweden

Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch is currently visiting Sweden at the invitation of Sverigedemokraterna (the Sweden Democrats), the only mainstream political party in Sweden that opposes mass immigration and the Islamization of Europe. [youtube xYAm9Gv-Zcc nolink] A Swedish reader has

From Europe: Who Will Protect Us from NATO?

Despite the initiative being spearheaded by France to create a “Mediterranean Union” composed of the EU and the Muslim countries of North Africa and the Middle East, tensions between Europe and the Islamic states bordering the Mediterranean have been growing