Seldom do we humans learn from others’ mistakes, but I sure hope people in the Arab spring countries will learn from ours in Sudan and Iran. via The stooges – JPost – Opinion – Op-Eds.
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Saudi Arabia: 5,000 child brides under age 14
“The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with ‘Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).” — Bukhari 7.62.88 Muslims take this seriously and imitate Muhammad in this. Article 1041 of the Civil … Continue reading »
#USA: The Tribe of Liberty aka #Obama needs to pay attention
The Tribe of Liberty – Jonah Goldberg – National Review Online. We like tribalism for the same reason we like fatty foods: We evolved that way. Homo sapiens didn’t survive long on the African savannas as rugged individualists. Alone, they couldn’t scare away the scarier animals, and, for the most part, they couldn’t catch and … Continue reading »
Organized gang behind internet crime boom, over 1,000 attacks in Israel per minute: Interpol
By AFP TEL AVIV Interpol president Khoo Boon Hui said on Tuesday that organized international gangs are behind most internet scams and that cyber crime’s estimated cost is more than that of cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking put together. Speaking to delegates at the opening of the France-based international police agency’s European Regional Conference in … Continue reading »
Saudi Arabia: PR Groups Aiding Terror Are Prosecuted
Saudi Arabia prosecutes for promoting pr support to terrorists, yet US PR firms and Twitter continue to provide pr cover to terrorism.by Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR. In an interesting story, a special Saudi Arabian criminal court on Sunday began a criminal trial where one of the defendants is charged with among other counts, providing … Continue reading »
Saudi Arabia:Grand Mufti: “Girls ready to marry at age 10″
(EoZ)Sick animals… Progress! What’s he daydreaming about? The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has reportedly voiced his support for the marriage of under-age females in the kingdom, while condemning those who seek to raise the legal marriage age. A girl is ready to marry at 10 or 12 years of age according to Islam, London-based … Continue reading »
Obama’s Nakba
By James Lewis The Arab word “nakba” means catastrophe. Because the Palestinians live in an endless self-inflicted catastrophe, they have now been ordered to make “nakba” their word for Israel’s Declaration of Independence. But Jews living in their land is not a disaster for Arabs. On the contrary, it could be a bonanza if Muslims … Continue reading »
CAIR’s Sharia Fog Machine
(Islam Watch)by Louis Palme // In February, 2012, CAIR produced a 38-page legislative lobbying kit to help Muslims lobby against “American Laws for American Courts” legislation that is being considered in 22 states. It can be downloaded from the Internet at: http://www.cair.com/portals/0/pdf/CAIR-Securing-Religious-Liberty-Handbook.pdf CAIR’s recommended tactics and talking points reflect an effort to obscure the true … Continue reading »
Iran reportedly hangs gay man
Leading ayatollah says homosexuals worse than dogs and pigs; gay activists says actions remove Iran from community of civilized nations. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, JPOST CORRESPONDENT//BERLIN – The Islamic Republic’s campaign to execute gay Iranians is believed to have resulted in the public hanging this month of a man identified only as “CH. M.” According to … Continue reading »
Iranian police crack down on immoral dress
(EoZ)From Al Arabiya: Police in Tehran are conducting a new crackdown on women wearing mandatory headscarves improperly or in “vulgar” dress, the city’s police chief said, according to media reports on Saturday. Such operations, which see police screening foot and vehicle traffic at major junctions and shopping centers, are conducted fairly often in Iran. The … Continue reading »
Christian Science Monitor writer says Egypt’s proposed necrophilia law is utter hooey because…he wants it to be
So many people have sent this story to me this morning that it seemed worth posting, but not as the cautionary tale it was meant to be. Rather, it is an object lesson in irresponsible journalism. Several days ago I posted this story from al-Arabiya, which has now circulated around the world and aroused considerable … Continue reading »
Bethlehem’s last Christians?
World, churches silent in face of Islamic persecution of Palestinian Christians Giulio Meotti//Veteran CBS News anchor Bob Simon just reported on the Palestinian Christians, indicting Israel’s “occupation” as responsible for their dramatic disappearance. The 60 Minutes story caused Israel tremendous PR damage. Yet largely ignored by Western media, a systematic campaign of Muslim persecution against … Continue reading »
The Missionary Zeal of Germany’s Salafists
DER SPIEGEL//Salafists in Germany have attracted increasing attention in recent weeks with their campaign to hand out millions of free Korans. What, though, is their ultimate goal? Some sell Islamism like it is pop-culture and openly call for holy war, even under the watchful eye of the authorities. By Hubert Gude, Souad Mekhennet and Christoph Scheuermann … Continue reading »
The Savage Lands of Islam
sultanknish//The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has ruled that ten year old girls can be married off, because in his words, “Good upbringing makes a girl ready to perform all marital duties at that age.” The Mufti, who also recently called for destroying churches in the Arabian Peninsula, is descended from Mohammed Wahhab who gave … Continue reading »
Saudi man spends 15 years in jail on father’s order
(Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian man who was jailed for three years in 1997 has spent a further 12 years behind bars waiting for his father to pardon him, a local human rights group has said. Eid al-Sinani, 43, was originally sentenced to three years in prison and 200 lashes for beating up his step … Continue reading »
Bob Simon, CBS throw the Jews to the lions
jpost.com/Did Bob Simon do a hatchet job on Israel in his “60 Minutes” slot, entitled “Christians in the Holy Land”? Of course he did. Should he have been surprised – and even put out -that Israel’s US Ambassador Michael Oren presumed that he would do a ‘hatchet job’ on a story on Israel? Well, that is another matter. But … Continue reading »
