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Cordoba or Tours?
By: Emmanuel Navon, member of EMET's Board of Advisors, and an instructor at Tel Aviv University. Cross-posted from http://navonsblog.blogspot.com/ In today’s France, Jewish items are being burnt on the streets again. Not Jewish books by the Church, but Jewish food by the Mosque. Food items are publicly thrown out of stores and burnt on the street if they are imported... »
Sometimes in America, 2+2=5
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four," writes George Orwell's protagonist Winston Smith in 1984. "If that is granted, all else follows." At around 2:30 pm Eastern Standard Time, Maj. Malik Nidal Hasan (alternately given as Nidal Malik Hasan) entered the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood, and allegedly opened fire with two handguns killing thirteen, and... »
Pipes: Why Shariah Must Be Opposed
Daniel Pipes on the difference between Shariah law, and other religious law (particularly Jewish Halakha): Those of us who argue against Shariah are sometimes asked why Islamic law poses a problem when modern Western societies long ago accommodated Halakha, or Jewish law. In fact, this was one of the main talking points of those who argued that Shariah should become an... »
How Homegrown Jihadists are Radicialized
An interesting article from FDD's Daveed Garenstein-Ross, about the importance of ideology in the radicalization of homegrown terrorists: The study examines several specific manifestations. These include adopting a legalistic interpretation of Islam, coming to trust only select and ideologically rigid religious authorities, perceiving Islam and the West as irreconcilably opposed, manifesting a low tolerance for perceived theological deviance and attempting to... »
Hopes, Dreams and Nightmares
An Analysis of President Barack Obama's Cairo Speech of June 5, 2009 By Sarah N. Stern and Kyle Shideler President Barack Obama's much anticipated Cairo speech had within it some high points and some rather disappointing ones. It carried a positive tone of respect to the Muslim world which can only help to build bridges and ease some unnecessary tension points... »
Sharia Lawsuit against AIG withstands Government Dismissal Attempt
Good news from the folks at SANE, who report that the Establishment Clause Lawsuit of Mr. Kevin Murray survived a dismissal challenge by US government lawyers recently. The lawsuit filed on Mr. Murray's behalf by David Yerushalmi and the Thomas More Law Center argues that AIG's Sharia Compliant financing is a violation of the 1st amendment's establishment clause, because AIG... »
Hundreds of Foreign Fighters with Al-Shabaab in Somalia
According to UN Reports mentioned by Reuters. (h/t Weasel Zippers): Intelligence agencies are worried that Somalia -- with its porous borders and coastline, al Qaeda-linked Islamist groups and weak government -- may become a beach-head for militants trying extend to their influence in the region and beyond. Some observers play down that risk, saying most Somalis follow a moderate form of Islam... »
Shariah Finance and Iran
A picture worth a thousand words. Check out Shariah Finance Watch for... »
What is peace, and how do we know when it’s been broken?
The Telegraph tells us that the Sharia law peace deal in the Pakistani Northwest is threatening to break(H/T Ace of Spades): The fragile agreement, in which the government said it would allow Islamic law in the region in exchange for militants laying down their arms, was left in tatters when a soldier was killed in... »
Pakistani Columnist on U.S Aid “No Such thing as a free lunch”
An article from Pakistani columnist Irfan Husain, where he takes the Pakistani army and political leadership to task for failing to successfully fight the Taliban insurgency. (h/t israpundit): One positive outcome of this atrocity coming to public knowledge is that it has opened many eyes to the reality of the Taliban, and what they represent. The flogging has ignited protests across... »