Fazlur
Rehman: calling for murder "Allah has bought from the believers their
selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in
the way of Allah; they kill, and are killed..." (Qur'an 9:111) Since
martyrs in Islam are those who "fight in the way of Allah" and "kill...
This
photo epitomizes the tragic wrongheadedness of our misadventure in
Afghanistan. But the lesson, as ever, will not be learned. "Pictured
with the man who shot him dead moments later: RAF policeman grins
alongside rogue Afghan policeman who opened fire on him and comrade," by
Anna Edwards for the...
"The
only truly clashing area is the penal code, and no Muslim has the
intention of introducing that to America. The penal code is the area
that people in the Western world are worried about – but these are
things that aren’t even observed today in most of the Muslim...
Hakimullah
Mehsud is dead, dead as a doornail, and that means more jihad is
coming. Of course, if he were still alive, more jihad would still be
coming. "Fear of reprisal: Pakistan’s UN office warns employees," by
Asad Kharal for the Express Tribune, November 5 (thanks to Lookmann):
Fearing a...
A
few years ago I debated the Christian writer Peter Kreeft, author of
Ecumenical Jihad and Between Allah and Jesus. The debate topic was "The
only good Muslim is a bad Muslim" -- a rather facetious way of
expressing the fact that the more devout and observant a Muslim...
"The
FB account owner was said to display a picture of a grilled pig with
the word 'Allah' and 'Muhammad.'" Apparently the FB owner in question
dislikes Islam intensely. In modern, moderate Malaysia, it appears to be
illegal to express dislike of Islam in such a crude manner, or
probably...
Which
means they are going to continue to develop nuclear weapons, and aren't
going to give an inch. They may well, however, wring important
concessions out of the U.S. side, given its leadership. "Rowhani not
‘optimistic’ about Iran nuclear talks," from Al Arabiya, November 4
(thanks to Lookmann): Iran’s President...
"The
Muslim Brotherhood has come out and condemned the attacks, but what it
hasn't done yet is crack down on the anti-Christian rhetoric that fuels
this type of violence." "Attacks on Christians by Islamic militants rise
in Egypt," by Clarissa Ward for CBS News, October 30: (CBS News) CAIRO
-...
Archbishop
Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh said: "We have shouted aid to the world but no
one has listened to us. Where is the Christian conscience? Where is
human consciousness? Where are my brothers?" "Syria: Bodies of massacred
Christians found in mass grave," from Independent Christian News,
November 4 (thanks to AINA):...
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