Schwartz on Sufism
Stephen Schwartz has had yet another article published in his favoured online magazine, David Horowitz’s FrontPageMag.com, on the subject of Sufism which he promotes as the friendly side of Islam. He starts off with...
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Yet another embarrassment …
There is an interview with Omar Bakri Mohammed on a website called Christianity Today, in which some bizarre claims are made about the status of the so-called “Magnificent 19”, i.e., the 9/11 hijackers. (One...
Kilroy isn’t his party’s leader
The Independent is reporting that Robert Kilroy-Silk is, in reality, not the leader of Slurritas despite being its “star” and founder: “The fact that Kilroy quit UKIP so very acrimoniously because they refused to...
Evening Standard on ‘Muslim Boys’
There is a report in today’s Evening Standard (London) about a pseudo-Islamic criminal gang operating in south London. The report by David Cohen, Revealed: Rise of the Muslim Boys, claims that the gang’s hallmark...
More on that flying pig poster
Last week Labour issued a poster with the heads of Michael Howard and Oliver Letwin (in case nobody knew or cared, they’re Jewish) superimposed on winged pigs, next to the slogan “The day the...
Kilroy hates you
For anyone who’s heard all the speculation about Robert Kilroy-Silk’s new party, called “Veritas” (Latin for truth), but missed the actual launch … I thought I’d present a link to a rundown on Kilroy’s...
Islam, race and marriage
There’s recently been some heated discussion going on at Izzy Mo’s blog about the subject of inter-racial and inter-cultural Muslim marriages, which has produced another discussion over at Ginny’s blog. Ginny has recently posted...
Fasaad watch: oddity in coverage of Coptic murders
Spencer at Jihad Watch claims that a group of “Muslim fanatics” are posting to a “Jihadist website” the names, and other details, of Christians who debate with Muslims about religion on PalTalk, as some...
Harry’s gang crow over election ‘success’
I notice that david t over at Harry’s Place has been crowing over the “success” of the recent election in Iraq. He quotes the five main anti-war groups who have yet to make any...
MKO: Not the people’s party
Given the sabre-rattling which has been taking place recently about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the possibility of yet another American war there, it seems that one organisation they might like to promote as an...
New anti-hijab article
The Guardian has posted a comment piece by Simon Jeffries, advocating that the UK adopt the French policy on religion in schools, by abolishing both religious schools, fee-paying schools and allowances for religious dress...
Randhir’s at it again
Randhir Singh Bains of Gants Hill has got yet another letter in the Sunday Telegraph today (registration may be needed – it’s free). (Bains, as I’ve pointed out before, is a frequent writer of...
What’s up with Stephen Schwartz?
Yesterday I was alerted (via al-Zawiya) of an astonishing article by Stephen Schwartz, known as a follower of Shaikh Nazim, in the Weekly Standard which is edited by William Kristol (former leader of the...
This storm-in-teacup anti-Semitism row
Has anyone seen the Labour Party’s new election poster, with its pictures of two flying pigs, with the faces of Michael Howard and his shadow chancellor (i.e. opposition economic spokesman) Oliver Letwin superimposed on...
Muslims, the Holocaust and Liberty
I am expecting this to be a long entry. The papers today have been full of reports of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi camp in southern...
Moral panic over blogging
A few months ago there was a controversy among the Muslim bloggers, in which some members of the community found fault with the “open comment” aspect due to the fact that both men and...
Gaunty on barrack-room lawyers
Did anyone hear the BBC’s loudmouth talk-show host Jon Gaunt rant on this morning about how everyone’s become a “barrack-room lawyer” who thinks they know everything? This was about a woman who was pulled...
Hidden agenda behind bypass ‘alliance’?
There is a letter in today’s Daily Telegraph, alleging a “hidden agenda” behind the National Trust’s support for a bypass scheme in west Surrey. The bypass is round a place called Hindhead, the sole...
Fasaad watch: the continuing obsession with the Jersey Coptic murders
The other day I suddenly decided to rip down my other blog, The Vane. I can only write so much in one day, and I don’t have the whole day to write (unlike some...
Family facing deportation split
I got this report off an email list I subscribe to; this is really the sort of thing which makes me angry – a family is being split up because the husband’s asylum claim...