The Pope's Remark Revisited Private Papers The Pope is under attack. Once again, riots, demonstrations, and "retaliations" have sparked throughout the Muslim world. Major Muslim figures — political and religious — have condemned the Pope. The "Muslim Street" is burning his effigy. What great crime did the Pope commit, exactly? He quoted history. In a speech about faith and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2006
Islam’s Appeal: Boys will be Boys
Private Papers If seeing Arab, Pakistani, or other "ethnic" Muslims menacingly wave their hands while lambasting the West is nothing strange, seeing homegrown, non-accented Western converts doing the same thing is. Along with John Walker Lindh, Richard Reid, Jose Padilla, and Germaine Lindsay — all Western converts to Islam and all terrorists — in the spotlight today are Abu … [Read more...]