by Mark Krikorian National Review Online: The Corner Ray Ibrahim reports that the sagacious scholars at Islam's premier center of learning, the venerable al Azhar University in Egypt, have concluded that the Ground Zero Mosque is — wait for it — a "Zionist conspiracy." Of course! Speaking of the Cordoba House project, there's a much more meaningful way to promote interfaith … [Read more...]
Lower Manhattan Muslim center proposal, aka the “Ground Zero mosque”
WHYY National Public Radio http://raymond.uhurunetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/278.mp3 … [Read more...]
Reflections on an Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online Some observations: Cordoba House (or Park51) was announced in early April; that it remains an item of debate over four months later, and not just locally but nationally, points to Islam in the United States becoming a populist issue. Politicians who support the Islamic center, notably New York's mayor Michael Bloomberg, are paying a … [Read more...]
Egypt’s jihad against converts to Christianity
by Richard Shulman The Examiner Here is a case of Egypt's jihad against converts to Christianity. Islam authorizes capital punishment for Muslim converts to Christianity. Islamic law is the basic law of Egypt, but Egypt applies punishment differently. Egypt initially harasses, beats, and confines apostates to the house. Apparently Nagla Imam, a prominent female lawyer and … [Read more...]
Glossy al-Qaida magazine focuses on how-to tips, politics
by Giuseppe Valiante The Vancouver Sun Page from the first edition of Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) Inspire magazine was released on Sunday, according to SITE Intelligence, a US service that monitors Islamist websites. OTTAWA — An English-language jihadist publication released online this month is another sign that al-Qaida or copycat groups are … [Read more...]