Muslim attempts at “reformation” continue to be limited to words not actions. A few days ago, efforts to set a minimum age for marriage in Saudi Arabia “received a blow after the Grand Mufti said there was nothing wrong with girls below 15 getting married.” Two years earlier, the justice ministry began pushing for setting a minimum age in the Arabian kingdom. According to … [Read more...]
Tripoli: Islamists Punch Hole Though “Bride of the Sea”
VIE Following the late August take-over of the Tripoli International Airport by the Libya Dawn forces (Misrata-led Islamic militias), some of their core supporters tried once more to destroy the “Bride of the Sea” by firing a rocket into her, VIE contacts on the ground said. The missile badly damaged the statue by punching a hole through the “Bride’s” belly, discoloring her … [Read more...]
Islamic State Rape: ‘Just Another Form of Warfare’?
FrontPage Magazine In light of the ongoing nightmare that is the Islamic State, Foreign Policy, a magazine somewhat reflective of the establishment, has published an article that once again demonstrates why U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is a disaster: because analysts and policymakers, unable or unwilling to grapple with foreign concepts, opt to articulate them … [Read more...]
Syria: Captive Women Herded and Sold in Slave Markets
Portuguese Coptic Solidarity The above picture recently appeared on several Arabic social media and websites. Its caption says: "First female slave market in Deir ez-Zur," a Syrian region that is 20 percent Christian and is currently occupied by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Regardless of its origin or authenticity, it’s true significance is that it perfectly … [Read more...]
Islamic Fatwa: Husbands Should Abandon Wives to Rapists in Self-Interest
Arabic French Spanish Islam permits Muslim husbands to abandon their wives to rapists in order to save their own lives—so says Dr. Yassir al-Burhami, vice president of Egypt’s Salafi party, the nation’s premiere Islamist party since the Muslim Brotherhood was banned. Burhami’s fatwa, or Islamic decree, is not altogether surprising. Earlier the Salafi sheikh said that, … [Read more...]