Category: Islamism
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Of Dhimmitude and Derriere
Western licentiousness meets the panty jihad. Quotable: This is a traditional tactic of the Islamic march to domination. One fight at a time, one street at a time, one billboard at a time, one school at a time, one book at a time, one TV news report at a time. Islam must always be acknowledged to…
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Hodges Weighs in on ‘Suicide Bomber’
Dear Bill, Interesting discussion on 'suicide' bombers. I prefer the expression "suicide bomber" to "homicide bomber." I think that the term "bomber" implies that the individual is aiming not solely at suicide but at other killing or destruction, too. I also like the fact that Islamists object to the term "suicide" since suicide is forbidden…
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Chutzpah
A delightful word of Yiddish, 'chutzpah' is in the semantic vicinity of 'insolence,' 'effrontery,' 'impudence,' 'gall.' An excellent contemporary example of chutzpah: building a mosque and huge Islamic center a couple of blocks from where nearly three thousand Americans were slaughtered in the name of Islam. As we say in the Southwest, that takes cojones!
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What Explains Islamist-Leftist Collaboration?
An analysis by Daniel Pipes. Excerpt: Why, then, the formation of what David Horowitz calls the Left-Islamist "unholy alliance"? For four main reasons. First, as British politician George Galloway explains, "the progressive movement around the world and the Muslims have the same enemies," namely Western civilization in general and the United States, Great Britain, and…
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Three Things About Islam
This well-made YouTube video explains the central Islamic concepts of abrogation, Shari'a, and Taqiyya (deception).
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Which Islam Will Prevail in America?
Required reading. Excerpts: Most of the mosques and Islamic centers in our country are controlled, to a greater or lesser degree, by the Muslim Brotherhood and its satellites. The North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) was established in the early Seventies to buy up property for the establishment of American mosques and “Islamic centers,” the latter…
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How Far Does Religious Toleration Extend?
Suppose that there were a religion whose aim was to dominate the world and suppress every other religion. Would we who value toleration be under any obligation to tolerate such a religion? Of course not. Toleration does not extend to the toleration of the intolerant. Is there such a religion? According to Farhad Khosrokhavar, Inside Jihadism:…
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Pope Benedict’s Regensburg Speech and Muslim Oversensitivity
This is a slightly redacted version of a piece first posted on 18 September 2006 at the old PowerBlogs site. I repost it not only to save it for my files, but also because it it important to remember not only the successful and unsuccessful acts of Islamist terrorism worldwide, but also the many incidents which…
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Dennis Miller Has Some Advice for Imam Rauf and Co.
In the war against radical Islam and its liberal-leftist enablers, all weapons must be deployed including humor and mockery. On a more serious note, here are two pieces you must read. When Islam Abandoned Reason: A Conversation with Robert R. Reilly; Ayaan Hirsi Ali, How to Win the Clash of Civilizations
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The Ground Zero Mosque: The Controversy Continues
And it seems to be heating up as the anniversary of 9/11 approaches. I suspect dialogue with liberals on this topic is impossible due to what I call the 'two planets problem': conservatives and liberals live on different planets. You could cash out the metaphor by saying that we differ radically in temperament, sense of life,…
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Islam’s Role in the Etiology of Terrorism
WARNING: Free speech and political incorrectness up ahead! Our man on the ground in Afghanistan, Spencer Case, writes: Here at Forward Operating Base Thunder, the captain has recently returned from leave, bringing with him his propensity for political debate. One hot subject in the office, the Ground Zero mosque, has led to a genuine philosophical…
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Sacrilege at Ground Zero
Charles Krauthammer, Sacrilege at Ground Zero. This excellent piece really ought to end the debate. But of course it won't. I was going to link to Katha Pollitt's recent piece for an alternative view but it is so bad it is 'beneath linkage.'
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Yet More on the Mosque and Matters Muslim
Malcolm Pollack e-mails from Gotham: That was an excellent post about that damned mosque. [. . .] I have meanwhile been arguing, back at my place, with Bob Koepp over burqa-banning – an excellent discussion of which was written at NRO yesterday by Claire Berlinsky. I think you would find it interesting; it's here. Very interesting…
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Still More on the Ground Zero Mosque
Dorothy Rabinowitz, Liberal Piety and the Memory of 9/11: In the plan for an Islamic center and mosque some 15 stories high to be built near Ground Zero, the full force of politically correct piety is on display along with the usual unyielding assault on all dissenters. The project has aroused intense opposition from New…
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More on the Ground Zero Mosque
This from a long-time reader: As a follower of your blog—in all its iterations throughout the years—I have a tremendous amount of respect for your opinions, philosophical and otherwise. Yet in your recent post on the Cordoba House building plan—apparently now called park51–I found myself disagreeing with you on several points of your discussion. When…