by Salim Mansur Calgary Sun A young man is pinned to the ground, his head is twisted and a knife held against his throat. In a few minutes the head is severed and held up for display to the public chanting loudly, "Allahu Akbar" (God is great). The video of this gruesome public execution of an apostate — the victim had converted to Christianity from Islam — somewhere in … [Read more...]
Greatest Church Soon To Be Mega Mosque?
Published in FrontPage Magazine Translations of this item: Portuguese Ostensibly dealing with a building, a recent report demonstrates how Turkey's populace—once deemed the most secular and liberal in the Muslim world—is reverting to its Islamic heritage, complete with animosity for the infidel West and dreams of Islam's glory days of jihad and conquest. According … [Read more...]
Violence Against Apostates Surges in Middle East
by Daniel E. Rogell Investigative Project on Terrorism The beheading of a young Christian convert in Tunisia raises questions about a wave of religious radicalism sweeping the Middle East, writes Islamic affairs expert Raymond Ibrahim for Gatestone Institute. The rise of Quranic literalists in Arab governments and as vigilantes means that "blasphemers" are now risking death or … [Read more...]
Egyptian “Honor”: Brothers Butcher Mother, Sister, and Aunt
by Raymond Ibrahim • June 7, 2012 Cross-posted from Originally published by the Gatestone Institute According to the June 5 edition of Youm7, two brothers in a village in Assuit, Egypt, slaughtered their mother, sister, and aunt, "after discovering their sister's actions were contrary to morality." After chaos erupted in the house, including gunfire, local police … [Read more...]
The Arab Winter, continued
by Douglas Murray The Spectator Back in November I wrote a cover story for The Spectator arguing that the trend in North Africa for those countries which had thrown off their dictators appeared to be more in the direction of Winter than that of Spring. Since then there have been many developments, including the first round of the Egyptian Presidential elections where the field … [Read more...]