by Raymond Ibrahim • May 28, 2012 Cross-posted from Originally published by the Gatestone Institute Saudi Arabians are angry at a McDonald's toy which they say mocks their prophet Muhammad. According to a report appearing today (5/27/12) on the Arabic news website, Kermalkom.com, the McDonald's fast food restaurant "abused the Prophet Muhammad by placing his name at the base … [Read more...]
An ‘Imaginary’ President Appeases a Very Real Islam
Published in FrontPage Magazine titled "A President's Appeasement Politics" American intellectual Will Durant's The Lessons of History—co-written with wife Ariel and published in 1968, when the Soviet Union posed a threat to the United States—still offers insightful lessons, especially concerning American-Muslim relations. In the chapter titled "History and War," the Durants … [Read more...]
Egyptian Sheikh Makes Female U.S. Official Wear Hijab
by Raymond Ibrahim • May 24, 2012 at 6:49 pm Cross-posted from Jihad Watch According to El Badil, Sheikh Ahmed al-Mahlawi recently gave a sermon in his popular Alexandrian mosque, warning the ulema (Islam's scholars and theologians) from "appearing on TV programs with women who do not wear the hijab." He pointed out that some Islamic leaders make the excuse that, because … [Read more...]
Egypt’s Presidential Elections: What’s at Stake
Published in FrontPage Magazine Translations of this item: Spanish Egypt's long awaited and much anticipated presidential elections—the first of their kind to take place in the nation's 7,000 year history—are here. As we await the final results—and as the Western mainstream media fixate on images of purple-stained fingers—it is well to remember that there is much … [Read more...]
Jordan: Bank Fires Women for Refusing to Wear Hijab
Originally published by the Gatestone Institute Several Arabic news reports appeared yesterday, Tuesday, May 22, exposing the new hijab policy of theJordanian Dubai Islamic Bank. Under new ownership, bank management recently decreed that all females must wear the hijab, the Islamic veil, or be terminated. According to Najem News—which says the bank's policy "contradicts … [Read more...]