by Wesley Pruden Washington Times ANALYSIS/OPINION: The ground zero mosque, which is stirring such a sandstorm in New York City, isn't so popular in certain precincts of the Middle East, either. Some Muslims there think President Obama and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York are nuts. Impotent and irresolute, too. Some of the believers in Arabia say the mosque is a … [Read more...]
Those Wily Zionists
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...]