Tag Archives: sharia

Sun Tzu

Canadian Court Sentences Muslim Family to Life for ‘Completely Twisted’ Honor Killing

In Kingston, Ontario, a judge has found an Afghan family guilty of drowning the father’s three teenage daughters and one of his wives for behavior that defied his strict rules — not for crime, not for drugs, not for violence — but primarily because they dated men without his permission. From the Daily Mail: An Afghan father, [...]
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John J.  Xenakis

26-Jan-12 World View: Revolutionary and Brotherhood Demonstrators Fill Egypt’s Streets

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Two different demonstrations fill Egypt’s Tahrir Square Egypt’s Salafist al-Nour party draws strength from rural villages Around the world, people turn to religion in a generational crisis era The ‘Vogue of the Veiled’: High-fashion headscarves in Turkey Saudi law permitting women to sell lingerie draws fire overseas Dramatic political upheaval moves Hamas from Iran to [...]
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Diana West

Should Christians Ally Themselves with Muslim Pro-Life Advocates at the U.N.?

When anti-abortion advocate Austin Ruse explained to his audience that because his sturdiest allies at the United Nations were Muslims countries, his international anti-abortion coalition could not also be an international religious freedom coalition, my dhimmitude-meter kicked on — dhimmitude in this case meaning [...]
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Ned May

In Face of Islamic Censorship, U.S. Citizens Must Cling to Sovereign Autonomy

The right to speak and publish freely is currently under assault in all Western democracies. In some countries, and especially in the European Union, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is now interpreted to mean that religious freedom includes the right not to be insulted by statements about one’s religion. At the instigation of the Organization [...]
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Alyssa A. Lappen

Pro-Sharia Textbooks Creeping Into Curricula Nationwide

In August 2011, a Marietta, Ga. 7th grade teacher gave a three-page homework lesson from InspirEd Educators Inc. of Roswell, Ga. to students to help them discuss pros and cons of school uniforms. “Women in the West do not have the protection of the Sharia as we do,” declared a letter from [...]
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Austin Ruse

Stopping Global Abortion Means Working with All Men

The following is a response requested by Austin Ruse, president of C-FAM (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute), a New York and Washington DC-based research institute working exclusively on social policy at international institutions. Stopping Global Abortion Means Working with All Men Diana West objects to Christians lobbying and otherwise making common cause on pro-life and pro-family [...]
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Diana West

Uncle Sam Plays Three-Card-Mohammed and Guess Who Wins?

The Secretary of State wears clothes, all right, but is she really ready to deal? — The Wall Street Journal reports: JANI KHEL, Afghanistan—In the American war against the Taliban, on whose side are the Afghan police? For many U.S. soldiers serving in the insurgent heartland, the answer is: both. “They smile to our [...]
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Sun Tzu

Islamists Bomb Christmas Services Throughout Nigeria

Twenty-seven people were killed in terror attacks at churches across Nigeria on Christmas Day. Photo source: Reuters Reuters reports: Five bombs exploded on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one killing at least 27 people, raising fears that Islamist militant group Boko Haram – which claimed responsibility – is trying to ignite sectarian civil war. Boko Haram, which wants [...]
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Andrew G.  Bostom

Romney Versus Gingrich on Jihad and Sharia: A Clear Contrast

Early and volatile, the Republican Presidential nomination race—at least for now—appears to be settling into a contest between consistent front runner Mitt Romney and the latest surging “non-Romney alternative,” former House Speaker, Newt Gingrich. Unfortunately, the CNN/Heritage Foundation/American Enterprise televised debate of 11/22/11 did not highlight the yawning gap between these frontrunning contenders’ views on the [...]
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Secure Freedom Radio

‘Silenced’ Authors: Sharia Proponents Suppressing Our Right to Free Speech

Is the international community facing a suppression of the freedom of religion and speech in the face of Sharia law? If so, will the world be dominated by theology rather than democratic principles? Director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute, Nina Shea, and her colleague, Paul Marshall, join Frank to discuss [...]
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