Archives: Posts From July 2008

UN to Britain: Stop Being Islamophobic
By David J. Rusin | Wed, 30 Jul 2008 at 11:58 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Extending its campaign to squelch discussion of Islam and lobby member countries to roll back their citizens' speech rights, the United Nations has asked that Great Britain do more to challenge negative views about Muslims: The nine-member human rights ...

No French Citizenship for Veiled Muslim
By David J. Rusin | Sat, 26 Jul 2008 at 11:45 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: France has rejected the citizenship application of a 32-year-old Moroccan woman, Faizi Silmi, who shows only her eyes in public. According to the Council of State, the country's highest appellate body, her "radical" practice of Islam conflicts with ...

Islamists Buying Ads in NYC Subways
By David J. Rusin | Thu, 24 Jul 2008 at 11:27 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: New York City straphangers will have something controversial to read once September rolls around. That is when ads promoting Islam are slated to appear in one thousand of the system's subway cars. While there is nothing wrong with groups purchasing ...

CAIR Has Its Way with the Fairfax County Police
By David J. Rusin | Sat, 19 Jul 2008 at 2:33 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has a long history of ingratiating itself with government officials, alleging anti-Muslim bias, and demanding — and sometimes obtaining — special treatment for Muslims. All these elements are found in ...

Slouching Towards Dhimmitude, One Apology at a Time
By David J. Rusin | Mon, 14 Jul 2008 at 10:44 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: When officials capitulate to assumed Muslim sensibilities and beg forgiveness for the most innocuous of "slights," it reflects the Western world's deteriorating self-confidence as much as it does the growing strength of lawful Islamism. Case in point: a ...

Pray to Allah in Class or Get Detention
By David J. Rusin | Wed, 9 Jul 2008 at 11:54 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Two boys were reportedly given detention last week after they refused to pray to Allah during a religious education class at a school in Cheshire, England. Parents are livid over the "practical demonstration" of how Muslims worship and the discipline ...

Another Big Endorsement of Shari'a in the UK
By David J. Rusin | Sun, 6 Jul 2008 at 12:02 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Islamists seeking to impose aspects of Shari'a law in Britain received a major boost last week from the nation's top judge, Lord Phillips. Speaking at a London mosque, Phillips opined that Muslims should be permitted to have marital and financial ...

British Security Going to the Dogs?
By David J. Rusin | Tue, 1 Jul 2008 at 11:19 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: Due to their ability to detect explosives and illegal drugs, specially trained dogs provide essential services to a range of security and law enforcement agencies. Moreover, canines could not care less about a person's race or religion, thus limiting ...