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Category Archives: islam
Muslim Reactions to Violence
What a contrast between this and this!
Killing Blasphemers on the Peace Train
This is apparently old news, but I was previously unaware of it. I recall being shocked when Cat Stevens was treated as potentially dangerous after his conversion to Islam. Now not so much!
The Left and the Jihad Fred Halliday – openDemocracy
The Left and the Jihad Fred Halliday – openDemocracy may be worth reading
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Shadi Hamid in DemocracyArsenal
In democracyarsenal.org, Shadi Hamid makes a Note to Muslims objecting to a the claim by Zaid Shakir that his wish for an Islamic law is shared by “every Muslim who is honest”. Perhaps the wish for a Muslim country governed … Continue reading
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Weapons of Math Instruction
This has been around for at least a couple of years but keeps returning to the email inbox so I thought I’d point out that although the authors of the joke seem to see “al-gebra” as just a funny coincidence,I’ve … Continue reading
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Flemming Rose on “Europe’s politics of victimology”
Jyllands Posten editor Flemming Rose defends himself re the mohammed cartoons which idiot Mullah Krekar decried as a “declaration of war” against Islam claiming without apprent irony about Western secularists that “as the losing side, they commit violence.” Unfortunately Rose … Continue reading
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MWU!: A Mountain Out of a Molehill Over Danish Cartoons
Mona Eltahawi’s article A Mountain Out of a Molehill Over Danish Cartoons provides a welcome breath of sanity.
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The Offending Cartoons
Well, so far as I can tell from this image, the twelve cartoons (on the subject of fear of censorship and/or reprisals regarding representations of Mohammed) are as follows: One appears to be mocking the editor who commissioned the illustrations. … Continue reading
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French editor fired over cartoons
This BBC News article reports the firing of France Soir editor Jacques Lefranc by owner Raymond Lakah over the re-publication of cartoons originating in Denmark’s Jyllands-Posten which “gave offense” to Muslims. But if Mohammed is not to be despised, then … Continue reading
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