Ramadan Controversies Start Early

by David J. Rusin  •  Jul 30, 2010 at 10:35 am The new moon that signals the dawn of Ramadan remains a week and a half away, but wrangling over accommodations during the Islamic holy month is already in full swing. First, the city council of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England, has offered guidance to schools […]

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Showdown on $100 Million 9/11 Mosque Project

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu A “last-chance” public hearing to block the proposed 13-story $100 million mosque planned near Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 attack on New York Tuesday puts Mayor Bloomberg on the defense. He has rejected opponents’ demands that the backers of the plan be investigated for possible links with terrorists or […]

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Faisal Shahzad, Jihadi, Explains Terrorism

by Daniel Pipes National Review Online June 25, 2010  Islamic Terrorist Faisal Shahzad   Jaw-dropping court testimony by Faisal Shahzad, the would-be Times Square bomber, singlehandedly undermines Obama administration efforts to ignore the dangers of Islamism and jihad.  Shahzad’s forthright statement of purpose stands out because jihadis, when facing legal charges, typically save their skin […]

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Outcry Over Mosque Plans At Ground Zero

A growing rage is gripping New Yorkers over plans to build a 13-story mosque just two blocks away from the site of the worst terror attack ever perpetrated on U.S. soil. “What could be more insulting and humiliating than a monster mosque in the shadow of the World Trade Center buildings that were brought down […]

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Why Would Anyone Want to Blow Up Times Square?

by Daniel Pipes National Review Online May 5, 2010 When news comes of Muslims engaging in violence, the triad of politicians, law enforcement, and media invariably presumes that the perpetrator suffers from some mental or emotional incapacity. (For a quick listing of examples, see my collection at “Sudden Jihad or ‘Inordinate Stress’ at Ft. Hood?“). […]

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