In what follows, however, I shall refer to “political Islam” rather than radical Islam. Political Islam is not just a religion as most Western citizens recognize the term “religion,” a faith; it is also a political ideology, a legal order, and in many ways also a military doctrine associated with the campaigns of the Prophet… Continue reading Political Islam Part 6
Month: April 2020
Tommy Robinson Part 3
The founder of the Brexit Party has launched a new group – alongside Tommy Robinson and UKIP candidate Carl Benjamin. Catherine Blaiklock, who was booted from her post leading the Brexit Party once it was founded for so called ‘racist’ tweets, hopes her new organisation will challenge “woke, progressive and Anglophobic worldview” on people. The… Continue reading Tommy Robinson Part 3
Apr 2020. Troubles in Nigeria Continue
April 2020. Africa now has more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday, while Nigeria said the president’s chief of staff had died. A total of 52 of the continent’s 54 countries have reported the coronavirus, with the overall number of cases surpassing 20,000 on Saturday. Nigeria’s… Continue reading Apr 2020. Troubles in Nigeria Continue
Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 1
Three members of a Rochdale grooming gang remain in the UK more than 18 months after they lost an appeal against losing their British citizenship, it has emerged. Victims of Abdul Aziz, Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf have reported recent sightings of the men in the Greater Manchester area. The trio have been able… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 1
Apr 2020. Mass Shooting in Canada
April 2020. Canada’s deadliest mass shooting began with the gunman’s assault on his girlfriend, who escaped, hid in the woods overnight and emerged in the morning with information crucial to stopping him, police said Friday. Darren Campbell, a superintendent with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nova Scotia, said the assault and escape were a… Continue reading Apr 2020. Mass Shooting in Canada
Problems with Diversity Part 6
It has become increasingly popular to speak of racial and ethnic diversity as a civic strength. From multicultural festivals to pronouncements from political leaders, the message is the same: our differences make us stronger. But a massive new study, based on detailed interviews of nearly 30,000 people across America, has concluded just the opposite. Harvard… Continue reading Problems with Diversity Part 6
Free Speech Part 1
Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally. In international law, access to information and free expression are two sides of the same coin, and both have found tremendous accelerators in the Internet and… Continue reading Free Speech Part 1
Apr 2020. UN Investigation into War Crimes in Syria Part 2
April 2020. Former French judge Catherine Marchi-Uhel told Reuters her office had received 15 requests from national judicial or prosecution authorities for cooperation on Syria-related cases in five countries, and amassed a million records in all. “We are progressing I have no doubt, we are going in the right direction,” said Marchi-Uhel, who heads the… Continue reading Apr 2020. UN Investigation into War Crimes in Syria Part 2
Political Islam Part 5
It is refreshing and heartening that President Trump acknowledges the need for an ideological campaign against “radical Islam.” This deserves to be called a paradigm shift. President Bush often referred to a “war on terror,” but terror is a tactic that can be used for a variety of ideological objectives. President Obama stated that he… Continue reading Political Islam Part 5
BBC Bias Part 1
Sorry, but it won’t wash. The most grievous example of “bias” that McDonald could come up with was a BBC reporter who on election night referred to the “election victory that Boris Johnson so deserves” rather than, as she meant to say, the election victory he so desires. Against that, we had six weeks of… Continue reading BBC Bias Part 1