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Tag Archives: islamism
God on 9/11
September 11, 2007 Two very different kinds of emotions beamed from the Earth to God’s throne on this day six years ago: rejoicing and praise on the one hand, and pain, outrage and pleas for solace and revenge on the … Continue reading
A better way to deal with the “meat head mufti”
March 17, 2007 Alyssa Lappen’s well-researched Australia’s Meathead Mufti concludes in a way characteristic of the spirit of the times: the guy says outrageous things, so let’s send him packing. Granted, the mufti is outrageous. As Ms. Lappen tells us, … Continue reading
Is the ‘war on terror’ the ‘war on Islam’?
January 3, 2007 Some think so indeed. “Global War on Terror … is more appropriately termed the war against Islam,” suggested Colonel Tom Snodgrass, in his Rewriting the Rules of War. Islam being unquestionably the prime motivator of jihadi actions … Continue reading
Blasphemy?
October 26, 2006 To judge by today’s report entitled Danish court rejects cartoon suit, there is such thing as “anti-blasphemy law” in Denmark. Who would have thought? It was lucky for the biblical Abraham that there was no such law … Continue reading
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Is Islam peaceful, or is it violent?
October 16, 2006 In all his speeches, the president never misses the opportunity to remind us that Islam is a peaceful religion. Every newspaper and every magazine that write on the subject invariably stress that same point. But such perception … Continue reading
Pope’s comments – and president’s
September 15, 2006 The title for this piece was to be “Papal/Moslem brouhaha,” and it was to be dedicated solely to the Moslem frustration over pope’s use of the quote expressing Byzantine emperor’s Manuel II low opinion of originality of … Continue reading
Iran pundits
April 15, 2006 A dozen years ago a friend of mine got obsessed with computers. New software needed to be purchased; any new gadget had to be tried. His room was a computer lab rather than a living room. And … Continue reading
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Iran’s assurances
April 14, 2006 Fascinating discussions about Iran’s nuclear intentions abound. On April 14, Jim Lehrer’s News Hour interviewed two Iran experts. Iran’s side was represented by William Beeman, a professor of anthropology at Brown University, according to whom there is … Continue reading
Ayatollahs and children
April 11, 2006 Observe the hypocrisy of American ways. Everyone is equal, you say? Yet, one half of Americans can vote, another cannot. One half allowed having firearms, not the other. One half can have the matches, another cannot. Even … Continue reading
2+2, or democracy in the Middle East
April 6, 2006 Let’s have a vote. How many of you think that 2+2 is 4, how many that it is less than 4, how many that it is more? What a stupid suggestion, I hear you say. Can there … Continue reading