Category Archives: Islam

AP Reporter to State Dept: If Iran ‘Routinely Screws’ Other Western Countries, Why is Nuke Deal Any Different

ALGEMEINER by David Daoud May 3, 2015 In a testy exchange on Friday between Associated Press reporter Matt Lee and the State Department’s Acting Deputy Spokesman, Jeff Rathke, Lee questioned whether the Iranian regime can be trusted to adhere to … Continue reading

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145 Intellectuals Agree: Dead Cartoonists Aren’t Worthy of Free-Speech Award if Their Murderers Come From a Disadvantaged Minority

REASON.COM by Matt Welch May 1, 2015 Charlie Hebdo’s posthumous critics pen an authoritarian anti-speech manifesto  Sunday brought the story of six members of PEN America, citing impressively asinine and ill-informed arguments, protesting that a free-speech organization was giving a courage-in-free-speech … Continue reading

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Marshall Islands ship seizure shows perils of an unrestrained Iran

WASHINGTON POST by Jennifer Rubin April 29, 2015 The New York Sun editorial board tells us: “The Gods of Irony certainly were on their game when they had the Iranians interrupt their plot to acquire an atomic bomb so they … Continue reading

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Recalling the lessons of Armenia

WASHINGTON TIMES by Clifford May April 28, 2015 Genocide of 100 years ago is recurring, now in the Middle East Displayed outside the Turkish embassy in Washington last week was a large banner reading, “Armenian genocide is an imperialist lie.” … Continue reading

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‘Party’ to showcase 1000 Hangings in Iran Held at NYU by Human Rights Group

OBSERVER by Paul Miller April 29, 2015 The scene outside New York University this morning is of a celebratory and sarcastic nature. A “massive party” is taking place to bring awareness to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s recent milestone of … Continue reading

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Jew Hatred on Campus

FRONT PAGE MAG April 24, 2015 David Horowitz: It’s kind of obvious the Jews are the canaries in the mine.  The canaries were taken by miners, as you know, into the mines, and when the canary died you knew there … Continue reading

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The President Daydreams on Iran

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Mortimer Zuckerman April 25, 2015 Anyone who looks at the nuclear deal and sees success is living in a world of rainbows and unicorns. I’m always chasing rainbows, watching clouds drifting by / My schemes are … Continue reading

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The Tectonic Shift in Obama’s Iran Policy

MOSAIC by Michael Doran April 22, 2015 A nuclear deal is only the beginning. The president’s goal, at the expense of America’s allies [i.e. Israel], is full-fledged détente with Iran ….If the gap between the two sides was this big, what … Continue reading

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Jordanian immigrant charged with ‘honor killing’ of Iranian activist who convinced his daughter to marry a Christian in Texas – and the murder of his son-in-law months later

DAILY MAIL By Evan Bleier and Associated Press April 23, 2015 A Jordanian immigrant bent on revenge over his daughter’s marriage to a Christian killed the female Iranian activist who persuaded her to go through with the marriage, Texas prosecutors … Continue reading

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Israel Alone

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens April 20, 2015 Previous quarrels between Washington and Jerusalem were about differing Mideast perceptions. Now the issue is how the U.S. perceives itself. Recent conversations with senior Israeli officials are shot through with a … Continue reading

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