Category Archives: Islam

The Closing of the Collegiate Mind

WALL STREET JOURNAL By Ruth Wisse May 11, 2014 There was a time when people looking for intellectual debate turned away from politics to the university. Political backrooms bred slogans and bagmen; universities fostered educated discussion. But when students in … Continue reading

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Hamas to kids: Shoot all Jews

PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik May 5, 2014 VIDEO: Hamas to kids: Shoot all the Jews Children were instructed to shoot “all the Jews,” on the weekly Hamas children’s program Tomorrow’s Pioneers this week. The young Hamas … Continue reading

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Bill Maher: “Islamophobic Is A Word Created By Fascists, And Used By Cowards, To Manipulate Morons”

HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER May 9, 2014 BILL MAHER: They draw support from the general population. There was a Pew poll of Egypt — which is a leading Muslim country, maybe the leading Muslim country — and something … Continue reading

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#BringBackOurBalls

STEYN ONLINE By Mark Steyn May 9, 2014 It is hard not to have total contempt for a political culture that thinks the picture above is a useful contribution to rescuing 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadist savages in Nigeria. Yet some … Continue reading

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WhatsApp Ban Shows Iran’s True Colors

ALGEMEINER By Ronald Lauder May 8, 2014 This week, the Islamic Republic apparently banned the popular WhatsApp messaging application, which is owned by Facebook, reportedly because Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is an “American Zionist” – a code word for “Jew.” … Continue reading

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Boko Haram and the Kidnapped Schoolgirls

WALL STREET JOURNAL By Ayaan Hirsi Ali May 8, 2014 Since the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month, the meaning of Boko Haram—the name used by the terrorist group that seized the girls—has become more widely known. The … Continue reading

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A Horror Story of True-Life Anti-Semitism in France

THE DAILY BEAST By Tracy McNicoll April 28, 2014 In 24 Days, opening this week in Paris, filmmaker Alexandre Arcady sets out to expose the motives and the meaning behind a savage crime. It was a ghastly tragedy that rattled … Continue reading

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Rand Paul’s support for Israel

CAROLINEGLICK.COM May 6, 2014 Republican Senator Rand Paul is an isolationist. This ought to make him a natural ally for appeasers like Steve Walt and John Mearshimer and the whole blame Israel first crowd. And indeed, he has taken positions, … Continue reading

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Frenemy Pakistan’s ISI planned terror attacks on US and Israeli consulates in India

THE TIMES OF INDIA May 4, 2014 NEW DELHI: Central security agencies have claimed that Pakistan’s ISI had plans to carry out terror attacks on two foreign consulates in India with evidence for this reportedly given by a Sri Lankan … Continue reading

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Foundation for Defense of Democracies conference focuses on our “frenemies”

Last week I was in DC for the two-day Foundation for Defense of Democracy conference. For such a young organization their range of accomplishments is very impressive. FDD analysts are tops in their fields and testify regularly before Congress, are consulted by the White … Continue reading

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