Monthly Archives: November 2010

“Children, what, according to the Koran, are the Jews’ main characteristics and qualities?” Fabricating (Koran 3:75; 5:64); listening to lies (5:41); disobeying Allah (5:13); disputing and quarreling (2:247); hiding the truth and supporting deception (3:78); rebelling against the prophets and … Continue reading →

Mufti Habibur Rahman of Darul-Ifta, the “Fatwa Department” of Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband Indian Islam is often touted as a paragon of liberal, enlightened Islamic modernism. Pace this trope, Indian journalist par excellence Arun Shourie observed in his brilliant 1995 analysis, The … Continue reading →

The Face(book) of “Liberal” Palestinian Sharia “Secularism” We are repeatedly told—despite all evidence to the contrary—including its draft Sharia-based Constitution—that the Judea-Samaria Palestinian Authority under President Mahmoud Abbas is a “moderate” even, “secular” counterpart to the Hamas Islamic fundamentalist regime … Continue reading →