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The West Speaks
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Mohammed and Charlemagne Revisited: The History of a Controversy
Emmet Scott |
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Why the West is Best: A Muslim Apostate's Defense of Liberal Democracy
Ibn Warraq |
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Anything Goes
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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Karimi Hotel
De Nidra Poller |
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The Left is Seldom Right
by Norman Berdichevsky |
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Allah is Dead: Why Islam is Not a Religion
by Rebecca Bynum |
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Virgins? What Virgins?: And Other Essays
by Ibn Warraq |
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An Introduction to Danish Culture
by Norman Berdichevsky |
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The New Vichy Syndrome:
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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Jihad and Genocide
by Richard L. Rubenstein |
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Second Opinion
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics and Culture of Decline
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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In Praise of Prejudice: The Necessity of Preconceived Ideas
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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Defending The West:
by Ibn Warraq |
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Nations, Language and Citizenship:
by Norman Berdichevsky |
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Romancing Opiates
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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Which Koran?
by Ibn Warraq |
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Our Culture, What's Left of It
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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What The Koran Really Says
by Ibn Warraq |
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Life at the Bottom
by Theodore Dalrymple |
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The Origins of the Koran
by Ibn Warraq |
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Why I Am Not Muslim
by Ibn Warraq |
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Spanish Vignettes: An Offbeat Look Into Spain's Culture, Society & History
by Norman Berdichevsky |
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Leaving Islam
Edited by Ibn Warraq |
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The Danish-German Border Dispute, 1815-2001: Aspects of Cultural and Demographic Politics
by Norman Berdichevsky |
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What's Love Got to Do with It?: Emotions and Relationships in Pop Songs
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Here are the Blogs in the Esmerelda Weatherwax category.
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Maryland man gets 25 years in military bomb plot
(Reuters) - A judge sentenced a Baltimore man to serve 25 years in a federal prison on Friday for a plot to bomb a U.S. military recruiting center in Maryland as revenge for American policy towards Muslims.
Antonio Martinez, who recently converted to Islam and is also known as Muhammad Hussain, pleaded ...Read More...
Posted on 04/07/2012 3:34 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Friday, 6 April 2012
Child sex accuser 'is the Devil'
From The Grantham Journal Once again there is more information about things happening in big cities in the local papers of small Midlands towns than in the national newspapers or the big provincial papers.
A Rochdale man accused of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring has denied being ...Read More...
Posted on 04/06/2012 10:25 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Friday, 6 April 2012
Nigeria: Planned Easter Attack - 60 Explosives Discovered in Gombe
From All Africa, the Vanguard and AFP
Abuja — What could have led to one of the bloodiest Easter celebrations in recent times in Gombe State was averted, yesterday, as operatives of the State Security Service(SSS) discovered 60 Improvised Explosive Devices planted in different locations ...Read More...
Posted on 04/06/2012 9:57 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Friday, 6 April 2012
Daffodils
Posted on 04/06/2012 9:10 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Rocket hits Israeli tourist town Eilat
AFP: JERUSALEM — A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula slammed into the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat on Thursday, police said, causing no injuries in the town packed with tourists ahead of a Jewish holiday.
Eilat police were put on the highest state of alert following the blast, ...Read More...
Posted on 04/05/2012 4:50 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Islamist site threatens strike 'at heart of Berlin'
From AFP via NDTV: Dubai: A statement posted on Tuesday on an Islamist website used by Al Qaeda threatened a strike at the "heart of Berlin" unless Germany releases a jailed female militant.
"This is a special message to the old lady of Germany (Chancellor Angela) Merkel... you should ...Read More...
Posted on 04/05/2012 2:46 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
'Child sex victims were prostitutes with enough business acumen to win The Apprentice', man at centre of sex gang trial tells court
I was wondering what the defences of the men in the child sex trial at Crown Court Liverpool would be. Being proved by DNA to be the father of the child conceived by a 13 year old girl is pretty conclusive for one man.
Yesterday in advance of the beginning of the defence case the Rutland and Stamford ...Read More...
Posted on 04/04/2012 12:05 PM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
2 Somalia sport officials among 10 killed in blast at newly re-opened theatre
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) , Reuters and The Telegraph
— A suicide blast during a ceremony at Somalia's newly reopened national theater on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including two of the country's top sports officials, officials said. The dead included the president of Somalia's ...Read More...
Posted on 04/04/2012 5:33 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Several suspects detained over Mombasa blasts - al shabaab claim responsibility
Capital FM Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 3 – Internal Security Minister Professor George Saitoti has said police have intensified an investigation into Saturday’s grenade attacks in Mombasa where two people were killed and dozens wounded. Saitoti said several local and foreign suspects have ...Read More...
Posted on 04/04/2012 2:38 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
France arrests 10 in new raids on Islamists
AFP: PARIS — French police swooped on suspected radical Islamists in pre-dawn raids for the second time in less than a week Wednesday, arresting 10 people, a source close to the investigation said.
The raids were carried out in the southern port city of Marseille as well as Roubaix near the Belgian ...Read More...
Posted on 04/04/2012 2:10 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Al-Qaeda gain ground in troubled Mali
AFP ~ BAMAKO — Radical Islamists tightened their grip on northern Mali on Tuesday, ordering women to wear veils in fabled Timbuktu, as the nation's junta began to feel the bite of sanctions following its coup. The Islamists who seized control of the fabled trading hub over the weekend alongside ...Read More...
Posted on 04/03/2012 12:24 PM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Islamic militants detained in France 'planned to kidnap Jewish magistrate'
From the Telegraph and the Belfast Telegraph
Some of the 16 suspected Islamic militants detained in France allegedly planned to kidnap a Jewish magistrate and other people, according to reports.
A source close to the investigation told the AFP news agency: "It looks like some of them planned ...Read More...
Posted on 04/03/2012 8:36 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Monday, 2 April 2012
Man held for setting his wife on fire
Today in the Swedish edition of The Local .
A man in Malmö in southern Sweden is suspected of having set his wife on fire following a domestic dispute stemming from her request for a divorce. The 38-year-old woman received serious burns in the incident, but her injuries are reportedly ...Read More...
Posted on 04/02/2012 6:54 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Monday, 2 April 2012
A dangerous enemy of democracy who's being encouraged cynically by the Left
Melanie Phillips in the Daily Mail
The general response to George Galloway’s sensational victory in the Bradford West by-election has missed the point by a mile. Comment has concentrated on the undoubtedly stunning defeat for Labour, and has ascribed Galloway’s victory to widespread disaffection ...Read More...
Posted on 04/02/2012 3:44 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Monday, 2 April 2012
Ken Livingstone 'will send the Israelites into a tailspin'
Andrew Gilligan in The Telegraph
Under the heading “London Muslims Let’s Do a Bradford and Ensure Ken Livingstone is elected Mayor,” the author of the “London Muslim” blog writes:
Bradford Muslims have shown how if you have the right policies with the right candidate ...Read More...
Posted on 04/02/2012 3:21 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Monday, 2 April 2012
Court convicts Nazareth imam who called to slaughter Jews
From Y Net News and the Jerusalem Post
Nazem Abu Salim Scapa, an imam from Nazareth, was convicted Sunday on charges of incitement to violence and terror and supporting terror organizations. The Nazareth Magistrates' Court said Scapa's Friday sermons at the Shihab al-Din mosque in the city ...Read More...
Posted on 04/02/2012 2:39 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Muslim Brotherhood raises fears among liberals as it names presidential candidate
From The Sunday Telegraph
The Muslim Brotherhood has angered secular liberals in Egypt by naming a candidate in next month's presidential election, reneging on a pledge not to seek the country's top office.
The nomination of Khairat el-Shater, a millionaire businessman, puts the Islamist ...Read More...
Posted on 04/01/2012 11:42 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Sunday, 1 April 2012
14 killed in Thailand bombings
UKPA
Suspected Muslim insurgents have staged the most deadly coordinated attacks in years in Thailand's restive south, killing 14 people and injuring 340 with car bombs that targeted Saturday shoppers and a high-rise hotel frequented by foreign tourists.
A first batch of explosives planted inside ...Read More...
Posted on 04/01/2012 8:46 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Militant who targeted Australian nuke plant held in France
(Reuters) - A French Muslim convert convicted in 2007 for planning an attack on an Australian nuclear plant is one of the suspected militants being held for questioning after a series of raids throughout France, a police source said on Saturday.
Willy Brigitte was arrested on Friday at his home in ...Read More...
Posted on 03/31/2012 1:46 PM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Muslim councillor deselected from Horley after prayer row
From the Surrey Mirror
A MUSLIM councillor who asked for Christian prayers to be separated from full council meetings is to lose his seat.
Imran Khan, who has not been reselected by the Tories to contest any seats at the upcoming Reigate and Banstead Borough Council elections, said he thinks the prayer ...Read More...
Posted on 03/31/2012 1:35 PM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Toronto: More controversial Muslim books for sale
From the Toronto Sun
TORONTO - An Islamic bookstore in east Toronto is selling books that urge Muslims to usurp the Western world and install an Islamic State in its place.
The books, written by deceased Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi – are available at the Islamic Circle of North America ...Read More...
Posted on 03/31/2012 3:44 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Friday, 30 March 2012
The letter George Galloway sent to Bradford's Muslims
From Cranmer's Blog. I have believed him to be a Muslim for a long time, since his marriage to the niece of Yasser Arafat ( I think she was wifey No3 - his current squeeze is a mere possession of the right hand) if not before, and his alleged Catholicism to be taqyiia.
...Read More...
Posted on 03/30/2012 4:09 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Friday, 30 March 2012
George Galloway wins Bradford West by-election
A not entirely unexpected result. May the Islamics of my father-in-law's birthplace have much joy of this vile man, for the first few months. From The Telegraph
George Galloway scored a dramatic victory in the Bradford West by-election, securing a 10,000-plus majority ...Read More...
Posted on 03/30/2012 1:45 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Friday, 30 March 2012
France arrests 20 suspected Islamists in dawn raids
From the BBC
Police in France have arrested some 20 suspected Islamists in dawn raids, French media say. Several of the raids were in Toulouse, where gunman Mohamed Merah operated, but also took place in other cities.
Merah, who killed seven people in three separate attacks, was buried in Toulouse ...Read More...
Posted on 03/30/2012 1:35 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Frenchman suspected in Indonesian embassy blast
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Frenchman who studied with Islamic militants in Indonesia allegedly orchestrated last week's bombing at the country's embassy in Paris, a top anti-terrorism official said Thursday, citing intercepted emails and online chats.
The package bomb that exploded March ...Read More...
Posted on 03/29/2012 12:24 PM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
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