Islam

Overview

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Related Pages

• 2006 Mohammed image riots
• Islamofascism is the use of Islam as a cover for fascism.

Blog Entries

• 2006-09-15 I support the Pope by Michelle Malkin

Essays

• 2006-02-16 Who Are the Moderate Muslims? by Sam Harris (with comments)

Links

• Jihad Watch: "...the West is facing a concerted effort by Islamic jihadists, the motives and goals of whom are largely ignored by the Western media, to destroy the West and bring it forcibly into the Islamic world..."
• Muslims Out of Australia!: Snopes confirms that the Australian government did in fact make statements that Sharia law would not be recognized, and that Muslims wishing to follow it should go elsewhere

Documents

• 2006-02-24 Islam: A Declaration Of European Muslims: affirms European Muslim support of "(a) the rule of law; (b) principles of tolerance; (c) values of democracy and human rights; (d) the belief that each and every human being has the right to five essential values: the value of life, the value of faith, the value of freedom, the value of property, and the value of dignity." but does not give any sense of repudiation of various terrorist acts (9/11 et sequelae) done in the name of Islam

News

• 2006-12-06 Imams: we want to hit US Airways "where it hurts, the pocketbook"
• 2006-11-17 Dutch seek ban on burqas in public
• 2006-10-06
  • Islamists Hate Sweden's New Integration Minister
  • Top Tory says No place for Sharia law in the UK
  • Message to Islamists: Don't Tread on Me By H. W. Crocker III: raises some valid points, but reiterates the fallacy that liberals are against American empire-building and makes no mention of the unnecessary abuses which took place under British rule. This does not negate the article's central point; hopefully, America's version of "empire" would be more transparent and fair (Britain was, at the time, a monarchy) – but since 2002 or so, we've been going in the wrong direction to be able to claim this hope as a likelihood.

Editorials

• 2006-10-12 Two types of veiling by David Shariatmadari: "Do veils oppress or liberate? It depends on why you're wearing one"