I can think of many other ways to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Barbie: Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby's for Save The Children. More than 500 Barbies went on show yesterday at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy. Makers Mattel are backing the exhibition which is the work of Italian designer Eliana Lorena. The auction is part of Barbie celebrations for her 50th anniversary this year. Acc... Read Full Story
Two counter-terrorism experts spoke out about the Ft. Hood massacre yesterday. From Rand Corporation's Brian Jenkins' testimony to Congress: ...Since 9/11, authorities in the United States have uncovered nearly 30 terrorist plots involving “homegrown terrorists.” This total includes plots to carry out attacks in the United States or abroad, as well as support for foreign terrorist organizations. Although not all of the plots, if undiscovered, are likely to have resulted in successful attacks,... Read Full Story
A young Russian priest, who had received threatening e-mails for preaching to Muslims about Christianity, was murdered last night in Russia by a man wearing a surgical mask who walked up to him in his church, Church of the Apostle Thomas in Moscow: ...The gunman approached priest Daniil Sysoyev, 34, in St Thomas Church in southern Moscow Thursday night, checked his name and then opened fire with a pistol, a spokesman for the investigating committee of the Prosecutor-General's office said. ...... Read Full Story
Dr. Zuhdi Zasser is a Muslim whom I have much respect for his activism against Islamism. After the Fort Hood massacre, Dr. Zasser was interviewed on MSNBC. This is when Chris Matthews asked, rather stupidly; it's not a crime to call Al Qaeda, is it? The point is the danger from Islamism, which can led to Islamic martyrs, in America is very real: Revolution Muslim, a radical Islamist website run by Muslim convert, Yousef Al-Khattab,labled Zasser an apostate. I believe Al-Khattab is a cab drive... Read Full Story
There are several readers who comment here regularly. But it's rather difficult to carry on an on-going conversation when you have to go to different posts to read the newest comments from the same person. To make this easier (I hope), I added a chatbox on the right column to try out. I'm not sure if this will work the way I want it but I'm willing to give it a try. So we will see. You do have to register but that shouldn't be any big deal. Read Full Story
The brutal and sexist hand of Sharia law condemned a woman to death by stoning for adultery in Somalia. The man received 100 lashes. ...Halima Ibrahim Abdirahman, a 29-year-old married woman, was executed after confessing to having had sex with a 20-year-old unmarried man, Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Abdirahman, the judge at her trial, told spectators at the execution yesterday at Eelboon in southern Somalia. Sheikh Ibrahim’s remarks were broadcast on Radio Hornafrik and monitored in the capital, M... Read Full Story
The continued attempts by the Saudi-based OIC at the United Nations to stop criticism of Islam has prompted a petition that was recently signed by more than 100 organizations. You see, for the first time, the OIC wants to make this legally binding! No religion should every be above criticism. What the OIC is trying to do is exactly how Islamic countries keep their Muslims shackled to Islam. To criticize Islam could mean death. These actions appear the concerted efforts of an Islamic caliphate... Read Full Story
According to the Dallas Morning News, Nidal Hasan, the major who murdered 14 people at Ft. Hood sought to have some of his patients tried for war crimes based on statements made to him when they were his patient. Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan sought to have some of his patients prosecuted for war crimes based on statements they made during psychiatric sessions with him, a captain who served on the base said Monday. Other psychiatrists complained to superiors that Hasan's action... Read Full Story
A t-shirt in China with Obama's& face in place of Mao's: ...Known as the “Obamao” shirt, the design juxtaposes two iconic silk screened images – putting Mr. Obama’s face between a Mao cap and the collar of a Mao jacket. The item was selling like hot cakes in a Beijing souvenir shop until the government cracked down. “The Industry and Commerce Bureau came round last week and told us that if we sold this T-shirt we’d be closed down” said one hawker on a popular tourist street who preferred not ... Read Full Story
