The Iconoclast
The British Hilary: A Real Profile in Courage
On December 2, 2015, Mr. Hilary Benn, the 62-year-old British Labour Party shadow (opposition) foreign minister, delivered an extraordinary, impassioned, and moving speech in the House of Commons supporting the […]
Democrats to Attend Prayer Service at Dar al-Hijrah Mosque
Adam Kredo writes in the according to the New York Times. Beyer told the Times that the visit could help diffuse tensions with the Muslim community in the wake of […]
Looking Askance
Within hours of the San Bernardino shootings representatives of Muslim communities came forward to maintain that they feared that their religion will be demonized and Islamophobia will spread. They claimed […]
We Won’t Always Have Brussels
Belgium has made great contributions to civilization and world culture. We know that the potato dish unfairly called “French fries” really originated in Belgium. This small country has given us […]
Black Sea of Shia in DC Demonstrate Against Sunni Terrorism
I feel so much better now.
ISIS army of scientists set to wage chemical and biological war on West: Experts warn weapons of mass destruction ‘have been carried undetected’ into European Union
warns: ‘At present, European citizens are not seriously contemplating the possibility that extremist groups might use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials during attacks in Europe. Under these circumstances, […]
"It’s like re-reading Hamlet set to a soundtrack of modern rock."
Nick Rossi writes in
For the Feast of Saint Nicholas Bishop of Myra: Benjamin Britten, Saint Nicholas Cantata, Part 7: The Miracle of the Raising of the Three Murdered Boys
Yesterday, 6th December, was the feast of Saint Nicholas of Myra. A good summary of his life and his legend may be read here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas And here is Benjamin […]
Bullets and Isis videos found after mosque raid
From the French Edition of
Advent Calendar December 6th
Late again. I thought that the popularity of It’s a Wonderful Life was that it was a post war celebration of optimism. But I now read that it wasn’t instantly popular […]
Watch Asra Nomani dueling Dalia Mogahed in an NBC Meet the Press Islam and ISIS Segment
Leytonstone knife attack: police find possible evidence of terror motive
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Leytonstone terror attack: Knifeman may have wanted to behead victim, witnesses fear
More about the Leytonstone attack from theFinancial Times: Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said the risk of lone actor style terrorists had […]
Who was born in Bethlehem?
Moshe Dann writes: The answer echoes familiar Christmas carols, shopping day count-downs, Santas and reindeer. Christmas Eve, December 24, thousands of Christians flock to the Church of the Nativity in […]
Advent Calendar December 5th
I was looking for something for the advent calendar last night when the news of the attack at Leytonstone station came in and I was distracted by more important matters. […]
Former Congressman Unleashes on Attorney General in Rant Against Islam: ‘Go Ahead and Prosecute Me. I Dare You.’
From comments she made at Muslim Advocate’s 10th anniversary dinner one day after law enforcement officials say two people pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on her Facebook page just moments […]
