 | EN Roundup |
Other EU countries
• The endgame for the euro?
Henrik R Clausen 16 March 2010
The news that some sort of bailout plan for Greece is in the works is bad, for the Europan Union, the euro and not least for European citizens. The decision, if carried through, would mark the end of the euro, and probably of the European Union as we know it. 
Qaddafi, Wilders, and the Jihad Against Switzerland
PajamasMedia 15 March 2010
By Andrew G. Bostom
Ever since the triumphs of Islam’s prophet became the ultimate inspiration for jihadism almost 14 centuries ago, Muslims have especially revered the bellicose, conquering Muhammad of Medina. (For a pious contemporary example, see Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s "The Prophet Muhammad as a Jihad Model.”) According to a canonical hadith (Sahih Muslim, Book 001, Number 0272), Islam in essence belongs to Medina, as a serpent to its lair, the specific words being, "Verily the faith [i.e., Islam] would recede to Medina just as the serpent crawls back into its hole.”
Counterpoint: In defence of Wafa Sultan
National Post 15 March 2010
By Joanne Hill
Tarek Fatah has used the National Post to present a one-sided, inaccurate and potentially dangerous editorial about statements made by Dr. Wafa Sultan during her March 3rd debate in Toronto with Dr. Daniel Pipes.
Moderate Islam: Pipes believes in it Sultan calls it a Western myth
Jewish Tribune 15 March 2010
By Joanne Hill
Two years ago, Syrian-born American psychiatrist and activist Dr. Wafa Sultan was forced to go into hiding after an Islamic scholar issued a fatwa (death threat) against her. Last week, she participated in a debate with Dr. Daniel Pipes at Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue and prefaced her remarks with, "I am used to debating with a Muslim imam, not with a dear friend like Dr. Pipes. The best part of our debate is, I know for sure at the end of this debate, he's not going to call me kaffir (unbeliever) or to issue a fatwa against my life.”
The Saudi Touch
ISN, Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich 13 March 2010
This week the ISN takes a closer look at the enormous challenges facing Saudi Arabia on both its domestic and foreign policy fronts. The world is watching to see how the Middle East's largest country
The Wilders Momentum
Brussels Journal 5 March 2010
By Paul Belien
Yesterday’s local elections in the Netherlands resulted in a victory for the Freedom Party (PVV) of opposition leader Geert Wilders.
On June 9th the Dutch will again be called to the voting booth for the general elections. Yesterday’s outcome reinforces the PVV’s momentum, which may result in a political landslide next June with repercussions all over Europe.
Dutch local poll success puts Wilders closer to power
Financial Times 5 March 2010
By Michael Steen
The anti-Islam and anti-immigration party of Geert Wilders achieved two convincing results in Dutch local polls - taking it a step nearer a share of power at June's general election. Mr Wilders'
Geert Wilders Slams Socialist Islamic Alliance
Geertwilders.nl 5 March 2010
By Atlasshrugs.com
Here in a nutshell, and something we have to yet to see our way clear of here in the States, is Wilders's essential point: that if you want to live in the Netherlands, then accept its laws, culture and people, its way of life.
If not, don't come. And if you are there, don't stay. If you accept, then you will be welcomed. Why is this controversial? It is common sense.
Video: Hidden Camera at Geert Wilders Trial [Engl. Subs]
blogspotKitmanTV
5 March 2010
Watch the complete 30 minute subtitled version here. And all the best Wilders Speeches here. Thanks to the unnamed photographer and translator. Thanks to Hollandse Nieuwe for the full length upload at living scoop
Geert Wilders vs. The Multicultural Inquisition
Global Politician 5 March 2010
By Fjordman
Some observers have compared the ongoing trial against the prominent Dutch Islam-critic Geert Wilders in the Netherlands to the case against Galileo Galilei in seventeenth century Italy. There is no question that the trial against Galileo represents a dark chapter in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, but there are some popular misconceptions regarding it.
Video: Religion of Peace?
johndifull 5 March 2010
Son of Hamas top dog: Moderate Islam does not exist
Jihad Watch 5 March 2010
Mosab Hassan Yousef is a convert from Islam to Christianity and is the author of Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices. Since Hannity has steadfastly
Video: Islam is NOT a Race
MartinJWillett 5 March 2010
Islam is not a race. Exposing the dangers of Islam has nothing to do with racism. Muslims use the accusation of racism against us because they know it is an allegation that stings.
Cocaine is the drug fuelling terrorism across the world
The Herald 5 March 2010
Charlie, snow, nose candy, Colombian marching powder … it has many names. Spend enough time in any busy city centre bar or club on a Friday or Saturday night and the chances are you will spot the
The Greek crisis is a euro crisis - Updated
By Henrik R Clausen, 16 February 2010
A lot of attention has been paid to the economical crisis in Greece. This is understandable, for Greece has broken important promises and apparently committed fraud towards the other eurozone members. However, the narrow focus on Greece clouds what really matters: This is no mere Greek crisis, this is a crisis for the euro as such.
Right and Left upside down: Geert Wilders and the Tea Party Movement
PajamasMedia 25 February 2010
By Roger L Simon
Over the decades I was a Leftist, I lived under the evidently misguided belief that my side was for freedom and democracy and the other was rigid, old farts willing to do anything to preserve the ancien régime.
Well, nowhere have I been proven more wrong than Holland where the history of the last decade – from the 2002 assassination of Pim Fortuyn to the 2005 murder of Theo Van Gogh to the current controversy surrounding the trial (and political candidacy) of Geert Wilders – makes clear the we indeed live in a world upside down.
Europe is Having an Important Burka Debate
Family Security Matters 25 February 2010
By Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman
Europe, with a seemingly large immigrant Muslim population – and not a well integrated one at that – is having open discussion on what to do about women wearing total face-obscuring garments.
It is one thing to wear a headscarf, which bothers secularists, but another thing altogether to have women wearing the Arab niqab or Afghan burka. Why should this be such an issue?
Europeans still resisting Obama over Guantanamo inmates
Deutsche Welle 17 February 2010
European countries on the whole are still reluctant to take in detainees from Guantanamo Bay despite the best persuasive efforts of the United States. While some have grudgingly agreed to help,
Jihad: The Political Third Rail -- At CPAC
American Thinker 17 February 2010
By Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer
The jihad against America is more active and assertive than ever -- and hardly anyone is talking about it.
It is time to take action.
Over one-third of the attempted and successful jihad attacks on American soil since 9/11 took place in 2009. This sharp uptick comes at a time when conservative organizations and media figures are talking about jihad and its root causes in Islamic texts and teachings less frequently and less honestly than at any time since 9/11.
At the same time, there is a global initiative at the U.N. and elsewhere to muzzle critics of Islam, criminalizing even honest discussion of the Islamic doctrines that terrorists use to justify jihad violence and Islamic supremacism.
The Anachronism of Apostasy
American Thinker 16 February 2010
By Amil Imani
Whereas the practice of slavery enslaves the body, the dogma of apostasy ensnares the mind. Whereas slavery is a shameful practice of the past, some shameless religionists still use the doctrine of apostasy to intimidate and severely punish people who elect to choose their own belief.
Islam is extremely possessive of its subjects. It is a religion that admits anyone into its fold by the person simply uttering a one-sentence statement of faith, shahada:
