Category Archives: Islam

Team Mohammed vs. Team Jesus

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Politics, Religion, Videos | 2 Comments

More Jon Stewart on Mosque-Erade

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Daniel Florien

The Stewart & Oliver exchange at the end is one of the best I’ve seen yet.

Posted in Islam, Politics, Videos | 167 Comments

Jon Stewart on Mosque at Ground Zero

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Jon nails it as usual.

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Islam, Politics, Religion, Videos | 59 Comments

Muslims against terrorism.

Posted on August 9, 2010 by fatemeh

An interesting story on the BBC; about a Muslim cleric, Dr Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, who has issued an unequivocal  600 page Fatwah against terrorism, and who runs a sort of anti-terrorism Summer school for young Muslims. Some of the arguments … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Culture, Islam | 106 Comments

Is Anti-Islam the new Antisemitism?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Krista

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I had two ideas for posts to start off, one a bit less controversial than the other; I decided to go with the easier one first. There have been many words aired over … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Politics, Religion | 42 Comments

Bloomberg's History Lecture

Posted on August 6, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack As an upstate resident, I generally ignore the goings-on downstate, so I’ve never really formed an opinion of Michael Bloomberg. But the recent speech that Daniel quoted is pitch perfect and historically grounded. Here’s a selection: Of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History, Islam, Politics | 26 Comments

Who Wants to be a Televangelist?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Recently, the most popular television show is Malaysia has been winding to a close. The show, “Imam Muda” or “Young Imam,” has been a sort of “So You Think You Can Preach the Quran,” a contest/reality show intended … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Islam | 19 Comments

Quote of the Moment

Posted on August 4, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack From a New York Times story about the lengths that the Boy Scouts are going to in order to attract new members: An inflatable mosque provides a place for Muslim scouts to worship. There’s just something about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Quotes | 19 Comments

"Ground Zero Mosque"

Posted on July 27, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack This is one of the most dishonest and over-the-top political ads I’ve ever laid eyes on: How much dishonesty can you pack into sixty seconds? Let’s count off a few: 1. “They”? “They” who? If you’re trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Islam, Videos | 190 Comments

Honor Killing in America

Posted on July 22, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Since America has become confronted with the reality of honor killings, there have been a number of cases circulating around the internet for us to cluck over. The latest is the story of Noor Almaleki, reported on by … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Current Events, Islam | 42 Comments