’Puter, You’re attributing too much foresight to Mr. D.P.A. McManus. The “Arabs” in “Oliver’s Army” are not the lumpen Muslims you talk about. The vast majority of that group have always been Subcontinental, the “blacks” or “Pakis” of the unlovely … Continue reading →
This is almost exactly ‘Puter’s beloved2001 Nissan Pathfinder, which really hasvery little to do with the point of this post. ‘Puter’s not a car guy. It’s not that ‘Puter doesn’t like cars, it’s just that he’s not the type that … Continue reading →
…is right twice a day. Imagine your Mandarin’s shock and disbelief when he actually found himself in agreement with HBO host Bill Maher over these comments made about Islam in comparison to other religions. Your Mandarin suggests that you view … Continue reading →
The Big G is, of course, a world-spanning conspiracy. And to prove we are not simply right-wing American jingoists, we want to make an effort to appeal more to our overseas captives interests. With that in mind, we have our … Continue reading →
Dennis Prager has a very interesting article where he asks, “Why don’t Christians help…Christians?” The article describes the current persecution of Christians that is taking place in the Muslim world. Mr. Prager points out that despite this persecution the nearly … Continue reading →
Most fun: Charles Krauthammer & Chess. (In the New York Times!) Most important: Islam in Europe Destroyed by Radicalism? by Stephen Schwartz Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Liberals sure have a funny way with words. Perhaps it is because of the odd way their brains are wired—that things going in one way and come out another. Take islamophobe. Even if you have never heard the word before—the … Continue reading →
The energetic push-back of recent months finds me partially elated: Those who reject Islamism and all its works now constitute a majority and are on the march. For the first time in fifteen years, I feel I may be on … Continue reading →
Over at National Review, Josh Barro takes a very different spin on the mosque, with some very challenging ideas. You may not agree with it, but you will be challenged by reading it, whichever side you take on the mosque … Continue reading →
Gormogon Operative Island Dweller comments via African coconut swallow on the Czar’s mosque post as follows: First – due to my (now former) government affiliation I was assigned to Hawaii for four years in the 1990s. Due to my job … Continue reading →
Okay. So the President has endorsed the Ground Zero mosque. Fortunately, his endorsements tend to be a kiss of death. And so the good news is that President Obama has as much say as nearly any other American on whether … Continue reading →
Sorry, KM, the pre-Islamic Allāh (either a proper name, perhaps from Aramaic alāhā, or a contraction of al-ilāh, “the god, deity, the one worshipped”) was a supreme—though not sole—god in the Arabian or perhaps Meccan pantheon. He was more of … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin discovered this story over at FoxNews.com about NASA’s new mission. You may be asking yourself, is it the continuation of the Constellation program, a manned mission to Mars, or maybe the launching of a new deep space probe … Continue reading →
The parallelism, excellent! We’ll pull out of Iraq, soon and responsibly (is there any other way?); also, we’ll close our eyes and click our heels together three times and wish upon a star over and over again until Israelis and … Continue reading →
Read the whole thing. A democratic revolution in Tehran could well prove the most momentous Mideastern event since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. A politically freer Iran would bring front and center the great Islamic debate of our times: … Continue reading →
Reuters is reporting on the story “of an Illinois man who is being charged in a plot to bomb federal offices.” Kudos to Reuters for not obscuring the fact that the alleged bomber Michael Finton also known as Talib Islam … Continue reading →
In case you need persuading that the Volgi isn’t ranting out of his hat with regard to the Uyghurs. (Full WaPo column.) Unrest in China’s far western region, known as Xinjiang, should not come as a surprise. The communist authorities … Continue reading →
The Czar is correct. The veiling of women is actually an early-islamic syncretization of a Byzantine custom. There’s no basis for it in theology, but it is deeply acculturated in many parts of the Islamic world. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask … Continue reading →
No doubt many conservative, or pseduo-conservative, folks will be lauding Nicolas Sarkozy’s declared that burqu’s (burkhas) have no place in France as they are a clear celebration of the subjugation of women. The Czar is quite uneasy with this. Perhaps … Continue reading →
Here in the Standard. Here in the NYT. Mr. Gerecht notes that “Command the good; forbid the evil,” has been the religious-ideological justification for the “Islamic Republic.” One wonders if the ḥadîth, “My community will never agree upon an error,” … Continue reading →
Spectacular interview with the Sorbonne professor of Cyclopean erudtion on the occasion of his Legend of the Middle Ages. Bears re-reading several times. Buy the book. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Your Œc. Vol. knows a little about “the Muslim world” which President Obama addressed yesterday. So you might expect him to have a lengthy opinion on the speech. Well, there was a fair amount of stuff in there that’s kind … Continue reading →
The President was on French television the other night, and said that the United States could be considered as one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. Of course, the US ranks about 54th in the world, with a … Continue reading →
