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"Freedom of speech means you can curse the prophet, and democracy will protect you." Cartoon Rage from a Muslim spokesman who must be some kind of Islamophobe. Video thanks to Answering Muslims.

Apologies if this has already been postedAs you sit down with your family on Thanksgiving and consider offering a prayer of gratitude, be aware the turkey at the center of the table may have already been "blessed" – in the name of Allah. Customer service representatives from Butterball, one of America's most popular Turkey brands, confirmed to WND that the company's whole turkeys are – without being labeled as such – slaughtered according to Islamic "halal" standards. "Halal slaughter involves cutting the trachea, the esophagus and the jugular vein and letting the blood drain out while saying, 'Bismillah allahu akbar'...

As you sit down with your family on Thanksgiving and consider offering a prayer of gratitude, be aware the turkey at the center of the table may have already been "blessed" – in the name of Allah. Customer service representatives from Butterball, one of America's most popular Turkey brands, confirmed to WND that the company's whole turkeys are – without being labeled as such – slaughtered according to Islamic "halal" standards. "Halal slaughter involves cutting the trachea, the esophagus and the jugular vein and letting the blood drain out while saying, 'Bismillah allahu akbar' Read more: Has your Thanksgiving turkey...

I’ve written several times previously about the Toronto District School Board, the Valley Park Middle School, and the controversy over officially approved sex-segregated Muslim prayers at the school during school hours. Sergei Bourachaga sends the following essay examining the issue in the larger context of the treatment of women in Islam, and creeping sharia in Ontario.

After they finished cowering in fear, most Washingtonians scratched their heads over the unexpected earthquake that shook the city and much of the East Coast at 1:51 p.m. Tuesday. But one online Islamist says there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for the quake: It was a punishment from Allah. According to a posting titled “Allah’s punishment on Americans” on the Shoumokh Al-Islam jihadi forum by someone writing under the name Abu Ibrahim, “Allah has struck New York and the capital city Washington by an earthquake as a punishment for their disbelief.”

This was irony at its cruelest. Just as David Headley took the stand in Chicago and alleged that the terrorists behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks were trained by Pakistan Navy’s Frogmen, troops in Karachi were almost done retaking the PNS Mehran naval air base after a 17-hour standoff that left 10 soldiers dead. Amid the cacophonous confusion as most talking heads on television suggested outside involvement in the attack, a few lone voices stated the eminently sensible: This was an inside job, the work of enemies within. Such voices run the risk of extinction. Journalist Saleem Shahzad’s bruised body was...

To know why Islam is a mortal danger one must not only consider the Koran but also the character of Muhammad, who conceived the Koran and the entirety of Islam. The Koran is not just a book. Muslims believe that Allah himself wrote it and that it was dictated to Muhammad in the original version, the Umm al-Kitab, which is kept on a table in heaven. Consequently one cannot argue with the contents. Who would dare to disagree with what Allah himself has written? This explains much of Muhammadan behaviour, from the violence of jihad to the hatred and persecution...

FOX and Friends discusses the suggestion by a Dutch bishop that Christians start calling God 'Allah'.

Last week, the Frankfurt, Germany airport jihadist and murderer, Arid Uka, who killed two soldiers and wounded 2 others said, “I did it for Allah”. This was no isolated incident, any more than Nidal Malik Hasan, the army major who killed 13 soldiers and wounded 32 others at Ft. Hood was isolated. Mark Steyn in his seminal work, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, ridiculed the political and the media elites for fretting about global warming, when the real threat facing the West was radical Islamism

Play presents peaceful perspective on IslamMembers of the Saudi Arabian Student Association star in the University Theatre production Kayla Harr Issue date: 3/3/11 Oregon State University Theatre Arts and the Saudi Arabian Student Association presented the opening performance of "I See God/I See Allah," a play that explores the meaning of Islam, Wednesday night. "I See God/I See Allah," by Saudi Arabian writer Raja Alem, presents a female author's experience being interviewed by a talk show host about her controversial book that was inspired by a young woman's intense spirituality when she prays. The cast was entirely comprised of students...

“Allah is Dead – Why Islam is Not a Religion” New book by Rebecca Bynum Reviewed by Louis Palme The duck-billed platypus is native to Australia. It is an amphibious egg-laying mammal which has a duck-like bill, web feet, and fur. It electrocutes its under-water prey of worms, shrimp, and larvae, but it also has a venomous claw that can paralyze land-based animals and people. It stores food in pouches in the mouth, but it has no teeth. When the babies are hatched they nurse through the skin, as the platypus has no nipples. One could not imagine a stranger...

Table of Contents The Qur'an Chapter 1 - The Qur'an is Preserved and Unchanged Revelation from Allah Chapter 2 - The Qur'an is Allah's Perfect and Complete Word Theology Chapter 3 - Allah is the Same as the God of the Bible Chapter 4 - Muslims Reverence Jesus Christ Mohammed Chapter 5 - Mohammed was a Prophet of Allah Chapter 6 - Mohammed was the Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecies Social Impact Chapter 7 - Islam is a Peaceful Religion Chapter 8 - Islam is a Tolerant Religion Chapter 9 - Women are Respected and Equal in Islam Eternal Efficacy Chapter...

A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon, on Friday evening, the Justice Department announced. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia, was arrested on suspicion of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. He is a resident of Corvallis, Oregon, and is a student at Oregon State University, according to the FBI. Mohamud was arrested by the FBI and Portland Police Bureau after he attempted to detonate what he believed to be an explosives-laden van that was parked near...

Child-Preacher Ammar: “A child must be raised on the love of jihad, and on the desire to be martyred for the sake of Allah. The tree of Islam is irrigated with blood, not with water. Embedding the spirit of Jihad within the soul of the child is one of the most important things educators should deal with, especially in this day and age, when the law of Islam is absent from the Islamic countries, a time when the sun of the glory of Islam has set, a time when sovereignty is in the hands of tyrants, when the Islamic Caliphate...

With a cry of “there is no God but Allah!” two young Somali girls ages 18 and 15 were executed before hundreds of witnesses in a spray of bullets in Mogadishu, Somalia, yesterday. The girls were sent to their deaths by Sheikh Mohammed Ibrahim ... These executions come amongst a string of Al Shabab- sponsored whippings, amputations and executions such as those suffered by the two young women — – all in the name of Islam and overseen by judges whose only qualifications are that they are men who claim to know the Koran.

A coming series of "superhero" cartoons promoting the tenets of Islam under the title of "The 99" – which has been praised by President Obama – is drawing a terse warning from an expert who has analyzed media impact on people for decades. "These are not the types of heroes you want your children to have," Dr. Ted Baehr, chief of MOVIEGUIDE®," told WND today. "These heroes, at their core, because they represent values contrary to humanity, at the core these heroes are more villain than hero." Reports already have circulated about the plans by The Hub, which formerly was...

The National Rifle Association’s political action committee has endorsed Democratic incumbent Earl Pomeroy in North Dakota’s U.S. House race. Both Pomeroy and Republican challenger Rick Berg received “A” grades in the NRA-PAC’s election assessment, which is based on candidates’ records and answers to a questionnaire.

Friday, October 4, 2010 Does it suffice to say, “Allah exists”? Question: Some people are spending their lifetimes endeavoring to prove the existence of Allah. Providing such an argument, “Since the ultimate purpose is iman (faith), busying ourselves with proving the existence of Allah is better than busying ourselves with acts of worship and the knowledge of fiqh,” they say that it is necessary to strengthen one’s faith by way of observing the anatomies of plants, humans, and animals at all times. Is it appropriate for a believer in Allah to be busy with such things at all times? ANSWER...

This shocking video was taken by the mother of one of the public school students in Wellesley, Massachusetts taken on a field trip to a local mosque. The students were taught to pray to Allah according to Islamic religious customary. Even more outrageous than that is the fact that the mosque has clear ties to terrorists, anti-Semitic groups and domestic violence.

A Massachusetts school district has apologized to parents after a group of schoolchildren participated in midday Muslim prayers during a field trip to a Boston-area mosque. The incident occurred in May when a social studies class from Wellesley Middle School toured the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, one of the largest mosques in the Northeast. Parents were told their children would be learning about the architecture of a mosque and they would be allowed to observe a prayer service.

In the holy month of August, The Houston Chronicle published a generic article about Ramadan... Within the article even when clear reference is made to Allah, “God” is referenced, “It was a hot, tiring day, I have a headache, but alhamdulillah, it's all worth it, it's all for God.” “Alhamduillah” is also sometimes translated generically as “Praise to God” but clearly specifically means “Praise to Allah.” The fact that some will still want to argue grammar shows at least two things: 1) USA’s culture is attempting very diligently to bend over backwards to please Muslims and 2) Islam is continuously...

It turns out there was a Muslim prayer room on the 17th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center, where Americans and other traveling Muslims prayed every day. On September 11th, 2001, when a handful of terrorists flew planes into the towers, some of the folks who used the room evacuated in time. Others probably didn't. In other words, there already was a "ground zero mosque"--used by Muslim Americans who were murdered just like everyone else.

Behind the blue gates of his Islamic school in Nairobi's Eastleigh neighborhood, Ahmed Awil cannot escape his country's civil war. Schools and mosques where extremist views are taught are reshaping this Somali immigrant community that for years has lived peacefully in the capital of this predominantly Christian country. Moderate imams now compete with hard-line preachers pushing a strict interpretation of Islam. Bookstores sell anti-Western literature. Residents speak fearfully of militant spies, and children like Ahmed are taught to praise al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked militia, for waging jihad in Somalia against the U.S.-backed government. "My teachers tell us al-Shabab is fighting for...

... Offensive jihad in the name of Islam against the U.S. military – perpetrated by a Muslim member of the military – who preached jihad – is now being referred to by the Department of Defense as “workplace violence.”.... Defense.gov News Article: Pentagon Releases Final Fort Hood Shooting Review. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2010 – Pentagon officials today released the Defense Department’s final review of recommendations issued by an independent panel in the wake of the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting spree on Fort Hood, Texas. Among the department’s top priorities, as outlined in the review, are boosting on-base emergency response capabilities,...

I got to know the poet Allen Ginsberg towards the end of his life. Not very well, just a nodding acquaintance, but after he died I attended a memorial in his honor at the City University Graduate School. At that service, his personal assistant related a story about Ginsberg’s reaction to the death sentence pronounced on the novelist Salman Rushdie by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989. Rushdie’s “crime,” you’ll recall, was writing a provocative, perhaps even blasphemous novel inspired by the life of Muhammad called The Satanic Verses. Though I might be screwing up a few details, the gist of the...

Contrary to many reports, Christians in Malaysia are not fighting for the use of the word "Allah." This is a misconception the leader of nearly all the 2.5 million Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox Christians in Malaysia has been trying to correct. Christian Federation of Malaysia Chairman Ng Moon Hing stressed that the Malay word for God is as much a part of the languages of indigenous Christians as it is a part of the language Muslims use. "Native Malaysians have been using 'Allah' for centuries and now you are saying they cannot any longer," he said to The Christian Post...

Three children and an adult were killed early this morning in Chicago’s Marquette Park neighborhood, and a relative from Madison, Wis., whom police believe was the shooter was later taken into custody. Sources said the shooter told police “Allah” had told him to kill his family. Keyshai Fields, 16, was found dead at 7248 S. Mozart St. along with three others. The Robeson High School junior was four months pregnant. And he told the officer who arrested him, "Too bad I ran out of bullets," a source told the Chicago Sun-Times. The dead included a woman believed to be the...

Neighbors are in shock after a shooting rampage in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood left a woman and three children dead overnight. Two others were hospitalized. Chicago Police picked up the suspect on foot without incident a few miles away at 59th Street and Racine Avenue. A weapon was recovered from a car nearby. Family members said the suspect was visiting from Madison, Wis. The big question is what made him open fire on his whole family. "He just went crazy. He shot everybody in the house," said Ella Smith, an aunt of one of the victims. She says while her...

In this video - Son of Hamas founder exposes the true threat to the West and it is the God of Islam. About 6 minutes. THE VIDEO

Is it inconsistent for Muslim “holy warriors” to engage in voyeuristic acts of lasciviousness? Because would-be jihadists and martyrs have been known to frequent strip bars — such as the 9/11 hijackers and Major Nidal Hasan, whose “late-night jiggle-joint carousing stands at odds with the picture of a devout Muslim” — many Americans have concluded that such men cannot be “true” Muslims, leading to the ubiquitous conviction that they are “hijacking Islam.” In fact, Islamists rely on several rationalizations — doctrines, even — that make “jiggle-joint carousing” consistent with Muslim piety. Considering that Islamic law permits sex slaves (Koran 4:3),...

After reading some more Koran tonight, I had an epiphany. I realized that some of the worst parts of the Koran were similar to worst parts of the Christian Bible. I now believe many parts of both were misinterpreted. While I realize that Islam has been violent throughout its history, so has Judeism and Christianity (think Crusades). I'm not sure I believe in the 72 virgin promise, but I am starting to get Mohammed's believe in a better after-life. I need to read more. That said, our world has gone to shit. There can be a better place for those...

Using the word Allah can be hazardous to your health. Catholic churches in Malaysia are being firebombed after a court ruling in that country permitted the use of the word Allah as a generic term for God. Some adherents of the religion of peace are pushing back hard against any notion of a vanilla Allah.

“I want to congratulate you for your place in hellfire, Inshallah,” the caller said, using an Arabic phrase that means ‘God willing.’ “’If you’re in front of me, I will shoot you. I will put a bullet in your head. This is the consequence of a hypocrite.’”

1. Don't bother to warn the disbelievers. Allah has blinded them. Theirs will be an awful doom. 6 2. Allah has sickened their hearts. A painful doom is theirs because they lie. 10 3. A fire has been prepared for the disbelievers, whose fuel is men and stones. 24 4. Disbelievers will be burned with fire. 39, 90 5. For disbelievers is a painful doom. 104

Unless Americans rid the executive suite of this wretched specimen, life will grow increasingly difficult for every citizen from coast to coast. There is no time to waste. It is an immediate issue that must become paramount if we hope to remain a democracy under God.

"The hair of a woman can easily arouse a man."

It was Easter in 2006 and I was attending a Maronite Catholic Mass in the Middle East. I was (somewhat cockily) celebrating the Risen Lord with my new found ability to read Arabic. The Liturgy was beautiful, the music angelic (with everyone singing), and the Mass really, really long.I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was taken a bit aback when I uttered “Allah� when “God� or “Father� was called for in the English translation.  In my simple mind I thought, “Of course, ‘God’ is an English word, we’re of Abrahamic roots, and it only makes sense to...

Abdelhaleem pleaded not guilty while charged with “participating in a terrorist group and intending to cause an explosion.” His scheme, if successful, would have leveled three blocks around the Toronto exchange.

Sheikh Mubarak Gilani tells Muslims to "act like you're his friend. Then kill him."

In the late 1980s, when I was in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, a friend suggested that I drive out into the desert near Jubail to see the oldest extant Christian church in the world. And there it was, surrounded by a chain-link fence to keep casual visitors and foreign archaeologists out. Experts who saw the site before it was closed said that the church was built by Nestorian Christians, and was probably used from the 4th to the 9th century. Its existence embarrassed the Saudi government, which prefers to believe that Arabia went straight from paganism to Islam....

Majed Moughni advertised the gathering and proceeded with logistics. However, one committed to the killing cult considered the rally anti-Koran’s Allah. That meant that a Muslim had to slay another Muslim who was reneging on enslaving or slaying all infidels.

Muhammad ordered drinks, became drunk, then locked himself in a bathroom, putting his shoes and socks outside the bathroom door.

God is not only great. God is love. That postulate is presented in both Old and New Testaments. Further, it was lived in out in the 33 years of Jesus' existence on earth. Christians consider Jesus to be deity incarnate, that is, the revelation of the loving, great God. This same Jesus informed His followers that they would be known by their love for one another. Though they have not always lived up to that standard, that was the expectation set forth by the Master.

School authorities are wary of youngsters dreaming of blowing themselves up as suicide bombers.

At Cairo University female students sported these masks “to circumvent a government ban on the full-face veil in exams.”

Reporters editorialize by stating that “Islam and Muslim immigration should have never been allowed here.”

How can a free society continue to be free when it cowers before any entity threatening liberties? Gradually, the threat will gain control so as to eliminate liberties otherwise enjoyed by civil citizens.

“. . .their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to one another”. Get it?

Three churches in Malaysia were attacked with firebombs Friday as Muslims in the country pledged to stop Christians from using the word “Allah” to refer to God. Many in the predominantly Muslim country are fuming over the recent decision by a Supreme Court that found a ban on the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims to be unconstitutional. After last Thursday’s landmark ruling, Muslim activists were quick to mobilize, including the National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students, which urged the government to take the case to the Appeals Court, arguing that Christian missionaries using the word Allah could trick...

Umar Abdulmutallab does not hesitate to boast regarding his killing comrades’ plot to wipe out Americans in the name of the Koran’s Allah.