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Obama donates peace prize money to charity

Mar 12, 2010 9:25am

Obama announces the list of charities to receive his Nobel Peace Prize money. I’m particularly gratified to see Greg Mortenson’s Central Asia Institute on the list – of Three Cups of Tea fame. This post: "Obama donates peace prize money to charity" was originally posted at Talk Islam - a...

the subtext to this piece about western …

Mar 12, 2010 5:48am

the subtext to this piece about western jihadis seems to be that radicalized converts are rubes, when drawn from lower/struggling social classes. This post: "the subtext to this piece about western …" was originally posted at Talk Islam - a crescent waxing eloquent. The RSS feed may not be used at...

Glenn Beck is an American problem

Mar 11, 2010 9:42pm

Glenn Beck is an American problem and has nothing to do with countries or people even remotely related to the ’stans’. Septics should create their own derogatory suffixes… This post: "Glenn Beck is an American problem" was originally posted at Talk Islam - a crescent waxing eloquent. The RSS feed may...

Muslim morons jailed, not for being Muslims, but for being morons

Mar 11, 2010 8:49pm

Germany convicts home-grown militants. I seriously think the only suitable punishment for such people is that they are parachuted into the middle of a war zone so they can play out their stupid fantasies. This post: "Muslim morons jailed, not for being Muslims, but for being morons" was originally posted at Talk...

Wajahat Ali on Jihad Jane and cartoon co…

Mar 11, 2010 9:03am

Wajahat Ali on Jihad Jane and cartoon controversies. I love his closing point: As an artist who relishes creative freedom, I resist calls that advocate artistic censorship or pander to political correctness. However, art – whether it be through words or images – has never existed within an isolated vacuum, and...

Nigerian army ‘ignored warning of massa…

Mar 10, 2010 11:40pm

Nigerian army ‘ignored warning of massacres’ in Jos. This post: "Nigerian army ‘ignored warning of massa…" was originally posted at Talk Islam - a crescent waxing eloquent. The RSS feed may not be used at other sites without permission. You can subscribe to this RSS feed for Talk Islam at...

Waterboarding for dummies: Self-proclaim…

Mar 10, 2010 11:21pm

Waterboarding for dummies: Self-proclaimed waterboarding fan Dick Cheney called it a no-brainer in a 2006 radio interview: Terror suspects should get a “a dunk in the water.” But recently released internal documents reveal the controversial “enhanced interrogation” practice was far more brutal on detainees than Cheney’s description sounds, and was administered...

If there’s a man writing for a British …

Mar 10, 2010 10:55pm

If there’s a man writing for a British newspaper today who is more arrogant, stupid and ignorant than David Aaronovitch, his name must be John Rentoul. This post: "If there’s a man writing for a British …" was originally posted at Talk Islam - a crescent waxing eloquent. The RSS feed...

Dispatches does mosques. Boooo. Dispatch…

Mar 10, 2010 10:30pm

Dispatches does mosques. Boooo. Dispatches does the Israel Lobby. Hurray! Dispatches does a Muslim organisation. Booo. This post: "Dispatches does mosques. Boooo. Dispatch…" was originally posted at Talk Islam - a crescent waxing eloquent. The RSS feed may not be used at other sites without permission. You can subscribe to this RSS...

MCB brings experts and parliamentarians …

Mar 10, 2010 10:14pm

MCB brings experts and parliamentarians together to discuss Islamophobia. This post: "MCB brings experts and parliamentarians …" was originally posted at Talk Islam - a crescent waxing eloquent. The RSS feed may not be used at other sites without permission. You can subscribe to this RSS feed for Talk Islam...