Posts Tagged: Koran
Man Wins Appeal Over Conviction for Burning Koran Outside London’s Turkish Consulate
A man found guilty of committing a religiously aggravated public order offense by setting fire to a copy of the Koran outside London's Turkish consulate had his conviction overturned on Friday in what supporters said...
Egyptian Attacker Was Most Likely Lone Wolf Jihadist, Israeli Sources Say
i24 News - The Egyptian border policeman who shot dead three Israeli soldiers on Saturday during a cross-border infiltration was most likely a jihadist who...
Protests in Stockholm, including Koran-Burning, Draw Strong Condemnation from Turkey
Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Koran, sharply heightened tensions...
Muslim-Zionist Activist: ‘Antisemitism Is the Norm in the Islamic Community, But the World Will Come to Realize Its Mistake About Israel’
Antisemitism and Israel-hatred is the norm among Muslims, including in the United States, even though the Koran can be read as a "Zionist text," a devout...
Nothing Abides: Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam (REVIEW)
Nothing Abides: Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam, by Daniel Pipes. Transaction Publishers, 2015. More doggedly than any other expert on Middle East affairs Daniel...
Averting Islamophobia
The Koran contains passages that espouse peace and comity. It is theses passages, perhaps, that have enabled Presidents Bush and Obama, and several foreign political...
Islamic Jihad and the Doctrine of Abrogation
While other scriptures contain contradictions, the Koran is the only holy book whose commentators have evolved a doctrine to account for the very visible shifts...
Western Ignorance of the ‘Conditions of Omar’
A jihadi group occupying the Syrian town of Raqqa recently gave Christian minorities living there three choices: 1) convert to Islam, 2) remain Christian but...
Israel’s National Library Exhibits 30 Ancient Koran Manuscripts to Celebrate Ramadan
Israel's National Library has curated a special digital display of 30 rare Koran manuscripts that date from the 9th through the 19th centuries to mark the...
Anti-Islamist Activist Hirsi Ali: Arab Leaders Believe ‘Reaching a Two-State Solution is to Betray God’
Writer and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali offered some frank words on the prospect for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians in a wide-ranging interview with...
Bizarre: Comedian Stewart Accused of Making Fun of Koran With ’40 Years in the Desert’ Joke (VIDEO)
American comedian Jon Stewart is stirring the proverbial pot as usual--but this time he's doing it halfway around the world. Appearing on controversial Egyptian TV satirist...
A 21st Century Exodus: IDF Spokeswoman Was Raised in Egypt, Taught to Hate Jews
Dina Ovadia is 22, and like many Israelis her age is serving in the IDF, in her case in the Spokesperson's Unit. Yet as little...
The Evils of the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt's longtime banned Muslim Brotherhood—the parent organization of nearly every subsequent Islamist movement, including al-Qaeda—has just won the nation's presidency, in the name of its...
Muslims Slaughter Convert to Christianity in Tunisia (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Liberal talk show host Tawfiq Okasha recently appeared on "Egypt Today" airing a video of Muslims slicing a young man's head off for the...
