I missed his name, though it might have been this chap, Eugene Rogan, but an Arabist was on the Today programme this morning. Positive stuff: this is the Arab World’s 1989, Egypt is the East Germany of the region, and … Continue reading
There is no information, at this stage, to suggest that this represents a new level of threat to our community. From the CST blog. Context: Court hearings began yesterday, 27 December, of nine men arrested in counter-terror raids in Cardiff, … Continue reading
Mick Hartley writes about the murder of Pakistani politician Salman Taseer: But where do these “extremist mindsets and factors” come from? As a Muslim herself, Saleem can’t admit as much, but of course where they come from is…..Islam. The extremist … Continue reading
This chap seems to be a bit of a beaut. I quote in full: A dentist who lost 10,000 confidential patient files has been told he can work freely. Omer Butt, 33, moved out his filing cabinets and computer during … Continue reading
Cranmer writes about the shocking threat to blameless Coptic Christians in Europe. He offers an explanation as to why they are being targeted. He’s wrong, of course. As any fule kno, it must be because they have a foreign policy … Continue reading
Monday night, I went to a panel discussion held by the Henry Jackson Society on the topic: Squaring the circle: Britain and the de-legitimisation of Israel. Marvin the paranoid android has posted an account with photos here. I won’t say … Continue reading
Snoopy pointed to a piece of nuttery from Hamas: A video on official Hamas TV calls for Allah to kill Jews, Christians, Communists and their supporters. The video asks Allah to “count them and kill them to the last one, … Continue reading
Williams is among a small cadre of scholars from across the world pushing the rather contentious idea that some suicide bombers may in fact be suicidal. At the forefront is the University of Alabama’s Adam Lankford, who recently published an … Continue reading
This is a fantastic talk, from TED: Two comments: India making cheaper cars and prosthetic limbs enriches us all: we can buy their cars and prosthetics*. This isn’t a zero-sum game. The faster poor countries get richer, the faster we … Continue reading
Who do you reckon said this: ”Those people behind the mosque have to respect, have to appreciate and have to defer to the people of New York,” [redacted] was quoted as saying by the magazine, which said the full interview … Continue reading