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  • Freedom Burning: Censorship and Submission in Islam’s Name

    By Selwyn Duke “Islam in a man is like rabies in a dog,” said famed British statesman Winston Churchill. “Islam is a religion of peace,” said contemporary British statesman David Cameron. These two statements, both uttered by men who were or would become British prime minister, are separated by more than 100 years in time…

  • Tolerance Police: Churches Should Sing Islamic Songs at Christmastime

    By Selwyn Duke ’Tis the season for abject folly? There has long been a movement to ban authentic Christmas carols from American schools. Now some German politicians and religious leaders are recommending that Muslim “carols” be sung in some of their institutions — their churches — during Christmas services. The idea, which supposedly would increase…

  • When Liberal Preferences Meet Islamic Principles

    By Selwyn Duke There was a recent scandal that, as much as anything else, illustrates the intellectual emptiness and moral ennui of the modern liberal man. It occurred in Britain but reflects a wider phenomenon; what can be said about it can be said about happenings in Sweden, France, Holland, Canada or Belgium — or…

  • London Calling the Middle Ages? The City Schools That Teach Sharia

    By Selwyn Duke The British long ago established Western-style institutions of learning in colonized Muslim lands. But now it appears the educational worm has turned, menacingly, with a recent discovery that pupils at seven London schools are being instilled with Islamic propaganda. Surprise inspections by Ofsted — the Office for Standards in Education — found…

  • Swedish Paramedics Need Body Armor to Enter Violent Muslim Areas

    By Selwyn Duke Sweden was once known for meatballs, midnight sun, Absolut, Volvo, blondes, and Ingmar Bergman. But added to that list may soon be paramedics decked out in military gear, including helmets, bulletproof vests, shin protectors, and gas masks. This is for protection in Muslim areas in which residents attack not only police, but…

  • Jihad Is Fine? So Says 80 Percent of Holland’s Young Turkish Muslims

    By Selwyn Duke Is the Netherlands becoming a netherworld of Islamic extremism? If a new poll can be believed, this very well may be the case. The research, conducted by the Motivaction group in Amsterdam, concerns the attitude of Dutch Turks between the ages of 18 and 34 about the Islamic State (also known as…

  • Muslim Mob Burns Christian Couple Alive

    By Selwyn Duke Sajjad Maseeh and Shama Bibi were expecting their fifth child. But that baby will never enter this world, nor will the couple’s four other children ever see their parents again. This is because, this past Tuesday, a Muslim mob in Pakistan’s Punjab Province burned the Christian couple alive in an industrial kiln,…

  • Man Arrested After Joking With Security, “I’m Not Muslim, Am I?”

    By Selwyn Duke While many consider singling people out for Ebola quarantine a rights violation, singling them out for punishment for alluding to Islamic terrorism is a different story — at least in Great Britain. And 75-year-old retired hairdresser Paul Griffith learned this the hard way at that nation’s Stansted airport while traveling to Malaga,…

  • “No God but Allah”? Father Protests “Pro-Muslim” Curriculum at Son’s School

    By Selwyn Duke “Allah is the greatest. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is his Prophet.” So reads a handout in Anthony Giannino’s son’s middle school in a passage relating the Muslim call to prayer. It’s part of a world-civilizations curriculum in the Revere, Massachusetts, school…

  • KFC Bans Hand Wipes — Because They Might Offend Muslims

    By Selwyn Duke It’s a culture clash that could drive a man to drink: A customer at a U.K. KFC was told he couldn’t have a hand wipe because the alcohol in it might offend Muslims. While the customer himself was offended (in the relevant usage of the word) and said it wouldn’t bother him…