Pictures from a Western market:
Algeria? Morocco? Pakistan? No. All these pictures were taken at a market in the country of enlightenment, France, near Saint Mickael Cathedral in Bordeaux.
Many thanks to Didier for sending me the pictures. They were originally posted at Observatoire de L'Islamisation blog. Please visit that blog for more pictures.
An excellent article by Bruce Bawer:
The reason for the rise in gay bashings in Europe is clear – and it’s the same reason for the rise in rape. As the number of Muslims in Europe grows, and as the proportion of those Muslims who were born and bred in Europe also grows, many Muslim men are more inclined to see Europe as a part of the umma (or Muslim world), to believe that they have the right and duty to enforce sharia law in the cities where they live, and to recognize that any aggression on their part will likely go unpunished. Such men need not be actively religious in order to feel that they have carte blanche to assault openly gay men and non-submissive women, whose freedom to live their lives as they wish is among the most conspicuous symbols of the West’s defiance of holy law.
Multiculturalists can’t face all this. So it is that even when there are brutal gay-bashings, few journalists write about them; of those who do, few mention that the perpetrators are Muslims; and those who do mention it take the line that these perpetrators are lashing out in desperate response to their own oppression.
Never mind that Europe, far from oppressing Muslims, offers personal freedoms and welfare-state benefits far beyond those available in any Muslim country. Never mind that few if any Europeans – certainly not gay people – are doing any Muslim-bashing. Never mind that Hindu and Buddhist immigrants, or immigrants from South America or China, feel no compulsion to react violently against their “oppression.” No, assaults by Muslims always have to be construed as defensive – as expressions not of power but of weakness, not of aggression but of helplessness. To suggest that the culprits, far from being fragile, sensitive flowers who’ve been pushed over the line by something we did, are in fact bullies driven by an overweening sense of superiority and a deep-seated malice – both of which they’ve been carefully taught at home, at school, and, yes, in the mosque – is verboten.
Read the entire informative article at http://www.pajamasmedia.com - First They Came for the Gays
A perfect example of the reluctance of the media in the UK to mention the religion of the perpetrator, while quickly mentioning the victim's religion if he/she is a Muslim:
How Many Paragraphs Does It Take For The BBC To Get To The Point?
"Patriots of all countries: Unite!"
A political Crusade is certainly more practical than a military Crusade. When you think about it, using politics rather than military force is exactly the way Islamic Jihad has penetrated the West. The best counter is to turn the pro-Jihadist political agenda back into an insignificant pipe dream.
Right-wing leaders from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and France announced plans Friday to form a pan-European party with a mission to "rescue the Western world" from Islam and other perceived threats.
Leftists called the plan "completely absurd."
Organizers of the new "European Liberty Party" pledged to pull in right-wing parties from at least three other countries and surpass the 20-seat threshold needed to form a faction in the European Parliament.
"Patriots of all countries: Unite!" declared Heinz-Christian Strache, whose Freedom Party in Austria in the past has been accused of anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic statements.
Strache was joined for Friday's announcement in Vienna by Jean-Marie Le Pen of France's extreme-right National Front; Frank Vanhecke of Belgium's Flemish Interest Party; and Volen Siderov, the head of Bulgaria's ultranationalist Ataka party.
They said they would approach like-minded parties in Cyprus, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, along with rightists in Croatia and Serbia, which aren't E.U. members.
Serbianna.com - European Right-Wing Leaders Seek New Party To Counter Islam
What happened, England? You were once a beacon of freedom and democracy, where great poets were born and architecture became art. A mighty, peaceful giant in a sea of tyranny and oppression.
Is Islamic Fascism so much more of a burden than the Nazi armies during the Fall of France? Is your aversion to violence such that you would be willing to surrender rather than fight? That you would sell the souls of your children rather than risk offending a neighbor? Have you forgotten your finest hours?
We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old.
~Winston Churchill
The left suggests the war on 'terrorism' is overblown and questions the ability of Islamic terrorists to attack America again. The right credits Homeland Security for disrupting terrorist networks and protecting America from new attacks. Radical Islamists residing in the United States certainly have the ability to commit small-scaled attacks, perhaps even a major act of terrorism. So, what's stopping them?
This statement by Al-Muhajiroun may explain:
"The Muslims in the west are living under a covenant of security, it is not allowed for them to fight with anyone with whom they have a covenant of security, abiding by the covenant of security is an important obligation upon all Muslims. However, for those Muslims living abroad, they are not under any covenant with the Kuffar in the west, so it is acceptable for them to attack non-Muslims in the west whether in retaliation for constant bombing and murder taking place all over the Muslim world at the hands of non-Muslims, or if it an offensive attack in order to release the Muslims from the captivity of the Kuffar. For them, attacks such as the September 11th Hijackings is a viable option in Jihad, even though for the Muslims living in America who are under covenant, it is not allowed to do operations similar to those done by the magnificent 19 on the 9/11."
Daniel Pipes - British "Covenant of Security" with Islamists Ends
UPDATE: Blogger Esther over at Islam In Europe has more on this supposedly defunct terrorist group:
Al-Muhajiroun, an extreme radical Islamic movement that openly supports al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden will open an office in Copenhagen in the next few weeks.
"We have already been in Denmark for long, but in the coming three weeks we'll make that official," says Sheik Omar Bakri Muhammed, the movement's founder, who was also involved in starting Hizb-ut-Tahrir.
Al-Muhajiroun aims to overthrow Danish democracy and replace it with an Islamic state with Islamic laws.
(Hat Tip: Claraine)
