The Protection Racket and the History of Palestine (based in part on an essay by Ezequiel Doiny ) Since the expulsion of the crusaders by Saladin, liberated Palestine has lived under the rule of Muslims and one form or another of Islamic law, the sharia. For Jews living in Palestine, includ[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Islam’
November 5th, 2015 - 3:17 am § in Misc., Saudi Arabia
The Perils Of Making Woman Sell Lingerie in Saudi Arabia
The decision made by the Saudi Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Commerce to feminize employment in women’s stores has created panic among saleswomen, (Arab News, SA) Sarah E., an employee who was hired a week ago at a women’s lingerie shop, said: “I am thinking of submitting my resignat[...]
Today is Shabat, but it is also Ashura
Two things not to do: Do not wish a Jew “Happpy Yom Kippur” or wish a Muslim “Happy Ashura.” In a Christian country, YomKippur seems like a unique holiday .. a day of atonement with no comparable “American” holiday. The conflation of holidays here is bizarre.�[...]
October 12th, 2015 - 1:10 am § in Misc.
Did the Koran and Crescent Get To The New World Before the Bible and Crescent?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in 2014 that the Americas were discovered by Muslims in the 12th century, nearly three centuries before Christopher Columbus set foot there. “Contacts between Latin America and Islam date back to the 12th century. Muslims discovered America in 1178, not [...]
October 1st, 2015 - 8:06 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Origins of the Conflict In Israel/Palestine
October 1, 1917, Ottoman soldiers surrounded the Jewish village of Zichron Yaakov. Their goal was to arrest Jews working to to help the British take over Ottoman Palestine. The captured Jews were jailed and tortured. The Ottoman Kamikam (governor) threatened to do to the Jews what was done t[...]
September 24th, 2015 - 2:36 pm § in Misc.
Hadj Creates Mass Death
717 DEAD AFTER STAMPEDE OUTSIDE MECCA MORE WORLDPOST [...]