Should this magazine cover cause Muslim religious leaders to call for the execution of actress Veena Malik? While this shot stretches the usually PG-rated theme that reigns here at Black Shards to the breaking point, the answer has got to be a resounding “No!” First, it’s Malik’s body – she can do what she wants…
Category: Islam
In Response to Honor Killings
Christmas Day seems a strange day to write about the horrific, all-too-common practice in Islam of male family members murdering their female relatives in the name of honoring their religion. Then again, today is a celebration of the day the Way, Truth, and Light was sent by God to mankind. Why not tell the truth,…
Sad Day in Iran
In Iran, Canadian/Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan has been sentenced to 19.5 years in jail for his unsanctioned writings about the state of Iran. It’s a sad day for him, of course, but also for the Iranian people, who, governed by a grotesque set of fascist thugs masquerading as representatives of God, are no more free…
Things Americans Must Not Do
A) Commit crimes against Muslims for no reason; i.e., no stabbing cabbies, etc B) Burn Korans for no reason. Yes, it’s your right, but don’t be an ass with your freedom C) Allow Islam to gain influence over American policy or law. The U.S. was founded by Christians for the freedom of everyone, whereas Sharia…
Just Say No! (We can still do that, right?)
What Americans Think of Ground Zero Mosque
And rightly so.
Islam. Got Questions? Yep.
Yeah, I have a question: Is a religion that denies Jesus’ divinity able to to provide a way live his way of life? And another: Is the murder of so-called apostates who leave Islam an honest way to gain peace? h/t Pam
Is America Addressing Terrorism Correctly?
Barack Obama has admitted that the homeland security apparatus failed in the case of Nigerian terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He had no choice, really – nearly 300 people are still alive only because passengers aboard the flight took matters into their own hands. He went on to say that he wasn’t going to tolerate any…
Unanswered Questions About Fort Hood Madness
The story of the day is one of madness. Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed at least 12 of his fellow soldiers today at Fort Hood and no one really knows why. Perhaps he was resentful about an upcoming deployment to Iraq. Frankly that explanation doesn’t pass muster. What then could Hasan’s motive been in attacking his fellow soldiers?
Highlighting a 1st Amendment Hero
Mike Adams says that Dr. Indrek Wichman is a First Amendment hero and proceeds to prove it using Wichman’s own words: Dear Moslem Association: As a professor of Mechanical Engineering here at MSU I intend to protest your protest. I am offended not by cartoons, but by more mundane things like beheadings of civilians, cowardly…