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Controversy Swirls Around Dearborn Imam’s Death (Update)

January 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Controversy is swirling three months after the death of Luqman Ameen Abdullah (right), a Muslim imam who died in an Oct. 28 shootout with federal agents in Dearborn, Mich., trying to arrest Abdullah and others on charges related to stolen goods.
The Detroit Free Press is reporting on the results of an autopsy alleged to show [...]

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Tags: Council on American-Islamic Relations · FBI

Jerusalem Post Publishes ‘Must-Read’ Editorial

June 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Amidst serious post-election turmoil in Iran, President Barack Obama has been quoted during the last 24 hours as saying that the United States respects that country’s sovereignty.  It’s too bad he doesn’t care as much for the people of Israel.

One person who has taken notice of President Obama’s apparent “cold shoulder” toward the Jewish State [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Israel

Must-Read: The Speech Obama Should Have Made

June 5th, 2009 · No Comments

As I read the transcript of the speech President Barack Obama delivered to the Muslim world from Cairo University, I was struck by what the president said and didn’t say in the speech.  Sol Sanders was struck as well.  The big difference, however, is that he made his observations prior to the speech in his [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Egypt · Global Warming and Climate Change · Islam

Obama Embraces Muslim Principle of Al-Takeyya

June 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments

After hearing President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world from Cairo yesterday, I concluded that it matters little whether or not President Barack Obama calls himself a Christian or a Muslim.  What matters most is the fact that the nation’s 44th president appears to have embraced the Muslim principle of Al-Takeyya.
What is Al-Takeyya?  It’s [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Islam

Speech to Muslim World Hinges on Venue, Content

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments

President Barack Obama will travel to Egypt next week. While there, he is expected to deliver a major address to the Muslim world, thus fulfilling a promise made during his presidential campaign. As he fulfills that promise, his choice of a venue and the content of his message could prove controversial.
While a specific [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Egypt · Islam