Rape Hindu women, force them to convert, marry them if you please, abandon them, torture them, blackmail them or kill them — this is a template of how myriads of Hindu women have been tormented by Muslims in India. Heartened by the negligible penalties for their offenses in their home country, these Muslims have taken […]
US announces naval coalition to protect ships in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks
A naval coalition to “protect shipping in the Red Sea comes as two ships were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi territory on Friday.” As America tries to form the “‘broadest possible’ maritime coalition” to protect the Suez Canal route which sees about six million barrels pass through each day, mainly en route to […]
Israel opens new embassy in Bahrain, agrees to boost trade relations
Less than two weeks after a controversy involving an impromptu meeting between Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Eli Cohen and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush, Israel has opened up a new embassy in Bahrain, and the two countries have agreed to boost trade. The ceremony in Bahrain to inaugurate Israel’s new embassy included Eli Cohen and an […]
Bahrain: Three Shi’ite reformers go on trial for allegedly questioning the foundations of Islam
Why don’t we see more genuine efforts at reform among Muslims? Because reformers are often treated as apostates or heretics, and prosecuted (or worse) accordingly. “Bahrain charges religious reformers with questioning Islam,” Associated Press, February 20, 2023: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Gulf nation of Bahrain plans to put three religious reformers on trial […]
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain crack down on homosexuality
Leftist-Islamic alliance hardest hit. A hadith depicts Muhammad specifying the punishment for homosexual activity: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.’” (Sunan Abu Dawud […]
Bahrain: Ancient Christian artifacts discovered under mosque
How did these artifacts get there? What happened to the Christians of the region that is now Bahrain? Why did this happen? Why will no one, no one at all, dare to talk about exactly what happened to them, and why? Find out in The History of Jihad. “Old Christian relics discovered in Bahrain mosque,” […]
Bahrain’s new cathedral: an advance in tolerance or an attempt to attract foreign investment?
The key will be whether they allow converts from Islam to attend there, as I explain below. “Cathedral’s Consecration in Bahrain Signals Latest Advance in Religious Tolerance,” by Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, December 17, 2021: VATICAN CITY — The consecration of the first cathedral in the Kingdom of Bahrain marks the latest advance in […]
Iran: Khamenei pushes for Muslim Arab nations who normalized relations with Israel to reverse their ‘sin’
Iran is flexing its muscle. The regime is on a dangerous trajectory toward securing greater regional power, thanks to the Biden administration and the very determined Iranian regime, which is now calling the shots. Last week, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi warned that “fragile measures to monitor Iran’s nuclear activity that were established […]
How to Make Sense of the Reconciliation of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt with Qatar
The blockade and the boycott that Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Bahrain, and Egypt imposed on Qatar more than three years ago has just been lifted. Analysts are split on what it means, and whether it is to be applauded or deplored, as reported here: “Debate Over Qatar: Is Blockade-Ending Move Positive for Middle East?,” by […]
Iran’s Khamenei: ‘Muslim nations will never accept the humiliation of compromising with the Zionist regime’
While Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Sudan are normalizing relations with Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran remains determined to obliterate Israel, as the Palestinian Arabs and their allies have vowed to do since the birth of the modern state of Israel in 1948. Although the Palestinians claim to want a “two-state” solution, a […]